Justin Timberlake and Ant Clemons sang their new song “Better Days” as part of the Celebrating America special in honor of the ownership of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Timberlake and Clemons performed at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis, Tennessee. After kicking off one of Stax’s studios, they were accompanied on the street by a full band and choir. See it all go down below.
At midnight tonight, a new version of the song featuring Clemons, Timberlake and Kirk Franklin will arrive on streaming services. Timberlake and Clemons previously played “Better Days” on Stacey Abrams Rock the Runoff’s virtual show in December.
“The fact that the Stax Museum and Stax Music Academy were chosen by Justin Timberlake, Ant Clemons and the Inaugural Presidential Committee to represent Memphis, Tennessee at the 2021 presidential inauguration, speaks not only about the power, magic and timelessness of soul music, but it also sheds a bright light on the work we have been doing here at the Soulsville Foundation for over 20 years, “said Soulsville Foundation President and CEO Richard Greenwald in a statement.” We are grateful to our friend Justin Timberlake for embrace our mission and genuinely care for the young people we work with every day. ”
Other Inauguration Day artists included Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, John Legend and the combined New Radicals.