The inauguration marks the official transfer of presidential power, with the executive branch changing hands from the Biden administration to the Trump administration. The 20th Amendment states that a president's four-year term ends at noon on Jan. 20, and the president-elect is sworn in shortly after.

Ye was set to be at Donald Trump's inauguration — until, according to him, a last-minute demand changed everything.

Ye, formerly Kanye West, has spent the past decade entangled in controversy, making one divisive move after another. His public perception shifted dramatically in 2016 when he endorsed Donald Trump during the presidential election.

Kanye West refused to apologize for his antisemitic remarks a second time, after the Trump administration said he would not be invited to the inauguration