Kid Rock played an acoustic version of "Amen." "Can you feel that?" he asked the crowd. "God bless you all." Guest reporters like Rosario Dawson and Usher were on hand along with celebrities like Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Kid Rock and Santogold. "I mean, after eight years of Bush, we just wanted to do everything we could to try and help," Yauch said. Meanwhile, Tobey Maguire proclaimed, "This is a party."
But the night wasn't just about partying — it was also about community service, and MTV was in New Orleans, Kenya and Washington D.C. to track the progress of several community-service projects. MTV caught up with volunteers across the globe helping to make a difference and change people's lives for the better.
MTV Tr3s VJ Carlos Santos was in New Orleans — along with a group of volunteers — helping rebuild homes for people like the Albers family, who lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina. Tim Kash was in Kenya to help construct a computer lab for kids who have never seen a computer before. Meanwhile, Kim Stolz worked at Simon Elementary in Washington, D.C., to give the school a makeover and build two new libraries for the students.
"To see all this going on is amazing," Shaquanda, 19, who volunteered at Simon Elementary School, told MTV News about the chance to volunteer and make a difference during this historic time in American history.
Watch "Be the Change: Live From the Inaugural" online now, and come back Thursday for the full performances from Kanye West, Kid Rock and Fall Out Boy. Stick with us for wall-to-wall coverage of the inauguration and of the scenes in Washington, D.C., New Orleans and Kenya.
