Obama mania is officially in full swing. On Craigslist, you can find Washington DC residents willing to rent out their condos or homes for Inauguration week. How much are they asking? $1000 per night plus. WOWZA!!!

The other hot topic besides Obama’s cabinet appointments is who will sing at the Inauguration Ball? On the internet, rumors are swirling that it will be Jennifer Hudson, others feel it should be Beyonce, or even Aretha Franklin. Why do we just have to choose one? Both Beyonce and Jennifer are sassy Virgo girls, either one I’m sure would be honored.

According to Obama’s transition official Nick Shapiro, no one has been chosen yet. They don’t expect entertainment to be decided until next month.

MTV Reports:

For the second time this week, a spokesperson for President-elect Barack Obama has had to shoot down a rumor that had nothing to do with cabinet appointments or pressing issues, such as, say, the continuing economic collapse.

On Thursday (November 13), Obama transition official Nick Shapiro denied the rumor that Obama’s camp had reached out to fellow Chicagoan Jennifer Hudson to perform at the January 20 inauguration. This is just days after the Obama team told MTV that no official offer has gone out to first daughters Malia and Sasha to appear on the “Hannah Montana” show.

“An inauguration committee hasn’t even been formed yet,” Shapiro said, adding that it was too early to speculate on who may play the event.

The invitation would make sense, given that Obama has often expressed his love for the kind of classic R&B with which Hudson has made her name and that the Oscar-winning singer/actress is from the South Side of Chicago, not far from Obama’s home base. But nobody has been asked to perform just yet, and Hudson has been in virtual seclusion for the past several weeks since the murders of her mother, brother and young nephew last month.

Even though no offers have gone out, that hasn’t stopped other artists, such as Beyoncé, from offering their services. B recently said she’d love to sing in honor of the nation’s first black president.

Whoever performs, it’s guaranteed to be “off the hook.” One of the hippest Inauguration’s of all time. EXCITING!