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Jon Batiste to headline Biden’s first state dinner, serenade Macron

Just when you thought the musician’s year couldn’t get any better, the White House called

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Jon Batiste, who won album of the year at the Grammys, will entertain at President Biden's first state dinner. (Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images)
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Who dat? It’s New Orleans native Jon Batiste — soon to be onstage at the White House.

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden have tapped the singer, bandleader and melodica-player extraordinaire as the musical performer for their first official state dinner, the first lady’s press secretary, Vanessa Valdivia, told The Washington Post.