Carrie Underwood Is Going To Perform At Donald Trump's Inauguration, So Obviously People Aren't Thrilled

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Yikes, so Carrie Underwood is going to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration.

According to Axios and AP News, the country singer will perform "America the Beautiful" during the ceremony on Jan. 20.

Country singer Lee Greenwood (of "God Bless the U.S.A." fame) and opera singer Christopher Macchio will also be performing.

The decision is especially notable given that no celebrities performed at Trump's first inauguration — "America the Beautiful" was performed by the Mormon group The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.

Some took to social media to express their frustration with Carrie's decision to perform for the felon:

Carrie Underwood is preforming at Trump’s inauguration so I’m blocking her on all apps and boycotting all her music. 😡 pic.twitter.com/bkZuNNeil4
— Suzie rizzo (@Suzierizzo1) January 13, 2025

Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame / Via Twitter: @Suzierizzo1

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While others stated that they weren't exactly surprised:

Carrie Underwood a Trumper… pic.twitter.com/e2WaZ88M8P
— ✨🪩Raquel🪩✨ (@eternallyRaq) January 13, 2025

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Interestingly, at the 2017 Country Music Awards, Carrie performed a parody alongside co-host Brad Paisley called "Before He Tweets" that poked fun at the then-president for his social media rants. One lyric, sung by Brad, went, "It's fun to watch it that's for sure / before little Rocket Man starts a nuclear war."

In 2008, she previously said that she would "lose all respect" for celebrities who endorsed political candidates. 

Nothing alarming about this at all!

UPDATE “I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,” Carrie said in a statement following the news. “I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.”

Jan. 13, 2025, at 20:25 PM