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Carrie Underwood Trump Performer ; Which Song She’s Gonna Sing?

Carrie Underwood will sing “America the Beautiful” at the second inauguration of Donald J. Trump.

Country music star Carrie Underwood will perform at President-elect Trump’s inauguration next week, Trump’s transition team confirmed to Axios Monday.

Why it matters: Underwood is a more high-profile performer than the musical guests at Trump’s 2017 inauguration, signaling that the entertainment industry’s hesitance to embrace Trump has thawed since he left office.

The big picture: One of the staples of a presidential inauguration is a musical performance by a buzzy musical star, and this year the honor will go to Underwood, who is set to perform a rendition of “America the Beautiful.”

  • The Armed Forces Chorus and the United States Naval Academy Glee Club will accompany her.
  • A representative from CAA, which represents Underwood, did not provide Axios with comment before publication.

Flashback: Trump’s 2017 inauguration day featured performances from the Radio City Rockettes and Jackie Evancho, a former runner-up on “America’s Got Talent.”

Carrie Underwood Trump Performer in The inauguration that will take place on 20 January.

For Trump’s 2017 inauguration, performers included America’s Got Talent runner-up Jackie Evancho, Toby Keith and band 3 Doors Down, who faced a backlash from fans. Guitarist Chris Henderson later defended it as “a one-in-a-lifetime chance to do something for your country”. Stars who publicly declined to perform included Moby, Kiss, Idina Menzel and Charlotte Church. Biden’s 2021 ceremony featured stars such as Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Katy Perry.

Carrie Underwood Trump Inauguration Performer, set as Katy Perry’s ‘American Idol’ replacement for Season 23: However, some artists reportedly rejected invitations to perform for Trump, and Jennifer Holliday pulled out of performing at the 2017 welcome concert after facing backlash. “I was honestly just thinking that I wanted my voice to be a healing and unifying force for hope through music to help our deeply polarized country,” she said at the time.