Carrie Underwood is about to carry out at Donald Trump‘s second inauguration.
The nation music star will sing “America the Stunning” in the course of the Jan. 20 swearing-in ceremony on the U.S. Capitol, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
“I really like our nation and am honored to have been requested to sing on the Inauguration and to be a small a part of this historic occasion,” Underwood mentioned in a press release. “I’m humbled to reply the decision at a time after we should all come collectively within the spirit of unity and trying to the long run.”
The choice has shocked a few of Underwood’s followers on social media given the “Final Identify” singer doesn’t have a historical past of being political.
“I attempt to keep far out of politics if doable, not less than in public, as a result of no one wins,” the Grammy winner informed The Guardian in 2019. “It’s loopy. Everyone tries to sum all the things up and put a bow on it, prefer it’s black and white. And it’s not like that.”
In 2017, Underwood additionally mocked Trump onstage throughout a efficiency on the CMA Awards as a part of a parody music with Brad Paisley.
On social media, many had been dismayed by Underwood’s alternative and predicted the transfer would hurt her profession. “I hope Carrie Underwood is being paid effectively for her gig at Trump’s Inauguration, as a result of I imagine it’ll be one of many final significant (I exploit that phrase loosely right here) gigs she will get,” wrote singer Cory A. Legendre. However Trump supporters hailed Underwood’s resolution, and in contrast it (positively) to Taylor Swift endorsing Joe Biden final 12 months.
Trump has lengthy struggled to get high-wattage celebrities to carry out at his occasions. In 2017, the listing of musicians who reportedly turned down acting at Trump’s first inauguration included Elton John, Garth Brooks, Celine Dion, Idina Menzel and KISS.
On final 12 months’s marketing campaign path, Trump’s workforce booked performances by Kanye West, Jason Aldean and Child Rock.
Different performers at this month’s inauguration reportedly embody The Armed Forces Refrain and America Naval Academy Glee Membership.
In 2021, performers at Joe Biden’s inauguration included Brooks, Girl Gaga and Jennifer Lopez.
