Posted on 01/13/2025 12:41:48 PM PST by DFG
Carrie Underwood — the mega country music star and American Idol alum — is set to sing “America the Beautiful” at the second inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on January 20.
Her participation was revealed by political reporter Matthew Foldi who posted a picture on X of the program for the inauguration. The Trump transition team also confirmed the news to Axios Monday.
Carrie Underwood will perform “America the Beautiful” with The Armed Forces Chorus and the United States Naval Academy Glee Club prior to Trump’s swearing in, according to the screenshot of the program.
Other musical participants will include operatic tenor Christopher D. Macchio, who will perform the National Anthem along with other musical selections. Macchio has emerged as a Trump favorite in the past year, performing “Nessun Dorma” from Puccini’s Turandot during campaign rallies.
The U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club is also set to perform “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” while the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Combine Choirs will also perform various musical selections.
Carrie Underwood shot to fame at the American Idol winner back in 2005 and has subsequently skyrocketed to become one of the top selling artists of all time. The multiple Grammy Award winner is among the growing number of country music crossover stars who have helped push the genre into the mainstream in recent years.
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I cannot stand her singing style. I’ll be sure to mute this portion of the inauguration.
Really! She was nowhere to be found in MAGA world for the last eight years.
May be she was offered enough pieces of silver?
I’d much rather see “National Anthem Girl” Jeanine Stange sing it - like she has in all 50 states!
A true patriotic American who also stands up for veterans:
She’s from OK. Not a single county voted for Obama, Hillary, Biden or Harris.
Smart career move lol
With only a handful of exceptions, all these people are basically just human jukeboxes: Just push enough coins in their general direction and you get music.
Uh, “Shut up and sing.”
Remember that? I think we just need a general rule that celebrities should stay out of politics. 2024 proved that their power is waning.
I agree.
Does she think of herself as competing with Whitney Houston? If so, no thanks. We’ve heard that too many times.
America the Beautiful is not the National Anthem
Sadly Garth Brooks isn’t alive but may be Trace Adkins would step up.
Lol
When did Garth die
Country music has very few patriots left and that is their mistake.
When he became Chris Gaines.
In all seriousness, Garth Brooks is alive and just sang at the Carter funeral.
My mistake it wasn’t Garth I was confused
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