Country singer Carrie Underwood performs at Donald Trump’s inauguration

Country singer Carrie Underwood (41) will perform at the inauguration ceremony of future US President Donald Trump (78). Citing Underwood’s representatives and the Trump-Vance Committee, the singer will perform “America the Beautiful” on January 20 before Trump’s inauguration.

“I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the inauguration and be a small part of this historic event,” Underwood said in a statement. “I am humbled to answer this call at a time when we all need to come together in a spirit of unity and look to the future.” In addition to Underwood, singer Christopher Macchio (46) is scheduled to perform before the swearing-in of future Vice President JD Vance (40) at the US Capitol in front of the National Mall in Washington, DC.

During Trump’s last inauguration in 2017, there was a lot of discussion about possible musical performances. Numerous artists declined such offers or distanced themselves from a performance. Ultimately, the singer Jackie Evancho (24), known from the talent show “America’s Got Talent,” sang the anthem.

With Carrie Underwood, the Republican has now been able to attract a top star. Her performance is already generating critical voices on social media, calling for a boycott of her music. The singer, who comes from Oklahoma, had previously appeared primarily apolitical in public. “I feel like more people are trying to classify me politically,” she explained in 2019. If possible, she tries to stay out of politics in public, “because nobody wins. It’s crazy. Everyone tries to summarize everything and make a bow of it as if it were black and white. But it’s not like that. “