Carrie Underwood is billed to perform at Donald Trump‘s second inauguration later this month.
Trump will be sworn in as President in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025, and Grammy-winning Carrie Underwood is set to take the stage as the musical guest. A spokesperson confirmed to Axios that she will be on the lineup performing ‘America the Beautiful’.
“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,” Underwood said in a statement Monday, according to the Associated Press. “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.”
Underwood, who launched her career on American Idol and is best known for tracks such as ‘Inside Your Heaven’ and ‘Jesus’, has previously made fun of Trump at the 2017 Country Music Awards in a parody alongside Brad Paisley. The pair sang a reworked version of her hit ‘Before He Cheats’, with the lyrics poking fun at Trump’s volatile Twitter habits at the time: “It’s fun to watch, yeah, that’s for sure / ’til little Rocket Man starts a nuclear war.”
Additionally Victor Willis, lead singer of the Village People, also said the band would “participate in inaugural activities” for Trump.
“We know this won’t make some of you happy to hear however we believe that music is to be performed without regard to politics,” a post by the group on Facebook read. “Our song ‘YMCA’ is a global anthem that hopefully helps bring the country together after a tumultuous and divided campaign where our preferred candidate lost.”
According to the Associated Press, other performers billed to appear at the inauguration include Trump-favourites country singer Lee Greenwood and opera singer Christopher Macchio.
Trump’s 2017 inauguration featured performances from Rockettes, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and America’s Got Talent singer Jackie Evancho. Obama’s first inauguration in 2009 saw Aretha Franklin perform, while Beyonce and Kelly Clarkson sang at his second inauguration in 2013.