{"id":313,"date":"2025-01-14T00:48:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T00:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2025\/01\/14\/carrie-underwood-will-sing-america-the-beautiful-at-trumps-inauguration-the-new-york-times\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T00:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T00:48:09","slug":"carrie-underwood-will-sing-america-the-beautiful-at-trumps-inauguration-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2025\/01\/14\/carrie-underwood-will-sing-america-the-beautiful-at-trumps-inauguration-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrie Underwood Will Sing \u2018America the Beautiful\u2019 at Trump\u2019s Inauguration &#8211; The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"site-content\">\n<article id=\"story\">\n<div id=\"top-wrapper\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/#after-top\">SKIP ADVERTISEMENT<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"headline\">Who\u2019s Performing at Trump\u2019s Inauguration?<\/h2>\n<p>Carrie Underwood will sing \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d at the second inauguration of Donald J. Trump.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\">\n<div data-testid=\"imageContainer-children-Image\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" ><source media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Carrie Underwood singing into a microphone and raising her hand.\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/01\/13\/multimedia\/13trump-news-inauguration-performers-jthw\/13trump-news-inauguration-performers-jthw-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&#038;auto=webp&#038;disable=upscale\"   decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-ImageCaption\"><span>Carrie Underwood is scheduled to sing \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d just before Chief Justice John Roberts administers the oath of office to President-elect Donald J. Trump.<\/span><span><span>Credit&#8230;<\/span><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Kent J. Edwards\/Reuters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-01-13T17:07:07-05:00\"><span>Jan. 13, 2025<\/span><span>Updated <span>5:07 p.m. ET<\/span><\/span><\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section name=\"articleBody\">\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<p>The singer Carrie Underwood said Monday that she would perform next week at President-elect Donald J. Trump\u2019s inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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,\u201d Ms. Underwood said in a statement on Monday. \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Underwood, whose career was launched when she won \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d in 2005, will sing \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d with an accompaniment from the Armed Forces Chorus and the United States Naval Academy Glee Club, according a copy of the inaugural program obtained by The New York Times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<p>After she sings, Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the oath of office to Mr. Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Underwood\u2019s agreement to perform will lend star power to the event. Eight years ago there were days of headlines of singers making it clear that they would not be performing at Mr. Trump\u2019s first inauguration. The Italian tenor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/12\/20\/arts\/andrea-bocelli-wont-be-singing-at-the-trump-inauguration.html\" title>Andrea Bocelli<\/a> and Elton John were among those who said that they would not appear, and after it was announced that the Rockettes would perform internal tensions within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/01\/03\/arts\/rockettes-dancing-trump-inauguration.html\" title>dance troupe burst into public view.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<p>A number of other events and parties, many featuring musical acts, will be held around the inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>Victor Willis, the last surviving founding member of the Village People, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/officialvictorwillis\/posts\/1135518331311837\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">announced on Facebook<\/a> on Monday that the group had accepted an invitation to participate in Mr. Trump\u2019s inaugural activities. Mr. Trump had made the Village People song \u201cY.M.C.A.\u201d a campaign anthem of sorts, playing it at his rallies and campaign events.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Kirk, the founder and chief of the pro-Trump, youth-focused group Turning Point USA, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1878819823456862576\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said on social media<\/a> that the Village People would perform at the Turning Point Inaugural-eve Ball.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Willis wrote on Facebook that the decision would not make some fans happy however, \u201cwe believe that music is to be performed without regard to politics,\u201d he said. \u201cOur song \u2018Y.M.C.A.\u2019 is a global anthem that hopefully helps bring the country together after a tumultuous and divided campaign where our preferred candidate lost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maggie Haberman contributed reporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div>\n<p>Michael Gold is a political correspondent for The Times covering the campaigns of Donald J. Trump and other candidates in the 2024 presidential elections.<span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/michael-gold\">More about Michael Gold<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"bottom-wrapper\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/#after-bottom\">SKIP ADVERTISEMENT<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Who\u2019s Performing at Trump\u2019s Inauguration? Carrie Underwood will sing \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d at the second inauguration of Donald J. Trump. Carrie Underwood is scheduled to sing \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d just before Chief Justice John Roberts administers the oath of office to President-elect Donald J. Trump.Credit&#8230;Kent J. 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