Country music star Carrie Underwood sparked outrage on social media Monday after appearing to snub former Vice President Kamala Harris by deliberately

Carrie Underwood sings the national anthem as former President Joe Biden, left, and former Vice President Kamala Harris listen at the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool) AP

Carrie Underwood will perform America The Beautiful at the inauguration of Donald Trump. The country music star, who launched her career on American Idol and now serves as a judge on the talent show, will take to the stage shortly before the president ...

Carrie Underwood will begin her very high-profile year with a performance at Monday's (Jan. 20) presidential inauguration.

A new camera angle shows that Carrie Underwood wasn't asked to sing "America the Beautiful" a cappella. She made the call herself.

Country superstar Carrie Underwood performed “America the Beautiful” at the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Monday. But there was a problem.

Carrie Underwood and The Village People are among the artists who performed for President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day.

Trump has long struggled to get high-wattage celebrities to perform at his events. In 2017, the list of musicians who reportedly turned down performing at Trump’s first inauguration included Elton John, Garth Brooks, Celine Dion, Idina Menzel and KISS.

The telecast will be executive produced by Silent House Productions’ Emmy Award winners Baz Halpin, Mark Bracco and Linda Gierahn, along with R.A. Clark and Steve Buchanan. A limited amount of tickets will go on sale starting Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. CT on the Opry’s website, while a pre-sale for Opry subscribers will launch Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. CT.

Lee Greenwood, who sang “God Bless the U.S.A.” at Monday’s inauguration, defended Underwood amid the backlash.

Underwood’s decision to sing at Trump’s inauguration took many of her fans by surprise. The eight-time Grammy winner and “American Idol” veteran publicly expressed her support for same-sex marriage in 2012, prompting many LGBTQ+ listeners to believe they’d found a rare ally in country music, which is still perceived as conservative.