Singer Carrie Underwood is drawing high praise on social media after her performance at the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
The 41-year-old singer was brought on to sing America the Beautiful in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda during the inauguration ceremony on Monday.
While her performance was supposed to be accompanied by a musical instrumental, it only played briefly before cutting out entirely due to a technical glitch.
The singer was seen telling staffers, ‘I can just sing it,’ before telling the crowd, ‘If you know the words, help me out here.’
She proceeded to sing the iconic song a cappella, with the crowd taking her up on that offer as many started to sing along as well.
Many took to social media to praise her performance, including news analyst Kyle Becker, who said, ‘Wow. Carrie Underwood just pulled off the greatest improvisation since Donald Trump shouted “fight, fight, fight” after getting shot in the ear. Chills.’
Singer Carrie Underwood is drawing high praise on social media after her performance at the inauguration of President Donald Trump
The 41-year-old singer was brought on to sing America the Beautiful in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda during the inauguration ceremony on Monday
Many took to social media to praise her performance, including news analyst Kyle Becker, who said, ‘Wow. Carrie Underwood just pulled off the greatest improvisation since Donald Trump shouted “fight, fight, fight” after getting shot in the ear. Chills.’
@yeah_nah00 added, ‘Carrie Underwood was a champ and gracious. Amazing to see her steady herself and just launch herself in acapella. The Rotunda was perfect to for acoustics.’
Another X user – @NewPopLit – added, ‘Whaddya know? A defeat for autotune, lip-syncing and pre-recorded events. Kudos to Carrie Underwood. (Taylor Swift take note).’
@RobinD9787 said, ‘As an Oklahoman watching the Presidential Inauguration of President Trump I am grateful to God for saving his life & our country. I am also so proud of Oklahoman, Carrie Underwood who unexpectedly had to sing a cappella. It was better than planned, amazing!
@viscousdave added, ‘Just another memorable moment for this presidency. No one will remember a normal rendition of America the Beautiful. But everyone will remember Carrie Underwood singing it A Capella due to a technical failure!’
‘Carrie Underwood nailed it – singing it without the music “ acapella “ was fantastic,’ added, @BG2716.
@JimMc21e said, ‘Gets better everytime I watch it, it was great to see everyone singing together, I think the young people of the military band loved singing with Carrie Underwood.’
Another X user, @mitchellvii, ,said, ‘Carrie delivers one of the most iconic moments of the Trump Inauguration. She is living proof of MAGA resilience!’
@Bmartin956My added ‘Carrie Underwood was amazing!’ while @Perry1051396391 said, ‘Carrie Underwood was FABULOUS, nothing less!’
@yeah_nah00 added, ‘Carrie Underwood was a champ and gracious. Amazing to see her steady herself and just launch herself in acapella. The Rotunda was perfect to for acoustics’
Another X user – @NewPopLit – added, ‘Whaddya know? A defeat for autotune, lip-syncing and pre-recorded events. Kudos to Carrie Underwood. (Taylor Swift take note).’
@RobinD9787 said, ‘As an Oklahoman watching the Presidential Inauguration of President Trump I am grateful to God for saving his life & our country. I am also so proud of Oklahoman, Carrie Underwood who unexpectedly had to sing a cappella. It was better than planned, amazing!’
@JimMc21e said, ‘Gets better everytime I watch it, it was great to see everyone singing together, I think the young people of the military band loved singing with Carrie Underwood.’
While fans had much praise for the singer, a Daily Mail exclusive report revealed that the singer actually threw a ‘hissy fit’ after the performance.
Insiders revealed the singer was furious because she wasn’t given a ‘stage or platform even’ to perform on like past inauguration performers.
‘Carrie was dissatisfied with her performance at the event, primarily due to the limited space she was given, which left her feeling cramped and uncomfortable,’ the source said.
The source added: ‘Her anxiety was high throughout the performance, and she felt that she was not afforded the same level of respect or admiration that previous performers, such as Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, had received.’
‘She felt as if she was ushered in and out and had a mini hissy fit afterwards,’ the source added.
