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1. Various of Carrie Underwood
2. Tight of Carrie Underwood taking selfie with fan
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Carrie Underwood, recording artist:
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“I love Hillary Lindsey. She’s one of my favorite people on this planet, so I’m excited to be here for her.”
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4. Various, Carrie Underwood poses for photos
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5. Close up Carrie Underwood waving at American Music Awards
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6. Various of The Village People receiving star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Butler, Pennsylvania – 05 October 2024
7. Donald Trump hugging Lee Greenwood
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8. Lee Greenwood performing "God Bless the USA" with The Frontmen of Country
9. CU Pres-elect Trump shaking Greenwood’s hand while crowd chants "USA, USA"
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10. Still image: Opera singer Christopher Macchio at a Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
11. Still image: President Donald Trump shakes hands with opera singer Christopher Macchio as former first lady Melania Trump walks onto stage during at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
STORYLINE:
Country music star Carrie Underwood will perform “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump’s inauguration next week and the 1970s hitmakers Village People will perform at two inaugural events.
Underwood, who launched her career on “American Idol," is to perform shortly before Trump takes the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, according to a copy of the inaugural program provided to The Associated Press on Monday.
“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. “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.”
American disco group the Village People made a name for themselves in the late-70s for their chant-along dance-pop hits and their colorful on-stage personas. Their best known hit, “Y.M.C.A.,” is widely considered a gay anthem — and became a staple of Trump’s rallies in the last election, along with their hit “Macho Man.”
The American disco group is set to perform at one of Trump’s inaugural balls and a rally he’s holding in Washington the day before he’s sworn in.
“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,” the band said in a post on its Facebook page Monday. “Our song Y.M.C.A. is a global anthem that hopefully helps bring the country together after a tumultuous and divided campaign where our preferred candidate lost. Therefore, we believe it’s now time to bring the country together with music which is why VILLAGE PEOPLE will be performing at various events as part of the 2025 Inauguration of Donald J. Trump.”
Other inauguration ceremony performers will include two of the president-elect’s musical favorites, country singer Lee Greenwood and opera singer Christopher Macchio.
The committee planning Trump’s inaugural ceremonies released a schedule Monday of four days of events centered around the Jan. 20th swearing-in ceremony, which Biden is planning to attend.
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