A historically impressive performance. I think we all saw Carrie Underwood's incredible performance of "America The Beautiful" at the inauguration of President Trump on Monday, which has been widely praised from people on both sides of the aisle.... minus a few bitter trolls who couldn't form an objective thought to save their lives. Carrie ended up doing a stunning a capella performance after some technical difficulties delayed the start, and it was a beautiful moment that I'm convinced only she could've pulled off so well. Her initial decision to be there was of course met with a ton of backlash from some fans who didn’t like the fact that she was lending her talents to a President they don’t like or didn’t vote for, but Carrie, who has generally been pretty quiet on politics, responded with class, saying in a simple statement that she was “honored” to be asked to perform for the President and felt humbled to “answer the call” in an effort to display unity: “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. 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.” Hard to argue with that, but of course, people did. Although, Carrie didn’t endorse anyone in the 2024 presidential election, or reveal who she voted for, most people assume she voted for Donald Trump. You know what they say about making assumptions... Anyways, she hasn't made any public statements since then, though her fellow country musician Jason Aldean, who has been a very public supporter of President Trump for years and performed at the Liberty Ball on Monday evening, had high praise for his duet partner (they teamed up on their #1 hit "If I Didn't Love You" in 2021). Aldean told Fox & Friends earlier this week that he thought it was a "pro move" of her to do it without the music, especially because he noted what a hard song it is to sing anyways: "First of all, it’s a hard song to do anyway. And when you’re supposed to be singing to a track, and that’s what gives you pitch reference for the song... to not have that, for her to just kinda say, ‘All right, listen, we’ll go.’ That’s a big move, and that’s a pro move on her part, so I thought it was great." Granted, I'm not professional singer, but I completely agree, especially considering the circumstances of the event... I mean, this wasn't some regular old Thursday night tour stop. Many other Americans across the country, and people all over the world, seemed to agree and went back into the extensive Carrie Underwood catalog, because she had EIGHT albums in the Top 100 of the iTunes country albums chart earlier this week. Two of them were in the top two spots, and a third was at #9. The rest filled in throughout the other 100 spots. I just don't think this will ever get old, or that anyone else will ever top it... no matter who gets elected four years from now, I wouldn't want to have to follow this: Carrie crushed it. ?? pic.twitter.com/7C3Db9Lv4M — Whiskey Riff (@WhiskeyRiff) January 20, 2025