Carrie Underwood sang “America the Beautiful” a cappella after her backing track didn’t play. She stood silently in front of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for more than a minute before saying to the audience,

Carrie Underwood sang America The Beautiful in an acapella performance at the second inauguration of Donald Trump, after the back-up music appeared to fail.

In one of the more awkward moments of the day, Donald Trump greeted his closest allies as he walked on stage to his swearing-in at the Capitol. When he reached his wife, he leaned in for a kiss, only to find the brim made it hard to get close enough to Melania's face. The couple settled on an air kiss instead.

Nelly, Carrie Underwood, and Village People each shared their reasoning for performing at Donald Trump's inauguration.

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After facing technical difficulties that delayed her performance, Underwood took the platform to sing a cappella, asking attendees to join her, saying, "You know the words." Many in the crowd, including former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris, sang along.

Whoopi Goldberg said she stands behind Carrie Underwood after the singer announced she will perform at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

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Kid Rock, Carrie Underwood, the Village People and more to perform during President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration in Washington, D.C.