Carrie Underwood will sing "America the Beautiful" during Donald Trump's inauguration next week. She will be accompanied by the Armed Forces Chorus and the United States Naval Academy Glee Club. In a statement, Underwood said, "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."

Underwood is to perform shortly before Trump takes the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20.  Other inauguration ceremony performers will include The Village People and two of the president-elect’s musical favorites, opera singer Christopher Macchio and Lee Greenwood who, along with Toby Keith, performed at the Lincoln Memorial before Trump was first sworn into office in 2017.

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