Carrie Underwood was forced to sing “America the Beautiful” a cappella during Trump’s inauguration Monday after technical issues. The crowd, including high-profile figures, joined her in the performance.
Carrie Underwood gave an impromptu a cappella performance of “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump's second inauguration ceremony on Monday when technical difficulties prevented her pre-recorded backing music from playing.
After Trump took the oath of office and gave his inaugural address, Underwood entered the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for her performance. But only a snippet of the song's introductory notes played before abruptly cutting off, leaving the American Idol alum standing in front of the whispering crowd.
After more than a minute of silence, the singer mouthed to a man in a headset, “I’ll just sing it.” She then lifted her microphone to address the audience, saying, “If you know the words, help me out here.”
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