Carrie Underwood will begin her very high-profile year with a performance at Monday’s (Jan. 20) presidential inauguration. This week, she confirmed she has signed up to sing “America the Beautiful” ahead of Donald Trump’s ceremony.

But the singer’s participation in President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is nevertheless a sign of the changing tides, where mainstream entertainers, from Nelly to The Village People are more publicly and more enthusiastically associating with the new administration.

In a gray dress with diamond jewelry, Underwood confidently worked through the song. She stood just in front of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as she sang, and afterward, as she thanked the crowd for singing with her, Biden could be seen mouthing "Good job" to her.

Carrie Underwood marked the new regime of Donald ... much as the same as when Garth Brooks sang “Amazing Grace” at President Biden’s inauguration in 2021 and was criticized by some ...

"Where are the big-time A-listers that are conservative in country music?" Rich asked in a video shared on social media.

The telecast will be executive produced by Silent House Productions’ Emmy Award winners Baz Halpin, Mark Bracco and Linda Gierahn, along with R.A. Clark and Steve Buchanan. A limited amount of tickets will go on sale starting Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. CT on the Opry’s website, while a pre-sale for Opry subscribers will launch Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. CT.

Hollywood and celebrity A-listers did everything in their power to stop Donald Trump from returning to the White House last year, bringing to the campaign trail megastars including Taylor Swift,