President Elect Donald Trump's inauguration festivities is taking shape and includes a whole roster of celebrities involved who are drawing major fan backlash. Carrie Underwood, confirmed earlier this week to sing "America the Beautiful" in a move that surprised some fans, will have plenty of company from the country music world for the big day. Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts and more are booked to hit the stage, either at one of three official inaugural balls or the Make America Great Again Victory Rally.
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00:00President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration festivities is taking shape and includes a
00:04whole roster of celebrities involved who are drawing major fan backlash.
00:09Carrie Underwood confirmed earlier this week to sing America the Beautiful in a move that
00:12surprised some fans will have plenty of company from the country music world for the big day.
00:17Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts and more are booked to hit the stage
00:22either at one of the three official inaugural balls or the Make America Great Again victory
00:27Gavin DeGraw whose work has straddled pop, rock and country and created hits such as
00:32the One Tree Hill anthem I Don't Wanna Be will perform at the Starlight Ball.
00:36The Monday event will also feature remarks by President Trump.
00:39News of DeGraw's participation was met by criticism from a portion of his fan base
00:44with his name trending on X. The Village People addressed their fans directly in
00:48revealing they would participate in the inauguration. The band whose classic hit
00:52YMCA has long been an anthem of the LGBTQ community and a favorite of Trump's used
00:57at countless rallies and events posted a statement on Monday reading,
01:01We know this won't make some of you happy to hear. However,
01:03we believe the music is to be performed without regard to politics.
01:07There are other names that are perhaps less surprising like Kid Rock who has
01:10been a longtime supporter of Trump's as well as other country stars.
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