Ariana Grande Liked A Post Criticizing Carrie Underwoods Trump Inauguration Performance

LOADINGERROR LOADINGCarrie Underwood says she strove for “unity” by performing at President Donald Trump’s inauguration, but she apparently didn’t win over fellow pop artist Ariana Grande.Underwood sang “America the Beautiful” without musical accompaniment due to an unspecified issue with the audio system.

Though many praised the country musician’s a cappella rendition, journalist and social media personality Evan Ross Katz offered a critical take.Advertisement “Kamala Harris evoking Coco Montrese (‘Girl, find the note’) watching Carrie Underwood at today’s chilling Inauguration,” Katz wrote Monday on Instagram alongside a photo that showed the former vice president watching Underwood’s performance.

The caption was a reference to “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Montrese, who advised a contestant to “find the note” in a 2016 episode of the competition series.By Tuesday, BuzzFeed, People and other media outlets pointed out that Grande had liked Katz’s photo.

Advertisement Movie star Ariana Grande likes a post shading reality show contestant Carrie Underwood, following her Trump inauguration performance.pic.twitter.com/nQn2Fa8JLe— Mr.

Pop (@MrPopOfficial) January 21, 2025The “Wicked” star’s reaction isn’t particularly surprising, given her endorsement of Harris in the 2024 presidential election.Shortly after Trump’s victory was announced in November, she reportedly wrote on her Instagram Stories: “Holding the hand of every person who is feeling the immeasurable heaviness of this outcome today.”Underwood’s decision to sing at Trump’s inauguration took many of her fans by surprise.

The eight-time Grammy winner and “American Idol” veteran publicly expressed her support for same-sex marriage in 2012, prompting many LGBTQ+ listeners to believe they’d found a rare ally in country music, which is still perceived as conservative.Advertisement But in recent years, Underwood began to seemingly back mo...