The musical program for the inauguration of Donald Trump continues to take shape. The national anthem at the ceremony at the Capitol in the US capital Washington will be the Tenor Christopher Macchio sing, Trump's team said. An old friend will also sing at the swearing-in on Monday: the country singer Lee Greenwood. Greenwood's song “God Bless the USA” is something like that unofficial Trump anthem. It was traditionally played during Trump's election campaign appearances when the Republican took the stage. Trump recently marketed a Bible together with the 82-year-old.
Greenwood will also appear at an event on the eve of the inauguration. Also the rock rapper Kid Rock is expected there; he already appeared at the Republican Party Convention in Milwaukee in the summer. It had previously been announced that the once legendary disco group Village people want to accompany the event musically. Trump's team has now also confirmed reports that the well-known country singer Carrie Underwood will sing “America the Beautiful” at Monday’s swearing-in ceremony.
US country musician Billy Ray Cyrus, rock singer Gavin DeGraw and singer Jason Aldean will also perform at events around the inauguration. Aldean sparked a racism debate a year and a half ago with the song “Try That in a Small Town” and the accompanying music video. Critics accused him of using the song to evoke not only a moral divide between people in the city and people in the country, but also a divide between black and white. The successful singer rejected this.
