41-year-old American country singer Carrie Underwood, who this year was honored to perform the US anthem at the inauguration of Donald Trump, was very dissatisfied with the conditions provided by the organizers for the performance, reports the Daily Mail.
According to eyewitnesses, she was offended that she “wasn’t given the same level of respect” as Beyonce and Lady Gaga, who previously performed at the inauguration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Carrie's problems with singing the anthem began due to technical difficulties. The soundtrack started playing and then stopped abruptly.. After a couple of minutes of awkward silence, Carrie took the microphone and sang the anthem a capella, and those present sang along with her.
An insider told reporters that Underwood was " This was presumably due to the event being moved indoors at the last minute a couple of days before the inauguration due to extremely cold weather forecast for January 20th in Washington..
Such castlings had a great influence on the singer’s performance.
" Her anxiety was high throughout the performance and she felt that she was not given the same level of respect or admiration that previous performers such as Beyonce and Lady Gaga had received. She felt like she was being pushed in and out and then had a little irritation. She is used to playing in large venues with a stage alone. She wasn't even given a stage or platform. She felt like she was literally just in a room with people around her and a microphone. This disrupted the acoustics,"
Another person from the singer’s circle was more gentle in his wording. He stated that although her performance was not as perfect as the singer wanted, the fact that there was some awkwardness at the beginning "
" But she is disappointed that this moment, which she had been waiting for, was ruined by technical difficulties,” he emphasized.
Previously, Underwood was criticized for agreeing to perform at the ceremony. In response to the hate, one of the artist’s friends said that she performed an honorable and important mission and was never focused on political strife:.
" She also knows that many of her fans will be watching the inauguration. She feels that it will benefit her more than those who criticize her for supporting Trump."
The source added that Underwood wanted to unite people with her performance..
“Music is her way of doing this, she looks broader than any contradictions that have arisen and will arise,” he noted.
Focus previously wrote that Donald Trump was embarrassed when he tried to kiss Melania Trump.