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.

Carrie Underwood performed at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Monday, January 20 — but it didn't go down without a snag. Underwood, 41, who was joined by the United States Naval Academy Glee Club and the Armed Forces Chorus,