Carrie Underwood has broken down in tears after revealing she was paid nothing for her inauguration performance Carrie hit the headlines with her performance having a very awkward technical difficulty after the audio cut out leaving her with no choice but to belt out the memorable rendition of America the Beautiful at the inauguration as an Acappella version the performance was one of the most talked about moments of the inauguration considering how many moments went viral Carrie has been a Hot Topic ever since the show was aired after all of this it's now come to light that Carri
didn't receive a paycheck for her set as artists are typically not paid for inauguration performances though travel and other expenses may be covered Eric Smith the creative director for both of Obama's inaugurations has come out and said what we were telling artists was you're invited to perform you're not getting paid your band's not getting paid you get one hotel room and two tickets we were limited in our resources though it's not clear if the same standards were applied in 2025 it seems highly likely with it being a political party with her net worth being over
$120 million Carrie won't be struggling after not being paid to perform after all of the drama that has unfolded this week Carrie took the time out to let fans know how she really feels about it all Carrie spoke out in an Instagram comment underneath a clip of her performance she said it's actually true that I wasn't paid anything to do it I just wanted to honor this beautiful country in the best way possible and try and unite everybody in these divided times it seems Carrie is feeling very positive about her performance showing money isn't everything
some fans were convinced others weren't one fan said you might not have been paid but I'm glad you didn't get paid that performance was cringe and a disaster I'd be mad if my taxes were paying for that another fan said Carrie it's okay you handled the situation well I'd have crumbled Under Pressure you didn't let it get to you and that's how a professional should be for this video's comment question how do you feel about Carrie being paid nothing for her performance before you go be sure to give this video a thumbs up and subscribe
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