The celebrities expected to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration: from Carrie Underwood to Elon Musk

Close Trump aide Elon Musk was the first to be confirmed to be attending the inauguration. A report then emerged that he, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will attend and be seated together, despite being noted tech competitors.

The three billionaires will reportedly be seated “on the platform” close to other cabinet officials, which Elon confirmed by simply tweeting “honored.” The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has donated over a quarter of a billion dollars to the Trump campaign.

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Meta has also donated $1 million to the Trump inaugural fund, with the company recently altering their content moderation policies to fit the incoming administration. Jeff, fresh off the launch of SpaceX competitor Blue Origin’s new rocket, owns the Washington Post, which declared that they would not be endorsing a Presidential candidate this year for the first time.

Among the musicians slated to perform, the marquee name is Carrie Underwood. The American Idol judge, who’d long kept her political affiliations closely guarded, was confirmed as a performer on January 13.

According to a copy of the programme given to the PA Agency, she will perform “America the Beautiful” with the Armed Forces Choir and the US Naval Academy Glee Club. She broke her silence on the news with a statement, obtained by Today.com.

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“I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event. I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.”

Another performer listed for the day is opera singer Christopher Macchio, who will perform the National Anthem. Country music singer Lee Greenwood, who is a close friend of Trump’s, will also perform his 1984 hit “God Bless the USA.”

The Village People will also be performing at the inauguration, likely their hit “Y.M.C.A.” A statement on their Facebook page read: “We know this wont make some of you happy to hear however we believe that music is to be performed without regard to politics,” even though their “preferred candidate lost.”

One notable figure that will not be attending the inauguration is former First Lady Michelle Obama, who has confirmed through a representative that she will not join her husband Barack.

A spokesperson for Michelle confirmed that she will not be present, just days after she missed Jimmy Carter’s funeral as well. At the time, a rep stated that she had “scheduling conflicts” and was in Hawai’i at the time.

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Her decision to not attend adds to conversation surrounding her reportedly acrimonious relationship with Trump and his administration, despite Barack’s attempts to seemingly foster a healthier working dynamic, as evidenced by his now-viral intense conversation with Trump at the funeral.