Carrie Underwood under fire for singing Whitney Houston's song in BTS clip from ‘American Idol’ finale

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Carrie Underwood has come under fire for singing legendary late singer Whitney Houston's track.

The 42-year-old singer has been in the news since this year when she decided to perform at President Donald Trump's inauguration in January.

Many even reportedly claimed to boycott ‘American Idol’ Season 23, which ended on May 18, in which Underwood served as one of the judges.

Carrie Underwood sings Whitney Houston's ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’

A recent behind-the-scenes video on ‘American Idol’ showed Carrie Underwood singing Whitney Houston’s ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)’, as reported by Parade.

The clip shared on Underwood’s and the show’s social media pages features the hit song playing in the background as the songwriter sings along.

Several people felt that Underwood singing Houston’s hit would not have been approved by the late icon due to her support for Trump.

Critics express anger towards Carrie Underwood for singing Whitney Houston's song

A person on X wrote, “Girl, Whitney Houston would not like your MAGA a**.”

A second person shared, “Whitney would be ashamed bb.”

A third one commented, “Go away.”

“You can't dance with the MAGA crowd AND Whitney. That's not an option I'm afraid,” a critic tweeted.

“Delete this. Carrie Underwood is a legend, regardless of her alleged* political affiliation,” another critic posted.

A tweet read, “You’ve been spending too much time with Trump. You’re not all that.”

Another wrote, “We don't want you back. #sorrynotsorry.”

Fans ask critics not to ‘always bring up politics’

However, not everyone was against Carrie Underwood, as some fans praised her as well.

A fan commented on Instagram, “It’s been such a pleasure to watch this season with you on it. I was surprised and delighted to see all the praise music and worship songs that have been featured. In this world today, I wasn’t expecting that. Thank you.”

Another fan commented, “She is absolutely beautiful and talented and I’m so happy she is doing this show.”

“She is a lover of all music. I don't know why politics are being brought up. This is a place to escape the noise of the world and celebrate the talent we saw this season. Our champion is someone the world should be proud of. I know 15 year old me seeing my teacher up there. Carrie brought compassion,” a comment read.

A user wrote, “Why do people have to always bring up politics? We all have the right to choose who we are for! And Carrie sings a long with all songs. She's beautiful and a great singer!!! Leave her alone!”

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