Why Hilary Duff is going viral ahead of Carrie Underwood’s performance at Donald Trump’s inauguration
WASHINGTON, DC: Carrie Underwood recently announced that she would be performing at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20.
While the news was met with a plethora of opinions, including some strong ones from fans who did not welcome the news, it also initiated conversations regarding the previous inaugurations.
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As Underwood is all set to take the stage next week, social media users started revisiting some performances during presidential inaugurations over the last 20 years, and there is a lot of chatter about Hilary Duff's performance at George W Bush's inauguration in 2005, per BuzzFeed.
Hilary Duff performed at George W Bush's 2005 inauguration
As a TikTok video with the compilation of the last five performances went viral, fans could not stop talking about Hilary Duff’s performance.
Duff, 37, who rose to fame through her iconic show ‘Lizzie McGuire’ in the 2000s, was tapped to perform at the Youth Concert in Washington, DC on January 18, 2005. It was one of the first events in the lead-up to the swearing-in of Bush for his second term.
For her performance, Duff - who recently opened her doors to her friend Mandy Moore after she was forced to evacuate due to the Los Angeles fire - belted out a magnificent rendition of ‘Come Clean’ on stage.
The video also contained performances by Beyonce during Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony in 2009 and Lady Gaga singing at Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021.
Underwood, who announced that she would be performing at Trump's inauguration on January 20, shared in a statement, “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," continued the country singer, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Underwood will be singing 'America the Beautiful' at the inauguration.
Internet abuzz over Hilary Duff's performance at George W Bush's inauguration
Hilary Duff's performance at George W Bush's inauguration in 2005 sparked a lot of buzz on social media ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
One TikTok user remarked, "I didn't realize Bush was chill like that."
"Bush was arguably a little too chill. Could have been a lil more serious," shared someone else.
Another fan declared, "Bush is one of the chillest presidents."
"He did it for his daughters Bush is very 70s 80s country/rock," claimed another social media user.
Another fan noted, "😭 I love the fact that he had Hillary duff perform lol."
"Bush having Hillary duff is so him i dont know how to explain it," mused someone else.
Another fan added, "Bush was so girly pop for that ☺️."
Someone else even commented on the outgoing President Joe Biden having Lady Gaga perform at his inauguration, saying, "Okay but Biden having lady Gaga is so him too 💀."
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