{"id":6572,"date":"2025-01-22T00:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T00:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=6572"},"modified":"2025-01-22T00:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T00:19:07","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-just-in-ariana-grande-mocks-carrie-underwood-over-inauguration-performance-more-in-comments-%f0%9f%91%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=6572","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 JUST IN: Ariana Grande Mocks Carrie Underwood Over Inauguration Performance More in Comments \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social media is a confusing world of smoke and mirrors, sure, but we couldn\u2019t help but notice something catching our eye through the fog: did Ariana Grande throw subtle shade at Carrie Underwood following the country\u2019s star performance at the 2025 presidential inauguration? To be clear, we aren\u2019t for pitting musicians against one another, particularly female musicians.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But given the intense political divide and controversy surrounding Carrie Underwood\u2019s performance, one can\u2019t help but wonder if Grande knew what she was doing when she liked a mocking Instagram post. On the other hand, and we can\u2019t stress this enough, maybe it\u2019s not that serious after all.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CI3UpfqGiIsDFVeQgwcdT5YDtA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,33020490\/AdThrive_Content_1\/66758c2be5d31e1a705974a4_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,33020490\/AdThrive_Content_1\/66758c2be5d31e1a705974a4_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,33020490\/AdThrive_Content_1\/66758c2be5d31e1a705974a4_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"2\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ariana Grande Reacts To Social Media Post About Carrie Underwood<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If Carrie Underwood thought the stress of <em>preparing<\/em> for a presidential inauguration performance was bad, then she was in for a whole other level of anxiety when the backing track for <a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/carrie-underwood-delivers-breathtaking-america-the-beautiful-performance-at-presidential-inauguration\/\">her rendition of \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d<\/a> failed to play. There was a brief moment that morning where it seemed likely the ceremony would skip over the country star\u2019s performance altogether. But e\u2019er the professional, Underwood pushed through, opting for an a capella performance. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1881398740441038997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video shared to X<\/a>, formerly known as Twitter, Underwood <a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/ice-in-her-veins-new-camera-angle-catches-carrie-underwoods-4-word-statement-as-inauguration-performance-hits-snag\/\">can be seen mouthing the words<\/a>, \u201cI\u2019ll just sing it,\u201d to the sound technician.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you know the words, help me out here,\u201d she begins, before starting an a capella version of the classic song. Underwood performed her song surrounded by notable political figures, including former Vice President Kamala Harris. The 2024 Democratic presidential nominee\u2019s facial expressions while listening to Underwood sing spurred a tidal wave of memes. (The internet is always going to do its thing, no matter what.) And one of those memes ended up on Ariana Grande\u2019s Instagram feed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFDo-lkufQG\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=625&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Famericansongwriter.com&amp;rp=%2Fdid-ariana-grande-throw-subtle-shade-at-carrie-underwood-following-her-inauguration-performance%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawH9GKVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfE3AHvan5gLvdSsdINy8JhxENx1Er-0Bxc5Ilv7ABKAGW5vrcsxifJByg_aem_kZ#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3333%7D\" height=\"812\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Writer and self-proclaimed \u201cSarah Michelle Gellar\u201d historian Evan Ross Katz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFDo-lkufQG\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shared a photo<\/a> of Harris standing behind Underwood with the caption, \u201cKamala Harris evoking Coco Montrese (\u201cGirl, find the note\u201d) watching Carrie Underwood at today\u2019s chilling inauguration.\u201d Katz was referring to drag queen Coco Montrese, who <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DragRaceQuots\/status\/1611102401016090625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dropped that quote<\/a> during a talking head on <em>RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em>. Eagle-eyed Instagram users were quick to spot that pop star and <a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/ariana-grande-might-keep-her-voice-change-from-wicked-what-a-beautiful-thing-to-be-left-with\/\"><em>Wicked<\/em> actor Ariana Grande<\/a> liked Katz\u2019s post, leaving many to wonder if the former Nickelodeon star was throwing subtle shade at the country singer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CPLmpfqGiIsDFUKTgwcd9S8Rqw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,33020490\/AdThrive_Content_3\/66758c2be5d31e1a705974a4_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,33020490\/AdThrive_Content_3\/66758c2be5d31e1a705974a4_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,33020490\/AdThrive_Content_3\/66758c2be5d31e1a705974a4_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Was It Shade Or A Harmless Social Media Interaction?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>People <em>love<\/em> to spin up a narrative about two musicians, especially women, disliking one another. In an effort not to do the same thing, let\u2019s look at this from a different angle: Ariana Grande is a long-time fan of <em>RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em>, even appearing as a guest judge in season 15. Coco Montrese, the drag queen Evan Ross Katz referenced in his Instagram post, was a season five alum of Drag Race. So, it stands to reason that a devoted fan like Grande would not only know who Montrese is but likely remember the episode where he delivered his iconic line for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe Grande was laughing at the <em>Drag Race<\/em> deep cut. After all, the twisted expression on Harris\u2019 face that Katz\u2019s post references was a candid photo of the former vice president singing along, as Underwood requested before she began \u201cAmerica the Beautiful.\u201d Or, maybe Grande\u2019s reaction to the post <em>was<\/em> politically motivated. The pop star hasn\u2019t often directly denounced President Donald Trump, but she has shown support for causes and publications that do. <a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/stop-this-negative-crap-lee-greenwood-defends-carrie-underwood-decision-perform-trump-inauguration\/\">Underwood\u2019s decision to perform at the inauguration<\/a> certainly kicked up plenty of controversy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CJLMpvqGiIsDFd0GVQgdljQHdw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,33020490\/AdThrive_Content_4\/66758c2be5d31e1a705974a4_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,33020490\/AdThrive_Content_4\/66758c2be5d31e1a705974a4_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,33020490\/AdThrive_Content_4\/66758c2be5d31e1a705974a4_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nevertheless, a heart reaction on an Instagram post is hardly a blazing gun. For that matter, Grande\u2019s finger could have slipped. Whatever the reason for Grande\u2019s reaction to the subtly shady post about Underwood, social media will make sure all of us common folk see it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media is a confusing world of smoke and mirrors, sure, but we couldn\u2019t help but notice something catching our eye through the fog: did Ariana Grande&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":false,"total_views":0,"today_views":0},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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