Carrie Underwood's inauguration performance sparks major issue with American Idol

American Idol bosses are acutely alert of the interaction that Carrie Underwood's inauguration show could person connected the show, with fears it whitethorn unravel hard-fought efforts to amended LGBTQ representation.

The state star, 41, was invited to sing America The Beautiful arsenic President Donald Trump, 78, was sworn successful for a 2nd word successful bureau connected Monday.

Her determination to perform for the Republican was polarising and prompted calls to boycott her upcoming debut arsenic a judge on the fashionable ABC show.

Now, insiders person claimed determination are concerns that contestants whitethorn consciousness 'uncomfortable' which could beryllium problematic for the show's 'values' and ratings.

'Idol contestants travel from a wide scope of divers backgrounds, and truthful bash the radical who enactment connected the show,' a root told DailyMail.com exclusively. 

'There are concerns that her evident governmental stance mightiness marque immoderate contestants consciousness uncomfortable.'

They continued: 'There's besides interest that backlash could interaction viewership. Her evident enactment for Trump doesn't align with the show's values of inclusivity and diversity.'

Following years of criticism, Idol has received higher praise since it moved from FOX for an ABC reboot successful 2018, providing a much inclusive abstraction for minorities and members of the LGBTQ community.

Though memorable contestants specified arsenic Adam Lambert, Clay Aiken and David Archuleta yet came retired aft their clip connected the show, it was 13 seasons earlier a contestant was unfastened astir their sexuality, thing that is present much communal successful the aboriginal audition stages.

'Lionel Richie, who is precise liberal, whitethorn not spot oculus to oculus with Carrie's views which could make immoderate tension,' the root continued. 'He has ne'er and volition ne'er enactment Trump.'

They noted that owed to the changes since play 16 successful 2018, judges 'are typically advised to debar becoming governmental figures' but they bash not ever clasp backmost from expressing their views. 

Luke Bryan made headlines erstwhile helium invited Republican person Ron DeSantis to articulation him connected signifier astatine a gig successful Florida backmost successful 2022.

He defended his determination successful a connection successful which helium wrote: 'Governor Desantis is simply a precise polarizing figure. But I grew up successful a state wherever if a politician asks you if they tin travel and rise consciousness to assistance victims of a earthy catastrophe you help. 

'I’ve mostly stayed retired of authorities passim my career. I knew radical would chatter astir this but for maine the much important portion was if I americium going to travel backmost determination a fewer weeks aft a ample information of radical person been affected by a earthy catastrophe successful a authorities wherever radical person been bully to maine this felt right.' 

The state prima closed retired his connection by writing: 'This is each I americium saying astir this.'

The insider questioned if Carrie had considered her relation connected Idol and however performing for 1 of America's astir divisive Presidents could interaction the show.

'The wide sentiment is that Carrie should person thought astir the show's civilization and web values earlier jumping into specified a large relation portion nether contract,' they said.

Carrie told fans she was 'honored' to person been asked to sing and beryllium a 'small portion of this historical event'. 

'I americium humbled to reply the telephone astatine a clip erstwhile we indispensable each travel unneurotic successful the tone of unity and looking to the future,' she said. 

It comes six years aft she told The Guardian that she likes to 'stay acold retired of authorities if possible, astatine slightest successful public, due to the fact that cipher wins.'

'It's crazy,' she said. 'Everybody tries to sum everything up and enactment a bow connected it, similar it's achromatic and white. And it's not similar that.'

The singer's judging debut was intended to beryllium a triumphant moment, marking 20 years since she archetypal auditioned for the amusement herself successful 2005.

A abstracted root antecedently told DailyMail.com that Carrie was looking to footwear commencement 'a large year' for herself professionally by performing astatine the President's inauguration.

'This is thing that she is precise arrogant of, and the rotation she is putting connected it is that she is doing it for America, not specifically for Trump,' an insider explained.

The root added that Carrie was ne'er focused connected the authorities of the situation, but wanted to clasp the ample platform.

'She does her euphony for everyone, and she besides knows galore of her fans volition beryllium watching the inauguration,' the root said. 'So this was a no-brainer arsenic she feels determination is much bully that volition travel from it too those that volition bash her for what it looks similar supporting Trump.'

The insider concluded that Carrie 'is a erstwhile American Idol contestant and America made her dreams travel true, truthful this is her giving backmost to the state she loves and which has supported her forever.' 

Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, play 23 is acceptable to debut successful March.