Ariana Grande is accused of shading Carrie Underwood's inauguration performance

Ariana Grande has appeared to subtly shade Carrie Underwood following the American Idol winner's performance at Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration. 'Kamala Harris evoking Coco Montrese watching Carrie Underwood at today’s chilling Inauguration,' Katz captioned the post, referencing a quote from RuPaul's Drag Race. Ariana Grande, 31, appeared to 'like' an Instagram post criticizing Carrie Underwood's performance at President Donald Trump's inauguration The Wicked star received both praise from fans and pushback from Underwood supporters in response to her Instagram like The Golden Globe nominee seemingly agreed with Katz's assessment of Underwood’s performance by double-tapping the Instagram post. Underwood was hit by shock technical difficulties on Monday ahead of her performance of America The Beautiful at Trump's inauguration The American Idol winner decided to perform A capella following the technical difficulties, pleading with the crowd before singing the song: 'If you know the words, help me out here' Sources revealed Underwood was left feeling like she had not been 'afforded the same level of respect' as previous inauguration performers like Beyoncé and Lady Gaga '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.'