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Billy Ray Cyrus enjoyed performing at the inaugural Liberty Ball — no matter what critics had to say.
“This was the most fun part of the Liberty Ball! And if you didn’t see it … you just had to be there,” Cyrus, 63, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, January 22, sharing footage from Fox News’ broadcast of the event before quoting his song “Achy Breaky Heart,” adding, “‘I just don’t think you understand.’”
Cyrus headlined the Liberty Ball on Monday, January 20, which was one of the celebratory parties in honor of President Donald Trump taking his oath to become the 47th commander in chief.
He concluded his set with an acoustic rendition of his 1992 hit “Achy Breaky Heart” after technical difficulties.
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will officially be sworn into office on Monday, January 20, and the inaugural committee has assembled a long list of performers to mark the occasion. Trump, 78, served as the 45th President of the United States from 2017 to 2021 and will take the oath of office […]
“Check? Is anybody awake? Y’all want me to sing more or you want me to just get the hell off the stage?” he said during the broadcast. “In life, when you have technical difficulties, you just gotta keep going or as President Trump would say, ‘You gotta fight.’”
Cyrus was among the star-studded musicians tapped to perform at one of the inauguration celebrations, previously clapping back at backlash.
“I wouldn’t have missed the honor of playing this event whether my microphone, guitar and monitors worked or not,” he said in a statement to People on Tuesday, January 21. “I was there because President Donald J. Trump invited me. I had a ball at the Liberty Ball last night.”
He added, “I’ve learned through all these years when the producer says, ‘You’re on,’ you go entertain the folks even if the equipment goes to hell. I was there for the people and we had a blast. That’s called rock n roll!!!”
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Other performers throughout the inauguration events included Carrie Underwood, Christopher Macchio, Lee Greenwood, Jason Aldean, Gavin DeGraw, Rascal Flatts, Parker McCollum, Kid Rock, the Village People and the Liberty University Praise Choir.
Underwood, 41, also defended accepting the inaugural invitation.
“I love our country & am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,” she said in a statement earlier this month. “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.”
Underwood belted “America the Beautiful” a cappella following Trump’s inaugural address after technical difficulties.
“If you know the words, help me out here,” she said at the time.
The American Idol judge was initially slated to be accompanied by the Armed Forces Chorus and the United States Naval Academy Glee Club.
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