Carrie Underwood has made her first public appearance since performing "America the Beautiful" during Donald Trump's presidential inauguration. The singer returned to work as she joined other "American Idol" judges for the show's taping in Los Angeles ahead of its Season 23 premiere on March 9.

The country music superstar went viral after a technical glitch threatened to derail her rendition of America The Beautiful

Underwood received backlash on social media as soon as her performance at the event was announced. One fan wrote on X: “ Carrie Underwood is [performing] at Trump’s inauguration so I’m blocking her on all apps and boycotting all her music.”

Carrie Underwood's appearance at American Idol's recent taping on Monday was the first time she had been seen since she performed at President Donald Trump's inauguration

Carrie Underwood will make her judging debut on the upcoming season of American Idol — but some longtime viewers will not be tuning in. When the official American Idol Instagram account shared the trailer for Season 23 on Monday,