Tabernacle Choir not performing at Trump's second inauguration

Driving the news: The choir was not invited this year, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed to Axios.

Flashback: When the choir accepted the invitation in 2017, Trump had struggled to recruit performers for his inauguration festivities.

• Trump critics chided the church for sending the choir, which had performed at five previous presidential inaugurations: Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. and George W. Bush.
• At least one soprano resigned from the choir in protest.

The latest: The president-elect is having far less trouble filling the stage for his second inauguration, Forbes reported Tuesday.

• Country singer Carrie Underwood will sing "America the Beautiful" at Monday's inauguration. Operatic tenor Christopher Macchio will sing the national anthem, with Lee Greenwood performing "God Bless the U.S.A."
• The Village People, Kid Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Rascal Flats will perform at an inauguration rally Sunday.