Billy Ray Cyrus might have had an achy breaky heart scrolling his social media Monday.
The veteran country singer-songwriter, 62, was panned over his outing at the Liberty Ball at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
The Flatwoods, Kentucky native was targeted by social media users over issues including the authenticity of his performance -which itself appeared to be plagued with technical difficulties, which also impacted performer Carrie Underwood Monday.
Following a performance of the song Old Town Road, Cyrus could be heard discussing technical issues with the stage crew.
He was heard saying, ‘Is my guitar still on? I think they cut me off. I don’t hear my guitar anymore.’
Cyrus at one point gestured to his guitar and asked crew members, ‘Is anyone awake?’
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Billy Ray Cyrus, 62, was panned over his outing at the Liberty Ball at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of President Donald Trump
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In another awkward sequence, Cyrus’ silhouette was seen walking around on the stage while the music played behind him
He continued, ‘I don’t hear it? Do ya’ll hear it? Is anyone back there? Can somebody turn my guitar back on? We’re going to sing a bit more.’
At one point, a frustrated Cyrus conceded he was losing interest in continuing to perform.
‘Y’all want me to sing more or you just want me to get the hell of the stage?’ he said. ‘I don’t give a damn.’
After a technician remedied the situation, Cyrus referenced the Commander in Chief, saying, ‘When you have technical difficulties you got to just keep going – or as President Trump would say, you got to fight!’
In another awkward sequence, Cyrus’ silhouette was seen walking around on the stage while the music played behind him.
‘That is just plain embarrassing,’ one social media user said. ‘What, Milli Vanilli wasn’t available?’
Social media users appeared to be disappointed in the technically-hindered performance in their feedback, with one user called the outing ‘possibly the cringiest few minutes in entertainment history.’
One user said it was ‘so embarrassing’ watching Cyrus was ‘giving a trainwreck performance’ Monday as he was ‘clearly lip-syncing’ and disheveled in appearance.
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After a technician fixed Cyrus’ guitar, he said, ‘When you have technical difficulties you got to just keep going – or as President Trump would say, you got to fight!’
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The Flatwoods, Kentucky native was targeted by social media users over his performance – which itself appeared to be plagued with technical difficulties
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The nature of criticism at Cyrus for his outing Monday did not appear to be politically-driven, as supporters of the incoming president lobbed insults in his direction
One user noted how both Cyrus and Underwood were impacted by glitches
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Social media users appeared to be disappointed in the technically-hindered performance in their feedback
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The user noted that it appeared Cyrus was ‘bizarrely [wandering] around the stage,’ adding, ‘How embarrassing for him.’
Another person said the musical artist didn’t seem to understand that wore out his welcome, writing, ‘OMG – Billy Ray Cyrus isn’t leaving.’
The nature of criticism at Cyrus for his outing Monday did not appear to be politically-driven, as supporters of the incoming president lobbed insults in his direction.
‘I’m embarrassed for you @billyraycyrus,’ one user said. ‘This is a disgrace to our President and our country get off [the] stage.’
Another said, ‘I just watched them try to pull him off stage for 5 mins … they even killed the lights on him. Thank you Fox for filming that entire scene. Had me crying.’
Asked one user: ‘Can Trump pardon Billy Ray Cyrus for this performance tonight? Wow.’
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