Big Inauguration, tiny Aretha hat!' Katy Perry sports miniature version of Franklin's famous 2009 headgear in Washington

At President Obama's inauguration four years ago, Aretha Franklin attracted nearly as many comments about her striking grey hat than she did her performance of My Country, 'Tis of Thee.
And it seemed Katy Perry was determined to let the soul singer's headwear live on at the 2012 event, sporting a miniature version of it on her black trilby.
'I had it made,' the singer told People.com 'I thought it would be fun to do a shout-out back to four years ago.'

 

Big inauguration, tiny Aretha hat! Katy Perry showed off the miniature version of Franklin's 2009 grey bow headgear at President Obama's inauguration in Washington DC on Monday

Hats off: Aretha wore the elaborate grey hat to perform at Obama's 2009 inauguration

The star also tweeted a photograph of the tiny grey hat with oversized bow, writing: 'Big inauguration, tiny Aretha hat!' and was spotted taking a photograph of beau John Mayer holding it up to his head. 
The hat's designer Luke Song recently revealed he had a multitude of requests to make copies of Aretha's headgear for this year's event, while The Smithsonian museum requested Aretha's original to put on display.
The pair were spotted in the crowd at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, and according to People, were overheard talking about their impressive seats at the Inauguration.
The couple held hands as they arrived together, with Katy smiling broadly.
They joined a star-studded audience to watch Kelly Clarkson sing My Country, 'Tis of Thee and Beyoncé perform the National Anthem.
Katy performed on Saturday for first lady Michelle Obama, Sasha and Malia and Jill Biden at the Kids' Inaugural Ball alongside Usher and the cast of 'Glee.'
There, she sported a star and stripes style 1950s ensemble, but covered up on Monday in a brown and black striped coat and black hat.

 

Say cheese! Katy took a picture of boyfriend John Mayer holding the miniature hat up to his head

 

Tiny version: Katy tweeted a snapshot of the miniature Aretha hat before the ceremony

Obama has always managed to attract legions of celebrity supporters, with Bruce Springsteen Lena Dunham, Scarlett Johansson, Jay-Z all fans.

 

Pop-rock trio Fun., which had a successful year with two No. 1 hits, a near-platinum album and six Grammy nominations, are due to take to the stage later along with Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Usher and Brad Paisley.

 

My biggest fan: John Mayer joined Katy Perry on the West Front of the US Capitol after her performance on Saturday at President Barack Obama's inauguration

Touchy feely: The couple held hands as they made their way to their seats in the nation's capital

 

Star in stripes: Katy looked pared down in her brown and black striped coat and hat, while Mayer sported a black wool coat over a shirt and tie

'It's been amazing year, and 2013 is kicking off with us doing the inauguration... it's just an incredible thing,' said lead singer Nate Ruess. 'I think the three of us care so much about Obama and so to be invited, I can't even deal.'
Fun. will be joined by Wonder, Keys, Smokey Robinson, Paisley and  Marc Anthony who are all performing at inauguration events.
'I think they're all very talented people. Stevie's my brother and so is Usher,' Robinson said in an interview. 'I know Katy ... I'm very happy to be performing among them.'

 

Star power: Katy performed at the Kids' Inaugural Ball on Saturday as the headline act of a star studedd line up

 

 

Capturing the moment: Katy Perry held her cell phone perhaps to take some memorable snaps of the occasion

While there will be no shortage of star power, it's not quite a repeat of the 2009 inauguration when everyone who's anyone flocked to Washington for a televised concert on the Mall.
At the first inauguration back in 2009, Beyonce was a surprise guest, singing the Etta James classic 'At Last' for the first dance. Her husband, Jay-Z, was another surprise at the private staff ball, singing '99 Problems but George Bush Ain't One.'
The Jonas Brothers - then favourites of the Obama girls - performed at the kids' concert and U2, Springsteen and many others performed on the Mall.

 

Touchy feely: Loved up Katy ran her hands through her boyfriend's hair at one point

There may still be surprises in store, but plenty of performances are assured. Keys, Paisley, Chris Cornell, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson and Anthony will perform at the Commander-in-Chief's Ball on Monday.
Will.i.am, who debuted the song 'New Day' at 2009's inauguration, performed at a number of events, including OurTime.org's 'General Now Party' on Saturday, which also included John Legend and Common.
Eva Longoria will host the 'In Performance at the Kennedy Center' event, which celebrates Latino arts and culture, and will feature Antonio Banderas and Rosario Dawson. And 25-year-old pop party girl Ke$ha will perform a charity concert  on Monday.

 

The look of love: Katy flashes a loving smile at John Mayer before the ceremony began

 

Moving on: Katy has been linked to the musician for several months now, following her split from British comic Russell Brand

The Creative Coalition will host parties Sunday and Monday that are expected to include Eric Stonestreet, Connie Britton, Taraji P. Henson, Melissa Leo and David Arquette, among others.
Like will.i.am, soul crooner Legend will attend multiple events, including Russell Simmons' Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball II with 2 Chainz, Brandy and Pharrell.
BET also has a ball that comedian-actor Wayne Brady will host; performers include Bell Biv Devoe, Doug E. Fresh, MC Lyte and Jermaine Dupri.

 

Historical moment: Katy and John joined thousands in Washington DC. to watch the Obama's second presidential inauguration