Carrie Underwood Went Back To The Mother Church
Carrie Underwood went back to the Mother Church and played a couple of shows at the Grand Ole Opry over the weekend (4/13). The proud Opry member since 2008 posted about the moment to her 13 million Instagram fans.
The Post
Carrie captioned the post of photos of herself on the Opry stage in a blue dress, “Always a wonderful night when it’s a night at the @opry! I consider myself so incredibly blessed to be a part of this family! Thanks for the (heart emoji) #GrandOleOpry #Nashville @chrishollo.”
Many of her fans reacted to the post, including one who said, “A real-life princess.” Another fan commented, “Seriously, an angel.” One more fan wrote, “Carrie, you’re forever my favorite Idol.”
“Going To Church”
A few years ago, Underwood told us of the Grand Ole Opry: “I love the Opry. I love the family. I love that it signifies being a part of country music. We call it the Mother Church, and we do so for [a] very good reason. It is like going to church, and you can pay your respects to those who came before, those who are playing now, and whoever’s going to come later on.”
Carrie added at the time, “It’s just a really cool thing just being able to be a part of that family. I always love going to the shows, and you never know who’s going to be on stage, and you hear a lot of people doing what they love. It’s like singing in your living room. It’s very comfortable and relaxed and very sweet.”
Carrie performing on the Grand Ole Opry in 2014.
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Underwood loves Beyonce, who is making a splash in country music with her new album, Cowboy Carter. Carrie talked with Yahoo recently and said the genre has been broadening its fanbase.
“Every Genre Has Broadened Itself”
Carrie told Yahoo!, “There really is something for everybody now. One of the great things about country music, and this is true for music in general, is that every genre has really just broadened itself. If you like things that are more traditional, you can find those.” She added, “If you like things that seem more pop, you can find that. If you like things that can cross over into other genres, you can find something that you love.” She said that it’s “all part of the same family,” and she will “always welcome that.”
Loves People Like Post Malone
Underwood also said that she loves people like Post Malone, Beyoncé, and Jelly Roll, who are “artists first and foremost.” She noted that they kind of “weave in and out of different genres of music,” and she thinks that’s “really cool.” In fact, she recently played concerts opening for a non-country act — Guns’ N Roses — and covered a few rock songs at those shows.
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