Carrie Underwood celebrated 20 years of her 9x-Platinum debut album and the best-selling debut country album of all time, Some Hearts, and the 2-year anniversary of her year-round SiriusXM channel CARRIE’S COUNTRY, with a special live full-band performance debuting a one-of-a-kind rhinestone microphone stand as part of the Opry’s 100th anniversary, and interview with SiriusXM host Cody Alan, live from her Official Fan Club Party at the Grand Ole Opry House.
The “20 Years In 20 Questions” Q&A featured Carrie sharing many memories from over the years, as well as speaking about how she and her son love listening to Linkin Park. Additionally, Carrie talked about being a judge on American Idol, how being a past contestant affected her mentoring of this year’s contestants, and the advice she gave them.
“I feel like for me, I learned so much when I was on the show. Any advice I would give, and I gave this to the contestants this year, I’m like, just stay off social media. Stay off social media. And back when I was on the show, it was all message boards, and people would be having these in-depth conversations slash arguments over who is the worst, who is the best, who should go home, who shouldn’t, and you would just scroll through it like, you’re horrified, and so it’s a lot, and for some of these kids, you know, they are newer to like social media. Like, you would watch their followers go from, like, a couple hundred to, you know, thousands and thousands, and so there was a lot coming at them. So I felt like I was always back there, like, are you okay? Is everything good? How’s your family? Like, you know, cause people would want to stick up for you and all that stuff.”
Credit: SiriusXM’s CARRIE’S COUNTRY
Fan club members flocked to Nashville from around the world, as far as Australia, Switzerland, the UK, and Canada, and from over 40 U.S. states. They enjoyed exclusive merch, food trucks, a raffle, and a variety of photo opportunities including sitting on the Cadillac throne used in the performance of “Two Black Cadillacs” from Underwood’s recently wrapped Las Vegas residency REFLECTION, and getting an up close view to the pink champagne glass used in her spectacular headline performance at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest this past New Year’s Eve.
The Some Hearts 20th Anniversary Edition vinyl will be out November 14 and is available for pre-order now which includes a new alternate cover and packaging, an exclusive photo book, and 4 tracks from a live session at Blackbird Studios in Nashville.
CARRIE’S COUNTRY, curated and presented by Underwood, on SiriusXM is available to subscribers across North America in their cars or anywhere they go with the SiriusXM app. The channel is a musical journey hand-crafted by country’s iconic rhinestoned superstar. Carrie Underwood highlights her friends, favorites, and influences – new and classic country, workout hits, gospel, and beyond. Listeners can also hear high-octane favorites from classic to hard rock for your morning exercise or your late-night jam sessions. The stories behind her music, record-breaking career, and life on the road are shared, and much more. In addition to Underwood’s own extensive hit-filled catalog, SiriusXM subscribers can hear music from Keith Urban, Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, and Miranda Lambert to AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, and The Rolling Stones.
