Carrie Underwood will Likely be the Next Invited to Join Grand Ole Opry

I’m skeptical. No way she’d limit her touring schedule like that at this point.

After giving her newest album a brief listen (it sounds more country) and seeing her comments in EW about being a country singer and not remixing songs for pop radio, I was thinking that she could be positioning herself for Opry induction. Then I read this article and it seems to validate my thoughts. Even so, I’m still a bit skeptical. I suppose I’ll have to take a wait and see approach with Carnival Ride.

RE: “I see no reason why she shouldn’t join the Opry and only a few reasons why she might not.”

I see one: She’s a pop princess. She offers nothing to the production of her music other than her vocals. I bet she couldn’t write a song to save her life. I can picture the four or so songs on “Carnival Ride” that she co-wrote being written with three others and Carrie’s name being slapped on it. Has anyone seen this girl pick up a guitar?

If Underwood is inducted, it will show just how low the standards of the Opry have become. I hope her over-exposure goes haywire and she finds herself working the ticket window at a Miranda Lambert concert.

By the way DAveS– she does play guitar at EVERY concert. She also plays electric guitar, and acoustic guitar, at every concert. If you don’t believe me go on youtube and check out the hundredes of videos of her playing guitar. She also plays piano- do you?

Carrie totally deserves to be in the opry! She is amazing, talented, plays both guitar and piano, is now writing some of her own songs, and is a very strong christian. How can you call her a pop princess- dave s, when she grew up on a farm in podunk OKlahoma? How is that not country? And who made you the judge of what is country, and what is not? Stop your hating and accept that fact that Carrie can sing amazing, and deserves everything she is getting- except your hate! :)

Come on Dave, that’s a little much, isn’t it? As far as I’m aware, George Jones didn’t write songs or lend much of a hand to the production process. It took them months to get the spoken part of “He Stopped Loving Her Today” recorded. George Strait doesn’t write, either. So I don’t know how you can knock Carrie Underwood for not being much of a writer, especially at this stage in her career.

I think it’s great. Carrie has an amazing talent. Her music infuses the best of contemporary country with a popular flair, which country stars have been doing… since day one. She’s a little mainstream for my frequent listening tastes, but it’s undeniable that she’s great for country music. She’s a solid role model too. I think most of the legends of the Op’ry will be/would be proud to have her.

Carrie’s the one that’s responsible for me being into Country music. I have to admit before she came along, I really never gave it much of a chance. Once she came on Americal Idol, I gave artists that she enjoyed such as Rascal Flatts & Keith Urban a listen and REALLY liked what I heard. It wasn’t long before I had the entire catalog of both!

This year I’ve purchased CD’s from Martina McBride, Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Faith Hill, Sara Evans, Sugarland, Taylor Swift & Kellie Pickler among others. Would I have even purchased a single one of these CD’s two or three years ago? Definitely not! Additionally, I’ve gone to ten different Country concerts this year. I had never gone to a Country concert in my life until Carrie began touring last year… Carrie has helped make Country “cool.” And for that alone, she deserves to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.

Carrie is the best thing to happen to country music in a long time. She is so so talented, she and martina have the best voices of the ladies right now. It is like hearing an angel sing. I am so tired of the bashers saying she is not country- when she grew up on a farm. How is that not country, people? LOL She deserves to be in the opry, as she and Josh Turner are what country music is all about. She is sweet, talented, real, and a good role model for kids. And by the way- she does play guitar, piano, and write her own songs now, for the new album. She also graduated with honors from college and is a good christian. To the original poster of this article- good job! I applaud you for saying what we all think about Carrie- she is wonderful! But I disagree with you about her album– it is WAY better then the first album, as she has grown as an artist and a person- and this album shows that. Her vocals are also better. So I think you should listen again- it is the best country album to come out in a long long time. (not talking about traditional stuff or allison krauss stuff, comparing only to other contemporary country artists like faith or shania, etc).

Agree completely that Carrie should be an opry member- she is a refreshing asset to country music- and people need to stop their jealous hate already. Enough is enough! they did this to shania too when she was bigger then they wanted her to be…they tried to cut her down out of jealousy. But I disagree too about the new album– I give it 5 stars out of 5, and say it shows maturity and growth as an artist. Listen to it again, and with an open mind…don’t be so snarky. You are better then that, as your article portrays. :)

Carnival Ride, Carrie’s new album- is amazing! IT shows great promise and growth from the debut album. IT is more country and more authentic.. I especially love Flat on the Floor and Just a Dream. Wonderful song about a soldier dying, and his fiance unable to accept it. This album is going to skyrocket in sales and accolades. So Matt— please give it a fair review…sounds like you have formed a negative opinion of it, and you should really listen to it again. IT is amazing! I love it so much!

Carrie is a manufactured Barbie Doll product from the Sony BMG Factory. She has very little personality, and it shows in her interviews where she comes off as a haughty snob.

I actually like Kellie Pickler, who came from the same show as Underwood, so don’t argue that I have a vendetta for such contestants. Pickler actually shows some personality on and off stage, and she can deliver a decent vocal performance without screeching and yelling… unlike Underwood.

I’ll never forget her interview with CMT’s Katie Cook after the 2006 CMA fiasco, where Underwood responded to critics who said she hadn’t paid her dues by saying; “American Idol is a whole different kind of due-paying.”

Don’t make me laugh, Carrie. She had a record contract handed to her on a silver platter and millions of dollars in promotion to soon follow… at the expense of artists like Lambert and Pickler. Maybe if Sony BMG wasn’t so busy promoting its Barbie Doll, they’d have enough resourses to get the real talented ladies a Top 10 hit or two.

When Carrie underwood sells six million records, that is a very, very, very good thing for ALL country artists.

Simply, when labels are healthy and thriving they can take more chances and sign more artists (not to mention that they have more resources to allocate to those that they do sign).

On a larger scale, when the broader country format performs well, it expands as a whole; if Carrie Underwood brings new fans in to the fold, even if they never, ever buy a record from an artist who you would define as “real” country, those consumers are contributing to the bigger picture.

See, it’s easy to demonize labels, but they exist for the same purpose as any other buisness–to maximize profit. And the (unfortunate) truth is that artists like Carrie have a broader appeal (more profit potential) than the traditional artists.

But labels aren’t evil or stupid–they know that there’s a market for the traditional, for the fringe, for the niche, and they want to tap into that.

But it’s not always as simple as what they want, especially when the entire buisness model is in jeopardy.

Also, we need to realize that when Carrie sells six million units, we’re not just talking about her and her label who are reaping the benefits; we’re talking about songwriters, publishers, producers, agents, publicists, marketing firms, distributors, all the behind-the-scenes people who make the wheel turn.

Dave S (and others),

Jim’s absolutely right. The whole genre (and I’d argue the whole music business) is better off when an artist like Carrie comes along. They help spur interest in other artits. I remember there was a time when I bought stuff from a label because my favorite artist (or 2) were on the same label or used the same producer. It helped me to buy some ‘unknown’ artists. As you can see from other posts here, Carrie’s helped to bring in fans of the genre. Just because they don’t buy what YOU consider country (or real) doesn’t mean they aren’t helping to contribute to the genre so that your favorite ‘troublesome’ Sony BMG artists can get records out. I’d argue that Carrie has NOTHING to do with any SBMG artist not getting a fair shake but with Radio/the label themself having trouble with what they have to promote (for whatever reason).

The only snob, in country music, is taylor swift, who acts 17 going on 30, and can’t hold a candle to carrie in anyway, shape or form. She is very arrogant and fake. She isn’t even from the south- she is from PA. Carrie is a southern country girl raised on a farm. She is sweet, modest, and humble, shy. She is never snobby at interviews….you take her shyness for snobbery- then fine do so– but your hate only makes you look pathetic. You can tell carrie has an album coming out- because the vulchers smell blood and are circling their prey- ready to pounce. You would do anything to bring carrie down. but it won’t work- because she is good, and you know it, or you wouldn’t hate her so much, out of jealousy and resentment–that she gets more attention then your favorites. Get used to it haters- she is going to be here for a long long time.

LAnibug65— sorry, but the artists you mentioned would be having a heck of a time breaking into country music with, or without carrie. Good music is good music– and if you don’t connect with fans, you won’t make it. Carrie connects with fans, we love her- we will support her always, and nothing you haters do will change that. You in fact just inspired me to max out my credit card buying extra copies of her new album– just to spite you. So thank you for the motivation.

sounds like a plan— amazon, here I come!

Well hello Reason, it’s been a long time. Objectivity? Is that you? I’ve been just fine. I’m glad you could join us, Sanity. Y’all are a hard lot to find. I’m afraid Ol’ Bias has stolen the show.

Brody- LOL Why am I not surprised?

Matt-

RE: “Why the venom for Taylor Swift?”

See paragraph #3 of my 8:38 AM post.

Matt c– can you answer me that? how are people hacking into email accounts? I thought posting here was private. I am scared now.

Matt- actually not true. I live in a college house with 7 other people, all of whom posted here because we are all Big time carrie fans. We are broke post-graduate students, and we decided to get one internet account to split costs. We did not think people would be so hateful and obssessed that they would actually try to find our email address and start all this. But several people did post those comments, just from the same address. But thank you for replying– I don’t mind that you have the email address because you are a nice person. But these other haters, we really do not want near our personal info in this lifetime.

No matter what anyone says, I still don’t like her, and I have to agree with Brody, Matt and Dave. Carrie fans are just afraid. And many of the women artists that I like have been around a heck of a lot longer than Carrie and will be around a heck of a lot longer than Carrie. So you can hate me all you want, I just dont care. I agree with the statement that Carrie fans believe that she should be the only female artist played on country radio. I agree with the statements that she over does her music. I just plain don’t like her. That is how I feel and we are all allowed to have our own opinions, that is the reason that this is american and this is country music.

Number two - why the heck do you need 10 copies of an album….is this just to jack up her album numbers…talk about being childish….

OK Taylor is WAY WAY WAY WAY Better than Carrie. Carrie got fame from Simon because she was cute and looked shy and innocent. She’s a jerk. She shuns away fans 24/7. Like at the CMT nominations awards you saw her put visine in her eyes to make her look like she was crying in joy. FAKER!! She also says shes vegetarian because she loves animals but wears alligator boots and animal fur. OK animal lover? No. And also about the shunnign fans, also at the CMT nominations a fan asked her for an autograph. She looked up and said What?! in a very rude tine. the fan said sorry and R U busy? She goes you think?! taylor doesnt shun fans WAY betterr than her

first of all let me say this.YOU ALL SOUND INCREDIBLY RIDDICULOUS,especially ashley (october 21) what the heck does being from pa have to do with being a great country singer? there are plenty of awesome country singers out there who arent from the south who have been around alot longer than carrie “miss Imfrom the south and grew up on a farm underwood” TAYLOR SWIFTS’ parents knew she had talent from a very small age and left PA for there daughter so she could pursue her dream for country music. She wasnt handed a ticket to American Idol and if the American Idol fans who voted for her knew then what we all know now about Miss “I dont wanna sign your autograph” i highly doubt she’d be where she is today. (I’M SO GLAD I’M A KENNY CHESNEY FAN) so miss ashley get off us pennsylvania girls and stop hating on taylor cuz she’s from pa and just admit that taylor is a great country singer no matter where she is from