Carrie Underwood Wants To ‘Ride and Explore’ With Her Music
Carrie Underwood is getting ready to make her debut as a judge on American Idol next month (3/9), just a day before her 42nd birthday. It’s been two years since she released her latest album, Denim and Rhinestones, and there’s a good chance she’s been working on new music for her next album project as she navigates becoming a weekly TV star on Idol.
In my many interviews with Carrie over the years, she often talked about the importance of her albums having a lot to offer to her huge fan base.
She told me not long ago, “I love making an album that I feel like is just full of single potential songs. I love covering as much ground as I possibly can in an album. I, as a fan of music, don’t wanna play an album from start to finish and hear the same song over and over again. I want to be able to go on a ride and explore.”
She added, “I do hope that people will not just go and listen to the singles. I think that’s great if they’re into anything I’m doing, but it’s always a hope when I make an album that I make an album full of track after track that people love. So, I would definitely encourage people to kind of give the rest of the album a listen as well.”
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Over the weekend, Underwood shocked fans when she appeared on stage in Nashville on Feb. 15 to perform her duet “I’m Gonna Love You” with Cody Johnson during his second soldout show of the weekend at the Bridgestone Arena.
Her stepping on stage happened with no introduction as Cody began the song, and she appeared next to him on stage wearing a leopard skin skirt and black boots.
After she finished the song and waved to the screaming crowd, Cody simply said, “Yeah, that was cool.”
Carrie thought it was cool, as well. She posted images from the moment on Instagram and wrote to her 13 million fans on the platform, “Fun with friends! ‘Twas a pleasure joining @codyjohnson on stage Saturday night at @bridgestonearenaofficial! He’s the real deal, folks! Such a great show, and what a LOUD crowd! #Nashville.”
