Carrie Underwood - “I’m Gonna Love You” #1 All-Genre iTunes

[carrieidol1]

Sept 24, 2023 9:14:44 GMT -5 matty005 said:

Sept 24, 2023 9:10:42 GMT -5 carrieidol1 said:

As long as she’s affiliated with the NFL, I won’t…

I think your best bet is if they do a country type thing (similar to the hip-hop one a couple years ago). I feel like if they do that she's a shoe in to perform. But headlining? I would put it at less than 1%.

Well, thank god even crazy dreams come true!

[taylor is terrified]

She’s the face and voice of football right now, so it’s not wildly perplexing for them to pick her. Locals know more songs from her than one might think.

[bigd79]

Agreed, would love to see Carrie headline but i feel the only way she will ever be apart of a SB halftime is if its a group of country artists.
Sadly i don’t think that will happen either. Its more likely at this point that Morgan Wallen or Luke Combs would land the gig. Or those two as dual headliners. Something like that.

[matty005]

Sept 24, 2023 9:30:57 GMT -5 taylor is terrified said:

She’s the face and voice of football right now, so it’s not wildly perplexing for them to pick her. Locals know more songs from her than one might think.

Lol she is not the face of football. For sure the voice since her SNF song is the biggest song since Hank Jr's, "All My Rowdy Friends," on MNF many years ago. But the face? I mean, the face of football are football players (Pat Mahomes, Joe Burrow, AR, Travis Kelce). I must be misunderstanding what you're saying because if you ask anyone who the face of football is, no one would say Carrie lol.

[Push The Button]

Sept 24, 2023 10:18:22 GMT -5 matty005 said:

Sept 24, 2023 9:30:57 GMT -5 taylor is terrified said:

She’s the face and voice of football right now, so it’s not wildly perplexing for them to pick her. Locals know more songs from her than one might think.

Pat Mahomes

ugh ruin my LIFE daddy

[daddy]

Sept 24, 2023 10:48:22 GMT -5 Push The Button said:

Sept 24, 2023 10:18:22 GMT -5 matty005 said:

Pat Mahomes

ugh ruin my LIFE daddy

okay🫃🏽

We see her name tossed out there every single year well outside of the fandom, plus she has the ties, so I don't see how it's that wild of a concept 🤷🏽‍♂️

However, I agree it’s unlikely to happen as they clearly tend to book artists with much more mainstream and international success than Carrie. If they did go with a group of country artists, they’d look so completely foolish not asking her to be a part of it and I’d imagine her absence would be a major negative talking point.

[Troublemaker]

I don’t foresee them ever asking a country singer to the halftime show (at least as a headliner) in the foreseeable future especially since Jay-Z’s roc nation handles production.

[Hil]

Sept 24, 2023 10:18:22 GMT -5 matty005 said:

Sept 24, 2023 9:30:57 GMT -5 taylor is terrified said:

She’s the face and voice of football right now, so it’s not wildly perplexing for them to pick her. Locals know more songs from her than one might think.

Lol she is not the face of football. For sure the voice since her SNF song is the biggest song since Hank Jr's, "All My Rowdy Friends," on MNF many years ago. But the face? I mean, the face of football are football players (Pat Mahomes, Joe Burrow, AR, Travis Kelce). I must be misunderstanding what you're saying because if you ask anyone who the face of football is, no one would say Carrie lol.

Think they meant non players lol

[14887fan]

Sept 24, 2023 13:17:13 GMT -5 Troublemaker said:

I don’t foresee them ever asking a country singer to the halftime show (at least as a headliner) in the foreseeable future especially since Jay-Z’s roc nation handles production.

That is one very big piece to the puzzle. The Jay-Z/Roc Nation monopoly on the SB Halftime Show will almost certainly screw non-Live Nation-exclusive artists out of the slot. Which includes Carrie, as she’s been with AEG since the beginning. (Could honestly be one of the reasons as to why Taylor Swift hasn’t done it, either, though there were reports recently that she turned this year’s down, which makes sense at this point.)

Nevertheless, it really isn’t out of the question for CU to potentially get the gig at some point. More and more likely, it’s seeming, it’d be as a collab (instead of a solo headline), but that’s very much fine. It’s nonsensical to dismiss her chances, esp. given her longstanding work & association with NFL, SNF, etc. I stand by the notion that a GNR/Carrie show could totally happen at some point.

[sbp17]

GNR/Carrie is a great idea.

A new domed stadium in Nashville would make it a likely Super Bowl spot in a few years. Surely they would have a country lineup then.

[carrieidol1]

I think most realize it isn’t likely. However, Carrie’s relationship with the NFL is undeniable… they’ve kept her on for 11 years. If they’re ever looking for a country artist to headline, I have a hard time believing they’d look past Carrie. Even if they approached her with the proposition of a co-headline, I imagine they’d give her the opportunity to chose her partner(s)… Or even if the NFL themselves proposed Carrie w/ G&R, still a huge win. Again, none of it is likely but it’s not out of the question by any means. Few artists are more technically affiliated with the league than Carrie (to the point made above).

2025 would be a great year to do it, kick off year 20 with a literal bang…

ETA: she was asked about the Super Bowl in an interview that came out yesterday, she responded basically that she’s open to it but that it’s a lot of pressure. The question was framed as “does your SNF gig exclude you from the Super Bowl halftime show?” (I’m paraphrasing based on memory, sorry)… She didn’t seem overly into the idea but as we all know, Carrie isn’t a “no” person when it comes to performance opportunities. I have to imagine if she’s ever directly asked and the timing is right that she would accept the gig.

[schnetzka]

I pre-ordered the deluxe when it was announced from her website store and it still hasn't shipped yet. Hope it comes relatively soon.

[14887fan]

I actually can’t get over how good both D&H and Damage are. Like, those are some genuinely classic-Carrie-sounding songs.

[daddy]

Sept 26, 2023 10:46:10 GMT -5 14887fan said:

I actually can’t get over how good both D&H and Damage are. Like, those are some genuinely classic-Carrie-sounding songs.

Honestly OOTT, Give Her That, Damage, and D&H are all SUCH good songs that I think would have helped this album connect much better with the GP if they were on the standard instead of some other tracks. They just feel more like the Carrie most of us fell in love with.

Hope the positive reactions to these tracks motivate Carrie to proceed with songs like these (or countrier) on her next album.

Deciding not to include these on the original album makes me real curious what other gems Carrie’s passed up on or is holding onto.

[Typo]

“Drunk & Hungover” is too real. Carrie always delivers with the alcohol metaphors.

[taylor is terrified]

I’m halfway to declaring “Drunk & Hungover” one of my favorite songs released this decade, across all genres. I simply can’t get enough of it, even more so than the equally incredible “Damage.”

[Carriefan1190]

Honestly, most of the deluxe tracks should’ve been on the original album. I think they were going for that fun, whimsical sound, so maybe they didn’t think they would fit? The album would’ve been more solid with the deluxe tracks replacing songs like Ghost Story, Hate My Heart, etc.

[zdm1998]

Country Central (more of a purist type country social media page), which normally give’s Carrie’s new releases extremely low ratings, gave Drunk and Hungover a 8.2, praising it, saying it felt like classic Carrie Underwood. I honestly feel like casual fans just feel like she lost her way, and her true sound that made her Carrie Underwood on D&R.

I truly think if she goes back to her contemporary country sound, as well as picking the best available songs (even if they are not ones she wrote) that the GP is still very much in her corner. Cause when I tell you that page has dragged almost every other recent Carrie release.

Honestly all of the Deluxe tracks should’ve been on the standard over

Ghost Story
Faster
Wanted Woman
Hate My Heart
D&R (I guess she would’ve had to find another title track to the album lol.

[zdm1998]

Also, I’ve seen some say that Damage was written for Cry Pretty. I know TMO was, but curious if Damage was as well.

[abbeyjones11]

If you listen to Carrie's takeover on Pandora, she said that "Take Me Out" was written towards the end of the Cry Pretty Era. I didn't haven't time to listen to the whole thing. I think that she also said that she had a ton of fun recording Damage.

[musicfan134]

Kind of a weird question that might ruffle some feathers. Do we get Carrie is starting to get...not really into country music anymore? It just seems like her "passion projects" aren't really country related. I understand she's been releasing and performing country music for almost 20 years, but could it be the genre of music is the issue? Perhaps we will see a pop album from Carrie someday after all, though I think it would be more in line with 80s pop/rock as opposed to today's pop. But I'm starting to wonder if there's a future in which Carrie leaves country music behind.

[Hil]

Sept 26, 2023 21:35:15 GMT -5 musicfan134 said:

Kind of a weird question that might ruffle some feathers. Do we get Carrie is starting to get...not really into country music anymore? It just seems like her "passion projects" aren't really country related. I understand she's been releasing and performing country music for almost 20 years, but could it be the genre of music is the issue? Perhaps we will see a pop album from Carrie someday after all, though I think it would be more in line with 80s pop/rock as opposed to today's pop. But I'm starting to wonder if there's a future in which Carrie leaves country music behind.

Nah. She's talked about country music being where her heart is. That, and her music has ALWAYS been pop country, even more so in the BA era. The deluxe tracks were even more country than the others on the album. She also mentioned on Carrie's Country how Dan & Shay lean into different sounds of country, and she loves that. I don't see it, like, at all. Will she maybe do a another passion project? Sure. Is she leaving country? Zero chance for departure. Since I haven't personally spoken to Carrie I'll say 5% chance of departure lol

[musicfan134]

See, I would've said the same thing 10, even 5 years ago. But her output as of late has not necessarily been very country-leaning. Both Cry Pretty and Denim & Rhinestones were more pop albums with country influences than they were country albums with pop influences.

[Hil]

Still don't see it. She'll put out the music she loves, but it will be rooted in country to some extent and sold as a country album. Her legacy is important to her and her team. Not only all the things I mentioned, but The Grande Ole Opry is one of the things that mean the most to her. There's literally nothing that makes me think she'll leave country. Even in recent interviews she talks about being part of the country music industry and how that allows her to have a more normal life. Not to mention she spent her entire career refusing to promote her music to other formats lol If it crossed over by itself, that's the only way. She also doesn't do the drama other formats require to get attention.

BTW, I'm not even meaning the drama in a negative way. But what would be the end game of her switching genres?! I do think she'll do some more passion projects at some point, but personally, I don't see a way Carrie abandons country. I'm not saying your thoughts are not valid, just that after being a fan since 2005, and listening to interviews as recently as last week, there's nothing she's said that would even make me think there's a chance of that happening. As far as CP and D&R having pop leaning sounds, I think she'll have more albums like that, and maybe some a little more country like the deluxe tracks.

[kluen]

Sept 26, 2023 21:35:15 GMT -5 musicfan134 said:

Kind of a weird question that might ruffle some feathers. Do we get Carrie is starting to get...not really into country music anymore? It just seems like her "passion projects" aren't really country related. I understand she's been releasing and performing country music for almost 20 years, but could it be the genre of music is the issue? Perhaps we will see a pop album from Carrie someday after all, though I think it would be more in line with 80s pop/rock as opposed to today's pop. But I'm starting to wonder if there's a future in which Carrie leaves country music behind.

As a Carrie fan since Play On,I agree with you.

I used to fantasize that Carrie would release an album that's very traditional country like Lee Ann Womack's There's More Where That Came From that would be well received with critics and sweep all the awards.
But over the years,especially the last few years,after D&R released,I stopped.
Although I enjoyed D&R as an album,and I'm not a country purist,I love country pop or pop country or pure pop.I just don't think that type of music is what she wants to make.And that's okay.

But I don't think Carrie would ever leave country music,I mean she undoubtedly loves country music and this is what she wants to do.
I just don't think she has ambitions towards pop/rock field and actually,I don't think she is a very ambitious person.She is a hard working person.
I think she cares more about how much effort she would put into to put on a great show much more than how well the single will do on the charts,radio or streaming.

[desertfloods]

Tbh, deep down I wished she would leave since many snubs ago. (and also because I have no interest in current country music)

But... she is far nicer and loyal than I am lol. So, my guess is no, she has no plans to leave.

[daddy]

It’s a valid question. No ruffled feathers here. : )

But I also am super confident she wouldn’t leave the genre a la Taylor and now Maren.

I think she’s just at a point in her career where she has nothing to prove to people saying she’s not country and can just make the music she wants to make. I’m sure her contract with UMG also permits this, whereas Arista’s was likely more strict about the songs she recorded.

In a way, her brand lately - between Carrie’s country, opening for GnR, and allowing her musical influences outside of country music to influence her recordings - is that she’s a country artist who loves and is influenced by different types of music. She’s said this many times.

While I think a side rock passion project is inevitable, I’m sure we’ll get a non-gospel, traditional country album from her by the end of her career as well.

With all this said, I think Carrie can have more success leaning more into her country/pop influences than her pop/rock ones. It’s what made her such a legend. But she’s earned the right to make the music she wants.

The deluxe songs are a step in the right direction, IMO.

I’m curious to see which direction she goes in on her next album. I feel she might lean into the 90s/2000s country sound, which would be ideal. I could also see her lean more into her rock influences, which I don't think would be nearly as successful. If she does a rock album, I'd rather it be a covers album than original songs.

One other point to consider is I think the change-up in industry standards to write shorter songs for streaming is a negative for most artists, but especially for an artist like Carrie who’s known for story songs that often require more lyrics.

[zdm1998]

Sept 26, 2023 21:35:15 GMT -5 musicfan134 said:

Kind of a weird question that might ruffle some feathers. Do we get Carrie is starting to get...not really into country music anymore? It just seems like her "passion projects" aren't really country related. I understand she's been releasing and performing country music for almost 20 years, but could it be the genre of music is the issue? Perhaps we will see a pop album from Carrie someday after all, though I think it would be more in line with 80s pop/rock as opposed to today's pop. But I'm starting to wonder if there's a future in which Carrie leaves country music behind.

It’s a valid question and I don’t think it should ruffle anyone’s feathers. I personally don’t think she’ll ever leave the genre behind. I think what we’ve seen is since she has all of this new freedom at UMG, that she is doing anything and everything she wanted to do when she was probably told “no” to it when she was at Sony. When the freedom overload gets out of her system, I think (and hope) she will start returning more to her original sound. Which by the way the deluxe tracks sound, I’m hoping that is what she is about to start doing, because to me CP & D&R came nowhere to hitting like albums 1-5 did.

[schnetzka]

Carrie has never really been strictly country. Even going back to her first album, the title track, has almost zero country elements in it. For all the people that say they wish she would release a full-fledged country album, I just don't think it's going to happen. As much as she says that country music is where her heart belongs, her music has always had a pop element. I think she will always be in the country pop lane at least until she's a lot older. I personally love the style of music she makes and I know it's an unpopular opinion to like 'Cry Pretty' but I would be happy if she continued the sound from that era.

[daddy]

Sept 27, 2023 6:30:46 GMT -5 schnetzka said:

Carrie has never really been strictly country. Even going back to her first album, the title track, has almost zero country elements in it. For all the people that say they wish she would release a full-fledged country album, I just don't think it's going to happen. As much as she says that country music is where her heart belongs, her music has always had a pop element. I think she will always be in the country pop lane at least until she's a lot older. I personally love the style of music she makes and I know it's an unpopular opinion to like 'Cry Pretty' but I would be happy if she continued the sound from that era.

Agreed 100%.

Although I'd be surprised if she didn't release an album that leans at least into the Carly Pearce realm of country at some point in her career. I think it would actually be an effective marketing tactic ("my countriest album yet"), plus she'd crush it. 

I feel like Cry Pretty was Carrie's most authentic album and I enjoyed it immensely. I'd be happy for her to continue building off Storyteller and Cry Pretty, which I thought were super consistent efforts (much more so than PO and BA, even if BA had higher highs). The deluxe tracks sound more like songs from those eras than D&R, IMO (with some D&R production flairs). 

Very curious to hear what direction she'll take for Era No 8!