Carrie Underwood Celebrates 100 Opry Performances

Following the success of the sold-out Storyteller tour with four Storyteller singles spawned including Dirty Laundry, Carrie Underwood managed to take on a random song released by a random non-mainstream music singer called The Fighter. So far, the music video was aired on NickMusic (great song by the way.) and reached the top 10 in the US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) chart. But wait, we can’t stop there…

Carrie Underwood celebrated a major milestone at the Grand Ole Opry over the weekend with her 100th performance in the iconic circle. The singer took part in four sold-out shows while being recognized for her big achievement.

Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame member Connie Smith introduced the pop star (I know Carrie Underwood isn't a pop singer. But hey, Carrie is Carrie. So who knows.) during Saturday’s (March 25) first show, where she presented her fellow Opry member with a commemorative print and a rose bouquet in celebration of 100 Opry appearances.

“Opry fans, all of us Opry members, and the entire Opry family are excited when you come home to the Opry stage,” Smith told the pop singer. “Even when you’ve been on the road more than 200 days a year, you’ve always come back to the Opry. That tells me you love us, and we love you right back.”

“I grew up dreaming of one day performing here and maybe even becoming a member. That dream comes true over and over each time I take the Opry stage,” the pop superstar said. “Here’s to the next 100!”

She has made her Opry debut on June 10, 2005, less than two weeks after winning American Idol. Invited by Randy Travis, she became an Opry member in 2008. Nine years later, Carrie Underwood celebrated her 100-show milestone onstage and backstage, with a special cake from Nashville’s IveyCake and 100 pink roses in her dressing room — a surprise gift from the Opry.

She also shared some of the fun with fans via Instagram, writing, “When you play your 100th show at the @opry you shove your face into some delicious #IveyCake !!! That’s just the way it goes! What an amazing night! Thanks to everyone who shared it with me!”

Woah, it’s nice to see Carrie Underwood performing her 100th Opry performance. But still, I wish country music gets more views in the streaming realm. It’s kinda sad that people like adults streaming music only knows mainstream music these days and not country music including Carrie Underwood. Blame America for being anti-country music jerks. Man, why America is anti-country music jerks and stick with junk music like Pink these days?

Man, country music like Carrie Underwood has always been so poorly managed in terms of Billboard charts, worldwide market and streaming music. There are literally so many country music including country hits on country radio in the country music market that could've been better choices on streaming music and overseas like UK than country songs played on country radio and market to North America they ended up going with. The biggest atrocity was Nashville because country songs like Carrie Underwood songs should've most definitely have been ideal for other countries like Australia and streaming sites like Vevo and anyone with ears would agree with that. Even Carrie Underwood hits like Two Black Caddilacs and Church Bells should've been properly released with a worldwide appeal like Japan and gets more views on YouTube and Vevo instead of that messy US/Canada version of North America/Nashville/local they did with the fact country music are not popular music.

I mean, country songs like Highway Don’t Care and The Fighter was the real smash that other countries like France and streaming like Spotify got away though. They decided to release country music to only US and Canada where they should’ve released everywhere but no, people listening to popular music was forced to hear mainstream music like pop music and avoid country music like Carrie Underwood. What a messy, messy marketing campaign. They should've just released country music including Carrie Undwerwood everywhere because that was the popular music that people liked from the music business.

Country music is one of the most poorly managed I've ever witnessed of a popular music genre. Country music had so many songs that could've been considered "country hits", they just never got a chance because popular music and people listening to music are anti-country music jerks and stick with country music-less popular music like rock music these days. Why, North America and Nashville, why? Anyway, I would like Carrie Underwood to try pop music as a side project after her second child and as soon as she take a break from country music. It would be nice if Carrie Underwood can break away from country music and head into the mainstream as long as she can go crossover to the pop realm and release pop music as side projects for pop market. That way, Carrie Underwood will be the crossover to both pop and country at the same time. Country music for country market (and fans too) and pop music for pop market. Make her future pop music heart and emotions too. That would be my dream.

Anyway, what do think of Carrie Underwood performing her 100th Opry performance? Sound off below!