Carrie Underwood Returns to American Idol

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Coming up:

• Carrie Underwood: Contestant to Judge

• Willie Nelson Releasing Covers EP

• Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion and Opry Debut

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Carrie Underwood: Contestant 👉️ Judge

Nearly twenty years since auditioning, Carrie Underwood is “coming home” to American Idol, and this time not as a guest performer or vocal mentor, but something else. Replacing Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood will join Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan as a Judge for the competition.

This announcement is only a drop in the bucket of everything she has on her plate. Carrie Underwood has extended her Las Vegas residency through 2025, announced a collaboration with Papa Roach on a new version of “Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark)”, and lead worship for a Nashville congregation through Bethel’s “Goodness of God”

We’re looking forward to seeing Carrie Underwood back on American Idol; maybe she’ll help find the next American superstar. American Idol will host virtual auditions for Florida on August 29th.

Post Malone’s Opry Debut and F-1 Trillion

Post Malone has been quickly rising through the ranks of Country music. Collaborating with Country legends and learning from some of the best, his debut Country album “F-1 Trillion” is already a chart topper.

Just two days before his August 16th record release, Post Malone made his Grand Ole Opry debut with special guests Brad Paisley, Lainey Wilson, The War and Treaty, Vince Gill and John Michael Montgomery. Catch the full performance Opry coverage here.

Willie Nelson’s Covers EP “Last Leaf on the Tree”

That’s right, Willie Nelson is releasing his 153rd album, Last Leaf on the Tree, on November 1st. The record will include cover tracks and reinterpretations of famous songs by Tom Waits, Keith Richards, Beck, The Flaming Lips, Neil Young, Nina Simone, and more.

The album will also include tracks written by Willie Nelson himself, and his son, Micah Nelson, who is also producing the album. Talk about great family genes (and jeans).

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• Josh Turner Talks His 10th Milestone Album

• Luke Combs Becomes First Artist to Earn Three Diamond Country Singles Certified by RIAA

• Hawthorne Has Three-Peat On Their Mind

• Sonny’s BBQ Celebrates Founder’s Birthday

• Glover To Return as UF Leadership Overhaul Continues 

For more news and local headlines, visit Mainstreet Daily News.

This Month

• 8/23 Free Concert Friday

• 8/29 American Idol Virtual Auditions for Florida

• 8/30 Free Concert Friday

Coming Up

• 9/13 Jason Eady with Kyle Keller at Heartwood Soundstage 

• 9/28 Mason Ramsey w/ Halle Kearns at Heartwood Soundstage

For more local events, visit Mainstreet Daily News.

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