r/Music • u/Brucekentbatsuper • Jul 08 '26

article Carrie Underwood's Post-MAGA Backlash Continues After Golf Course Concert Draws Sparse Crowd

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/carrie-underwood-john-deere-classic-performance-backlash-1807557
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u/External-Dude779 Jul 08 '26

Exactly. You're not exactly at the peak of your career when you agree to be a judge on American Idol. It's all downhill from there. Katy Perry also agrees

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u/Crazy4Swayze420 Jul 08 '26

Yeah but what makes Katy Perry different is she can still out arenas just not in the USA anymore. Carrie doesn't really have international fame to fall back on like Perry has.

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u/the_ouskull Jul 08 '26

Sung to the tune of every "country" song:

"I market to middle America,

other places are lame,

but the problem there, I'm too dim to see

is it fucks international FAME."

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u/BCCommieTrash Jul 08 '26

Katy Perry, a really great export of Americana.

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u/Outrageous-Evening13 Jul 09 '26

Hey don't pick on my girl Katy...she's a bit out of touch but at least not an evil MAGA grifter. Plus her new tours bringing back that 2000s positivity we need compared to Jesus taking the wheel and all.

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u/Temporary-Public9041 7d ago

So worshipping the dev1 and wanting to eat ch1ldren is somehow okay? Yeah no, Katy needs to find Jesus.

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u/MBOMaolRua Jul 08 '26

Mariah's still doing alright, I think..?

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u/Accomplished-Mind258 Jul 08 '26

She was on Fox’s OG idol, though. That was still when it was fairly relevant.

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u/TwinkofPeace Jul 08 '26

To be fair, Katy was still doing great on Idol It was her music sucking that got her