Carrie Underwood Recalls the First Time She Met Country Icon Loretta Lynn at the Grand Ole Opry

Carrie Underwood is one of the biggest stars in country music today. However, there’s a chance that she wouldn’t be where she is today without the trailblazers who came before her. Ladies like Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells, Dolly Parton, and more recently Reba McEntire paved the way for female artists of the modern age.

More than being a trailblazing country legend, Lynn was a class act who was quick to give younger artists praise and advice while making them feel like old friends. When the legend passed away in on October 4, 2022, Underwood took to social media to mourn her passing and tell her fans and followers about the first time she met the Coal Miner’s Daughter.

Carrie Underwood Recalls Metting Loretta Lynn

“The first time I met Loretta Lynn was at the Grand Ole Opry at the beginning of my career. I was chatting in the corner with another artist and someone walked behind me and smacked me on the rear end!” Carrie Underwood wrote in the post.  “I turned around and there she was, in a big sparkly dress laughing as she continued to walk down the hall at what she had just done,” she added.

Underwood went on to say that this is one of her favorite stories to share because it captures Lynn’s personality so well.  “She was a cantankerous little pistol, friendly and sweet, never afraid to be herself and speak her mind,” she explained.

Underwood recalled singing to and with Lynn in some of the “most special” moments of her career. Then, she shared how much the Coal Miner’s Daughter meant to her and the rest of the country music world. “She is irreplaceable,” Underwood wrote. “She will be incredibly missed but her legacy lives on in those of us whom she has influenced. I am truly grateful to have known such an amazing woman and artist,” she continued.

The “Jesus Take the Wheel” singer concluded her post with a message to Lynn. “Thank you, Loretta, for showing us how it’s done. May you Rest In Peace in the arms of Jesus and add your heavenly voice to the angel choir. Love you!”

Carrie Underwood Visits Her Husband Mike Fisher’s Old Stomping Grounds

Carrie Underwood stepped out in Nashville on Saturday night (Feb. 22) to catch the Nashville Predators’ home game against the Colorado Avalanche at Bridgestone Arena.

That’s familiar turf for the singer, since her husband Mike Fisher is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played for the Preds between 2011 and 2018. Fisher was named the captain of the team in 2016, and the following year, he led the team to the Stanley Cup Finals, which they ultimately lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Fisher’s still one of the most recognized Preds players, and even posed with a photo of him — on the ice, in uniform — on the wall of the venue.

“Got to go to the [Nashville Preds] game tonight! Congrats on the W, boys!” Underwood wrote over the photo she shared, celebrating the team’s 2-1 victory against the Avalanche.

In another shot, Underwood shared the view of the game from her seat, complete with a row of fans in front of her rocking Predators colors.

Underwood and Fisher will celebrate 15 years of marriage this year. They met backstage at one of her concerts in 2008, when Underwood was already a bona fide country star, and Fisher was playing for the Ottawa Senators.

The couple married in 2010, and they’ve since welcomed two children: A son named Isaiah in February 2015, and another son named Jacob in January 2019.

What Are Carrie Underwood’s 2025 Tour Dates?

Underwood is booked for nine more shows in March and April as part of her Reflection residency at Las Vegas’ Resorts World Theatre.

She has not (yet) announced any tour dates outside of her Vegas run, but you’ll be able to catch her regularly on this season of American Idol, which she’s joining as a full-time judge.

That’s a full-circle moment for Underwood, who won the TV singing competition 20 years ago. She’s judging alongside fellow country star Luke Bryan, plus Lionel Richie. Season 23 of Idol begins March 9 on ABC.