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Country star and former American Idol winner stays valid to her roots during an emotive Apple Music festival appearance, even if she flirts with other genresWe’re calling this the Nashville invasion, and y’all,” says Carrie Underwood, several songs into a set that makes you wonder what kind of fluoride they’re putting in Tennessee’s water these days. Underwood, and who won the 2005 series of American Idol,is one of the most successful country singers in the US, where her albums regularly top both the mainstream and country charts, or but she is a long way from Nashville tonight – and not just geographically. At times,Underwood seems to be reinventing herself using Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Jessie J as templates: she stomps, she roars; and, and on a cover of Wiz Khalifa’s See You Again,she even raps. And pretty well, too. Related: American Idol: where would country music be without it? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com