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Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton And Reba Do The Stay At Home Challenge

Carrie posted to Instagram a picture of herself holding a sign of who she stays home for during the COVID-19 pandemic that read, “For my boys.” She wrote on Instagram,…

Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton And Reba Complete Stay At Home Challenge
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Carrie posted to Instagram a picture of herself holding a sign of who she stays home for during the COVID-19 pandemic that read, "For my boys."

She wrote on Instagram, "Thanks for the challenge, @dollyparton! #IStayHomeFor my boys. Now it’s your turn @bradpaisley, @kimberlywilliamspaisley, @keithurban, and @nicolekidman!"

Dolly Parton nominated Carrie and Reba with this post, "Thank you @brandicarlile for nominating me for the #IStayHomeFor Challenge! I stay home for YOU, all of the beautiful fans. This is so important right now to protect yourself, your community and the world. I nominate @carrieunderwood, @reba, @hodakotb and @mileycyrus to share who they are staying home for too. Love you all."

Reba posted, "Hey @dollyparton! Thanks for nominating me for the #IStayHomeFor challenge. I’m staying home for all my family and my fans. It’s the best way to beat this thing! I’m nominating @melissapeterman, @kchenoweth and @kellyclarkson to share who they’re staying home for next. Love you all and hope you’re hanging in there!"

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.