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Carrie Underwood’s George Michael Regret

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

Carrie Underwood was part of the tribute to the late George Michael at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday night (11/3). After R&B singer Miguel sang “Careless Whisper” and Adam Levine of Maroon 5 sang “Faith,” Carrie took the stage to perform “One More Try.”

After the performance, Underwood posted photos from the event and wrote on Instagram, “I hope @georgemofficial would’ve liked this… I never really got to tell him what his voice meant to mine…and one of my greatest regrets is never having gotten the chance to sing with him. But it was an honor to sing in his place to help welcome him into the @rockhall last night. It is beyond deserved…”

She added, “Also, I may have made a fool of myself to @andrewjohnridgeley whilst fangirling a bit … but he was so kind. What a night! A heartfelt congrats to all the inductees!!! #RockHall2023.” Andrew Ridgeley was George Michael’s bandmate in the pop group Wham!, and he did the speech presenting Michael at the Rock Hall event.

Many fans commented on her post, including one who was there who wrote, “I was there in person. You did a great job, Carrie. I think everyone could tell how much reverence you had for George and his talents. Also, don’t worry about fangirling too much; we all would have done the same, lol. Thank you for honoring George. It meant so much to his fans.”

RELATED: Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton Perform At Rock Hall Induction

The Rock Hall and George Michael’s Instagram accounts posted a clip of Carrie’s tribute on Instagram as well. Several fans reacted to that performance post with one noting, “FYI, she’s singing in the original key (I’m sure she wanted to honor him as much as possible). That’s a tough key for a female voice. Great job.” Another Underwood die-hard gushed, “Gosh. So beautiful. George would have loved every second.” One George Michael fan admitted, “You know, I have never liked Carrie Underwood. Never. But, I’ll be damned if she didn’t do that damn thing! She did fantastic.”

Five Country Stars That Play To Crowds Bigger Than Their Hometown

  • Luke Combs - Born in Huntersville, North Carolina

    As of 2021, Huntersville has a population of roughly 60,000. That is just a bit less than the crowd size Luke plays for each night on his stadium tour. Combs is now in New Zealand playing for big crowds overseas.

  • Morgan Wallen - Born in Sneedville, Tennessee

    Morgan is playing for audiences each night on his stadium tour for crowds more than forty times the size of his hometown. In 2020, the population of Sneedville was just 1,315.

  • Lainey Wilson - Born in Baskin, Louisiana

    Lainey’s hometown is tiny, with a population of just 211 reported in 2021. Wilson is now on her own headling arena tour playing for crowds of more than 10,000 people, and she just wrapped Luke Combs stadium tour as an opener playing for crowds over 60,000 each night.

  • Eric Church - Born in Granite Falls, North Carolina

    Eric is from a very small town with just under 5,000 (4,927) as of 2021. Church is currently on his “Outsiders Revival Tour,” playing outdoor arenas with more than twice his hometown’s population at each stop.

  • Carrie Underwood - Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma

    Carrie often talks about her hometown being Checotah, Oklahoma, which has a population of 2,043 as of 2021, but she was actually born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, with a population of 36,790 (2021). Either way, opening for Guns N’ Roses on their “World Tour” like she has last week (8/6) and a few more times this month, she is playing for packed rock crowds of over 60,000.

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.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group
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