Carrie's Comeback: NFL Anthem, Grand Ole Opry, and Moose Stew Mania

Carrie Underwood BioSnap a weekly updated Biography. Carrie Underwood is everywhere this week as she returns to national prominence in multiple spheres. Her much-anticipated Sunday Night Football show open for NBC is debuting tonight, marking her 13th consecutive season as the face and voice of the NFL’s top primetime show. This year is extra special—the 20th season of Sunday Night Football on NBC—which sees Underwood front and center, belting the reimagined anthem from the stage of Las Vegas’s Resorts World Theatre, home of her record-setting Reflection residency. She has called the annual shoot “a blast” and promises “high energy and stunning visuals” for tonight’s premiere, this time with even more behind-the-scenes flavor and national roadshow vibes, according to statements from both Carrie and Tripp Dixon, the open’s longtime creative director as featured on Thunderbolt Radio and Sunny Country. Underwood joked on NBC that the look this time is “very glam, always exciting, always fun,” and her Instagram teasers of the shoot in a shimmering blue dress have sparked fan buzz across social media—especially as the NFL season opener between the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens gets the full Carrie treatment. Friday night, Underwood wowed an exclusive crowd at the Yaamava Resort and Casino in California, the first of several high-profile appearances this September. She’s also booked for double dates at Nashville’s historic Grand Ole Opry next week, as listed on Shazam and venue sites, keeping her firmly embedded in the heart of country music. And she’s making herself at home—maybe a little too literally. Over the Labor Day weekend, the superstar took to Instagram Stories to share her rustic Tennessee home life, showing off a spree of canning and cooking with “moose stew” and other homemade treats. Fans lapped up the images of venison, family canning projects, and future meals “all set with food on hand,” as reported by KDHL Radio, giving credence to Underwood’s reputation as a self-sufficient homebody offstage. No major headlines have surfaced about new singles or unexpected business ventures, but her business resume remains stacked. There’s continued buzz about past successes: Underwood’s Fit52 fitness app, her former CALIA athleisure brand—ranked by Fortune as a top seller—and the continuing speculation about her estimated $120 million net worth as covered by AOL and Women’s Health. Meanwhile, she’s also confirmed to rejoin the American Idol judging panel in 2026, a long-range note that quietly signals her staying power. Rumors have circulated online of struggles with running her Tennessee farm due to a lack of migrant workers, but Snopes debunked those as false, reminding followers to look for reliable sources in the rumor mill. Finally, while she may have lost a long-standing chart record to Shaboozey’s summer hit according to Sanilac Broadcasting, Carrie Underwood remains firmly in the spotlight, setting both musical and pop culture agend This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.