{"id":4078,"date":"2025-06-27T09:35:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T09:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=4078"},"modified":"2025-06-27T09:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T09:35:48","slug":"this-was-a-night-ill-never-forget-carrie-underwood-fought-back-tears-after-an-emotionally-powerful-tribute-at-the-country-music-awards-the-superstar-delivered-a-moving-per","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=4078","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThis Was A Night I\u2019ll Never Forget!\u201d Carrie Underwood Fought Back Tears After An Emotionally Powerful Tribute At The Country Music Awards! The Superstar Delivered A Moving Performance Of The Classic Hymn \u201cSoftly And Tenderly\u201d In Remembrance Of Country Icons Like Don Williams, Troy Gentry, And Glen Campbell\u2014While A Heartbreaking Memorial Video Played Behind Her On The Big Screen. As The Tribute Concluded, Carrie Became Visibly Emotional When Images Of The 58 Victims From The Recent Route 91 Harvest Festival Tragedy In Las Vegas Appeared On Screen. Her Voice Quivered With Emotion As She Sang The Final Notes, Leading To A Roaring Standing Ovation From The Entire Crowd! Watch The Full Performance Below!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carrie Underwood pays heartfelt tribute to Las Vegas victims during CMAs<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/gettyimages-871875190-4b15b5ab-109f-4db1-b6a2-50a81c1f90fb.jpg\" alt=\"See Carrie Underwood's Tribute to Las Vegas at CMA Awards\" width=\"576\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"yPtQGUFD\"><\/div>\n<p>The singer delivered an emotional performance during the \u201cin memoriam\u201d tribute at the annual country music awards show.<\/p>\n<div class=\"OxoE3MhF\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Carrie Underwood delivered an emotional performance Wednesday, paying tribute at the Country Music Association Awards to industry artists who died in the past year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">The singer sang the traditional hymn \u201cSoftly and Tenderly\u201d to honor numerous country music performers, including Glen Campbell, Troy Gentry and Don Williams, while an \u201cin memoriam\u201d video payed homage to them on a large screen behind her.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2017_45\/1294941\/carrie-underwood-today-tease-171109.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Carrie Underwood at 51st Country Music Association Awards Show in Nashville.\" width=\"570\" height=\"321\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Underwood choked up toward the end of her performance as the screen showed photos of the 58 people who were killed last month when a gunman opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=admin&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=928462089408131072&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Famericanenigmas.com%2Fphuonganhbtv%2Fthis-was-a-night-ill-never-forget-carrie-underwood-fought-back-tears-after-an-emotionally-powerful-tribute-at-the-country-music-awards-the-superstar-delivered-a-moving-per%2F&amp;sessionId=9995c1a6f7ee96be414dbb5bb7eb23ce3854251d&amp;siteScreenName=admin&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"928462089408131072\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Underwood co-hosted the CMA Awards with fellow country star Brad Paisley. The pair opened the program with a heartfelt message to the Las Vegas victims, along with those who lost their lives in last weekend\u2019s church shooting in the Sutherland Springs, Texas. They also honored victims from hurricanes in Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThe list goes on and on. This has been a year marked by tragedy, impacting countless lives, including so many in our country music family,\u201d Underwood said. \u201cSo tonight, we\u2019re going to do what families do. Come together, pray together, cry together and sing together, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii styles_portrait__NEQhG\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/newscms\/2017_45\/1294953\/carrie-and-brad-today-inline-2-171109.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2017_45\/1294953\/carrie-and-brad-today-inline-2-171109.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/newscms\/2017_45\/1294953\/carrie-and-brad-today-inline-2-171109.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2017_45\/1294953\/carrie-and-brad-today-inline-2-171109.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2017_45\/1294953\/carrie-and-brad-today-inline-2-171109.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley during the 51st Annual CMA Awards Show\" width=\"659\" height=\"961\" \/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, hosts of the 51st annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Paisley said the show was dedicated to \u201call those we\u2019ve lost and all of those still healing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/clv.h-cdn.co\/assets\/17\/45\/2560x1920\/sd-aspect-1510198960-carrie-underwood-performs.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie Underwood Las Vegas Shooting Victim Tribute - CMAs 2017 In Memoriam\" width=\"593\" height=\"445\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark body-graf\">\u201cThe way we see it, the best way to honor our fans is to play our music, loud and proud,\u201d he said. \u201cOur music lifts people up and that\u2019s what we\u2019re here to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carrie Underwood In Tears!! 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