Sunday’s American Idol episode cold-opened with footage of Season 4 champion Carrie Underwood’s journey from humble Oklahoma farmgirl to country music superstar, followed by Season 16 contestant Gabby Barrett’s recent rise from Carrie Underwood fangirl to platinum-selling, record-setting ACM/CMA/CMT Awards nominee. This perfectly set up Sunday’s first audition, by Gabby superfan Laila Mach, to be a similarly torch-passing moment. But it was the night’s final audition, by… Source link
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