{"id":1494,"date":"2026-07-08T06:20:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=1494"},"modified":"2026-07-08T06:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:20:04","slug":"carrie-underwood-slammed-for-embarrassing-golf-course-performance-that-only-drew-dozens-of-people-in-the-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=1494","title":{"rendered":"Carrie Underwood slammed for \u2018embarrassing\u2019 golf course performance that only drew \u2018dozens\u2019 of people in the crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div 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150w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/SC-Carrie-Comp-copy-1.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>CARRIE Underwood has been hit by a slew of backlash from fans after new footage of her performing at a fourth of July concert over the weekend went viral.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16343026\/carrie-underwood-breaks-silence-nikki-glaser-american-idol\/\">The hitmaker <\/a>took to the stage in Illinois on Saturday at the John Deere Classic \u2013 an annual golf tournament held as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/pga-tour\/\">PGA Tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Entertainment\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-entertainment\">Entertainment<\/span> newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16652843\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"16652843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?w=661\" alt=\"GOLF: JUL 04 PGA John Deere Classic Carrie Underwood Concert On The Course\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-16652843\" width=\"661\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1845w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?resize=206,300&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 206w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?resize=768,1116&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?resize=705,1024&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 705w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?resize=1057,1536&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 1057w, 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https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?resize=48,70&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 48w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?resize=37,54&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 37w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?resize=138,200&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 138w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?resize=231,336&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?resize=322,468&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?resize=300,436&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?resize=303,441&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 303w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?resize=41,60&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 41w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?resize=55,80&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 55w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?resize=661,960&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 661w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866529.jpg?resize=34,50&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 34w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>American singer Carrie Underwood performed after the third round of the John Deere Classic on July 4<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16652851\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"16652851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866509.jpg?w=808\" alt=\"GOLF: JUL 04 PGA John Deere Classic Carrie Underwood Concert On The Course\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-16652851\" width=\"808\" height=\"960\" 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https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866509.jpg?resize=59,70&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 59w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866509.jpg?resize=45,54&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 45w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866509.jpg?resize=168,200&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 168w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866509.jpg?resize=231,275&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866509.jpg?resize=322,383&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866509.jpg?resize=300,357&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866509.jpg?resize=371,441&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 371w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866509.jpg?resize=50,60&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866509.jpg?resize=67,80&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 67w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866509.jpg?resize=808,960&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 808w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/american-singer-carrie-underwood-performs-1093866509.jpg?resize=42,50&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 42w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Carrie received a slew of backlash from fans after her most recent performance<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But, it wasn\u2019t the tournament that got people talking online, it was Carrie.<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old was slammed by fans for her \u201chorrible\u201d rendition of her hit song \u2018Before He Cheats.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps one of Carrie\u2019s most powerful tunes, depicting a scorned woman getting her revenge on her unfaithful ex, surprisingly didn\u2019t got down well with fans.<\/p>\n<p>They called it \u201cembarrassing\u201d online with others saying she looked very awkward onstage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__header\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more on Carrie Underwood\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--multi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16343026\/carrie-underwood-breaks-silence-nikki-glaser-american-idol\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/SC-Underwood-Glaser-Comp-copy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">CARRIED AWAY?<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Carrie Underwood breaks silence on \u2018tension\u2019 with Idol guest Nikki Glaser<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/16318460\/american-idol-carrie-underwood-launches-business-hi-note\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/ch-carrie-underwood-hinote-comp.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">CARRIED AWAY<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Carrie Underwood launches new business amid rumors she&#8217;s leaving American Idol<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Headliner Carrie has regularly sold-out venues like Madison Square Garden and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/chicago\/\">Chicago<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/allstate\/\">Allstate<\/a> Arena but eagle-eyed fans are convinced she performed for just \u201ca couple dozen people\u201d over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Rumours of a small crowd circulated online after fans saw snaps of a thinned-out crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Tournament officials estimated Carrie had an audience of around 12,000, according to Quad-City Times.<\/p>\n<p>One fan wrote: \u201cHow did Carrie go from performing stadiums to singing for a couple dozen people on a golf course?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"rail-container rail-container--full-width rail-container--white\">\n<div class=\"rail rail--classic article theme-entertainment\">\n<p><h3 class=\"rail__title\">Most read in Entertainment<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNever thought I\u2019d see the day she would sound bad,\u201d said another fan.<\/p>\n<p>A third fan added: \u201cHow is she not embarrassed by this? The decline of Carrie\u2019s career in the past year needs to be studied.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, another penned: \u201cI don\u2019t know why you guys are hating this was a private event on a golf course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A fifth person said: \u201cShe\u2019s still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/carrie-underwood\/\">Carrie Underwood<\/a> and that\u2019s an achievement in itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carrie skyrocketed onto the music scene in 2005 after winning the fourth season of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/american-idol\/\">American Idol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She went from being a college student from Oklahoma to being a huge success overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Her breakthrough single was \u2018Take the Wheel\u2019 and it was the lead track on her debut album Some Hearts.<\/p>\n<p>Carrie is best known for her tunes \u2018Before He Cheats\u2019, \u2018Cowboy Casanova\u2019 and \u2018Heartbeat.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/35138187\/carrie-underwood-shares-rare-photo-nashville-farm-american-idol\/\">The American singer<\/a> still has a jam-packed schedule juggling judging American Idol, her businesses, live show and festival performances and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/radio\/\">radio<\/a> channel Carrie\u2019s Country.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARRIE Underwood has been hit by a slew of backlash from fans after new footage of her performing at a fourth of July concert over the weekend went viral. 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