Carrie Underwood is kicking off summer with a full celebration of what makes Carrie’s Country worth tuning into – and she brought the Grand Ole Opry along for the ride.
The Sirius XM radio show is marking its anniversary week with the broadcast of the 2026 Official Fan Club Party, recorded live at the Grand Ole Opry. Carrie co-hosted the event with Ania Hammar from The Highway, another flagship country channel on the platform. The full week of programming airs on Carrie’s Country, Channel 60.
Real talk: the Grand Ole Opry carries weight that most venues never will. Artists like Patsy Cline and Dolly Parton built their legacies on that floor. Bringing fans there and capturing those moments for a radio broadcast is a genuine tribute to the tradition Carrie’s been part of for over 20 years.
Carrie’s Country on Instagram kicked off the announcement with a call to “start your summer and our anniversary week on a #HiNote.” The post pointed fans toward Channel 60 for what it called “unforgettable stories” and personal moments between Carrie and her community.
Having Ania Hammar in the co-host seat adds real dimension to the week. Hammar brings credibility from The Highway, one of Sirius XM’s biggest country channels. Pairing that with Carrie’s direct connection to her fan community turns anniversary week into a real conversation between two voices that country listeners already trust.
Carrie Underwood has been a defining figure in country music since winning American Idol back in 2005. More than two decades in, she’s collected seven Grammy Awards and sold out arenas around the world. Carrie’s Country on Sirius XM Channel 60 is the version of that career that lives closest to the people who’ve been riding with her from the start. It’s built around the music she loves and the real stories behind it.
Country radio and the Grand Ole Opry have a long shared history. The Opry’s broadcast has been running since the 1920s. That makes it one of the oldest ongoing programs in American radio. Broadcasting a live Opry performance over Sirius XM connects two things country music has always kept close – the live show and the fans at home listening in.
The Fan Club Party format puts listeners right in the middle of it. Face-to-face access and personal moments at one of the most storied venues in American music – that’s the kind of access that hits different from a regular show. The anniversary week broadcast brings that feeling to everyone who couldn’t be in the room.
For fans who attended the live event at the Opry, hearing it on the radio is a chance to relive it. For everyone else, it’s their way in.
The full celebration runs all week on Sirius XM Channel 60. Summer’s starting, and Carrie Underwood is making sure her people feel every bit of it.
