Carrie Underwood, Husband Talked To Sons About Nashville Shooting

The city of Nashville and the world continues to mourn for the victims of the Nashville school shooting at Covenant Christian school in Nashville that occurred on Monday (3/27), killing three students and three staff members.

Carrie Underwood and her husband, Mike Fisher, talked with their young sons about the shooting, as Mike shared on Instagram last night (3/30). Fisher posted, "This week has been one full of emotions! I can't even imagine the devastation for the families with kids and staff at covenant and to those who lost beautiful children and loved ones. My heart breaks for all of you! I'm so sorry! We are praying for you!"

He continued, "The other night, we talked to our boys about what had happened. They have good friends that attend covenant school. Explaining this to children is hard, but I think it's important. Isaiah's first question was why?? Why would someone do that?? I tried to explain to him that sometimes we will never know why, but we have evil in this world, and really bad things can happen."

He added, "We told him that God loves us and that Jesus, his son, is the ONLY answer and hope we have in this broken world. It was a reminder that the most important thing we can do is point them to Jesus and show them what following him looks like because we never know when our time here on earth will be up! I pray this brings us all closer to our savior and that we boldly point people and our loved ones to Jesus because that's what matters most!!"

Mike closed his post with a scripture, "John 16:33 - 'I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.'"

Many fans and friends responded to the post, including one who wrote, "Well stated. Prayers for you all and your community." Another person commented, "Thank you, Mike. The interaction with your children is so powerful and needed in this world of uncertainty… standing up for Christ is challenging these days, but we must build a firm foundation with the courage to share in our lives with those around us. God bless you and your family. We love you so much."

Country music through the years has always had a strong female presence. In the 1960s, country music stars like Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn ruled the country charts and country fan's hearts.

Through movies, we have been able to see the rise and tragic fall of Patsy Cline, who died in her 20s in 1963 in a plane crash as she was heading back to Nashville from a show. In 1985, actress Jessica Lange told her story on Sweet Dreams. Lange was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress.

And we all know the story of Loretta Lynn. Sissy Spacek portrayed the country icon in Coal Miner's Daughter in 1980, and won the Oscar for Best Actress.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Dolly Parton and Barbara Mandrell ruled country music as Mandrell became the first artist to win the CMA Entertainer of the Year Award twice in a row in 1980 and 1981. Lynn was the first woman to win the top award of ETOTY from the CMA in 1972. Between the two, Parton was crowned CMA's ETOTY in 1978.

When Lainey Wilson won the CMA ETOTY honor in 2023, she talked about Dolly, telling us backstage after her win, "When I went to Dollywood, and I hung out with her a little bit, I told her... I said the CMAs are around the corner. She said, 'I've won one a time or two.' I mean, Dolly, she's it. She's the one that I look to when I think about how to go about this business.

Wilson added, "She's never been scared to step outside the lines, to step outside the box. But at the same time, she's completely true to herself and true to her story."

While Lainey is primed and ready to be the next Queen of Country Music, we gathered five women who made a considerable mark in country music and are forever considered Queens of Country Music:

Lambert has been honored with more Academy of Country Music Awards than any artist in history. Miranda is also a seven-time winner of the CMA's Female Vocalist of the Year, beating a record once held by Reba. She is also a three-time Grammy winner, with her most recent Grammy win in 2021 for Best Country Album for "Wildcard." Lambert is currently playing her first Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood.

Reba's superstardom in country music started in the 1980s and is still going strong today. Since the 1970s, McEntire has placed over 100 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 25 of which reached the number one spot. She has sold 75 million albums in her career. Her career also includes her acting roles: she even had her own sitcom in the early 2000s called Reba. She is currently working on a couple of Lifetime movies and has a role on ABC TV's Big Sky, where she plays a villain for the first time in her acting career. She has won countless country music awards, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011, and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2018.

Carrie is a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry, known as country music's church, and plays the Opry whenever she can. She has won the Entertainer of the Year honor from the ACM and has sold a whopping 70 million albums in her career since her debut in 2005. Carrie has 42 songs on Billboard and over 25 number-one hits.

Loretta started as the first country music "Queen" and the first female to win the coveted Entertainer of the Year Honor from the CMA in 1972. Her remarkable career has spanned six decades and influenced countless country queens, including Dolly and Reba. Loretta, whose life story was chronicled in an Oscar-winning movie Coal Miner's Daughter in 1980, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988.

Although Loretta came before her, Dolly has sold more than 100 million albums in her long career, which started when she moved to Nashville straight out of high school at age 18. She has influenced countless women who came after her in all genres of music, which is evident by her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month. Dolly was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999. She's won too many awards to name, and her heart is just as big as her wallet as she gives millions of dollars away to those in need, including her million-dollar donation for the COVID vaccine. She also received a Kennedy Center honor in 2006.