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Carrie Underwood Is Exposed as a Major Nu-Metal Fan on ‘American Idol’


Carrie Underwood proved to be a big nu-metal fan after a singer who goes by Insite auditioned for 'Idol' with hits from Korn and Drowning Pool.

Sure, Carrie Underwood is the country star behind hits like “Before He Cheats” and “All-American Girl,” but turns out, she’s also a huge fan of nu-metal. In a clip from season 23 of American Idol, in which Underwood took over for Katy Perry on the judges panel alongside Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, an 18-year-old musician named Insite auditions. As he begins to belt the lyrics and head bang along to the beat, Underwood is seen grooving and singing with Insite, which surprised her fellow judges Bryan and Richie.

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