{"id":2646,"date":"2025-06-13T20:39:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T20:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=2646"},"modified":"2025-06-13T20:39:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T20:39:36","slug":"we-lit-the-heavens-on-fire-keith-urban-and-carrie-underwood-unleashed-a-soul-shaking-storm-at-the-2017-cmt-awards-their-duet-of-the-fighter-electrifying-nashville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=2646","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe lit the heavens on fire!\u201d Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood unleashed a soul-shaking storm at the 2017 CMT Awards, their duet of \u201cThe Fighter\u201d electrifying Nashville\u2019s Bridgestone Arena. Keith\u2019s gritty, heart-sworn vocals clashed with Carrie\u2019s soaring, raw power, weaving a Ripcord love story that left 12,000 fans spellbound. X blazed with 2M views, roaring, \u201cThis is country\u2019s heartbeat!\u201d. Is this the duet that defines a generation? Dive into the searing magic below! \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glamour.com\/photos\/5938a7dcae74e16be799546f\/master\/w_2560%2Cc_limit\/GettyImages-693578516.jpg\" alt=\"Image may contain Musical Instrument Guitar Leisure Activities Human Person Electrical Device Microphone and Musician\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a02017 CMT Awards\u00a0aired Wednesday night (June 7), and it brought out all of country music\u2019s kings and queens. That included\u00a0<em>American Idol<\/em>\u00a0veteran Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban, who performed a stripped-down (but still flawless) rendition of their hit song \u201cThe Fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"edg6cjgU\"><\/div>\n<p>I know what you\u2019re thinking:\u00a0<em>Another<\/em>\u00a0performance of \u201cThe Fighter\u201d (which, admittedly, is a totally valid thought)? Underwood and Urban have performed this song quite literally everywhere, including the Grammys and ACM Awards; however, their version at tonight\u2019s CMT Awards stood out in more ways than one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOK, everybody, this is special. We\u2019ve got something truly incredible for you right now. You\u2019ve all heard Keith and Carrie sing their smash hit \u2018The Fighter,\u2019 but I guarantee you\u2019ve never heard it like this,\u201d CMT Awards host and\u00a0<em>Nashville<\/em>\u00a0actor Charles Esten said right before their performance. And he was right!<\/p>\n<div class=\"Container-bkChBi byNLHx\" data-event-boundary=\"click\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;pattern&quot;:&quot;CNEInterludeEmbed&quot;}\" data-in-view=\"{&quot;pattern&quot;:&quot;CNEInterludeEmbed&quot;}\" data-include-experiments=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"VideoFigure-eayQIa qIkQl\" data-testid=\"cne-interlude-container\">The duo started things out slow and bare-bones, letting their velvety vocals and the song\u2019s beautiful lyrics take center stage. However, the tune\u2019s signature upbeat tempo kicked in about one minute in, and a full-on dance party ensued. Check out a 30-second clip of the performance for yourself, below:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"JLfjtPMJ\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--sponsor-product\">\n<div class=\"ad__slot ad__slot--sponsor-product\" data-node-id=\"11jnj\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-dRedg hZcniq iframe-embed\" data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" data-event-boundary=\"click\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;pattern&quot;:&quot;IframeEmbed&quot;}\" data-in-view=\"{&quot;pattern&quot;:&quot;IframeEmbed&quot;}\" data-include-experiments=\"true\">\n<div class=\"IframeEmbedContainer-hptgUZ hehWrv\" data-testid=\"IframeEmbedContainer\">\n<p>And here\u2019s a snippet of the stripped-down intro that may or may not make you cry. (If you haven\u2019t cried listening to Carrie Underwood at least once, are you even human?)<\/p>\n<div class=\"TwitterEmbedContainer-ggEzfU fHwbKp\" aria-label=\"social media post\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=glamourmag&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=872620495186927616&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamour.com%2Fstory%2Fcarrie-underwood-keith-urban-cmt-awards&amp;sessionId=8286ca296a414c0943b75976a57d87a886830ed7&amp;siteScreenName=glamourmag&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"872620495186927616\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For the performance, Underwood wore a Raisa and Vanessa shirt with an\u00a0<em>actual train<\/em>\u00a0and a pair of black (maybe leather?) pants. 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