The newer Opry members are not taking the show seriously, with few exceptions. Carrie Underwood (who did a spectacular version of "How Great Thou Art" with Vince Gill and proved SHE CAN REALLY SING), has indeed fulfilled her obligations to appear. But a lot of the others haven't.

So the Opry stage is populated with the older artists, as an interesting article describes. Click the link below to read it.