Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban were country perfection in 'American Idol' finale duet

"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" never sounded so good.
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The American Idol series finale brought some of the most talented figures from the show's history back to the stage, but no return was likely as anticipated as that of superstar Carrie Underwood. 

And for her big homecoming the singer shared the stage with current American Idol judge Keith Urban for a duet of "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" that was nothing short of something ripped out of our country dreams. 


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Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban Perform "Stop Draggin' My Hea...

Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban make the perfect duo singing "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"!

Posted by American Idol on Thursday, April 7, 2016


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Sandra Gonzalez

Sandra Gonzalez was a Senior Television Reporter at Mashable. A Texas native, she spent almost four years in New York City before leaving the land of superstorms for Los Angeles, where she was introduced to these terrifying things called "rolling earthquakes."Previously, she was with Entertainment Weekly, where she wrote about every show that could fit into her perfectly crafted TV schedule and anything ever touched by Shonda Rhimes.You can reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter @theSandraG

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