Carrie Underwood

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  • Carrie Underwood is an American country music singer who defeated Bo Bice to win the fourth season of American Idol. She has the top-selling debut album of any Idol contestant. Her second album Carnival Ride was released on October 23, 2007.

    On April 5, 2009, Underwood won the "Top Female Vocalist" and "Entertainer of the Year" awards on the Academy of Country Music Awards. She will be inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame on September 17, 2009. The release date for her third album titled Play On is set for November 3, 2009.http://blog.cmt.com/2009-08-31/carrie-underwood-continues-to-play-on/ She started a promotional tour for her new album on November 2 with an appearance on The Tonight Show With David Letterman.http://www.examiner.com/x-16552-Carrie-Underwood-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Carrie-Underwood-plays-on-in-New-York-City

    Play On sold 318,000 copies during its premiere week, landing on the number one spot on the Billboard chart. Carnival Ride also peaked at number one on the charts.

  • Award Shows

    Underwood was nominated for the album of the year award in March of 2009 from the Academy of Country Music Awards for Carnival Ride. The awards ceremony took place on April 5th and was aired live on CBS.People: Album of the Year Nominations from Academy of Country Music (March 5, 2009) Underwood performed at the Academy Awards on February 22, 2009. Additionally, she won a Grammy Award for the "Best Female Country Vocal Performance," her fourth Grammy.msnbc: Jennifer Hudson Among New Choices to Perform at Grammys (January 19, 2009) Pop Crunch: Carrie Underwood To Perform 2008 Grammy Awards (January 24, 2008) Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will be hosting the CMA Awards on November 11, 2009.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/08/cma-awards-carrie-underwood-brad-paisley-back-as-emcees.html

  • American Idol Days

    During American Idol, Underwood performed such songs as "Alone," "Piece of My Heart," "Independence Day," "Love is a Battlefield," "Bless the Broken Road," "If You Don't Know Me By Now," "Making Love Out of Nothing at All," "Man! I Feel Like a Woman," "Inside Your Heaven", "Sin Wagon" and "Angels Brought Me Here".

  • Albums And Hit Singles

    Since winning the show, Underwood has released two albums. Her debut album Some Hearts produced such hits as "Jesus Take the Wheel," "Before He Cheats" and "Wasted". Her second album Carnival Ride, has produced the hits "So Small", "All-American Girl", "I Told You So", "Just A Dream" and "Last Name". "Cowboy Casanova" is the first single from Underwood's third album, Play On and is her fastest rising single thus far.

  • Personal Life

    Blog sites reported in early January 2009, that Underwood is romantically linked to hockey star Mike Fisher. The two were said to have spent New Years Eve together.PerezHilton: Carrie Underwood Dating Hockey Senator (January 6, 2009) Underwood makes reference to Fisher on the insert of her Play On album, citing the importance of him in her life. In November 2009, she denied rumors that her and Fisher plan on living together. She said the next man she moves in with will be her husband, whoever that ends up being.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34014530/ns/entertainment-celebrities/

  • Hosting Her Own Television Show

    Carrie Underwood is scheduled to host her own holiday variety show on FOX on December 7, 2009. Scheduled to appear are Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton and seventh season American Idol winner David Cook.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20311867,00.html Underwood will take part in comedy sketches, sing holiday classics, previous hit singles and songs from her new album Play On.http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/10/14/2009-10-14_don_imus_gives_fox_business_network_first_ratings_victory_over_cnbc.html

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