Carrie Underwood Nominated For VMA, Makes History
CMT has an article about Carrie Underwood making history with her new single “So Small”, as well as being nominated for an MTV Video Music Award:
“Carrie Underwood’s music video for “Before He Cheats” has resulted in her nomination in the best new artist category of the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. Underwood’s video was produced by Randy Brewer and directed by Roman White. Others in the new artist category include Amy Winehouse, Gym Class Heroes, Lily Allen and the trio of Peter Bjorn and John. The 2007 MTV Video Music Awards takes place Sept. 9 and will air live on MTV from Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. … In other news, Underwood’s new release, “So Small,” has become the highest-debuting single by any country female artist in the history of Nielsen BDS, the company that tracks radio airplay. The single is already being played on 128 reporting stations and enters the Billboard country airplay chart at No. 20. She co-wrote the song with Luke Laird and Hillary Lindsey. Underwood will release a new album on Oct. 23.”
Carrie Underwood’s label Arista Nashville also released this press release:
“Carrie Underwood’s “So Small” Scores the Highest Debut of Any Country Female in Chart History!
Country Radio Delivers Big Numbers, with 128 Reporting Stations Already Playing the Track on its Official Airplay Impact Date!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 6, 2007 Nashville, TN – Reigning CMA and ACM Female Vocalist and double GRAMMY winner Carrie Underwood broke multiple records with the blockbuster radio and sales success from her debut disc, Some Hearts, and the excitement continues unabated as “So Small,” the first single from her upcoming album, explodes onto the Billboard/R&R country airplay chart at #20, marking the highest chart entry by a solo country female in Nielsen BDS history. Written by Carrie with Luke Laird and GRAMMY-winning songwriter Hillary Lindsey (who co-wrote three tracks on Carrie’s debut disc, including the chart-topping “Wasted” and “Jesus, Take the Wheel”), “So Small” was this week’s most-added new single at Billboard/R&R and Country Aircheck.
Serviced to country radio last Monday, with an official airplay impact date of today, “So Small” is already spinning on a whopping 128 country reporting stations. With its #20 debut at Billboard/R&R and a #25 entry in Country Aircheck, the track also earns the distinction of becoming the highest debuting single of any country artist this year. Underwood’s to-be-titled new album, which will include “So Small,” arrives October 23.”
Here are the upcoming airtimes for Carrie Underwood videos today on GAC:
08:27 AM - “Wasted”
02:56 PM - “Wasted”
06:15 PM - “Before He Cheats”
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