Carrie Underwood

Carrie at the 17th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party held at the Pacific Design Center on February 22, 2009 in West Hollywood, California.

On Wednesday, American Idol will begin elimination of the Top 13, and Carrie will be on hand to sing her version of the Motley Crue hit, Home Sweet Home, as a farewell to the fallen idol. In fact, the song will be *the* farewell song of Season 7 as American Idol counts down to reveal who among the contestants will remain standing after the final round.

Other farewell songs from the show have been Chris Daughtry’s Home, Daniel Powter’s Bad Day and Ruben Studdard’s cover of Kenny Loggins’ Celebrate Me Home.

Said Carrie:

“I’ve always love this song and besides being very fitting for ‘Idol,’ to me, the title is also very fitting with animal rescue and finding animals their own homes.”

The song will be available as a digital single on iTunes on March 16 and a portion of the proceeds from the sale will benefit the Humane Society of the United States.

Carrie attends the 17th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party held at the Pacific Design Center on February 22, 2009 in West Hollywood, California.

The Academy of Country Music announced on Thursday that Carrie is nominated for four awards – album of the year (Carnival Ride), video of the year (Just a Dream), top female vocalist and entertainer of the year.

The ACM Awards will air live from Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. on April 5 on CBS. Reba McEntire will host the awards - for the 11th time.

Fan voting to determine the entertainer of the year winner starts March 16 at www.voteacm.com.

Other nominees for album of the year are Taylor Swift’s “Fearless,” Montgomery Gentry’s “Back When I Knew It All,” George Strait’s “Troubadour” and Jamey Johnson’s “That Lonesome Song.”

In a recent poll by AOL, 1.3 million American Idol fans cast their votes for the Most Popular American Idol, and Carrie Underwood led the pack, managing to pull in 54 percent of the vote.

Carrie took home the American Idol crown in 2005. 

With only 26 percent of the vote, the first ever American Idol - Kelly Clarkson - came in second.

Meanwhile, American Idol co-judge Simon Cowell would like to see Geordies Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, popularly known as “Ant and Dec,” replace host Ryan Seacrest as Seacrest moves over to sit in Larry King’s chair on CNN. 

Lots of photos of Carrie onstage at the American Idol Season 7 Grand Finale, which was held at the Nokia Theatre on May 21, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

Enjoy!

Pictures of Carrie Underwood arriving at the American Idol Season 7 Grand Finale, which was held at the Nokia Theatre on May 21, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

Carrie Underwood took home the award for Female Vocalist of the Year at last night’s 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards, which was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Congratulations, Carrie!

For a complete list of winners, click here.

Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, who are both nominees for multiple awards, will perform a special tribute to country music legend Eddy Arnold during the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas tonight {Sunday, May 18, 2008} at 8:00 pm on CBS.  

New photos!  Carrie arriving at the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards: 

These photos are some behind the scenes shots taken last month at Ironbound Recreation Center, in Newark, NJ., for Carrie’s Vitamin Water commercial. 

Hi Everyone - it’s Tina with more fabulous Carrie Underwood news!

Carrie will be performing at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, where she’s also nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year. The awards will be televised live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 18th at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS.

Also look for Toby Keith, Kellie Pickler, LeAnn Rimes, Taylor Swift, Brooks & Dunn, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood and others to pitch in, whle Kenny Chesney and George Strait will perform their duet “Shiftwork” from Chesney’s album, “Poets & Pirates.” This will be the first time the pair have performed this song live. Both Chesney and Strait are nominated for multiple Academy of Country Music awards, including Entertainer of the Year.

If you missed the list of nominess, click here to visit the official site of the Academy of Country Music.

PopPolitics.com has written a glowing review of Carrie Underwood’s new single “So Small”. Here is an excerpt of the wonderful piece written by Mark Blankman:

“There’s a reason “Before He Cheats” was a top ten hit on the pop charts. And there’s a reason I got chills watching La Underwood perform “Wasted” on “American Idol” this season. Those songs rule.

Judging by the sound of “So Small,” her latest single, Carrie Underwood has stayed with the producers and songwriters who know how to inject a song with 10 ccs of awesome.”

 Carrie Underwood is still holding an impressive 42.8% of the votes in Gac’s Poll “Whose album release are you most excited about this fall?”.

Here are the upcoming video airtimes for Carrie Underwood today on GAC:

06:39 PM - “Wasted”

Carrie Underwood’s smash song “Wasted” has moved one step closer to #1on the Top 20 Countdown. “Wasted” had spent a considerable amount of time at #4 before being bumped to #6 and coming back to #4 and finally, down to #3! “Wasted” has spent 25 weeks on the GAC Top 20 Countdown chart.

Also, GAC’s latest poll “Whose album release are you most excited about this fall?” lists Carrie Underwood’ untitled album as the most exciting release, with a staggering 43.7% of  votes!

Hre are the upcoming video airtimes for Carrie Underwood today on GAC:

 06:15 PM - “Jesus Take The Wheel”

It’s time again for Gac’s Top 20 Countdown where Carrie Underwood’s video “Wasted” went from #4 up to #6 before coming back to #4. Tonight we’ll see if “Wasted” is able to hold the #4 position. I believe there’s still time to vote so everyone who wants “Wasted” to stay in the Top 5, or go all the way to #1.

 GAC hasn’t updated the video airtimes yet, so i’ll have to post them a little later tonight.

In addition to almost everywhere else, the Canadian Country Music Association is also showing love for Carrie Underwood by nominating her album ‘Some Hearts’ for album of the year. The CCMA Awards are part of Canada’s Country Music Week which is scheduled from September 7-10, 2007 in Regina.

Here are the upcoming video airtimes for Carrie Underwood today on GAC:

11:14 AM - “Before He Cheats”

Motley Crue put on a show last Friday night at the Wildhorse Saloon. Carrie Underwood made an appearance with some friends and ended up hopping on stage and singing ‘Kickstart My Heart ‘ alongside legendary rocker Vince Neil. You can view the footage here.

According To The Kansas City Star, Carrie Underwood may soon go Hollywood:

““American Idol” can put you on TV.

But a project from some Kansas City filmmakers could put you on the big screen.

“The Idol” is both a search for “the next great vocal artist” and a potential movie. Everything will be filmed. But here’s the twist: The movie, to be called “The Price of Fame,” will mix scripted action with the reality of a singing contest that offers real prizes.

The first auditions will be this week in Lawrence. Between then and next spring, “The Idol” will hold tryouts in several other cities, including Mexico City.

“Unlike ‘American Idol,’ we’re not nationally bound,” says John Penn, president of To the Moon Productions, based in Lee’s Summit.

“And unlike ‘American Idol,’ there are no age restrictions (on contestants). We’re looking for the best talent, and that might be someone 31 years old or it might be 15.”

The film will focus on two women battling to become “The Idol.”

“Those two characters will be mixed in along with the actual competitors,” Penn says.

Those parts haven’t been cast yet, and Penn says he might approach Carrie Underwood, a real “American Idol” winner, or Katharine McPhee, an “AI” runner-up. It’s also possible, he says, that one or both actresses might be found at the singing auditions.

Whatever happens, a real person will win the singing competition, Penn says. He’s promising that winner a car, a national recording contract and cash. He’s planning for the finale to take place next spring in Kansas City.”

Carrie Underwood’s official website now has “So Small” loading as the default song in the media player, so if you still haven’t heard it for some reason or another you can go there to check it out.

Here are the upcoming video airtimes for Carrie Underwood today on GAC:

02:56 PM - “Wasted”

11:11 PM - “Wasted”

Carrie Underwood has wrapped up a photoshoot for OK Magazine. Photos will be posted soon. In other news, Carrie’s video for “Wasted” is still holding at #4 on GAC’s Top 20 Countdown. If you view the quickview at GAC, it will still list the video at being #6 on the countdown, but if you click over to the whole view, you can see the actual rankings.

Carrie’s overwhlemingly successful single “So Small” is still receiving quite a buzz in the music world. The immediate landmark of this single may be the beginnings of what will eventually catapult Carrie into “legendary” status within the industry.

Here are the upcoming video airtimes for Carrie Undrwood today on GAC:

04:14 PM - “Before He Cheats”

07:28 PM - “Wasted”