Month: September 2008

Carrie Underwood Delivers an Early Christmas Present
with a Special Holiday Edition of Carnival Ride

Double-Disc to Include Five Holiday Favorites, Arriving October 21st, Exclusively at Wal-Mart

Nashville, TN – Three-time GRAMMY winner and two-time, reigning CMA and ACM Female Vocalist winner Carrie Underwood delivers a special treat to help usher in the coming Christmas season with the October 21 release of a holiday edition of her current album, Carnival Ride. Available exclusively at Wal-Mart, the holiday version will be a two-disc package featuring the Carnival Ride album along with a second disc containing five Christmas favorites, four of which are previously unreleased.

Among the seasonal classics are “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” “The First Noel,” “What Child Is This,” and “O Holy Night” – all newly recorded for this collection – in addition to Carrie’s rendition of “Do You Hear What I Hear,” featured on last year’s multi-artist compilation, Hear Something Country Christmas.

Underwood’s Carnival Ride continues to be one of the nation’s hottest-selling country albums nearly a year after its release. Currently certified Double-Platinum, the album has already launched three back-to-back #1 singles – all co-written by Carrie – including “So Small,” “Last Name,” and “All-American Girl,” while the current smash, “Just a Dream,” is now climbing the Top 10.

Continues With 51-City Fall Run Starting September 23
Fall Shows Will Feature Special Guest Little Big Town

NASHVILLE – (Sept. 22, 2008) – Carrie Underwood’s highly successful album CARNIVAL RIDE was recently nominated as CMA Album of The Year, and her headline tour of the same name, the “Carnival Ride Tour,” has shared tremendous success as well since launching earlier this year. Over 700,000 fans have attended the tour so far, with 51 more shows planned this fall in the U.S. and Canada. By the end of the year, Underwood will have performed 137 live shows in 2008, in addition to her many Opry and TV performances. The fall leg of the tour, sponsored by vitaminwater®, will begin tomorrow in Cleveland, Ohio and will feature special guest Little Big Town.

Underwood has received strong critical acclaim for her live performances on the “Carnival Ride Tour.” The Kansas City Star claimed her performance “requires some Herculean vocals, and she absolutely smoked it.” The Pittsburgh Post Gazette said, “Underwood brought pure star power and those golden pipes” to their arena earlier this summer, and the Grand Rapids Press stated “Underwood is truly remarkable, quite possible the most gifted vocalist working in popular music. Beyond her immense vocal talent, the singer–songwriter exhibits a poise and confidence that belies her young age.”

Underwood was recently nominated for two 2008 CMA awards, Female Vocalist of The Year, a title she currently holds for 2006 & 2007, and Album of The Year for CARNIVAL RIDE. In May, she was inducted as the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry and named Top Female Vocalist at the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards for the second consecutive time. Her current album CARNIVAL RIDE, which contains the current smash “Just A Dream” as well as the #1 co-written smash hits “So Small,” “All-American Girl” and “Last Name.” Since her debut in 2005, Underwood’s two albums have sold nearly 10 million copies and she is the all-time U.S. top-selling American Idol contestant.

Please go to www.carrieunderwood.fm for a listing of special fan club pre-sales, and more information.

TWO-TIME REIGNING CMA FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
CARRIE UNDERWOOD RECEIVES TWO CMA NOMINATIONS

Album of The Year & Female Vocalist of The Year

NASHVILLE – (September 10, 2008)- Carrie Underwood’s ride continues as she garners two 2008 CMA Award nominations- Album of The Year, for the multi-platinum CD Carnival Ride with producer Mark Bright, and Female Vocalist of The Year, an honor she has won the past two years. Underwood learned the good news this morning as she was heading into tour rehearsals.

“This is awesome! As an artist you always hope the music you record will touch people’s lives,” says Underwood. “There is nothing more rewarding than to be recognized by your peers and to know your fans are enjoying the same ride!”

Underwood is the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry and a four-time CMA winner. Her current album CARNIVAL RIDE contains the new hit single “Just A Dream” and the #1 co-written smash hits “So Small,” “All-American Girl” and “Last Name.” Her debut album released in 2005, SOME HEARTS, was certified 7x-Platinum, becoming the best-selling solo female country debut in RIAA history and surpasses all other releases as the all-time U.S. top-selling album by any American Idol contestant.

Underwood’s headline tour, the “Carnival Ride Tour,” kicks off its fall run on September 23 in Cleveland, Ohio at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University. Little Big Town will open.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD AMONG STAR-STUDDED LINE-UP
FOR “STAND UP TO CANCER” CHARITY SINGLE AND TV BROADCAST

ABC, CBS & NBC SIMUL-CAST THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

Nashville- (Sept. 3, 2008) Three-time Grammy winner Carrie Underwood has joined Mariah Carey, Beyoncé , Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, and more, in recording the charity single “Just Stand Up,” with all proceeds from the single being donated to the Stand Up To Cancer charity effort. The all-star line-up of female artists will debut “Just Stand Up” for television audiences during the Sept. 5th “Stand Up To Cancer” fund-raising event. The one-hour commercial-free special will be broadcast simultaneously on ABC, CBS and NBC networks.

“It seems that everyone has been touched by cancer these days, whether it be a personal experience, a family member or friend, or their families,” says Underwood. “If by participating in this charity effort I entice just one person to give funds for cancer research, then it will be so worthwhile.”

The “Just Stand Up” single is available for purchase exclusively on the iTunes Store and was produced by Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and Antonio “L.A.” Reid.