Month: February 2009

“I am so humbled and blessed with the recognition of these nominations by my fellow artists and the country music community,” says Underwood. “My band, crew, and everyone on my team have worked so hard the past year with my first big tour, so the Entertainer nomination is especially rewarding for all of us. I think I’m still in shock!”

Underwood is the first solo female artist to be nominated in the ACM Entertainer of The Year category since 2000. Women who have won the Entertainer of The Year award in the past include Loretta Lynn (1975), Dolly Parton (1977), Barbara Mandrell (1980), Reba McEntire (1994), Shania Twain (1999), and Dixie Chicks (2000).

Underwood is a six-time ACM winner including a two-year reign as Top Female Vocalist. The 44th Annual ACM Awards will broadcast live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 8:00pm live ET on the CBS Television Network.

This morning, the nominees for the 44th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards were announced at the Country Music Hall Of Fame in Nashville, TN.

Carrie received nominations for three awards, including the coveted Entertainer of the Year, Top Female Vocalist and Video of the Year Award for the hit “Just A Dream” from her multi-platinum Carnival Ride album.

Carrie’s Entertainer of the Year nomination is the first by a solo female artist since 2000. She joins an elite group of country female artists to be nominated in this category including Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Reba McEntire, Barbara Mandrell, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Crystal Gayle.

Carrie is this year’s winner of the Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for “Last Name” from her multi-platinum CD Carnival Ride. She took the stage minutes ago at the Grammy’s and delivered a smokin’ performance of the song to a cheering crowd.