Month: March 2009

We were so excited in reporting about Carrie’s recent Gold Digital Singles that we didn’t mention “So Small,” which was certified Gold early last year and is on its way to Platinum. So for those of you keeping count (and we know you are!) It’s FOUR Gold Digital singles for Carrie from Carnival Ride. Thanks to everyone who helped reach this milestone. Five anyone?

Just a few days ago, Carrie was awarded two GOLD Digital Singles from her multi-platinum hit filled album Carnival Ride.

Today, it was announced that “All American Girl” has also sold in access of 500,000 digital singles, making the digital Gold’s THREE! Thanks to the fans for their continued “digital” support!

Just got word that Carrie will be part of a big country show that OPRAH will be taping soon. They want to fill the audience with super country fans and you can apply for a seat HERE

To get the studio version from iTunes, click here!

Today it was announced that two singles by Carrie have been certified as Gold sellers. “Last Name” and “Just A Dream” have each sold in excess of 500,000 downloads. Both songs are from Carrie’s multi-platinum album Carnival Ride. Congratulations and thanks to the fans for their support of Carrie Underwood.

It’s time for Carrie fans to be heard. You have the power to decide this year’s ACM Entertainer Of The Year for the 44th Academy Of Country Music Awards. Carrie’s OUR choice. She is scheduled to perform at this year’s telecast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5th at 8:00pm ET on CBS. Your vote will count until the last hour of the telecast. But why wait. Vote for Carrie now!

Carrie Underwood has won six ACM awards and is nominated for four awards this year, including Entertainer of Year. If Carrie wins Entertainer of the Year, she will be only the 7th female to take the award; previous winners include Loretta Lynn in 1975, Dolly Parton in 1977, Barbara Mandrell in 1980, Reba McEntire in 1994, Shania Twain in 1999 and most recently Dixie Chicks in 2000. Additionally, if she takes home the honor, she will be eligible for the Triple Crown Award. Carrie is also nominated for Top Female Vocalist, Album of the Year and her video “Just a Dream” is nominated for Video of the Year. If she wins Top Female Vocalist, it will be the third consecutive year she has won the category.

Vote today for Carrie Underwood, ACM Entertainer Of The Year.

In honor of American Idol joining forces with the Show That Made Country Music Famous, opry.com is giving away a trip to see Carrie at the Opry in June! In addition to seeing Carrie and a bevy of country music’s new stars, superstars, and legends, you’ll receive accommodations at the incredible Gaylord Opryland Resort, and more as part of an authentic, star-packed country music getaway in Music City! Enter the From Idol to Opry Sweepstakes daily now through April 10 for your chance to win a trip to Nashville for all the excitement.

And visit opry.comtoday and you can view a special from Idol to Opry video of Carrie, see photos of other finalists performing on the Opry, and purchase a limited edition Opry Week on Idol t-shirt.

2005’s American Idol winner and Grand Ole Opry member Carrie Underwood will return to the Idol stage for a performance on Wednesday, March 18, 9:00-10:00 PM ET live during Idol’s Grand Ole Opry Week.

Carrie will perform her current hit single “I Told You So” with fellow Opry member Randy Travis, who will also be participating as Idol’s “Opry” mentor for the show’s contestants. Carrie’s version of this 1988 #1 classic by Travis can be found on her Carnival Ride album, and fans will soon be hearing another version on the airwaves as a new studio recording pairing Carrie and Randy arrives at country radio next week. A digital single of that recording will be available for sale at online music providers everywhere to coincide with their American Idol performance.

“I am so excited that two of my musical passions, American Idol and the Grand Ole Opry, are joining together to create a really special week of music,” says Underwood. “I am always thrilled to return to the Idol stage, and am so proud to this time be bringing with me one of my heroes, Randy Travis. I knew the Opry first, but Idol gave me my start and helped lead me to the Opry stage. It’s a great feeling to be able to help bring these two worlds together.”

Today the Academy of Country Music announced that Carrie’s “Carnival Ride” album is among the nominees for the Album of the Year category for the 44th Annual ACM Awards.

This nomination brings Carrie’s total number of award nominations for this year’s show to four. Her other nominations include Entertainer of Year, Top Female Vocalist, and her video “Just a Dream” is nominated for Video of the Year.

The ceremony will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5th, 2009 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.

“Home Sweet Home” to Be Released as a Digital Single, with a Portion of Proceeds Benefiting The Humane Society of the United States

Carrie has recorded a familiar song for the new season of American Idol. The remake of Mötley Crüe’s “Home Sweet Home” will make its debut on Idol March 11 and will air each week as the farewell theme for contestants leaving the show. “Home Sweet Home” will be available as a digital single exclusively on iTunes through March 16, when it can be purchased at online music retailers everywhere.

To support a cause very dear to Carrie’s heart, she, 19 Recordings, and Sony Music Nashville will donate a portion of the sales proceeds from “Home Sweet Home” to The Humane Society of the United States.

Carrie is a longtime supporter of The Humane Society. “I’ve always loved 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. So we felt it was important to tie the release into an amazing animal charity like The HSUS.”