Month: October 2009

Congratulations, Carrie, on your American Music Award nomination for Favorite Female Artist-Country! Click HERE to cast your vote, AMA’s take place on 11/22.

Carrie will headline her own variety television special on December 7, 2009- exact title to be confirmed. During the two-hour variety special, airing on FOX 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT, Underwood will perform new music from her upcoming album, Play On, as well as previous hits and holiday classics. She will be joined on stage by special musical guests and chart-topping artists including Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley and David Cook. Additional guest stars to be announced.

Carrie has a brand new Official Street Team and whether you’ve been a Carrie fan since day one, or just discovered her, we’d love to have you on our team!

So what’s this Street Team all about? Simple. You help spread the word about our Carrie (which is something you probably already do) and in return we’ll hook you up with access to exclusive content, team-only contests and prizes, forums and more. The best part? IT’S ALL FREE.

To join the Team CLICK HERE. Everything (how to participate, win prizes, post banners, etc) will be explained on the Official Street Team page!

Check out the prizes for current projects! Join today to win these and more!

Autographed Limited Edition concert poster from Carrie’s Grand Ole Opry Induction Concert
Autographed straw cowboy hat and red “Cowboy Casanova” handkerchief
Autographed sheet music for the #1 smash hit “All-American Girl”
“PLAY ON” CD (Carrie’s new CD!) 

Carrie was in Singapore last week visiting with Asian media and promoting her upcoming album release, PLAY ON. While in Singapore, Carrie performed for fans as part of the grand opening of ION Orchard, an iconic and luxurious shopping center with futuristic and internationally award-winning architecture, also the largest open-air sheltered venue in the city. The concert was broadcast live throughout the city and was also screened on the ION Orchard’s façade.

Get Carrie’s NEW track, ‘Temporary Home’ today on iTunes! All pre-release singles count toward the price of the album (Play On) when you use the ‘Complete My Album’ feature on Nov. 3rd!

Carrie’s new album Play On, will release on November 3, and a new track from the album will be available for purchase and download exclusively on iTunes every week for three weeks, with each new song also available as a free 60-second preview on Billboard.com.

The exclusive iTunes Countdown pre-release tracks, which begin with “Mama’s Song,” (available now) all count toward the purchase of the full album through iTunes’ Complete My Album feature. The subsequent tracks include “Temporary Home” (available 10/20) and “Undo It” (available 10/27).

For each new track every week, fans will be able to visit Billboard.com for a 48-hour sneak preview of the song immediately prior to its Tuesday release on iTunes, with each posting remaining on Billboard.com for a week from its debut.

In addition to the weekly online previews at Billboard.com, Underwood will be the focus of an online feature as well as a cover feature in the print edition of Billboard, on sale October 16.

Along with the ability to purchase the exclusive pre-sale tracks through the iTunes Countdown, fans who opt to purchase Play On through iTunes’ Complete My Album feature will also receive an exclusive free track: Carrie’s recording of the holiday classic, “O Holy Night.”

Starting today, you can purchase an exclusive pre-release single from ‘Play On’ each week up until release. All the pre-release singles you purchase will count toward the price of ‘Play On ‘when you use the ‘Complete My Album’ feature.

This weeks track is “Mama’s Song” head to iTunes for more info.

Pre-Order Carrie’s new album now at Amazon!

I hope you’re all enjoying your new home at carrieunderwoodofficial.com, bringing you even closer to Carrie with a more appealing news section, blogs, and fan photos, as well as official videos, tour dates, and the latest Carrie updates delivered instantly when you visit the site. You can also choose from one of three backgrounds via skin switcher and shop for the first time for CDs and digital music in the official Carrie Underwood music store, which debuts with song previews and lyrics from her first two albums.

Only available at CarrieUnderwoodOfficial.com, this exclusive ‘PLAY ON’ bundle includes Carrie’s latest CD and a limited edition 11″ x 17″ print that features brand new art from her ‘PLAY ON’ photo shoot. This exclusive, collectable print is hand-numbered and limited to a run of 5,000. As an added bonus, Carrie has personally signed 500 of these prints at random, so for your best chance to receive one of these extra special prints ORDER NOW!

The song comes to life visually in the vibrant music video which premiered this past weekend on CMT’s Big New Music Weekend event, and fans can now have their own copy of “Cowboy Casanova” with the video digitally available for purchase online for the first time on iTunes