Month: December 2014

Carrie Underwood Is 5 for 5 as She Debuts at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart with Greatest Hits: Decade #1!

 

Underwood’s Fifth Album Becomes Her Fifth #1 Country Album Debut! 

 

Featuring the GRAMMY®-Nominated “Something in the Water,” the Album Marks the Best-Selling Debut for a Hits Collection in Any Genre in More than Six Years 

 

Superstar Carrie Underwood makes it five for five this week as her newly released Greatest Hits: Decade #1 (19 Recordings/Arista Nashville) becomes her fifth consecutive album to debut at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums sales chart.  The 25-song collection – which includes her new single, the GRAMMY®-nominated smash, “Something in the Water” – tops the chart with first-week sales of 94,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan, delivering the best-selling debut for a hits collection by an artist in any genre of music in more than six years.

 

Greatest Hits: Decade #1 also powers its way into the Top 5 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, debuting at #4, with the chart’s sales and streaming methodology registering an equivalent of 103,000 albums.

 

Remarkably, not since November of 2005, when Underwood emerged on the scene with her now-7x-Platinum debut album, Some Hearts, has any female artist debuted with as high an opening-week sales tally for a hits package.

 

“One of the most spectacular elements of Carrie Underwood’s career continues to be the sheer depth and breadth of her music, whatever the subject matter, from the most nuanced performances to songs that just blow the roof off,” remarked Sony Music Nashville Chairman & CEO Gary Overton.  “With her Greatest Hits package debuting at #1, and ‘Something in the Water’ already a massive hit, it’s an incredible testament to how profoundly Carrie’s songs have connected with fans over the past 10 years, as well as the awesome promise of the decades of music still to come.”

 

Kicked off by the record-setting success of the Gold-certified Top-5-and-climbing first single, “Something in the Water” (penned by Underwood, Chris DeStefano, and Brett James), Greatest Hits: Decade #1 also includes the new song “Little Toy Guns” (written by Underwood, Chris DeStefano, and Hillary Lindsey) and four songs in never-before-released versions, as well as all 18 of Underwood’s #1 hits.

 

Greatest Hits: Decade #1 is available for sale here.

 

Watch Carrie Underwood talk about the music on her Greatest Hits: Decade #1!

 

Fitness Lifestyle Apparel Brand Will be Available Exclusively at
DICK’S Sporting Goods Beginning March 2015

 

 

Carrie Underwood with emcee Alicia Quarles and DICK’s Sporting Goods designer Alycia Scott at press event in New York City for the unveiling of CALIA by Carrie Underwood

 

Today, at a press event in New York City, six-time GRAMMY® Award winner Carrie Underwood, and DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) unveiled CALIA by Carrie Underwood, a fitness lifestyle apparel brand, which will be sold exclusively at DICK’S Sporting Goods stores nationwide and online beginning March 2015.

 

CALIA by Carrie Underwood is designed for today’s woman who embraces an active lifestyle and demands more versatility from her wardrobe. The fitness line features high-quality garments built to support the female body in motion, incorporating functional details and performance- driven fabrics into sophisticatedly feminine designs. With a collection that meets her needs during workouts and matches her personal style outside of the gym, CALIA by Carrie Underwood helps a woman to move confidently and comfortably through her day.

 

“It has been such a rewarding experience working with DICK’S Sporting Goods on all aspects of the design process for CALIA, from choosing fabrics to making sure the look, feel and fit is right for active women,” said Underwood. “The inspiration for this line came from my desire to have clothes that seamlessly take me from workouts, to errands, to rehearsals and beyond. As someone who is passionate about health and fitness, I’m excited to offer women a wardrobe that will move with them and encourage them to stay the path of leading an active lifestyle.”

 

“We are proud to be working with Carrie on this exciting new line,” said Lauren Hobart, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, DICK’S Sporting Goods. “From the very beginning of our partnership, we aligned with Carrie around a vision to provide fitness apparel and accessories that are as versatile as they are functional. The result is a collection that will truly fit the incredibly busy lives of active women.”

 

CALIA by Carrie Underwood will offer competitively priced women’s fitness apparel and accessories. Consumers are encouraged to visit caliastudio.com to sign up for more information on the collection and timing of product launches.

 

 

Carrie Underwood with DICK’s Sporting Goods designer Alycia Scott

 

Carrie Underwood with emcee Alicia Quarles

Carrie Underwood has had an active several months performing at such momentous events as the Global Citizen Festival, the Concert for Valor, and “A (RED) Thank You” concert for World AIDS Day, as well as the ACM Honors, the CMA Awards and more, and fans can now look forward to even more opportunities to see Carrie with the release of her Greatest Hits: Decade #1 due out next Tues., Dec. 9.  To heighten excitement for the album and to celebrate an incredible ten years of music, she’ll make numerous television appearances next week, including performances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Dec. 8 and the Today Show on Dec. 9 (also visiting Hoda and Kathie Lee in Today’s fourth hour), and guesting on The Talk on Dec. 10 and Rachael Ray on Dec. 12 to also promote her new fitness lifestyle line CALIA by Carrie Underwood.

 

Carrie will be taking over CMT with music videos, shows and performances with “Carrie Underwood’s Greatest Hits Takeover Weekend” this Saturday and Sunday.  She’ll join Cody Alan on CMT’s weekly Hot 20 Countdown as a special guest host for their 100th episode.  Hot 20 Countdown airs this Sat., Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. ET/PT and also features an exclusive interview with Carrie and Katie Cook.  CMT will re-air the 2012 VH1 Behind the Music: Carrie Underwood program on Sat., Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. ET/PT and VH1 Unplugged: Carrie Underwood on Sun., Dec. 7 at 10:30 a.m. ET/PT as well as CMT Crossroads: Steven Tyler & Carrie Underwood on Sun., Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. ET/PT.

 

On Dec. 9 iHeartMedia will host an exclusive iHeartRadio Album Release Party at the iHeartRadio Theater in New York City.  Syndicated Country radio talent Bobby Bones will host the one-hour takeover that will feature an on-stage interview and a live performance by Carrie, including the record-breaking new single, “Something in the Water.”  The event will broadcast that night at 8 p.m. local time across more than 115 iHeartMedia Country radio stations nationwide right here on iHeartMedia’s industry leading digital music service and via a special video feed to Clear Channel’s outdoor billboard in Times Square located at the corner of 47th and Broadway.  It will also air the following day, Dec. 10, across the American Forces Network for military members and their families serving overseas this holiday season.

 

GAC’s Headline Country will feature Carrie in a one-on-one interview with Storme Warren that will first air on Dec. 11 as well as upcoming appearances on GAC’s American Playlist and Top 20 shows.

 

Carrie will be the featured artist in Ram Country on Yahoo Music’s Artist Spotlight series throughout the month of December. Features include: an in-depth interview, exclusive performances of Carrie’s hits “Something in the Water” and “Blown Away;” a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the music video for “Something in the Water;” and The Hot Country Minute with Ram Country Report host Cornelia Rowe.

 

She will round out the week by coming home to the Grand Ole Opry for two Opry performances at the Ryman Auditorium on Sat., Dec. 13.  In celebration, opry.com will host 10 Memorable Opry Moments from Carrie beginning Mon., Dec. 8. Carrie fans can follow the Opry on Facebook and Twitter or visit opry.com to win prizing including an autographed guitar as well as the new CD, and they can tune in to Carrie’s Opry performances via opry.com, the Opry’s mobile app, 650 AM WSM, and SiriusXM.

 

On Mon., Dec. 15, Carrie will perform at the inaugural American Country Countdown Awards live from Nashville’s Music City Center, 8 p.m.-10:00 p.m. ET /PT on FOX.  And wrapping up the month of December is the repeat airing of the CMA Country Christmas special, featuring a performance with Carrie and Michael W. Smith, on Dec. 20 on ABC.

 

Carrie is currently climbing the Top 10 with the first smash single from Greatest Hits: Decade #1, the Gold-certified “Something in the Water,” which advances to #9 this week on both the Billboard and Country Aircheck country airplay charts.

 

“Something in the Water” is available immediately with your digital pre-order of the album here. Pre-order the physical album here.

 

The track listing for the two-disc Greatest Hits: Decade #1 set is as follows:

 

Disc 1

1. Something in the Water

2. Little Toy Guns

3. Inside Your Heaven

4. Jesus, Take the Wheel

5. Don’t Forget to Remember Me

6. Before He Cheats

7. Wasted

8. So Small

9. All-American Girl

10. Last Name

11. Just a Dream

12. I Told You So (feat. Randy Travis)

 

Disc 2

1. Cowboy Casanova

2. Temporary Home

3. Undo It

4. Mama’s Song

5. Remind Me (duet with Brad Paisley)

6. Good Girl

7. Blown Away

8. Two Black Cadillacs

9. See You Again

* 10. How Great Thou Art (with Vince Gill) [Live from ACM Presents: Girls’ Night Out]

* 11. So Small (writing session worktape 1/24/07)

* 12. Last Name (writing session worktape 1/22/07)

* 13. Mama’s Song (writing session worktape 2/5/09)

* (Never-before-released version)

(All studio tracks produced by Mark Bright except “Inside Your Heaven” produced by Desmond Child and “Remind Me” produced by Frank Rogers)

Fitness Lifestyle Apparel Brand Will be Available Exclusively at DICK’S Sporting Goods Beginning March 2015

Today, DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), and six-time GRAMMY® Award winner Carrie Underwood announced the launch of CALIA by Carrie Underwood, a fitness lifestyle apparel brand, which will be sold exclusively at DICK’S Sporting Goods stores nationwide and online beginning March 2015.

 

CALIA by Carrie Underwood is designed for today’s woman who embraces an active lifestyle and demands more versatility from her wardrobe. The fitness line features high-quality garments built to support the female body in motion, incorporating functional details and performance-driven fabrics into sophisticatedly feminine designs. With a collection that meets her needs during workouts and matches her personal style outside of the gym, CALIA by Carrie Underwood helps a woman to move confidently and comfortably through her day.

 

“It has been such a rewarding experience working with DICK’S Sporting Goods on all aspects of the design process for CALIA, from choosing fabrics to making sure the look, feel and fit is right for active women,” said Underwood. “The inspiration for this line came from my desire to have clothes that seamlessly take me from workouts, to errands, to rehearsals and beyond. As someone who is passionate about health and fitness, I’m excited to offer women a wardrobe that will move with them and encourage them to stay the path of leading an active lifestyle.”

 

“We are proud to be working with Carrie on this exciting new line,” said Lauren Hobart, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, DICK’S Sporting Goods. “From the very beginning of our partnership, we aligned with Carrie around a vision to provide fitness apparel and accessories that are as versatile as they are functional. The result is a collection that will truly fit the incredibly busy lives of active women.”

 

CALIA by Carrie Underwood will offer competitively priced women’s fitness apparel and accessories. Consumers are encouraged to visit caliastudio.com to sign up for more information on the collection and timing of product launches.

 

CARRIE UNDERWOOD PERFORMS WITH U2’S THE EDGE

DURING SURPRISE WORLD AIDS DAY (RED) CONCERT

 

 

Carrie Underwood performed last night as part of U2’s surprise World AIDS Day (RED) event in New York City’s Times Square by personal invitation from Bono.  During Carrie’s performance she was joined on stage by U2’s guitarist The Edge during her poignant song “Change” from her 2010 Play On album.

 

The event was to thank America for the role it’s played in the AIDS fight.  The world has reached the beginning of the end of AIDS epidemic with 13 million people having access to life-saving treatment compared to 300,000 ten years ago.  Without the support of American leaders and citizens it would not have reached this point.

 

Additional performers included Kanye West as well as U2’s Adam Clayton, The Edge, and Larry Mullen Jr. who were joined by Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay’s Chris Martin.  Former President Bill Clinton also spoke to the massive crowd.

 

You can watch the performance here.

 

“Change” lyrics -written by Katrina Elam, Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins

Whatcha gonna do with the 36 cents

Sticky with Coke on your floorboard

When a woman on the street is huddled in the cold

On a sidewalk vent trying to keep warm

Do you call her over, hand her the change

Ask her story, ask her her name

Or do you tell yourself

 

You’re just a fool

Just a fool to believe you can change the world

You’re just a fool

Just a fool to believe you can change the world

 

Oh, whatcha gonna do when you’re watching TV

And an ad comes on yeah you know the kind

Flashing up pictures of a child in need

For a dime a day you could save a life

Do you call the number, reach out a hand

Or do you change the channel, call it a scam

Or do you tell yourself

 

You’re just a fool

Just a fool to believe you can change the world

Don’t listen to ’em when they say

You’re just a fool

Just a fool to believe you can change the world

Oh, the smallest thing can make all the difference

Love is alive, don’t listen to ’em when they say

You’re just a fool

Just a fool to believe you can change the world

 

The world’s so big it can break your heart

And you just want to help not sure where to start

So you close your eyes, and send up a prayer into the dark

 

You’re just a fool

Just a fool to believe you can change the world

Don’t listen to ’em when they say

You’re just a fool

Just a fool to believe you can change the world

Oh, the smallest thing can make all the difference

Love is alive, don’t you listen to ’em when they say

You’re just a fool

Just a fool to believe you can change the world