Month: September 2015

CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO HEADLINE 2016 COUNTRY TO COUNTRY FESTIVAL

 

 

Carrie Underwood will headline three performances at Country to Country 2016. Having performed at the inaugural event in 2013, Carrie will return to play all three nights of the festival. C2C will be held at London’s O2 Arena, Dublin 3 Arena, and for the first year, an additional 3rd night, at Glasgow’s Clyde Auditorium.  Carrie will play C2C 2016 on the following dates:

 

March 11 – Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
March 12 – London The O2 Arena
March 13​ – Dublin 3 Arena

 

“Country to Country is delighted to welcome Carrie Underwood back to the event as headliner in our fourth year. In addition to London O2 we are delighted to have her help launch our inaugural Glasgow event and our third year of C2C in Dublin.

 

Carrie Underwood helped establish the event in our first year and the creation of the biggest celebration of country music outside North America. Country to Country is proud to have event partners BBC Radio 2 and the CMA.” –Chris York, SJM

 

The full event line up and on-sale details will be exclusively revealed during a C2C Launch Party at Brooklyn Bowl on Tuesday 6th October. There will also be a special guest performance on the night.

 

Carrie Underwood’s new album Storyteller is now available for pre-order on iTunes! Pre-order now and be one of the first to get Storyteller when it releases worldwide October 23. Plus, get Carrie’s new hit “Smoke Break” instantly when you order!

 

Carrie Underwood Presents “CALIA by Carrie Underwood”
At New York Fashion Week Event

 

 

Nashville, TN – (September 10, 2015) –  Seven-time GRAMMY® Award winner Carrie Underwood along with DICK’S Sporting Goods hosted a special presentation this morning of the new CALIA by Carrie Underwood line, the brand’s New York Fashion Week debut.

 

As lead designer Carrie was present to show off the fitness and lifestyle brands’ first Fall / Winter collection. Guests experienced first-of-its-kind Fashion Week programming and had the opportunity to take home looks directly from the runway, creating a fully immersive and distinctive brand experience.

 

Created in partnership with Carrie Underwood and DICK’S Sporting Goods, CALIA first launched in March 2015 catering to today’s woman who embraces an active lifestyle and demands more versatility from her wardrobe. With high-quality garments built to support the female body in motion, CALIA incorporates functional details and performance-driven fabrics into sophisticatedly feminine designs. The newest evolution of the line features apparel and accessories in bold, nature-inspired patterns and luxe, technical materials to help women transition both throughout their day and from fall to winter months.

 

For all the latest updates and an inside look at CALIA’s NYFW show, follow @CALIAbyCarrie on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. More information on the line is available at caliastudio.com.

Carrie Underwood Reveals Track Listing for Storyteller

 

Storyteller, Featuring the Hit Debut Single “Smoke Break,” to Release on October 23

 

 

Nashville, TN – (September 9, 2015) – Superstar Carrie Underwood took to social media earlier to reveal the track listing to her fifth studio album, Storyteller, set for release on October 23.  Storyteller was produced by Jay Joyce, Mark Bright, and Zach Crowell with six of its 13 songs co-written by Carrie, including the record-breaking first single, “Smoke Break.”

 

A complete track listing, with writer and producer credits, is as follows:

 

Storyteller

1. “Renegade Runaway” (Carrie Underwood/Chris DeStefano/Hillary Lindsey)

2. “Dirty Laundry” (Zach Crowell/Ashley Gorley/Hillary Lindsey)

3. “Church Bells” (Zach Crowell/Brett James/Hillary Lindsey)

4. “Heartbeat” (Carrie Underwood/Zach Crowell/Ashley Gorley)

5. “Smoke Break” (Carrie Underwood/Chris DeStefano/Hillary Lindsey)

6. “Choctaw County Affair” (Jason White)

7. “Like I’ll Never Love You Again” (Hillary Lindsey/Lori McKenna/Liz Rose)

8. “Chaser” (Carrie Underwood/Mike Elizondo/Hillary Lindsey)

9. “Relapse” (Ben Caver/Sara Haze/Brett James)

10. “Clock Don’t Stop” (Blair Daly/Chris DeStefano/Hillary Lindsey)

11. “The Girl You Think I Am” (Carrie Underwood/David Hodges/Hillary Lindsey)

12. “Mexico” (Kathleen Higgins/Jamie Moore/Derrick Adam Southerland)

13. “What I Never Knew I Always Wanted” (Carrie Underwood/Brett James/Hillary Lindsey)

 

Tracks 1, 2, 5-8 produced by Jay Joyce

Tracks 3, 10-13 produced by Mark Bright

Tracks 4, 9 produced by Zach Crowell

 

Physical copies of Storyteller are available for pre-order at Amazon.com here. The album’s first single, “Smoke Break,” is available for sale here.

 

Check out all the videos from Carrie’s track list reveal now!

 
“Renegade Runaway”

Chapter 1 from my upcoming album is titled __________ #Storyteller

A video posted by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) on Sep 9, 2015 at 5:49pm PDT

 
“Dirty Laundry”

Chapter 2 from my upcoming album is __________ #Storyteller

A video posted by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) on Sep 9, 2015 at 6:00pm PDT

 
“Church Bells”

Chapter 3 is called _______#Storyteller

A video posted by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) on Sep 9, 2015 at 6:10pm PDT

 
“Heartbeat”

Chapter 4 is named _______ #Storyteller

A video posted by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) on Sep 9, 2015 at 6:20pm PDT

 
“Smoke Break”

Chapter 5 is _______ #Storyteller

A video posted by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) on Sep 9, 2015 at 6:30pm PDT

 
“Choctaw County Affair”

Chapter 6 goes by the name of ______ #Storyteller

A video posted by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) on Sep 9, 2015 at 6:41pm PDT

 
“Like I’ll Never Love You Again”

Chapter 7 is ________ #Storyteller

A video posted by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) on Sep 9, 2015 at 6:50pm PDT

 
“Chaser”

Chapter 8 is named _______ #Storyteller

A video posted by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) on Sep 9, 2015 at 7:00pm PDT

 
“Relapse”

Chapter 9 is ________ #Storyteller

A video posted by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) on Sep 9, 2015 at 7:10pm PDT

 
“Clock Don’t Stop”

Chapter 10 is titled________ #Storyteller

A video posted by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) on Sep 9, 2015 at 7:20pm PDT

 
“The Girl You Think I Am”

Chapter 11 goes by the name of ________ #Storyteller

A video posted by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) on Sep 9, 2015 at 7:30pm PDT

 
“Mexico”

Chapter 12 is called ________ #Storyteller

A video posted by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) on Sep 9, 2015 at 7:40pm PDT

 
“What I Never Knew I Always Wanted”

The final chapter of my book is named ________ #Storyteller

A video posted by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) on Sep 9, 2015 at 7:50pm PDT

Carrie Underwood Becomes First Country Music Artist To Headline at The Apple Music Festival in London

 

Carrie Performs September 21 During Ten-Night Event

 

 

Nashville, TN – (September 8, 2015)- Seven-time GRAMMY® Award winner Carrie Underwood will headline one of ten nights at this year’s Apple Music Festival, becoming the first country music artist to participate in the global event live from London.  Carrie will perform on September 21 during the festival which takes place at London’s Roundhouse from September 19 to September 28. Apple will broadcast all performances to music fans around the world for free, live or on-demand via Apple Music and in stunning HD with Apple TV.

 

“Playing in the UK is always such a thrill!” shares Carrie. “I’m really looking forward to heading back and being a part of such an amazing lineup at this year’s Apple Music Festival. What a unique concert experience, not only for the fans at the Roundhouse, but also for fans across the globe who can stream it live!”

 

Apple hosted the iTunes Festival in London for eight years and renamed the event after the launch of Apple Music. This year’s performers previously announced include Pharrell Williams, One Direction, Florence + The Machine, The Weeknd, The Chemical Brothers, Take That, and Disclosure. For updates, tickets and additional information visit: www.applemusicfestival.com.

 

Carrie will release her fifth studio album Storyteller on October 23. The digital single for the album’s first single, “Smoke Break,” is available now on iTunes & Apple Music.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD & 11 NFL PLAYERS STAR IN “WAITING ALL DAY FOR SUNDAY NIGHT” DEBUTING SEPT. 13 ON NBC’S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

 

Opening SNF Theme Includes Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson, Patrick Peterson, Clay Matthews, Odell Beckham Jr. & Dez Bryant

 

 

Nashville, TN. – September 2, 2015 – 11 NFL players will join seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood for her performance of  “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night,” the opening theme for primetime television’s No. 1 program, Sunday Night Football on NBC. Carrie will visit with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, September 10 to show a sneak peek of the opening theme and will also perform her new single “Smoke Break.”

 

After performing the opening theme for the past two seasons, Underwood returns in 2015 beginning with NBC’s first SNF broadcast of the 2015 NFL season as the defending NFC East champion Dallas Cowboys host the New York Giants. Coverage begins with Football Night in America at 7 p.m. ET, and the opening theme continues each week of the season to kick off Sunday Night Football.

 

11 NFL players, who have accounted for 33 Pro Bowl selections, three Super Bowl rings, and seven first-round draft picks, will participate in the open (eight, denoted with an asterisk*, took part in a shoot this past June).  Following is the complete list:

 

1. New York Giants WR Odell Beckham, Jr.*
2. Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant*
3. Seattle Seahawks S Kam Chancellor*
4. San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick
5. Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck*
6. Green Bay Packers LB Clay Matthews*
7. Philadelphia Eagles RB DeMarco Murray*
8. Arizona Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson*
9. Denver Broncos DE DeMarcus Ware
10. Houston Texans DE J.J. Watt
11. Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson*

 

Players who participated in this year’s SNF shoot provided some commentary on the set:

 

Clay Matthews: “The fact that I’ve been invited four times to come back is truly an honor. I must be great on camera, or I live close by.”

Dez Bryant on his first SNF open shoot: “This has always been a dream.”

Antonio Brown: “You gotta love it – Sunday Night Football, Carrie Underwood, it doesn’t get any better.”

Patrick Peterson on his first SNF open shoot: “I’ve never been here before! So, I didn’t know what to expect.”

Odell Beckham, Jr.: “I’m definitely blessed to be a part of this.”

Antonio Brown as a stylist ties his shoes: “I’ve never had anyone tie my shoes!”

Kam Chancellor: “Modeling wasn’t in my career (before), but, you know, I’m trying my best.”

Andrew Luck: “I did not know I would be doing this shoot with Carrie, so, it was a bit of a surprise. I guess the cameras are rolling!”

Patrick Peterson: “It’s definitely fun being with other players and seeing how they interact with the camera.”

 

“Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” is set to the original Joan Jett song, “I Hate Myself for Loving You.”

 

Earlier this summer, NBC Sports Group produced for movie theatres a 2½-minute behind-the-scenes look at the making of this year’s SNF open. The cinema spot was viewed on more than 19,000 movie screens in theaters nationwide. To view the behind-the-scenes cinema spot, click here.

 

In addition, with Sunday Night Football kicking off its 10th season in September, NBC Sports enlisted a 10-year-old reporter to interview NFL stars at this year’s opening theme shoot. Click here for a link to the full piece.

 

SNF NO. 1 PRIMETIME PROGRAM ON TELEVISION FOR 4 YEARS RUNNING:

For the fourth consecutive September-May television season, NBC’s Sunday Night Football finished as the No. 1 show in primetime in household rating, viewership and the coveted Adult 18-49 demographic, based on live plus same day data from The Nielsen Company (September-May). This marks the only four times on record that a sports series has been the highest-rated and most-watched show of the primetime TV season.  For the 2014-2015 primetime television season, Sunday Night Football ranked as the highest-rated (12.5 HH rating), most-watched show (21.3 million, viewers 2+), and the No. 1 program in the key Adults 18-49 demographic (7.7 rating).

Carrie Underwood to Debut “Smoke Break”
on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

 

“Smoke Break” Enters Billboard’s Country Digital Songs Chart at #1

 

Nashville, TN – Superstar Carrie Underwood will head to New York next week to present her CALIA by Carrie Underwood fall collection at the world-renowned NY Fashion Week and to guest judge the finalists’ runway-shown collections on Lifetime’s Emmy-nominated Project Runway.  She will also stop by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, September 10, to pay a visit and perform the television debut of her new record-breaking single, “Smoke Break.”

 

“Smoke Break,” produced by Jay Joyce and written by Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, and Chris DeStefano, debuted this week at #1 on Billboard’s Country Digital Songs chart.

 

The digital single for “Smoke Break” is available for sale here. Fans can pre-order a physical copy of Underwood’s upcoming Storyteller album at Amazon.com here.

 

Today, E! News gives viewers a look at the making of her new “Smoke Break” music video in the episode airing at 7 PM and 11 PM ET.  In addition, fans can look to E! Online for the premiere of a special “Smoke Break” behind-the-scenes video in a 24-hour exclusive also debuting today.

 

Carrie Underwood’s “Smoke Break” Video Behind-the-Scenes to Premiere on E!

 

Nashville, TN – Superstar Carrie Underwood will give viewers a look at the making of her new “Smoke Break” music video in a feature on the Tuesday, September 1, edition of E! News, airing at 7 PM and 11 PM, ET.  In addition, fans can look to E! Online for the premiere of a special “Smoke Break” behind-the-scenes video in a 24-hour exclusive also debuting on Tuesday.

 

Directed by Randee St. Nicholas, who shot Underwood’s award-winning video for “Blown Away,” the full music video for “Smoke Break” is viewable here.

 

Produced by Jay Joyce and written by Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, and Chris DeStefano, the digital single for “Smoke Break” is available for sale here.  Fans can pre-order a physical copy of Storyteller at Amazon.com here.