Month: October 2016

CARRIE UNDERWOOD SELLS OUT WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS ARENA
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

“The Storyteller Tour” Continues with Two Additional Concerts This Week

Carrie Co-Hosts The 50th Annual CMA Awards on Nov. 2 on ABC

NASHVILLE, Tenn – (October 26, 2016) – CMA Entertainer of The Year nominee Carrie Underwood brought The Storyteller Tour- Stories in the Round to New York City’s Madison Square Garden (MSG) last night and performed to a sold-out crowd of over 18,000 fans. Often referred to as the World’s Most Famous Arena (MSG), Underwood delivered another dynamic performance with the dramatic in-the-round 360-degree stage production. Watch highlights of the performance here https://bit.ly/2ew5nGi

Music critic, author, and country music historian Bob Oermann, who recently attended the tour which has performed to 800,000 fans so far, touted of Carrie’s production and music, “Carrie has developed a fantastic stage show … that manages to be both visually dazzling and intimate at the same time. She has managed to sustain a career by having incredibly savvy songs.”

The Storyteller Tour- Stories in the Round will continue with two additional concerts this week before Carrie returns to Nashville to co-host The 50th Annual CMA Awards with Brad Paisley as they return for the ninth consecutive year. The CMA’s will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena at 8 PM/ET on ABC on Nov. 2. Carrie has garnered her first nomination for the coveted CMA Entertainer of the Year award, as well as nominations for Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for Storyteller, and Musical Event of the Year with Keith Urban for “The Fighter.”

Earlier this week, Carrie became the RIAA’s highest certified country album artist to debut this century including multiple new RIAA certifications of her entire studio catalog. Carrie’s Storyteller album is now certified Platinum, Blown Away (now 2x Multi-Platinum), Play On (3x Multi-Platinum), Carnival Ride (4x Multi-Platinum), and Carrie’s Some Hearts now at 8x Multi-Platinum. Some Hearts debut stands as the youngest in the tally, also earning her the distinction of the highest album certification of any country artist to emerge since 2000. Carrie already holds the distinction of being the current Top Country Artist (male or female) on RIAA’s Digital Single Ranking with 28 million (also making her among the Top 5 females in the history of the RIAA’s Digital Single Program, across all genres).

The Storyteller Tour fall dates:

Oct-27	Albany, NY	Times Union Center
Oct-28	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
Nov-6	Hamilton, ON	FirstOntario Centre
Nov-9	Rockford, IL	BMO Harris Bank Center
Nov-11	Evansville, IN	Ford Center
Nov-13	Memphis, TN	FedExForum
Nov-14	Birmingham, AL	Legacy Arena at The BJCC
Nov-16	Tampa, FL	Amalie Arena
Nov-17	Sunrise, FL	BB&T Center
Nov-22	Wichita, KS	INTRUST Bank Arena
Nov-23	Oklahoma City, OK	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Nov-26	Las Vegas, NV	T-Mobile Arena
Nov-28	West Valley City, UT	Maverik Center

ripCORD World Tour 2016 New Zealand & Australia tour dates:

Dec-3	Wellington	Westpac Stadium
Dec-6	Adelaide	Entertainment Centre
Dec-8	Melbourne	Rod Laver Arena
Dec-9	Melbourne	Rod Laver Arena
Dec-10	Canberra	GIO Stadium
Dec-12	Sydney	Qudos Bank Arena
Dec-14	Sydney	ICC Sydney Theatre
Dec-16	Brisbane	Entertainment Centre
Dec-17	Brisbane	Entertainment Centre

The North American tour is promoted by AEG Live and includes special guests Easton Corbin and The Swon Brothers. Tickets are available now for the fall dates of The Storyteller Tour at www.aeglive.com. For information on fan club and VIP packages go to www.carrieunderwood.fm.

Underwood’s Some Hearts Goes 8x Multi-Platinum, the Highest Album Certification of Any Country Artist to Emerge Since 2000!

New RIAA Honors Include Multi-Platinum Leaps Across All of Underwood’s Studio Catalog and a Platinum Certification for 2015’s Storyteller

 Underwood Continues Reign as the All-Time Top Country Artist on the RIAA’s Digital Single Ranking

Nashville, TN – More than a decade into her career, 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville superstar Carrie Underwood remains a consistent fan-favorite, as the CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee becomes the RIAA’s highest certified country album artist to debut this century, amid a wave of new RIAA album certifications across her entire studio catalog.

On the heels of three back-to-back #1 singles, Underwood’s 2015 Storyteller album is now certified Platinum while each of her first four studio albums add Multi-Platinum certifications. These include Blown Away (now 2x Multi-Platinum), Play On (3x Multi-Platinum), Carnival Ride (4x Multi-Platinum), and Underwood’s blockbuster debut, Some Hearts, now at 8x Multi-Platinum.

Of all country albums now RIAA certified at 8 million or more, Underwood’s 2005 debut stands as the youngest in the tally, also earning her the distinction of the highest album certification of any country artist to emerge since 2000.

Underwood already holds the distinction of being the current Top Country Artist (male or female) on RIAA’s Digital Single Ranking with 28 million (also making her among the Top 5 females in the history of the RIAA’s Digital Single Program, across all genres).

Having played to more than 800,000 fans so far since its launch, Underwood is currently headlining The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round through the end of November, including tomorrow night’s sold out show at Madison Square Garden. From there the tour will stop for shows in Albany, NY and Uncasville, CT before taking a brief break from the tour for Carrie to return to Nashville where, on November 2^nd, she’ll join Brad Paisley as the CMA Awards co-host for a ninth consecutive year. The 50th Annual CMA Awards airs live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena at 8 PM/ET on ABC. This year, Underwood garnered her first nomination for the coveted CMA Entertainer of the Year award, as well as nominations for Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for Storyteller, and Musical Event of the Year with Keith Urban for “The Fighter.”

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On the eve of her sold out Madison Square Garden concert on The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round, Carrie Underwood was surprised by Sony Music executives in New York when they presented a plaque commemorating the RIAA Platinum certification of her 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville Storyteller album.

Pictured (left to right): Kevin Kelleher, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Sony Music Entertainment; Randy Goodman, Chairman and CEO, Sony Music Nashville; Carrie Underwood; Sony Music Entertainment’s Doug Morris, CEO, and Julie Swidler, Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel.

CALIA by Carrie Underwood in partnership with The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation DONATES $100,000 SPORTS MATTER GRANT TO THE ALDINE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT GIRLS’ SPORTS TEAMS

Photo by Scott Dalton/Invision for DICK’S Sporting Goods/AP Images

Carrie Underwood and The DICK’S Foundation present $100,000 grant to Aldine Independent School District girls’ sports teams in Houston today as part of DICK’S Sporting Goods grand opening celebrations

Photo by Scott Dalton/Invision for DICK’S Sporting Goods/AP Images
 

HOUSTON (OCTOBER 21, 2016) Today, The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation and CALIA by Carrie Underwood, a fitness and lifestyle brand created in partnership with DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) and multi-platinum superstar Carrie Underwood, announced a $100,000 Sports Matter grant to support girls youth and high school sports in Houston’s Aldine Independent School District (A.I.S.D.).

Since 2014, The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation has pledged over $50 million to support teams and raise awareness of the importance of youth sports across the country through its Sports Matter initiative.

Earlier this year CALIA by Carrie Underwood, in partnership with The DICK’S Foundation, announced plans to donate $500,000 in Sports Matter grants to girls youth sports teams across the country. The first grant was awarded in June in Underwood’s hometown to Checotah (Okla.) School District Girls’ Athletic programs.

Today, in Houston, Underwood and The DICK’S Foundation surprised A.I.S.D. female student-athletes and coaches with a $100,000 Sports Matter grant during a CALIA by Carrie Underwood meet and greet and fitness event at a DICK’S Sporting Goods new store grand opening celebration at the Baybrook Mall.

“I am so honored to partner with The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation as we continue to give back to girls sports teams across the country,” said Underwood. “Through today’s donation, we aim to support the girls’ athletic programs in Houston, providing many girls with the opportunity to participate in sports.”

The DICK’S Foundation will be partnering with Athletic Director, Richard Delgado, and Program Director of Resource Development, Stacey Smith, to allocate the Sports Matter grant across A.I.S.D. to the girls’ sports teams.

“At DICK’S, we believe sports make people better, and through this partnership, we are proud to provide more opportunities for girls to play sports throughout the Aldine Independent School District,” said DICK’S Chairman & CEO Edward W. Stack. “The DICK’S Foundation and our CALIA by Carrie Underwood brand look forward to this $100,000 grant making a difference in many girls’ lives.”

For more information on Sports Matter and CALIA by Carrie Underwood, please visit SportsMatter.org and CaliaStudio.com, respectively.

Carrie Underwood Honored by CMT during “Artists of the Year” Special

Photo credit: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT

 

“The Storyteller Tour” Continues Sold-Out Concerts Across the U.S.

NASHVILLE, Tenn – (October 20, 2016) – Carrie Underwood was honored by CMT for the third time (2010, 2012 and 2016) as part of their “Artists of the Year” special which took place at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center and airs tonight, Thursday, October 20 at 8pm ET/PT. The honorees were selected for dominating the last 12 months in country music including radio airplay, album and single sales, and selling out arenas around the world.

As part of the celebration, Carrie gave a very special performance of “Like I’ll Never Love You Again” alongside The Love Junkies, made up of award-winning singer/songwriters Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, and Liz Rose, who wrote the song for Carrie’s Storyteller album.
 
CMT’s “Artists of the Year” special was just a quick break in Carrie’s massive Storyteller Tour. She began this week performing to a sold-out crowd of over 16,000 fans at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center and she continues tonight with another sold out crowd at Cincinnati’s U.S. Bank Arena.

Photo Credit: Joe Lemke
 

Billboard ranked “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round” the #1 country tour for the first half of 2016 which has performed for more than 800,000 fans since launching on January 30. Fans and music critics alike have praised Carrie’s stand-out performances and the tour’s dynamic production.

The Storyteller Tour fall dates:

Oct-20	Cincinnati, OH	U.S. Bank Arena
Oct-22	Charlottesville, VA	John Paul Jones Arena
Oct-23	Charlotte, NC	Time Warner Cable Arena
Oct-25	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden
Oct-27	Albany, NY	Times Union Center
Oct-28	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
Nov-6	Hamilton, ON	FirstOntario Centre
Nov-9	Rockford, IL	BMO Harris Bank Center
Nov-11	Evansville, IN	Ford Center
Nov-13	Memphis, TN	FedExForum
Nov-14	Birmingham, AL	Legacy Arena at The BJCC
Nov-16	Tampa, FL	Amalie Arena
Nov-17	Sunrise, FL	BB&T Center
Nov-22	Wichita, KS	INTRUST Bank Arena
Nov-23	Oklahoma City, OK	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Nov-26	Las Vegas, NV	T-Mobile Arena
Nov-28	West Valley City, UT	Maverik Center

ripCORD World Tour 2016 New Zealand & Australia tour dates:

Dec-3	Wellington	Westpac Stadium
Dec-6	Adelaide	Entertainment Centre
Dec-8	Melbourne	Rod Laver Arena
Dec-9	Melbourne	Rod Laver Arena
Dec-10	Canberra	GIO Stadium
Dec-12	Sydney	Qudos Bank Arena
Dec-14	Sydney	ICC Sydney Theatre
Dec-16	Brisbane	Entertainment Centre
Dec-17	Brisbane	Entertainment Centre

The North American tour is promoted by AEG Live and includes special guests Easton Corbin and The Swon Brothers. Tickets are available now for the fall dates of The Storyteller Tour at www.aeglive.com. For information on fan club and VIP packages go to www.carrieunderwood.fm.

Carrie Underwood’s “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round”
Wraps Stellar Week in Canada

  

Carrie Graces Cover of Redbook’s November “Giving” Issue

NASHVILLE, Tenn – (October 17, 2016) – Carrie Underwood’s “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round” played three arena shows across Canada last week and is back in the U.S. tonight for a sold-out concert at St. Paul, Minnesota’s Xcel Energy Center. Afterward, Carrie returns to Nashville for the CMT “Artists of the Year” special which premieres this Thursday, October 20 at 8PM ET/PT.

The Storyteller Tour has received rave reviews since its launch in January and the Canadian shows were no different. “She came in like a wrecking ball…destroying the crowd of about 10,000-plus with a string of scorching numbers,” said the Edmonton Journal, continuing, “Underwood’s bold voice and down-to-earth personality were the real gifts of the night, giving us electrifying moments of rock ‘n’ roll sass and country farm.” The Saskatoon Star Phoenix claimed “Underwood owned the stage,” and The Winnipeg Free Press called it “a bombastic spectacle that made the arena feel small,” adding “she worked every inch of her 360 stage…Everything about this show was big: the stage, the lights, the thunderous backing band, that voice.”

And hitting the newsstands this week are Carrie and her rat terrier pup, Ace, gracing the cover of Redbook’s November “Giving” issue. In the feature story, she discusses life with toddler Isaiah on tour and many of her charitable endeavors including her C.A.T.S. (Checotah Animal, Town, and School) Foundation in her hometown of Checotah, Oklahoma, the donation of concert ticket proceeds to several causes, and her partnership with the DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation Sports Matter Program to grant $500,000 to girls’ youth sports, to name a few. Underwood’s fitness lifestyle line Calia by Carrie Underwood is sold exclusively at DICK’S Sporting Goods.

The Storyteller Tour fall dates:

Oct-17	St. Paul, MN	Xcel Energy Center
Oct-20	Cincinnati, OH	U.S. Bank Arena
Oct-22	Charlottesville, VA	John Paul Jones Arena
Oct-23	Charlotte, NC	Time Warner Cable Arena
Oct-25	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden
Oct-27	Albany, NY	Times Union Center
Oct-28	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
Nov-6	Hamilton, ON	FirstOntario Centre
Nov-9	Rockford, IL	BMO Harris Bank Center
Nov-11	Evansville, IN	Ford Center
Nov-13	Memphis, TN	FedExForum
Nov-14	Birmingham, AL	Legacy Arena at The BJCC
Nov-16	Tampa, FL	Amalie Arena
Nov-17	Sunrise, FL	BB&T Center
Nov-22	Wichita, KS	INTRUST Bank Arena
Nov-23	Oklahoma City, OK	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Nov-26	Las Vegas, NV	T-Mobile Arena
Nov-28	West Valley City, UT	Maverik Center

ripCORD World Tour 2016 New Zealand & Australia tour dates:

Dec-3	Wellington	Westpac Stadium
Dec-6	Adelaide	Entertainment Centre
Dec-8	Melbourne	Rod Laver Arena
Dec-9	Melbourne	Rod Laver Arena
Dec-10	Canberra	GIO Stadium
Dec-12	Sydney	Qudos Bank Arena
Dec-14	Sydney	ICC Sydney Theatre
Dec-16	Brisbane	Entertainment Centre
Dec-17	Brisbane	Entertainment Centre

“The Storyteller Tour” has performed for over 800,000 fans since launching on January 30 playing to sold-out arena crowds in cities such as Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, St. Louis, Denver, Phoenix, San Antonio, Houston, Chicago, Toronto, Hershey, Des Moines, and Sioux Falls, to name a few. Billboard ranked it as the #1 country tour for the first half of 2016. Upcoming sold-out shows include New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

The North American tour is promoted by AEG Live and includes special guests Easton Corbin and The Swon Brothers. Tickets are available now for the fall dates of The Storyteller Tour at www.aeglive.com. For information on fan club and VIP packages go to www.carrieunderwood.fm.

A donation of $1 from each ticket sold on the U.S. dates of “The Storyteller Tour” will be contributed to the C.A.T.S Foundation to help aid its causes including Checotah, Oklahoma’s education and literacy programs. Established in 2009, the C.A.T.S. (Checotah Animal, Town, and School) Foundation helps with general causes, needs, and services in the area of Checotah, Oklahoma, Carrie’s hometown, to directly impact the community.

Each of Carrie’s three previous headline arena tours, 2008’s Carnival Ride Tour, the Play On Tour in 2010, and 2012-2013’s Blown Away Tour played for over one million fans. When the Blown Away Tour wrapped in 2013, Carrie had performed 112 shows in 110 cities across three continents and six countries, including sold-out shows at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall, and two nights at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia.

Carrie Underwood’s “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round”
Continues Sold-out Concerts Across North America including
Madison Square Garden

“Tour Smashes Attendance Record at PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, SD
Praised by Forbes As One of The “10 Hottest Tours of the Fall”

NASHVILLE, Tenn – (October 10, 2016) – Carrie Underwood’s “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round” continued this past weekend with two sold-out concerts at Des Moines’ Wells Fargo Arena and Sioux Falls, SD’s Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, the latter of which set a new attendance record previously held by Elton John from last October. The tour was recently praised by Forbes as one of the ‘10 hottest tours of the fall.

“The Storyteller Tour” has performed for over 800,000 fans since launching on January 30 playing to sold-out arena crowds in cities such as Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, St. Louis, Denver, Phoenix, San Antonio, Houston, Chicago, Toronto, Hershey, and this past weekend in Des Moines and Sioux Falls, to name a few. Billboard ranked it as the #1 country tour for the first half of 2016. Upcoming sold-out shows include New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

Next week, Carrie will route the tour through Nashville to be honored for the third time by CMT as one of their “Artists of The Year.” Carrie will be recognized for her domination in country music in the last 12 months for her music chart success with three back-to-back #1 singles from her Gold-certified Storyteller album, ruling CMT platforms, and her highly successful “The Storyteller Tour.” The CMT “Artists of the Year” special premieres Thursday, October 20 at 8PM ET/PT.

The Storyteller Tour fall dates:

Oct-11	Saskatoon, SK	SaskTel Centre
Oct-13	Edmonton, AB	Rogers Place
Oct 15	Winnipeg, MB	MTS Center
Oct-17	St. Paul, MN	Xcel Energy Center
Oct-20	Cincinnati, OH	U.S. Bank Arena
Oct-22	Charlottesville, VA	John Paul Jones Arena
Oct-23	Charlotte, NC	Time Warner Cable Arena
Oct-25	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden
Oct-27	Albany, NY	Times Union Center
Oct-28	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
Nov-6	Hamilton, ON	FirstOntario Centre
Nov-9	Rockford, IL	BMO Harris Bank Center
Nov-11	Evansville, IN	Ford Center
Nov-13	Memphis, TN	FedExForum
Nov-14	Birmingham, AL	Legacy Arena at The BJCC
Nov-16	Tampa, FL	Amalie Arena
Nov-17	Sunrise, FL	BB&T Center
Nov-22	Wichita, KS	INTRUST Bank Arena
Nov-23	Oklahoma City, OK	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Nov-26	Las Vegas, NV	T-Mobile Arena
Nov-28	West Valley City, UT	Maverik Center

ripCORD World Tour 2016 New Zealand & Australia tour dates:

Dec-3	Wellington	Westpac Stadium
Dec-6	Adelaide	Entertainment Centre
Dec-8	Melbourne	Rod Laver Arena
Dec-9	Melbourne	Rod Laver Arena
Dec-10	Canberra	GIO Stadium
Dec-12	Sydney	Qudos Bank Arena
Dec-14	Sydney	ICC Sydney Theatre
Dec-16	Brisbane	Entertainment Centre
Dec-17	Brisbane	Entertainment Centre

The North American tour, with the exception of Anchorage, is promoted by AEG Live and includes special guests Easton Corbin and The Swon Brothers. Tickets are available now for the fall dates of The Storyteller Tour at www.aeglive.com. For information on fan club and VIP packages go to www.carrieunderwood.fm.

A donation of $1 from each ticket sold on the U.S. dates of “The Storyteller Tour” will be contributed to the C.A.T.S Foundation to help aid its causes including Checotah, Oklahoma’s education and literacy programs. Established in 2009, the C.A.T.S. (Checotah Animal, Town, and School) Foundation helps with general causes, needs, and services in the area of Checotah, Oklahoma, Carrie’s hometown, to directly impact the community.

Each of Carrie’s three previous headline arena tours, 2008’s Carnival Ride Tour, the Play On Tour in 2010, and 2012-2013’s Blown Away Tour played for over one million fans. When the Blown Away Tour wrapped in 2013, Carrie had performed 112 shows in 110 cities across three continents and six countries, including sold-out shows at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall, and two nights at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia.

Carrie Receives 3 American Music Awards Nominations! Vote Daily!

Congratulations to Carrie on her American Music Award nominations for Artist of the Year, Favorite Female Artist – Country, and Favorite Album – Country!

Help Carrie win by voting daily at AMAvote.com or on Twitter between now and November 14th.

Twitter Voting Instructions – include all of the below in a tweet. (Note: RTs of a valid Twitter vote count as well)
1) Mention @CarrieUnderwood
2) The name of the category for which you are voting. (“Artist of the Year”, “Favorite Album – Country”, or “Favorite Album – Country”)
3) The official Hashtag for the American Music Awards – #AMAs

Example Tweets:
“I’m voting for @CarrieUnderwood for Artist of the Year #AMAs”
“I’m voting for @CarrieUnderwood for Favorite Female Artist – Country #AMAs”
“I’m voting for @CarrieUnderwood for Favorite Album – Country #AMAs”

The 2016 American Music Awards will air LIVE Sunday, November 20th at 8/7c on ABC.