Month: August 2019

THIRTEEN NFL PLAYERS JOIN CARRIE UNDERWOOD IN NEW NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SHOW OPEN – SNEAK PREVIEW AVAILABLE NOW

Joan Jett – Whose “I Hate Myself for Loving You” Was the Basis for Original SNF Open

New Sunday Night Football Show Open Premieres on Sun., Sept. 8 Patriots-Steelers SNF Opener

2018 NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes Takes Part in Open Alongside Kirk Cousins, Fletcher Cox, Zach Ertz, Kyle Fuller, Jared Goff, Julio Jones, Khalil Mack, Baker Mayfield, Dak Prescott, Mitch Trubisky, Carson Wentz & Russell Wilson

Music – Appears with Underwood for First Time in NBC SNF Show Open

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 26, 2019 – In less than two weeks on Sunday, Sept. 8, seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood and NFL players star in the debut of the 2019 show open for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, primetime television’s No. 1 program for an unprecedented eight consecutive years

Underwood, who stars in the NBC SNF show open for the seventh consecutive year, welcomes Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Joan Jett, who makes an appearance during Underwood’s performance.

A sneak preview of the SNF show open aired at halftime of last night’s Pittsburgh-Tennessee preseason game on NBC. The preview is now available here onNBCSports.com or the NBC Sports YouTube channel.

Thirteen NFL players, who have accounted for 31 Pro Bowl selections (including 10 2018 Pro Bowlers), four Super Bowl rings, and nine first-round draft picks, are in the show open.  Following is the complete list:

• Atlanta Falcons WR Julio Jones
• Chicago Bears DB Kyle Fuller
• Chicago Bears LB Khalil Mack
• Chicago Bears QB Mitch Trubisky
• Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield
• Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott
• Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes
• Los Angeles Rams QB Jared Goff
• Minnesota Vikings QB Kirk Cousins
• Philadelphia Eagles QB Carson Wentz
• Philadelphia TE Zach Ertz
• Philadelphia Eagles DT Fletcher Cox
• Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson

Tripp Dixon is creative director of the SNF show open.

For the first time in the series’ 14 seasons, the SNF show open was filmed inside an NFL stadium, with Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons, serving as the “stage.”

CARRIE UNDERWOOD STARS IN ALL-NEW NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SHOW OPEN & WELCOMES ICON JOAN JETT FOR NEW RENDITION OF “WAITING ALL DAY FOR SUNDAY NIGHT”

Joan Jett – Whose “I Hate Myself for Loving You” Was the Basis for Original SNF Open Music – Appears with Underwood for First Time in NBC SNF Show Open

Sneak Preview of New Sunday Night Football Show Open on NBC This Sunday, August 25, at Halftime of Steelers-Titans Preseason Game

Filmed for First Time at NFL Stadium – at Atlanta Falcons’ Mercedes-Benz Stadium – SNF Open to Debut on Sunday, Sept. 8 

NBC Sunday Night Football is Primetime TV’s #1 Show for Unprecedented Eight Consecutive Years

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 20, 2019 –  NBC’s Sunday Night Football, primetime television’s No. 1 program for an unprecedented eight consecutive years, will unveil an all-new show open with Carrie Underwood this season, with a nod to the first-ever NBC SNF open in 2006 featuring a new rendition of the original “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” music.

Underwood, the seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist, stars in the NBC SNF show open for the seventh consecutive year and welcomes Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Joan Jett, who makes an appearance during Underwood’s performance.

At the invitation of Underwood, Jett – whose 1988 Top 10 hit “I Hate Myself for Loving You” was adapted for the original “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” SNF show open music in 2006 – appears for the first time in the NBC Sunday Night Football show open. Underwood will also be joined by NFL stars (to be announced on Monday) in the new show open

“I have always been a huge fan of Joan’s, and I’m thrilled that she’s joining us for the Sunday Night Football open,” Underwood said. “What better way to pay homage to the original SNFopening song than by getting to play with her on primetime’s biggest stage?”

“When Carrie brought us this idea, we immediately embraced it as a terrific way to evolve the performance, while also celebrating the song we used in our first 10 seasons of SNF,” saidFred Gaudelli, Executive Producer of NBC’s Sunday Night Football. “We were excited when Joan agreed to join us, and we can’t wait to debut the finished product.”

Tripp Dixon is creative director of the SNF show open.

At halftime of this Sunday night’s preseason game on NBC (Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans, 8 p.m. ET), a sneak preview of the SNF show open will air. The full 2019 NBC Sunday Night Football show open will debut on Sunday, Sept. 8, as the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots host the Pittsburgh Steelers.

For the first time in the series’ 14 seasons, the SNF show open was filmed inside an NFL stadium, with Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons, serving as the “stage.”

Pepsi is the sponsor of the SNF open and will be integrated on-air each week.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO HOST “THE 53^RD ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”

WITH SPECIAL GUEST HOSTS REBA McENTIRE AND DOLLY PARTON, CELEBRATING LEGENDARY WOMEN IN COUNTRY MUSIC

Watch CMA Awards 2019 Host Announcement Video HERE

Country Music’s Biggest Night™ Broadcasts Live Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 8/7c on ABC

Final Nominees Revealed Live on ABC’s “Good Morning America”

and Livestream Wednesday, Aug. 28

NASHVILLE—The Country Music Association has announced Carrie Underwood will host “The 53^rd Annual CMA Awards” with special guest hosts and Country Music Hall of Fame members Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, celebrating legendary women in Country Music throughout the ceremony. Country Music’s Biggest Night™ broadcasts live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network.

Combined, the three hosts hold 124 CMA Awards nominations and 22 total wins, 11 of which are for Female Vocalist of the Year. In addition, the three superstars hold a combined 14 nominations in the Entertainer of the Year category, with Parton receiving the award in 1978 and McEntire winning in 1986. 

“It’s an incredible honor to welcome Carrie, Reba and Dolly to the CMA Awards stage this year,” says Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “In addition to awarding the year’s best and brightest in the genre, ‘The 53^rd Annual CMA Awards’ will celebrate the legacy of women within Country Music, and we couldn’t think of a more dynamic group of women to host the show.”

Final nominees for “The 53^rd Annual CMA Awards” will be announced Wednesday, Aug. 28 live during ABC’s “Good Morning America” from their Times Square studio in New York and via livestream following the broadcast. The CMA Awards 2019 media credential application is now open through Monday, Sept. 30. Click HERE to submit an application.  

Underwood is a true multi-format, multi-media superstar. She has won seven CMA Awards, has sold 64 million records worldwide and recorded 26 No. 1 singles, 13 of which she co-wrote. Underwood has co-hosted the CMA Awards since 2008, creating an unforgettable legacy, from celebrating the 50^th anniversary of the CMA Awards in 2016 to countless other highlights across the legendary broadcast’s history. 

“The 53^rd Annual CMA Awards” is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer, Alex Rudzinski is the Director, and David Wild is the Head Writer. 

Photo Credit: CMA

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