Carrie will release her first-ever Christmas album, My Gift, globally on September 25, 2020. She first teased the holiday release during her virtual fan club party this summer, and now shares a trailer for the album which includes footage from the recording studio, album cover photo shoot, and a personal message about how she arrived at the title, My Gift. Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/1i_IyxnOvs4
“I’ve always wanted to make a Christmas album and it’s been a long time coming,” says Underwood. “I knew this would be my next music project after wrapping my tour last year, and I think it’s turned out to be the perfect time for an album like this, in this period of such personal and spiritual reflection. For me, it’s more important than ever to focus on the true meaning of Christmas in a project like this. Even though it has been a tough year for all of us, sometimes I feel like the greatest realizations can be inspired by the most difficult times, and make us more grateful for the things we do have and for what truly matters.”
On My Gift, Carrie welcomes a stellar list of musical collaborators, led by GRAMMY Award-winning producer, mixer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Greg Wells, who produced and arranged the album and has written and produced some of the best-selling and highest charting tracks of the past 15 years for such artists as Adele, Celine Dion, Keith Urban, and P!nk, as well as the worldwide smash The Greatest Showman soundtrack. My Gift features a world-class orchestra, led by the pre-eminent arranger, composer, and conductor David Campbell, whose many credits include iconic recordings by artists including Linda Ronstadt, Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Josh Groban, and his son Beck. My Gift is mixed by 14-time GRAMMY Award winning mixer, Serban Ghenea.
Although Carrie has previously recorded several Christmas songs which have become instant classics, her first full-length holiday album has been highly-anticipated by her fans around the world. The album will feature a combination of beloved traditional favorites celebrating her faith and the spiritual nature of the holiday, as well as original material (track list, songwriters, and special guests will be revealed at a later date).
Pre-orders of the My Gift CD with exclusive merchandise are available here. My Gift will also be released on vinyl on October 30. Pre-orders of the vinyl will be available soon.
I Am Second to Release ‘Mike and Carrie: God & Country’ May 27
“Mike and Carrie: God & Country,”a new exclusive digital short film series from I Am Second, provides an up-close and unfiltered glimpse into the life, relationship and faith of retired NHL player Mike Fisher and his wife Carrie Underwood, seven-time GRAMMY® Award winner.
In the four-part digital series releasing on iamsecond.com via weekly episodes beginning May 27, this powerhouse couple provides insight into how they continually sustain their marriage, despite sometimes differing views and personal loss, and find purpose beyond the professional accomplishments by which the world defines them.
“Mike and Carrie: God & Country”is a four-part digital short film series from the storytelling organization I Am Second, available exclusively at iamsecond.com. (Photo Credit: I Am Second)
Fisher is no stranger
to I Am Second. He was featured in the non-profit’s
White Chair short film series in 2014 in which he shared about his personal and
professional struggles early in his career before a return to his faith.
In “Mike and Carrie:
God & Country,” Fisher is joined by Underwood in a new interview, in which
the couple speaks frankly about their personal journeys and provide hope and inspiration to
anyone seeking or needing encouragement.
“Since first filming with I Am Second six years ago, I
have seen God continue to grow my faith as Carrie and I have together walked
through the natural joys and struggles of life,” Mike said. “This new series is
not only a continuation of the 2014 White Chair film, but hopefully a reminder
to individuals of God’s faithfulness in all situations.”
While Fisher and Underwood have each publicly spoken
about their personal paths in
the past, the new I Am Second series provides a specific, intimate look into
their relationship, parenting journey and faith.
“We wanted to do this to share some of our personal
journey in hopes that viewers will be inspired by it, and maybe even take one
more step in pursuing a relationship with God,” said Underwood.
The full series will release in four-part
installments, beginning on May 27, on iamsecond.com.
About I Am Second I Am Second is a non-profit that ignites hope and inspires people to live for something greater than themselves. Launched in 2008, the iamsecond.com website features powerful short films of athletes, actors, models, musicians, cultural influencers and everyday people who have found hope through a relationship with Jesus. Watch their stories and find out more at iamsecond.com.
SiriusXM and Goldenvoice announced the broadcast of SiriusXM’s Stagecouch Weekend, a special broadcast taking place over the originally scheduled weekend for Stagecoach: California’s Country Music Festival. Tune in to SiriusXM The Highway Saturday between 12pm and 5pm ET as Carrie closes out the show with a set of songs from her couch!
The Academy of Country Music® and dick clark productions revealed the complete list of chart-topping hits and fan-favorite songs that will be performed during ACM® PRESENTS: OUR COUNTRY, a new two-hour special hosted by CBS THIS MORNING’s Gayle King, to be broadcast Sunday, April 5 at 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network and on CBS All Access. The special will feature intimate conversations and at-home acoustic performances with Country Music’s biggest stars, including a performance of “Drinking Alone” by Carrie Underwood.
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Carrie Underwood’s first book, FIND YOUR PATH: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul, and Get Strong with the Fit52 Life (Dey Street Books), has become an instant New York Times bestseller, entering the highly-competitive Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list at #2. Additionally, the book hit #1 on Amazon during its first week of publication and is currently #3 on Amazon’s “most sold” nonfiction chart.
Underwood kicked of a multi-city promo tour last week with personal appearances in Brooklyn, NY; Stamford, CT and Nashville, TN, all of which sold out in under a minute. She took over the NBC airwaves on March 3 with appearances on the 8:00, 9:00 and 10:00 AM hours of “The Today Show,” competed in a “Fittest of the Fit” challenge on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” on March 6 and cooked with “Rachael Ray” on March 9. Underwood also graces the covers of Women’s Health and Parade Magazine, with extensive print and online coverage in InStyle, People, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, and more.
Additionally, on the eve of the publication of the book, Underwood launched her new fitness app, fit52, on March 2, which is now available for download on iOS, a holistic wellness platform designed to encourage and support users on their personal wellness journey. March also marks her 5th Anniversary as founder and lead designer of her fitness and lifestyle brand, CALIA by Carrie Underwood, which launched in 2015 and is exclusively available at DICK’S Sporting Goods nationwide and online at calia.com.
Since winning American Idol in 2005, fans around the world have come to admire Carrie Underwood for her tremendous talent, down-to-earth style, and dedication to health and fitness. As a multi-Platinum award-winning singer, songwriter, and lifestyle entrepreneur, it’s easy to see why fans not only eagerly anticipate each new album, but also closely follow what she does to stay fit – tracking her workouts and healthy eating tips on social media. And with her debut book, and the fit52 app, Carrie shares with readers and users a sustainable, common-sense approach to staying active, eating well, and looking as beautiful as you feel.
Throughout FIND YOUR PATH, Carrie opens up about her personal journey towards optimal health. “Health and fitness are something I am truly, deeply passionate about,” says Underwood, and urges readers of FIND YOUR PATH to “do their best most of the time.” Her mantra is that fitness is a lifelong journey—not about perfection—and this book will set her fans on a path to health, and taking care of their bodies and souls, for life.
SOLD-OUT Multi-City Promo Tour Kicks Off in New York Area – Book Events in Brooklyn, Connecticut, Nashville and Los Angeles Tour Sold Out in Less Than a Minute
Underwood Takes Over NBC’s “The Today Show” in 8:00, 9:00 and 10:00 AM Hours on March 3, Will Appear on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Rachael Ray” and More…
(Photo Credit: Cameron Premo) Link to Download PhotosHERE
Carrie Underwood’s first book, FIND YOUR PATH: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul, and Get Strong with the Fit52 Life, is on sale today (Dey Street Books). Underwood kicked of a multi-city promo tour on Monday in Brooklyn, NY, with upcoming events in Stamford, CT; Nashville, TN and Los Angeles, CA, all of which sold out in under a minute. She will take over the NBC airwaves on March 3 with appearances on the 8:00, 9:00 and 10:00 AM hours of “The Today Show” and will appear on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” on March 6, followed by “Rachael Ray” on March 9, among other national broadcasts. Underwood also graces the covers ofWomen’s Health and Parade Magazine, with additional print and online coverage in InStyle, People, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, and more.
On the eve of the publication of the book, Underwood also launched her new fitness app, fit52, on March 2, which is now available for download on iOS. Created in partnership with Creative Labs and leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the fit52 app is part of a holistic wellness platform designed to encourage and support you on your personal wellness journey and make it easier for you to find your path to a stronger, healthier you. Additionally, March marks her 5th Anniversary as founder and lead designer of her fitness and lifestyle brand, CALIA by Carrie Underwood, which launched in 2015 and is exclusively available at DICK’S Sporting Goods nationwide and online at calia.com.
Since winning American Idol in 2005, millions have come to admire Carrie Underwood for her tremendous talent, down-to-earth style, and dedication to health and fitness. As a multi-Platinum award-winning singer, songwriter, and lifestyle entrepreneur, it’s easy to see why fans not only eagerly anticipate each new album, but also closely follow what she does to stay fit – tracking her workouts and healthy eating tips on social media. And with her debut book, FIND YOUR PATH, Carrie shares with readers a sustainable, common-sense approach to staying active, eating well, and looking as beautiful as you feel.
Throughout FIND YOUR PATH, Carrie opens up about her personal journey towards optimal health, from her passion for sports as a kid, to the pressure to look perfect and fit the mold as she launched her career, to eventually discovering the importance of balance and the meaning of true health. For Carrie, being fit isn’t about crash diets or a workout routine that you’re going to dread. It’s about healthy choices and simple meals that you can put together from the ingredients in your local grocery store, and making the time, every day, to move, to love your body, and to be the best version of yourself. “Health and fitness are something I am truly, deeply passionate about,” says Underwood, and urges readers of FIND YOUR PATH to “do their best most of the time.” Her mantra is that fitness is a lifelong journey—not about perfection—and this book will set her fans on a path to health, and taking care of their bodies and souls, for life.
Like all of us, Carrie is constantly on the move. Whether its touring for her latest album, scrambling after her 5 and 1-year-old sons, or her role as lead designer of CALIA By Carrie Underwood, she knows the struggle of trying to balance the demands of a household, a business, and a career against carving out time for herself. In FIND YOUR PATH, Carrie shares simple ideas for refocusing your energy and jump starting your fitness journey without feeling like you’re adding to the never-ending to-do list. All readers need is a deck of 52 playing cards and they’ll have unlocked the key to her fitness success! Each suit indicates an exercise and the number corresponds to the amount of reps. Using Carrie’s Fit52 workout, the routines are kept fresh and exciting making fitness a treat, not a chore. Plus, Carrie devotes an entire chapter to revealing the coveted workout that maintains her (second) most famous attribute—her legs!
She also shares her path from her early days in Checotah, Oklahoma and to American Idol and beyond, with chapters inspired by many of her hit songs including “Love Wins” (Getting Strong, Finding Balance and Prioritizing Body Love), “Play On” (introducing her Fit52 Workout), “The Champion” (Extracurricular Fitness for Wherever You Are) and “Before You Cheat,” in which she takes on Vice Management and Derailers. While FIND YOUR PATH is infused with wisdom and advice from Carrie’s own experiences, she also highlights helpful tips and tricks from her longtime personal trainer, Eve Overland, and her friend, nutritionist Cara Clark, providing readers with a personal and holistic view of her routine. Some insights include:
• Balance and sustainability: you don’t have to be perfect every day, just maintain a healthy lifestyle 52 weeks a year • Stay accountable: track meals, workouts, and progress and you’ll be set up for success • Simple swaps: make healthy switches for your favorite indulgences • Falling in love with fitness and healthy, nourishing foods will make you feel better overall
Filled with beautiful, original photography by Cameron Premo, FIND YOUR PATH reinforces Carrie’s mantra that there’s no one way to be fit. There is no one diet to follow. There is no one place you must exercise. Healthy living is about options and personal choices, and like a deck of cards (which Carrie uses in the Fit52 workout), you can take your pick as long as you get the results you want and feel good!
COMMUNITY-POWERED WELLNESS PLATFORM COINCIDES WITH THE PUBLICATION OF UNDERWOOD’S NEW FITNESS AND LIFESTYLE BOOK, FIND YOUR PATH
On the eve of the publication of her first book, FIND YOUR PATH: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul, and Get Strong with the Fit52 Life, Carrie Underwood announces the launch of her new fitness app, fit52, which is now available for download on iOS. Created in partnership with Creative Labs and leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the fit52 app is part of a holistic wellness platform designed to encourage and support you on your personal wellness journey and make it easier for you to find your path to a stronger, healthier you.
From the launch of her CALIA By Carrie Underwood line of athleisure wear five years ago, to writing FIND YOUR PATH and now creating fit52, Underwood embraces a fresh and balanced approach to fitness and health which resonates with those who are juggling a busy lifestyle, a career and/or family and are looking for inspirational routines that are simple to do anytime, anywhere. By collaborating with her longtime personal trainer, Eve Overland, users of fit52 can expect a wide variety of workout routines that can be done in as little as 30 minutes.
Whether you’re just starting your fitness journey or looking for a fresh new workout to replace your same old routine, fit52 gives you the tools you need to succeed on your own terms and feel good doing it. fit52 can be downloaded for free on iOS. Annual subscriptions are just $1 a week or $52 a year!
“Fitness is a true passion for me,” says Underwood. “The fit52 app incorporates what I’ve been doing myself for years, and we’ve made it easy and totally accessible for anyone that wants help to work in working out. We worked really hard to create a high-quality, user-friendly app that is designed for busy people and their busy lives. fit52 meets you wherever you are on your health journey, and I’m so proud of it.”
Much like her new book, the fit52 app focuses on a sustainable, common-sense approach to staying active, and looking as beautiful as you feel, 24/7, 52 weeks of the year. With fit52, every workout is different and based on the hand of virtual playing cards you are dealt. Each card demonstrates an exercise and number of reps, randomly revealed to provide a full-body workout. For the award-winning singer – who is known for her passion for fitness as well as her powerhouse voice — she wants users to utilize these tools to help them reach their full wellness potential.
“Many people are motivated to achieve their fitness goals by working out with friends. Yet most fitness apps are targeted at solo workouts, said Pauline Moller, CEO at Creative Labs. “When Carrie came to us with this concept, we saw a great opportunity to create a platform that is fun, community-focused and relieves the burden of over-complicated programs that align with people’s schedules and motivations. We are incredibly excited to work with Carrie to develop this program further!”
About fit52
fit52 is a holistic, community-powered wellness platform that aims to support you on your personal fitness journey and make it simple for you to find your path to a healthier, stronger you. Inspired by Carrie Underwood’s passion for a fit lifestyle, fit52 follows her knowledgeable and fun fitness routines designed with her longtime personal trainer, Eve Overland to help you honor your body and attain your personal wellness goals – 52 weeks a year! fit52 is developed in partnership with Creative Labs and leading entertainment and sports agency, Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Now available for download on iOS.
CRY PRETTY FEATURES FOUR CERTIFIED SINGLES INCLUDING “THE CHAMPION,” “CRY PRETTY,” “LOVE WINS,” AND “SOUTHBOUND”
Underwood Extends Record as RIAA’s #1 Certified Female Artist for Digital Singles
From left to right: Cindy Mabe (President, UMGN), Ann Edelblute (Owner, The HQ), Royce Risser (EVP of Promotions, UMGN), Carrie Underwood, Mike Dungan (Chairman & CEO, UMGN), David Garcia (Underwood’s Co-Producer), Brian Wright (EVP of A&R, UMGN), Jackie Jones (Vice President, Artist & Industry Relations, RIAA) Photo Credit: Country Radio Seminar 2020/Kayla Schoen Link to Download Photos HERE
Global superstar Carrie Underwood celebrated the RIAA Platinum certification of her latest album, Cry Pretty, as well as, four certified singles from the album this past Friday in Nashville. Following her CRS (Country Radio Seminar) Artist Interview at the Omni Hotel, Underwood was surprised onstage with a Platinum plaque from UMG Nashville CEO & Chairman, Mike Dungan, and President, Cindy Mabe, for her sixth studio album and the first she co-produced alongside David Garcia.
“Cry Pretty is an album of risk and boundary pushing,” shares Cindy Mabe. “Carrie put her whole heart, raw emotion and personal story into writing, producing and releasing the music from this album for the world to see behind the curtains. Cry Pretty is Carrie’s artistic evolution and provides a chance for fans to see her at her most vulnerable and raw, so celebrating Platinum status is such an incredible gift that proves big risk gives way to big reward.”
When surprised with the Platinum plaque by Dungan and Mabe, Underwood said, “This means a lot, because I feel like this is the project that I’ve done, and the album that I’ve done, that is the most ‘me.’ I’m honored and I’m humbled, and God is good.”
The critically-acclaimed album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, cementing her place in history as the only woman to land four country albums at the top of the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. The album was the best-selling all-genre female debut in 2018 and she continues to hold the record as RIAA’s #1 certified female artist for Digital Singles. Four singles from Cry Pretty have also been certified by the RIAA including the Platinum-certified “The Champion” and the Gold-certified “Cry Pretty,” “Love Wins” and “Southbound.”
Underwood surprised with her Certified Platinum Album, Cry Pretty Photo Credit: Country Radio Seminar 2020/Kayla Schoen
NPR declared that Cry Pretty “…pushes her creative boundaries and leans into modern R&B, while retaining the Oklahoma singer-songwriter’s country roots,” while Rolling Stone lauded Underwood as “Arena country’s mightiest voice, as Cry Pretty reaffirms.” Entertainment Weekly called the album, “Her most emotionally accessible work to date” and USA Today stated, “she has never sounded better than on Cry Pretty.” On March 3, HarperCollins/Dey Street Books will publish Carrie’s first book, FIND YOUR PATH: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul, and Get Strong with the Fit52 Life, a fitness lifestyle book in which she shares her belief that fitness is a lifelong journey. Underwood’s goal is to provide a common-sense approach to staying active, eating well, and looking as beautiful as you feel, 52 weeks a year.
Underwood Wins 7th Award for Favorite Female Artist – Country, and 6th Win for Favorite Country Album for Cry Pretty, Breaking the AMA Record for Most Wins in the Favorite Country Album Category
Carrie Underwood/2019 American Music Awards (Photo Credit: American Broadcasting Company – Copyright 2019 LINK TO PHOTO FOR DOWNLOAD HERE
(November 25, 2019) – Superstar Carrie Underwood broke the record for most wins for Favorite Country Album with her 6th win in the category on the “2019 American Music Awards,” broadcast live on ABC from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 24. Underwood was recognized by fans this year for her critically acclaimed album, Cry Pretty, giving her the most wins in the category and making her the only artist in the history of the AMAs to win Favorite Country Album for all six of her studio album releases (Some Hearts, Carnival Ride, Play On, Blown Away, Storyteller, and now, Cry Pretty). Other nominees in the category this year included Dan + Shay’s Dan + Shay and Kane Brown’s Experiment.
Underwood also won her 7th award as Favorite Female Artist – Country. With previous wins for Favorite New Breakthrough Artist in 2006 and the T-Mobile Text-In Award for Artist of the Year in 2007, this year’s ceremony brings Underwood to 15 career total American Music Awards, tied with Reba McEntire as the most awarded female country artists in AMA history, and ranking her among the top 10 all-time winners in all categories, across all genres.
The American Music Awards is the world’s largest fan-voted award show, paying tribute to today’s most influential and iconic artists. The show is produced by dick clark productions and is seen in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Nominations are based on key fan interactions as reflected on Billboard.com, including streaming, album and digital song sales, radio airplay, social activity and touring. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound, and reflect the time period of September 28, 2018 through September 26, 2019.
Underwood recently completed her stellar The Cry Pretty Tour 360, closing out the tour in the #1 spot on Pollstar’s LIVE75 chart (11/04/19), which ranks worldwide active tours by average tickets sold. On November 13, she hosted ABC’s CMA Awards for the 12th consecutive year. She was joined this year by special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton for the three-hour live telecast, which dominated the night, ranking #1 in all 6 half-hours of primetime, as well as the becoming the #1 most social entertainment program across broadcast and cable for the night, with 2.4M total social interactions across all platforms, marking a 104% increase over the 2018 telecast, as measured by Nielsen Social.
