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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.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD SHINES AT SOLD-OUT
BRIDGESTONE ARENA IN NASHVILLE

“The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round”

Photo Credit Jeff Johnson

NASHVILLE, Tenn – (September 23, 2016) – CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee and Pollstar’s three-time top female country touring artist, Carrie Underwood, brought her “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round” to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena last night to a sold-out crowd of 15,000 fans. This is Carrie’s fourth consecutive headline tour to play the hometown venue, with previous tours including the “Carnival Ride Tour,” “Play On Tour,” and “The Blown Away Tour.”

Nashville’s Tennessean said, Underwood makes sure that every song has its moment — and it’s clear that now is hers…(she) has blossomed into a confident, engaging headliner who can stomp her stilettos through edgy, feisty hits “Undo It,” “Last Name” and “Before He Cheats” yet be open and vulnerable while she reaches out to fellow moms before “What I Never Knew I Always Wanted.” She spent about two hours on the expansive stage in flawless voice, fostering connections with the fans in front of her without making the audience at her back feel left out. Underwood created drama with her outfit changes but easily outshined her sequins. She wasn’t upstaged by her jaw-dropping set — just bolstered by it.

“The Storyteller Tour” continues tomorrow in Columbia, South Carolina at the Colonial Life Arena and runs through November including four dates in Canada as well as a stop at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. The seven-time GRAMMY Award winner will join Keith Urban on his RipCORD World Tour 2016, playing arenas in New Zealand and Australia in the month of December.

Photo Credit: Jeff Johnson

Carrie will return to Bridgestone Arena to co-host “The 50th Annual CMA Awards,” November 2, (8:00 – 11:00PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network where she is nominated in the coveted CMA Entertainer of the Year category. She also received nominations for Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for her Storyteller album, and Musical Event of the Year with Keith Urban for “The Fighter.”

Billboard ranked “The Storyteller Tour” the #1 country tour for the first half of 2016. During that time the tour rolled in to 47 cities as well as seven different countries, playing to nearly 600,000 people since the tour launched January 30 in Jacksonville, FL. The dramatic in-the-round stage production has been seen by 360-degree sell-out arena crowds across North America in cities such as Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, St. Louis, Denver, Phoenix, San Antonio, Houston, Chicago, and Toronto to name just a few. The tour crossed from one coast to the other coast and cities in between as well as traveling overseas to play in Sweden, Norway, Scotland, England, and Ireland as part of Country to Country (C2C), Europe’s biggest country music festival.

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.

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.
 

“The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round”

Sept-24	Columbia, SC	Colonial Life Arena
Sept-26	Roanoke, VA	Berglund Center
Sept-28	Providence, RI	Dunkin’ Donuts Center
Sept-29	Manchester, NH	Verizon Wireless Arena
Oct-1	Hershey, PA	Giant Center
Oct-4	Indianapolis, IN	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Oct-5	Milwaukee, WI	BMO Harris Bradley Center
Oct-7	Des Moines, IA	Wells Fargo Arena
Oct-8	Sioux Falls, SD	Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
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

 
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
Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round
Resumes With Sold Out Shows
in Anchorage and Spokane

Receives Four CMA Award Nominations Including Her First Entertainer of the Year Nod

New Single “Dirty Laundry” At Radio Now

Carrie Underwood kicks off the fall leg of The Storyteller Tour
with a sold-out show in Anchorage, Alaska
Photo credit: Jeff Johnson

Carrie Underwood followed the sold-out Anchorage, Alaska
with a sold-out show in Spokane, WA on the launch of the
fall leg of The Storyteller Tour
Photo credit: Jeff Johnson

NASHVILLE, Tenn – (September 6, 2016) – Seven-time Grammy winner and Pollstar’s three-time top female country touring artist, Carrie Underwood, has launched the fall leg of “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round.” She played Anchorage, AK for the first time and in front of a sold-out audience, and then continued on to Spokane, WA for another sold out show this past weekend. View highlights from the Anchorage show here and the Spokane show here.

Carrie received four CMA Award nominations last week including her first ever nomination for the coveted Entertainer of the Year award. She also received 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.” Carrie was in Alaska when she got the news of her nominations and immediately took to twitter: This morning I feel happy, excited, blessed, surprised, humbled, & incredibly thankful. Nothing like waking up to great news! @CountryMusic Carrie will return for the ninth consecutive year as co-host for “The 50th Annual CMA Awards, November 2, (8:00 – 11:00PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Dirty Laundry” is Carrie’s newest single and the fourth from her gold-certified, fifth studio album, Storyteller. The album has produced three consecutive #1 singles, “Smoke Break,” “Heartbeat” and “Church Bells.” The New York Times says the song is “elegantly structured and technically impressive.” “Dirty Laundry” was produced by Jay Joyce and written by Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley, and Hillary Lindsey.

Billboard ranked “The Storyteller Tour” the #1 country tour for the first half of 2016. During that time the tour rolled in to 47 cities as well as seven different countries, playing to nearly 600,000 people since the tour launched January 30 in Jacksonville, FL. The dramatic in-the-round stage production has been seen by 360-degree sell-out arena crowds across North America in cities such as Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, St. Louis, Denver, Phoenix, San Antonio, Houston, Chicago, Toronto to name just a few. The tour crossed from one coast to the other coast and cities in between as well as traveling overseas to play in Sweden, Norway, Scotland, England, and Ireland as part of Country to Country (C2C), Europe’s biggest country music festival.

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.

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.

The Storyteller Tour fall dates:

Sept-6	Boise, ID	Taco Bell Arena
Sept-8	Seattle, WA	KeyArena at Seattle Center
Sept-10	San Jose, CA	SAP Center at San Jose
Sept-13	Bakersfield, CA	Rabobank Arena
Sept-14	Los Angeles, CA	STAPLES Center
Sept-16	San Diego, CA	Valley View Casino Center
Sept-20	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center
Sept-22	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Arena
Sept-24	Columbia, SC	Colonial Life Arena
Sept-26	Roanoke, VA	Berglund Center
Sept-28	Providence, RI	Dunkin’ Donuts Center
Sept-29	Manchester, NH	Verizon Wireless Arena
Oct-1	Hershey, PA	Giant Center
Oct-4	Indianapolis, IN	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Oct-5	Milwaukee, WI	BMO Harris Bradley Center
Oct-7	Des Moines, IA	Wells Fargo Arena
Oct-8	Sioux Falls, SD	Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
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

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 Launches Fall Leg of
“The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round”

Billboard’s #1 Country Tour

Photo credit: Jeff Johnson

NASHVILLE, Tenn – (August 30, 2016) – Seven-time Grammy winner and Pollstar’s three-time top female country touring artist, Carrie Underwood, will launch the fall leg of “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round,” the biggest tour of her career, tomorrow night in Anchorage, Alaska. Billboard ranked the tour the #1 country tour for the first half of 2016.

The fall tour dates of “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round ” begins with Carrie’s inaugural performance in Alaska tomorrow night, and will include stops at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA, Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN and Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. When the tour wraps at the end of November she will have played 82 arenas on tour. In December Carrie will join Keith Urban on the Australian and New Zealand leg of his “ripCORD World Tour 2016.”

During the first half of 2016 “The Storyteller Tour” rolled in to 47 cities as well as seven different countries, playing to nearly 600,000 people since the tour launched January 30 in Jacksonville, FL. The dramatic in-the-round stage production has been seen by 360-degree sell-out arena crowds across North America in cities such as Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, St. Louis, Denver, Phoenix, San Antonio, Houston, Chicago, Toronto to name just a few. The tour crossed from one coast to the other coast and cities in between as well as traveling overseas to play in Sweden, Norway, Scotland, England, and Ireland as part of Country to Country (C2C), Europe’s biggest country music festival.

“The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round,” one of her most spectacular concert tours to date, has caught the attention of fans and music critics alike because of the stand-out performances and the dynamic production.

The show “is a no-expense-spared spectacle that highlights her approachable beauty, her roar of a voice and a substantive set of songs that have commanded the charts since her ‘American Idol’ victory a long decade ago.”
Atlanta Journal Constitution.

“The most stunning part of the production however, remains Underwood’s voice, strong and nuanced.”
The Boston Globe

“Lasers and swaying spotlights and fireworks and explosions all added to the spectacle. But make no mistake, Underwood was the star of the show.” – Florida Times-Union

The 2016 tour is in support of Carrie’s Gold-certified Storyteller album, which made a historic debut in October 2015 when she became the only artist in the chart’s 51-year history to have each of her first six albums to enter the chart at #1. The album has produced three #1 singles so far with “Smoke Break,” “Heartbeat” and “Church Bells” with it’s fourth single, “Dirty Laundry,” currently climbing the charts.

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.

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.

The Storyteller Tour fall dates:

Aug-31	Anchorage, AK	Alaska Airlines Center
Sept-4	Spokane, WA	Spokane Arena
Sept-6	Boise, ID	Taco Bell Arena
Sept-8	Seattle, WA	KeyArena at Seattle Center
Sept-10	San Jose, CA	SAP Center at San Jose
Sept-13	Bakersfield, CA	Rabobank Arena
Sept-14	Los Angeles, CA	STAPLES Center
Sept-16	San Diego, CA	Valley View Casino Center
Sept-20	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center
Sept-22	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Arena
Sept-24	Columbia, SC	Colonial Life Arena
Sept-26	Roanoke, VA	Berglund Center
Sept-28	Providence, RI	Dunkin’ Donuts Center
Sept-29	Manchester, NH	Verizon Wireless Arena
Oct-1	Hershey, PA	Giant Center
Oct-4	Indianapolis, IN	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Oct-5	Milwaukee, WI	BMO Harris Bradley Center
Oct-7	Des Moines, IA	Wells Fargo Arena
Oct-8	Sioux Falls, SD	Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
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

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.

NEW NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL OPEN SONG –
CARRIE UNDERWOOD’S “OH, SUNDAY NIGHT” –
LISTEN NOW ON NBCSPORTS.COM

New Sunday Night Football Show Open Starring Carrie Underwood & 12 NFL Players Premieres on Sun., Sept. 11 Patriots-Cardinals SNF Opener

Super Bowl MVPs Von Miller & Eli Manning Take Part alongside Russell Wilson, Dez Bryant, Clay Matthews, Patrick Peterson, Odell Beckham Jr., Antonio Brown, Kam Chancellor,
Tyrann Mathieu, Khalil Mack & Earl Thomas

Photo credit: Paul Drinkwater / NBC Sports Group

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 29, 2016 – Seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood’s new song “Oh, Sunday Night,” the new opening theme for primetime television’s No. 1 program, NBC’s Sunday Night Football, is now available to listen to in its entirety on NBCSports.com (click HERE).

The open makes its television debut on Sunday, September 11, before the kickoff of New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Underwood is joined in the show open by 12 NFL players, who have accounted for 41 Pro Bowl selections, seven Super Bowl rings, and eight first-round draft picks. Following is the complete list of the players:

New York Giants WR Odell Beckham, Jr.
Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antonio Brown
Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant
Seattle Seahawks S Kam Chancellor
Oakland Raiders LB Khalil Mack
New York Giants QB Eli Manning
Arizona Cardinals S Tyrann Mathieu
Green Bay Packers LB Clay Matthews
Denver Broncos LB Von Miller
Arizona Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson
Seattle Seahawks S Earl Thomas
Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson

“Oh, Sunday Night” is set to the music of “Somethin’ Bad,” a chart-topping duet from Underwood and Miranda Lambert which was released in 2014 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Underwood worked with the songwriters of “Somethin’ Bad”– Chris DeStefano, Brett James, and Priscilla Renea – to rewrite the lyrics for Sunday Night Football. The result, “Oh, Sunday Night,” was produced by Mark Bright and Chris DeStefano.