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Sneak Preview of Carrie Underwood’s New Sunday Night Football Open is Airing During NBC’s Coverage of 2016 Rio Olympics

New “Oh, Sunday Night” Theme Song Debuts on First SNF Telecast
– Patriots at Cardinals on Sept. 11
 

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn – (August 8, 2016) – Seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood has recorded a new opening theme song for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, primetime television’s No. 1 program for five consecutive years. Entitled “Oh, Sunday Night,” the new SNF opening song is a mix of country, rock, and pop.
 
A sneak preview of the new song debuted this past Friday during the opening of the 2016 Rio Olympics on NBC and will continue to air throughout the Olympics (Aug. 5-21). The full theme song, “Oh, Sunday Night,” will debut on the first SNF telecast – Patriots at Cardinals on Sept. 11.
 
View the sneak preview HERE and HERE.
 
“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.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD RINGS IN 24TH #1 SINGLE AS “CHURCH BELLS”
BECOMES HER 3RD CONSECUTIVE CHART-TOPPER FROM STORYTELLER!
 

 

Nashville, TN, July 18, 2016 – Seven-time GRAMMY® Award winner Carrie Underwood scores her 24th #1 single of her career with “Church Bells,” the third consecutive chart-topping single from her current album, Storyteller. Landing the #1 slot on both the Billboard and Mediabase country airplay charts, the song also spent two weeks at #1 on Canada’s Mediabase country airplay chart and three weeks at #1 on Australia’s country airplay chart.
 
Produced by Mark Bright and written by Zach Crowell, Brett James, and Hillary Lindsey, “Church Bells” was singled out by Entertainment Weekly as a “twangy roof-raiser.” In fact, Underwood virtually brought the house down when she performed the prime-time television debut of “Church Bells” at the 51st Annual ACM Awards on CBS in April which drew a standing ovation from the audience at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. “Nothing short of spectacular” is how Rolling Stone Country recapped the ACM Awards moment.
 
The music video for “Church Bells,” directed by Wayne Isham and filmed during a live concert at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, is currently #1 on GAC’s fan-voted Top 20 Country Countdown. The goal of director Isham, whose director credits include Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi, Metallica and Britney Spears, was to capture the country star’s energetic live performance and fans’ reactions and edit it into a 3:40 snapshot of a Carrie Underwood The Storyteller Tour – Stories In The Round experience. Watch the video here: https://smarturl.it/cuchurchbellsvevo.
 
Underwood begins the second leg of The Storyteller Tour on August 31st in Anchorage, Alaska.
 
Look for Carrie Underwood to kick off the 2016 season of football and a brand new theme song for “Sunday Night Football” on September 11th on NBC prior to the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals game. Titled “Oh, Sunday Night,” the new song is based on Underwood’s 2014 hit collaboration with Miranda Lambert, “Somethin’ Bad.”
 
And, later this fall, the country star joins Brad Paisley as co-hosts of the 50th Annual CMA Awards on November 2nd broadcasting live from Bridgestone Arena on ABC 8-11 pm Eastern/7-10 pm Central.

 

CARRIE HELPS BRING MUSIC TO LIFE IN STUDIO
DURING ACM® LIFTING LIVES® MUSIC CAMP 2016

 

   

 

ACM® Lifting Lives® Music Camp is in session this week with campers from around the country participating in a week of activities and excursions around Music City. On Monday, Carrie visited the campers at Ocean Way Recording Studios with music producer, Ross Copperman. The session included a performance from the campers who sang their original song “Happy Together” as well as a participating in a Q&A and singing “Jesus Take The Wheel” with Carrie.
 
The residential camp has the dual purpose of studying Williams syndrome while providing music enrichment through performance and education. For more details visit: https://www.acmcountry.com/news?n_id=1061

CARRIE UNDERWOOD WILL JOIN KEITH URBAN
FOR FIRST (EVER) NEW ZEALAND CONCERT
Tickets On-Sale Friday, June 24

 

New Zealand Date Added to Previously Announced Australia Dates

 

“Church Bells” Currently #1 for Third Week in Australia
 

 

Nashville, TN – (June 23, 2016) – Seven-time Grammy winner and Pollstar’s three-time top female country touring artist, Carrie Underwood will join Keith Urban for his and her first (ever) concert in New Zealand as part of Keith’s “ripCORD World Tour 2016.” This new date at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, on December 3rd, is added to previously announced Australia dates. Tickets for the New Zealand show will be on sale at 12pm on Friday June 24 from Ticketek at www.ticketek.co.nz and fans are urged to sign-up now to the Ticketek waitlist. Tickets for the Australian shows are available at www.ticketek.com.au.
 
This will be Carrie’s third trip to Australia, having traveled there 4 years ago to the day with her Blown Away Tour to play Melbourne, Tamworth, Brisbane, and Sydney – wrapping with 2 sold-out nights at the iconic Sydney Opera House, and also in 2011 for extensive album promotion. Carrie’s current album, Storyteller, debuted at #1 on Australia’s ARIA Country Albums Chart (#4 all genre) and her current single, Church Bells, has spent 3 (non-consecutive) weeks at #1 on the Australian Country Airplay chart. Urban’s “The Fighter” (featuring Carrie) has been #1 on iTunes’s country songs chart in both Australia and New Zealand.
 
Carrie recently completed the spring leg of the biggest tour of her career, The Storyteller Tour-Stories in the Round. The arena tour rolled in to 47 cities and seven different countries, playing to nearly 600,000 people since the tour launched in January. The tour will pick back up in August and continue through November.

 
“ripCORD World Tour 2016” New Zealand and Australia Tour Dates:

Saturday, December 3rd                      Wellington – Westpac Stadium
Tuesday, December 6th                       Adelaide – Entertainment Centre
Thursday, December 8th                     Melbourne – Rod Laver Arena
Saturday, December 10th                     Canberra – GIO Stadium
Monday, December 12th                     Sydney – Allphones Arena
Friday, December 16th                        Brisbane – Entertainment Centre
Saturday, December 17th                     Brisbane – Entertainment Centre

CARRIE UNDERWOOD SINGS NEW OPENING THEME FOR
NBC’S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, PRIMETIME TV’S NO. 1 SHOW FOR FIVE YEARS RUNNING
 
New “Oh, Sunday Night” Theme Song Debuts on First SNF Telecast –
Patriots at Cardinals on Sept. 11

NBC is Only Network with Two NFL Primetime Packages;
Fred Gaudelli Named Executive Producer of SNF & TNF
 

 

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 20, 2016 – Seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood has recorded a new opening theme song for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, primetime television’s No. 1 program for five consecutive years. Entitled “Oh, Sunday Night,” the new SNF opening song is a mix of country, rock, and pop.
 
“I love being part of the Sunday Night Football family and can’t wait for the fans to hear the new theme song,” said Underwood, who is in her fourth season performing the SNF open for NBC.
 
“We’re excited to kick off our second decade of Sunday Night Football on NBC with a new opening theme,” said Fred Gaudelli, Executive Producer of NBC’s Sunday Night Football and Thursday Night Football. “Earlier this offseason, Carrie said she had a special idea for a new SNF open song. When we got into the recording studio in Nashville, the song instantly came to life, and will be a dynamic addition to our show.”
 
Gaudelli, the lead producer for all 10 seasons of Sunday Night Football, was recently named Executive Producer of NBC’s Sunday Night Football and Thursday Night Football and will oversee production for both primetime packages.
 
“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.
 
“Waiting All Day for Sunday Night,” the SNF theme song from 2006-15, was set to Joan Jett’s “I Hate Myself for Loving You.”

CARRIE UNDERWOOD WILL JOIN KEITH URBAN
FOR FIRST (EVER) NEW ZEALAND CONCERT

 

 

Nashville, TN – (June 14, 2016) – Seven-time Grammy winner and Pollstar’s three-time top female country touring artist, Carrie Underwood will join Keith Urban for his and her first (ever) concert in New Zealand as part of Keith’s “ripCORD World Tour 2016.” This new date at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, on December 3rd, is added to previously announced Australia dates.
 

Carrie recently completed the spring leg of the biggest tour of her career, The Storyteller Tour-Stories in the Round. The arena tour rolled in to 47 cities and seven different countries, playing to nearly 600,000 people since the tour launched in January. The tour will pick back up in September and continue through November.

CALIA by Carrie Underwood in partnership with The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation to donate $500,000 in Sports Matter grants to girls youth sports teams across the country
 

Carrie Underwood Presents First Grant of $100,000 to Girls Sports Teams in Her Hometown of Checotah, Oklahoma
 

 

PITTSBURGH (JUNE 13, 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 GRAMMY® Award winner Carrie Underwood, announced plans to donate $500,000 in Sports Matter grants to girls youth sports teams across the country.
 
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.
 
To kick off the partnership in her hometown of Checotah, Oklahoma, The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation and Underwood herself surprised unsuspecting Checotah Middle School and High School female student-athletes during a summer practice to present a Sports Matter grant of $100,000 to the Checotah School District Girls Athletic Programs.
 
“I am so honored to partner with The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation to give back to my high school’s girls sports teams,” said Underwood. “Being active in youth sports while growing up helped set the foundation and passion for making fitness an important part of my life today. Participating in sports also taught me important life lessons about dedication and teamwork. Through this donation, we want to make sure there are plenty of opportunities for girls to play sports in Checotah for years to come.”
 
DICK’S Foundation will be partnering with Underwood’s local C.A.T.S (Checotah, Animal, Town, and School) Foundation and Brian Terry, Checotah High School Principal and Athletic Director, to allocate the Sports Matter grant to the girls softball, track and field, basketball, cheerleading and golf teams.
 
“At DICK’S, we believe sports make people better, and through this partnership, we hope to provide more opportunities for girls to play sports nationwide,” said Lauren Hobart, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, DICK’S Sporting Goods and President of The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation. “Carrie Underwood knows firsthand the impact sports can have on girls becoming strong, successful woman. The DICK’S Foundation and the CALIA by Carrie Underwood brand are excited to ensure that opportunities for girls to participate in sports continue to exist.”
 
For more information on Sports Matter and CALIA by Carrie Underwood, please visit SportsMatter.org and CaliaStudio.com, respectively.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD OWNED THE NIGHT AT
“2016 CMT MUSIC AWARDS”

Wins Two Awards Bringing Overall Total to 15

Performs Show-Stopping Rendition of “Church Bells”

 

 

Carrie Underwood performs “Church Bells” at the 2016 CMT Music Awards with the powerful
gospel choir from Cathedral of Praise Church in Nashville

 

NASHVILLE – June 9, 2016 – Country music superstar and seven-time GRAMMY® winner Carrie Underwood owned the night at the “2016 CMT Music Awards” last night, winning “Female Video of the Year” and “CMT Performance of the Year” for “Smoke Break,” her 22nd #1 hit. The wins brought Underwood’s grand total to 15, surpassing her own record for the most wins in the show’s history.

 

Underwood delivered a stunning performance of her current smash single, “Church Bells.” Starting off stripped-down with its signature banjo riff, the song swelled with a powerful gospel choir from Cathedral of Praise Church in Nashville, backing up her incredible vocals.
View the amazing performance here https://youtu.be/9wupvdFqEsQ

Photo Credit: Getty Images for CMT

CARRIE’S FAN CLUB CELEBRATES 10th ANNIVERSARY WITH PARTY TO KICK OFF CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL WEEK

 

Carrie Performs at Two Sold-Out Grand Ole Opry Shows

 

 

Nashville – June 8, 2016 – Grand Ole Opry member and seven-time GRAMMY®-winning superstar Carrie Underwood hosted her fan club party backstage at the Grand Ole Opry House last evening, marking its 10th anniversary. Fans enjoyed a raffle, prizes, a photo booth, food & drinks, and a visit from Carrie between the two sold-out Grand Ole Opry shows.

 

Carrie will perform her current smash single, “Church Bells,” tonight on the “2016 CMT Awards,” broadcasting LIVE from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena at 8:00 PM ET/PT, and will air on CMT. She is a 13-time CMT Award winner, and is nominated again for 3 awards tonight.
To visit Carrie’s official fan club site, go to www.carrieunderwood.fm.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD ADDED TO “2016 CMT MUSIC AWARDS”

 

NASHVILLE – June 6, 2016 –  With just two days until the loudest night in country music, the “2016 CMT Music Awards,” CMT revealed that multiple nominee Carrie Underwood, is set to perform her hit “Church Bells.” Carrie holds the record for most “Video of the Year” wins and also has 3 nominations this year.

 

Hosted by Erin Andrews and J.J. Watt, the “2016 CMT Music Awards” will broadcast LIVE from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 8^th  at 8:00 PM ET/PT, and will air on CMT.