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Today it was announced that two singles by Carrie have been certified as Gold sellers. “Last Name” and “Just A Dream” have each sold in excess of 500,000 downloads. Both songs are from Carrie’s multi-platinum album Carnival Ride. Congratulations and thanks to the fans for their support of Carrie Underwood.

It’s time for Carrie fans to be heard. You have the power to decide this year’s ACM Entertainer Of The Year for the 44th Academy Of Country Music Awards. Carrie’s OUR choice. She is scheduled to perform at this year’s telecast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5th at 8:00pm ET on CBS. Your vote will count until the last hour of the telecast. But why wait. Vote for Carrie now!

Carrie Underwood has won six ACM awards and is nominated for four awards this year, including Entertainer of Year. If Carrie wins Entertainer of the Year, she will be only the 7th female to take the award; previous winners include Loretta Lynn in 1975, Dolly Parton in 1977, Barbara Mandrell in 1980, Reba McEntire in 1994, Shania Twain in 1999 and most recently Dixie Chicks in 2000. Additionally, if she takes home the honor, she will be eligible for the Triple Crown Award. Carrie is also nominated for Top Female Vocalist, Album of the Year and her video “Just a Dream” is nominated for Video of the Year. If she wins Top Female Vocalist, it will be the third consecutive year she has won the category.

Vote today for Carrie Underwood, ACM Entertainer Of The Year.

In honor of American Idol joining forces with the Show That Made Country Music Famous, opry.com is giving away a trip to see Carrie at the Opry in June! In addition to seeing Carrie and a bevy of country music’s new stars, superstars, and legends, you’ll receive accommodations at the incredible Gaylord Opryland Resort, and more as part of an authentic, star-packed country music getaway in Music City! Enter the From Idol to Opry Sweepstakes daily now through April 10 for your chance to win a trip to Nashville for all the excitement.

And visit opry.comtoday and you can view a special from Idol to Opry video of Carrie, see photos of other finalists performing on the Opry, and purchase a limited edition Opry Week on Idol t-shirt.

2005’s American Idol winner and Grand Ole Opry member Carrie Underwood will return to the Idol stage for a performance on Wednesday, March 18, 9:00-10:00 PM ET live during Idol’s Grand Ole Opry Week.

Carrie will perform her current hit single “I Told You So” with fellow Opry member Randy Travis, who will also be participating as Idol’s “Opry” mentor for the show’s contestants. Carrie’s version of this 1988 #1 classic by Travis can be found on her Carnival Ride album, and fans will soon be hearing another version on the airwaves as a new studio recording pairing Carrie and Randy arrives at country radio next week. A digital single of that recording will be available for sale at online music providers everywhere to coincide with their American Idol performance.

“I am so excited that two of my musical passions, American Idol and the Grand Ole Opry, are joining together to create a really special week of music,” says Underwood. “I am always thrilled to return to the Idol stage, and am so proud to this time be bringing with me one of my heroes, Randy Travis. I knew the Opry first, but Idol gave me my start and helped lead me to the Opry stage. It’s a great feeling to be able to help bring these two worlds together.”

Today the Academy of Country Music announced that Carrie’s “Carnival Ride” album is among the nominees for the Album of the Year category for the 44th Annual ACM Awards.

This nomination brings Carrie’s total number of award nominations for this year’s show to four. Her other nominations include Entertainer of Year, Top Female Vocalist, and her video “Just a Dream” is nominated for Video of the Year.

The ceremony will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5th, 2009 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.

“Home Sweet Home” to Be Released as a Digital Single, with a Portion of Proceeds Benefiting The Humane Society of the United States

Carrie has recorded a familiar song for the new season of American Idol. The remake of Mötley Crüe’s “Home Sweet Home” will make its debut on Idol March 11 and will air each week as the farewell theme for contestants leaving the show. “Home Sweet Home” will be available as a digital single exclusively on iTunes through March 16, when it can be purchased at online music retailers everywhere.

To support a cause very dear to Carrie’s heart, she, 19 Recordings, and Sony Music Nashville will donate a portion of the sales proceeds from “Home Sweet Home” to The Humane Society of the United States.

Carrie is a longtime supporter of The Humane Society. “I’ve always loved this song, and besides being very fitting for Idol, to me, the title is also very fitting with animal rescue and finding animals their own homes. So we felt it was important to tie the release into an amazing animal charity like The HSUS.”

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. announced today that Eva Longoria, Carrie Underwood, Brooke Shields, Lauren Hutton and Anjelica Huston will appear in its Badgley Mischka® brand’s 20th anniversary celebration campaign. The 20th anniversary campaign will debut in April issues of magazines such as Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and InStyle. The campaign features the tagline, “Two Decades of Glamour,” symbolic of Badgley Mischka’s strong relationship with Hollywood over the past twenty years.

The campaign was shot by legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. The ladies posed along with designers, Mark Badgley and James Mischka in classic Leibovitz style. Each of the women featured in the campaign is wearing Badgley Mischka couture eveningwear and accessories.

“I love Badgley Mischka for not only making the most beautiful gowns, but also for bringing together such strong, amazing women to celebrate 20 years of glamour and fashion. I am thrilled to be part of their special anniversary,” stated Carrie Underwood.

“I am so humbled and blessed with the recognition of these nominations by my fellow artists and the country music community,” says Underwood. “My band, crew, and everyone on my team have worked so hard the past year with my first big tour, so the Entertainer nomination is especially rewarding for all of us. I think I’m still in shock!”

Underwood is the first solo female artist to be nominated in the ACM Entertainer of The Year category since 2000. Women who have won the Entertainer of The Year award in the past include Loretta Lynn (1975), Dolly Parton (1977), Barbara Mandrell (1980), Reba McEntire (1994), Shania Twain (1999), and Dixie Chicks (2000).

Underwood is a six-time ACM winner including a two-year reign as Top Female Vocalist. The 44th Annual ACM Awards will broadcast live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 8:00pm live ET on the CBS Television Network.

This morning, the nominees for the 44th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards were announced at the Country Music Hall Of Fame in Nashville, TN.

Carrie received nominations for three awards, including the coveted Entertainer of the Year, Top Female Vocalist and Video of the Year Award for the hit “Just A Dream” from her multi-platinum Carnival Ride album.

Carrie’s Entertainer of the Year nomination is the first by a solo female artist since 2000. She joins an elite group of country female artists to be nominated in this category including Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Reba McEntire, Barbara Mandrell, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Crystal Gayle.

Carrie is this year’s winner of the Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for “Last Name” from her multi-platinum CD Carnival Ride. She took the stage minutes ago at the Grammy’s and delivered a smokin’ performance of the song to a cheering crowd.