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Carrie has custom decorated and autographed a wooden paper doll for Project Paper Doll (PPD), which is up for auction NOW on eBay.

PPD benefits the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, a leading provider in pediatric health care. Over 60 wooden paper dolls, representing the signature symbol in the Children’s Hospital logo, have been turned into “one-of-a-kind” pieces of art by artists and celebrities from around the country.

Auction conclude on December 10, so show your support for Carrie and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Bid Now!

Congratulations Carrie, on your first time co-hosting the CMA Awards, your amazing performance of “Just A Dream,” and winning your third consecutive CMA Award for Female Vocalist of the Year! What a spectacular night!

Congratulations Carrie, on winning two BMI Country Awards for co-writing the #1 hits “All-American Girl” and “So Small.” Carrie’s song, “Wasted,” was also recognized with an award.
The BMI Awards took place on Tuesday, November 11th at BMI’s Music Row offices in Nashville, TN.

Los Angeles, CA (November 12, 2008) – IDOL GIVES BACK, the musical celebration for aid and global awareness, today announces the allocation of more than $64 million in charitable contributions made by generous AMERICAN IDOL viewers and corporate sponsors. So far grants have been made to six U.S. and international charities including: Children’s Defense Fund; Children’s Health Fund; The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Make It Right; Malaria No More; and the U.S. Programs of Save the Children where Carrie Underwood recently presented them with a $10 million dollar check.

In 2007, IDOL GIVES BACK raised more than $75 million. Combined with these 2008 grants, IDOL GIVES BACK has raised more than $140 million. Donations continue to be accepted online at americanidol.com .

Congratulations Carrie, on your People’s Choice Awards nominations for Favorite Female Singer, Favorite Country Song for “Last Name”, and Favorite Star Under 35. The People’s Choice Awards take place Jan. 7, 2009 in Los Angeles. Don’t forget to vote for Carrie online at www.pcaVOTE.com

Don’t forget to vote for Carrie for Favorite Female Artist-Country and Favorite Album-Country for Carnival Ride at www.amavote.com
Voting closes tomorrow Nov 7th at 11:59pm PT.

Underwood Will Have Performed 137 Live Shows By Year’s End !

NASHVILLE – (October 31, 2008) – Carrie Underwood’s “Carnival Ride Tour,” sponsored by vitaminwater®, has become a much-demanded concert ticket this year. Over 1,000,000 fans have come to see Underwood perform on the road so far in 2008. The current fall leg of shows included a sold-out show at the BOK Center in Tulsa in her home state of Oklahoma Wednesday night, a sold-out run of five shows in Canada earlier this month, and many other sell-outs across the U.S. By the end of 2008, Underwood will have performed 137 live concerts, in addition to her many other Opry and TV performances.

Underwood, who recently celebrated her ninth #1 single, will take a quick break from the “Carnival Ride Tour” to host the 42nd Annual CMA Awards with Brad Paisley. She was recently nominated in two CMA categories, Female Vocalist of The Year, a title she currently holds for 2006 & 2007, and Album of The Year for CARNIVAL RIDE. She will depart Nashville the day after the CMA’s to resume the tour in Bakersfield, California.

“Just a Dream” Becomes the Fourth Chart-Topping Smash from Carnival Ride

Nashville, TN – Two-time and reigning CMA and ACM Female Vocalist and three-time GRAMMY winner Carrie Underwood tops the country airplay charts this week with her latest smash, “Just a Dream.” The fourth consecutive #1 from Carrie’s Carnival Ride album, “Just a Dream” marks her ninth single to top a key sales or airplay chart – a stunning achievement, particularly since Underwood has released only two albums.

“I am just so honored,” she says. “All of the support that I’ve had throughout all my singles is just incredible. And I’m just very appreciative.”

To date, the Carnival Ride album has also launched the smash singles “So Small,” “All-American Girl,” and “Last Name,” all co-written by Carrie.

“Just a Dream,” written by Steve McEwan, Hillary Lindsey, and Gordie Sampson, is a song that Carrie says is “such a beautiful story, and I feel like those are the songs that are really meaningful,” where a lyric can help listeners to “see things in a different way, or it can make them feel better about a situation that they’re in, or they can empathize with it, or they can listen to it, and the song tells exactly what they went through. Those songs, when they get so close, when so many people like them and hear them, and it makes an impact on their life, those are the ones that are really important.”

The only American Idol winner ever to achieve nine #1 hits, Underwood’s collection of chart-toppers began with the instant success of her post-American Idol single, “Inside Your Heaven,” which debuted atop Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in the summer of 2005. It was the first of five #1s to top the BDS or Mediabase charts from her 7x-Platinum debut, Some Hearts, with the others including the GRAMMY-winning “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and “Before He Cheats,” as well as “Don’t Forget to Remember Me” and “Wasted.”

In addition to co-hosting The 42nd Annual CMA Awards on November 12, Carrie has been keeping an incredibly busy schedule on the road headlining her Carnival Ride Tour, with 137 shows in total by year end.

THREE TIME GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING RECORDING ARTIST CARRIE UNDERWOOD
UNVEILS HER WAX FIGURE AT MADAME TUSSAUDS NEW YORK

New York, NY (October 22, 2008) – Times Square got a double dose of Carrie Underwood today as the three-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist unveiled her wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York. Underwood was welcomed by a barrage of camera flashes as she posed side-by-side with her wax likeness, which she saw for the first time today.

The creation of Underwood’s figure began earlier this year when a team of Madame Tussauds studio artists flew out to meet Carrie on tour for her figure sitting. Underwood was an enthusiastic participant in the figure making process – not only did she spend more than an hour with the studio artists, but she also generously donated a replica of the dress that she wore to the 2006 CMA Awards, when she was first named Female Vocalist of The Year, to Madame Tussauds for her figure to don. The dress was designed by Trish Townsend and constructed by Dez Zamek.

“We are thrilled that Carrie was able to join us today to help unveil her figure. Not only is she a bona fide superstar with fans around the world, but she is also an incredibly kind and generous young woman – a true role model for young people today. We know that our guests will love her figure, and we can’t wait for them to see it,” said Janine DiGioacchino, General Manager of Madame Tussauds New York and Madame Tussauds Washington D.C.

Underwood’s wax likeness is now part of the attraction’s “VIP Room” and is posed in a standing position with hands on hips. Visitors will be able to take pictures with and even hug her figure.

“I am honored to have been asked to pose for a Madame Tussauds wax figure as this is truly a once in a lifetime experience. I am really excited to attend my unveiling today!” said Underwood.

On November 12, Underwood will host the 2008 CMA Awards with Brad Paisley on ABC. She was also recently nominated for two 2008 CMA Awards, Female Vocalist of The Year, a title she currently holds for 2006 & 2007, and Album of The Year for CARNIVAL RIDE. In May, she was inducted as the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry and named Top Female Vocalist at the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards for the second consecutive time. Her current album CARNIVAL RIDE, which contains the current smash “Just A Dream,” contains the #1 co-written hits “So Small,” “All-American Girl” and “Last Name.” Since her debut in 2005, Underwood’s two albums have sold nearly 10 million copies and she is the all-time U.S. top-selling American Idol contestant.

Congratulations, Carrie, on your American Music Award nominations for Favorite Female Artist -Country and Favorite Album-Country for Carnival Ride.

The 2008 American Music Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be broadcast live on Sunday, November 23 at 8pm ET/PT.

FYI, this year’s winners will once again be determined by online fan voting at www.abc.go.com/amavote, with voting ending November 7th at 11:59 pm PT.