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The new album"Believe" by Orianthi is now available!

Or get it at iTunes!



All about Orianthi...


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ABC GOES COUNTRY WITH PROGRAMMING AND APPEARANCES LEADING UP TO THE "THE 43RD ANNUAL CMA AWARDS"

Tuesday, November 10 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) "In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts: Bright Lights. Big Stars. All Access Nashville." ABC News' Robin Roberts sits down wish[sic] some of Country Music's hottest stars in this hour-long special. In addition to interviews with legendary artists Loretta Lynn, Vince Gill and Rosanne Cash, Carrie Underwood takes Roberts back to her hometown in Oklahoma where Underwood surprises her former high-school with a very big, musical surprise; Tim McGraw takes Roberts horseback riding on his family farm and opens up about his challenging childhood; and Robin Roberts joins Martina McBride and her family in their Nashville home and also spends time with the country superstar at Blackbird Studios.

Tuesday, November 10 (7:00-9:00 a.m., ET) "Good Morning America" Returning CMA co-hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will perform live outside the Sommet Center in Nashville. This concert is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, November 10 ABCNEWS.com ABCNEWS.com will feature a special section for "In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts: Bright Lights. Big Stars. All Access Nashville." The section will feature extended interviews with Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw and Martina McBride, as well as additional photos and music. Viewers will be able to log onto ABCNEWS.com and vote for their favorite country song immediately following the special on Tuesday evening. America's favorite country song will be revealed live on "Good Morning America" the following morning.

Source: ABC

Sneak peak of "Undo It" at Billboard.com

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Here are some updates on some of Carrie's upcoming appearances:

Monday 11/2: Late Show with David Letterman
Julia Louis-Dreyfus will be a guest and Carrie will be performing

Thursday 11/5: Live with Regis and Kelly
Carrie and Bernadette Peters will be the guests

More info on the way. We update 24 hours a day so check back frequently for the latest Carrie news!

The American Music Awards are as smitten with American Idol as everyone else. Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Daughtry have been added to the schedule of performers for the 37th annual awards, airing live Nov. 22 on ABC. They join fellow Idol alum Adam Lambert, who was announced earlier as a performer.

"American Idol continually produces great talent, and we are looking forward to hosting Kelly, Carrie, Daughtry and Adam. It's a great fit for the AMAs," said producer Larry Klein.

Source: People.com

Excerpt from Nashville Gab...

"...Nigel is taking part in producing Carrie Underwood's upcoming Fox special  "Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special," which airs December 7 and Nigel Twitters.  

Here are a couple of Mr. DizzyFeet's behind-the-scenes Tweets.

I'm looking forward to working with Dolly Parton and Carrie today. Carrie's dog Ace does a sketch that is so funny. He talks!!! Thanks Neil.

David Cook was great on the taping of the Carrie Underwood Holiday Special last night. They create some "magic" when they perform together.

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From Radar Online...

EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK: Carrie Underwood Sings With Christina Applegate And Kristin Chenoweth On TV Special

Don’t consider this a spoiler, consider it an early Christmas present – part of Carrie Underwood’s TV holiday special features her singingwith Christina Applegate and Kristin Chenoweth, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.

The three attractive blondes sing a 1960s medley a spywitness told RadarOnline.com. And, the same source says you will be pleasantly surprised at how well Kristin sings!

The song was taped this week at CBS studios. The special is tentatively titled Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special and set to air on Fox December 7.

Applegate was in a festive mood, taking photos with young fans. And the biggest surprise to our spywitness was Bo Bice arriving with a huge entourage! Bo has an entourage? Apparently he does!David Cook was also at the taping, although he seemed kinda moody. Maybe he’ll cheer up by the holidays!

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CarrieNEWS: After hearing Kristin's amazing performance on Glee, we're not really surprised she can sing. But, this does sound like must-see TV! Cannot wait!

Carrie Underwood has won CMA Female Vocalist three times, and she's up for the trophy again at next month's ceremony along with her friend Miranda Lambert. Carrie says, "I'd lose an award to [Miranda] any day...I think she deserves more accolades. She gets some, but she deserves more." Carrie has stated that she's a big fan of Miranda's latest album, Revolution. Carrie's own CD, Play On, will be in stores November 3rd.

Source: Cat Country 96 FM

Be sure to pre-order your "Play On" bundle today!

In the past, Carrie's Official Fan Club has contacted CarrieNEWS to help remind the fans regarding proper radio requesting techniques. I think (with even more new music on the way) that this bears repeating, so...
spreading some public info from Carrie's Official Fan Club on how to show that we honestly really do want to hear the tunes...

"Hey guys! Just a quick note - thank you for supporting Carrie by sending in your radio requests to play Carrie's music, especially “Cowboy Casanova.” However, please be sure to make them personal, and avoid using templates or forms; the radio stations have spotted some of these templates and are trashing them as spam. Make your request count and tell them why YOU want to want to hear Carrie!"

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From the new Carrie Underwood Street Team...

Carrie has a brand new Official Street Team and whether you've been aCarrie fan since day one, or just discovered her, we'd love to have youon our team!

The best part is: It's FREE!

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Hat tip to Sharkbait for this awesome news tip!



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What's it like dating an American Idol?

Canadian hockey star Mike Fisher says he and girlfriend Carrie Underwood "always find a way to make it work" despite their hectic schedules in a video interview with NHL Online.

"It's been good!" Fisher, 29, says. The Ottawa Senators player and the country star, 26, "met at a concert in Toronto about a year ago, in October," through a "friend of a friend," he explains.

His favorite song from Underwood's catalog? A track from her new album Play On (out Nov. 3) called "Temporary Home." "I like it when she sings a good rock song."

The results are less successful when the athlete takes the mike. "I try to sing some of her songs, [and] she just laughs!" he jokes. When pressed to choose an Underwood song he'd sing for her, he quips, "'Before He Cheats,' maybe!"

But Fisher has high praise for his girlfriend's work ethic — and her talent. "She doesn't get too many days off — a lot less days off than I get," he notes. "She's always going. She's talented and she's getting rewarded for it. That's good to see."

Source: US Magazine

Top Row (l to r): Jacie Scott, Michelle Douglas, Devon Sells, Katherine Frederickson, Second Row (l to r): Taylor Courtney, Ashleigh Hurrelbrink, Jenny Craig, Kristen Davis, Alexis Lawson, Jennifer White, Kelly Breaux Bottom Row (l to r): Tara Mouton, Haley Taylor, Lauren Hammond, Heidi Hankin, Hayley Kropog, Bethany Hebert, Ande Couvillion, Jasmine Olivier

Three Tiger Girls were chosen to be dancers in the new Carrie Underwood music video for the song “Cowboy Casanova,” which topped Country Music Television’s “Top 20 Countdown” for Oct. 16.

Lauren Hammond, biology senior, Heidi Hankin, kinesiology senior, and Katherine Frederickson, chemical engineering freshman, auditioned for a music video at a casting call in New Orleans but didn’t know the identity of the artist. The only information they were told was the artist was a multi-platinum award-winning female artist.

“My studio dance teacher told me about the auditions, so I sent in a tape,” Frederickson said. Hammond and Hankin participated in the live auditions on a Thursday. They were told nothing until late Sunday night.

“All three of us pretty much spent the entire weekend together just waiting for a response,” Hammond said. “We all received the e-mail Sunday night, and that’s when we found out the music video was going to be for Carrie Underwood.”

Things moved quickly after the e-mail. The three Tiger Girls, along with two other women, rehearsed the dances with the choreographer the following week at a hotel ballroom in New Orleans. Underwood practiced with the women on the second day.

Filming of the video in New Orleans took two days. The women said the days were long, not finishing until the early hours of the morning.

The Tiger Girls said Underwood was shy in person but comfortable in front of the camera.

“She was so tiny and short,” Hammond says. “It was amazing to see such a small person with such an amazingly strong singing voice.”

Hankin said the dancers’ experience helped them deal with the demanding schedule.

“Sometimes during the tapings the choreographer would decide to change part of the dance, show us one time and expect us to be able to do it,” Hankin said. “We have to learn gameday dances fast so our experience with LSU Tiger Girls helped a lot.”

Underwood joked about the Tiger Girls’ dance skills and said they were about a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10, while she herself was about a 1.5.

Source: Daily Reveille

From Examiner.com...

Earlier last month, at the taping of Carrie Underwood’s CMT Invitation Only special, Carrie Underwood told fans the story behind her newly released song, Temporary Home. While the song has only been released for less than twenty-four hours, it’s already making a major impact on both the country music and Christian community. In the sit down interview, Carrie Underwood explained that she was inspired to write the song Temporary Home after reading through the book The Purpose Driven Life.

The Purpose Driven Life, written by Rick Warren, the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, is not a self help book, but a book to help people understand God’s plan for them and why they are here on earth. Before writing The Purpose Driven Life, Warren also wrote the book The Purpose Driven Church. The Purpose Driven Church was selected as one of the 100 Christian Books That Changed the 20th Century and was awarded the Gold Medallion. In his second hit novel, The Purpose Driven Life, readers are guided through a forty day spiritual journey to help answer the question of “What on earth am I here for?” On Day Six of the books 40 day journey, the topic is “Life is a Temporary Assignment”. It seems as if this section was the inspiration for much of Carrie Underwood’s soon to be hit song.

Underwood explained that she read through the book with a close friend (fans believe the close friend to be Underwood’s boyfriend, Ottawa Senators, Mike Fisher). She said that she was inspired to write a song based on some of the concepts in the book, but had trouble putting the ideas together. Then, while getting ready in the morning and doing basic morning routines such as taking a shower and doing her hair, she came up with the three stories that shaped the entire song. A story about a little boy living in foster care, followed by a single mother in a halfway house. The last concept for the story was a dying man in a hospital bed, surrounded by his family. When Carrie Underwood started her writing session with Luke Laird and Zac Maloy, Laird said that she already had the entire concept of the song completed before they even started. In an interview discussing the writing of the song, Luke Laird (who also wrote on Carrie’s hit singles Last Name and So Small), stated that Carrie was very connected to the song. “This song was very emotional for Carrie. If you heard our work tape, you’d know she was really into it.”

To purchase Carrie Underwood’s newest song ‘Temporary Home’ click here. Temporary Home will be featured on Carrie's latest album, Play On, due out November 3.

From Examiner.com...

Fans have the chance to vote in the first round of the People’s Choice Awards. Since the awards cover music, movies and television, there isn’t much room for country music categories. However, there is a ‘Favorite Country Artist’ category. At this time, they are taking votes from twelve semifinalists to determine who will make up the final list of nominated artists. From the twelve, the five highest artists will earn a place as a nominees at the 2010 People’s Choice Awards. Voters will then have the chance to vote again in the top five to determine the winner.

In the Favorite Country Artist category, four female country artists are eligble[sic] for the award. Fans can choose between Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Reba McEntire and Miranda Lambert. Sugarland and Lady Antebellum are also eligible for the same award. Male artists that are eligible to be nominated include: Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith and Rascal Flatts. Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift are both listed in the Favorite Female Artist category.

Fans have until December 8 to vote in the first round of People’s Choice Awards.

Click here to vote for the 2010 People's Choice Awards.




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Nevermind if country music is not your cup of tea, this sexy songstress will most definitely set your heart racing.

Yes, we are talking about Carrie Underwood who was in town last Friday for the curtain-raiser of the official opening of Ion Orchard.

Fans of all ages turned up at the new mall to catch a glimpse of the 161cm-tall hot diva who looked more petite in person than on television.

The 26-year-old got off to a photo-taking and autographing frenzy the minute she arrived on scene. And you bet, she flashed the winning smile that won the hearts of Americans four years ago when she was voted as the winner of American Idol in 2005.

With her good looks and unquestionable singing capacity, it is not surprising that the young star quickly shot to international fame after her win. Well in fact, the four-time Grammy award winner and Entertainer of the Year by Academy of Country Music Awards 2009 is pretty much set to have a blast in her career - she is the most successful Americal Idol winner, who has sold up to 10 million albums to date.

So we all know her as the sprightly blond babe with the mighty voice and megawatt smile. But off stage, behind that television persona, what is Carrie Underwood really like?

Dressed in a simple fitting tee-shirt, jeans and knee-high boots, the country singer from Oklahoma greeted the media with a strong southern accent at a press conference held prior to her live performance.

Here's 10 things to know about Carrie Underwood:

Carrie Underwood Song Premiere: "Temporary Home" available at Billboard.com.

"I make country music but I make country music that everybody can like, which is very important to me," Underwood said. "I'm not the kinda person who makes remixes of songs, like pop versions, and like different versions. I'd rather just make great music that hopefully, everybody could be really into and can really enjoy."

Her showcase in Singapore was her first public performance in an Asian country, and Underwood said she hopes to be back during her tour next year.

"I would love to (come back here)! It was so much fun," she gushed. "People were singing along with me and I was surprised! I mean, country music I know is not that big outside the US, so coming here and seeing people singing along was a real treat!"

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Billboard has a fantastic article about Carrie which you absolutely must read asap! In the article Carrie talks about her journey, Sony Music Nashville's Joe Galante talks about Carrie's growth as an artist, and there's even info on plans for Carrie's budding international music career which some of you fans around the world will love.
This is one of the best articles I've seen on Carrie in a long time.

Here's an excerpt and then a link to the rest of this must-read article:

Carrie Underwood just spent several hours sitting in Audio Productions - a Music Row radio and TV production facility - doing interviews with radio stations across the country, but she looks fresh and relaxed as she prepares for her final chat of the day. She talks with the engineer about how excited she is to hear Miranda Lambert's new CD, "Revolution" (listen free here). And when someone offers to give her a copy, Underwood sweetly protests, "Oh, no, I'm going to buy it."

>> Full Story at Billboard.com

"Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40" will present the official 90-minute album premiere with Carrie Underwood and her new CD "Play On," hosted by Kingsley. The CD release date is set for November 3 and over 100 stations have already confirmed.

"I'm not surprised at the intense level of interest in this special," says Kingsley. "Carrie is a phenomenal talent and after an unprecedented ten #1 singles from her first two albums, she kicks off her third album with the single "Cowboy Casanova," which looks to be the fastest-riser of the year."

Carrie's C.A.T.S. Foundation has posted a St. Louis Cardinals baseball jersey signed by Carrie and includes a Certificate of Authenticity (suitable for framing!) also signed by Carrie!!

It's up for auction on Ebay! Click on this link to see and bid.

All money will go directly to the foundation and will be used solely for the purpose of maintaining projects of the C.A.T.S. Foundation

From GACTV.com...

The Collection: Carrie Underwood

The American Idol sweetheart, Carrie Underwood, looks back over her career in videos chronicling her skyrocketing success on this episode of the Collection with Storme Warren.

The Collection gives some of country's top artists a chance to showcase their greatest video clips.

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