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title: Carrie Underwood

text: appeared in the global advertising campaign for their facial wash. In January 2014, Underwood signed a deal with Nicole by OPI to launch 14 new nail lacquers. In the same month, Underwood had signed a deal to serve as Almay's global brand ambassador, where she would appear in TV and print advertisements for the brand later that month. In March 2015, Underwood released a fitness clothing line named CALIA by Carrie Underwood. In collaboration with Dick's Sporting Goods, the line features clothing that is intended to be suitable for both active and casual wear. Underwood established the Checotah Animal, Town,

title: Carrie Underwood

text: programs. Underwood held a surprise concert at a local high school and then unveiled the gifts. The instruments will be shared throughout the Checotah school district and were ordered through Yamaha Corporate Artist Affairs at a special philanthropic price. During the 2011 holiday season, her foundation donated $350,000 to the Checotah schools. Underwood is a supporter of animal welfare. Underwood is a supporter of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and has done several public service announcements for the organization. Underwood has also done a "Protect Your Pets" public service announcement for Do Something. In 2010, Underwood became

title: Carrie Underwood

text: was 14 to audition for Capitol Records. In 1996, Capitol Records was preparing a contract for Underwood but canceled it when company management changed. Underwood said of the event, "I honestly think it's a lot better that nothing came out of it now, because I wouldn't have been ready then. Everything has a way of working out." While at Checotah High School, she was an Honor Society member, a cheerleader, and played basketball and softball. Underwood graduated from Checotah High School in 2001 as salutatorian. She chose not to pursue singing after graduation. She said, "After high school, I pretty

title: Carrie Underwood

text: Record". Underwood was born March 10, 1983, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, to Carole (Shatswell) and Steve Underwood, She has two older sisters, Shanna and Stephanie, and was raised on her parents' farm in the nearby rural town of Checotah. Her father worked in a paper mill while her mother taught elementary school. During her childhood, Underwood performed at Robbins Memorial Talent Show, and sang at her local church, First Free Will Baptist Church. She later sang for local events in Checotah, including Old Settler's Day and the Lion's Club. A local admirer arranged for her to go to Nashville when she

title: Dirty Laundry (Carrie Underwood song)

text: Theater in New York City. She has since performed the song live numerous times for the . Underwood performed the song live on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on September 16. Her next televised performance came at the 50th annual CMA Awards, where she performed "Dirty Laundry" with an all-female band that included Orianthi. Dirty Laundry (Carrie Underwood song) "Dirty Laundry" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood from her fifth studio album, "Storyteller" (2015). The song was written by Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley, and Hillary Lindsey, with production from Jay Joyce, and was released as the

title: Carrie Underwood

text: "Carrie Underworm" a worm who sings a song about worm pride before an auto race Sesame Street is holding. Underwood made her film debut in "Soul Surfer" in April 2011. She played Sarah Hill, the church youth leader who helped Bethany Hamilton overcome the obstacles she faced after the shark attack. Underwood played Maria von Trapp in NBC's "The Sound of Music Live!". The three-hour telecast aired on December 5, 2013, partnering NBC with the producing team of Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. "To have a star like Carrie Underwood perform Maria in "The Sound of Music", and in such

title: Good Girl (Carrie Underwood song)

text: her 2014 EP, "Fearless". Good Girl (Carrie Underwood song) "Good Girl" is a song by American country music recording artist Carrie Underwood. The song was written by Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley, and Underwood. It was released by Arista Nashville as the lead single from Underwood's fourth studio album, "Blown Away" (2012). Underwood debuted the song in a live performance during the annual Country Radio Seminar (CRS) event in Nashville on February 23, 2012. The song was sent to country radio stations directly following the performance. It was made available for purchase as a digital download on February 23, 2012. "Good

title: Good Girl (Carrie Underwood song)

text: Good Girl (Carrie Underwood song) "Good Girl" is a song by American country music recording artist Carrie Underwood. The song was written by Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley, and Underwood. It was released by Arista Nashville as the lead single from Underwood's fourth studio album, "Blown Away" (2012). Underwood debuted the song in a live performance during the annual Country Radio Seminar (CRS) event in Nashville on February 23, 2012. The song was sent to country radio stations directly following the performance. It was made available for purchase as a digital download on February 23, 2012. "Good Girl" officially impacted country

title: Heartbeat (Carrie Underwood song)

text: was directed by Randee St. Nicholas. The video shows Underwood in a sparkly gold flowing dress, walking barefoot through a lush forest, humming the melody of the song. She is seen wandering through the forest and singing the ballad. Underwood performed the song live at the 2015 American Music Awards on November 22, 2015. She also performed the song on the twelfth season of "The X Factor" on November 29, 2015. Underwood performed the song along with Sam Hunt at the 58th Grammy Awards on February 15, 2016. The pair also performed Hunt's song "Take Your Time". Heartbeat (Carrie Underwood

title: Carrie Underwood

text: prior to their victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 2 of the second round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Headlining Co-headlining Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of "American Idol", in 2005. Her debut single, "Inside Your Heaven", was the first country music single in history to debut at number one on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. Her debut album, "Some Hearts", was released in 2005. Bolstered by the huge crossover success of the singles "Jesus, Take

title: Carrie Underwood

text: Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of "American Idol", in 2005. Her debut single, "Inside Your Heaven", was the first country music single in history to debut at number one on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. Her debut album, "Some Hearts", was released in 2005. Bolstered by the huge crossover success of the singles "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "Before He Cheats", it became the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history, the fastest-selling debut country album

title: Carrie Underwood discography

text: of top ten singles on the Hot Country Songs chart at 26. Carrie Underwood discography American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood has released six studio albums and 31 singles. Underwood rose to fame after winning the fourth season of "American Idol" in 2005. Her debut album, "Some Hearts", was released in 2005 and is the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history. It also became the best-selling solo female country debut in Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) history, as well as the top-selling debut album of any "American Idol" contestant in the United States. Her second album, "Carnival

title: Carrie Underwood discography

text: Carrie Underwood discography American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood has released six studio albums and 31 singles. Underwood rose to fame after winning the fourth season of "American Idol" in 2005. Her debut album, "Some Hearts", was released in 2005 and is the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history. It also became the best-selling solo female country debut in Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) history, as well as the top-selling debut album of any "American Idol" contestant in the United States. Her second album, "Carnival Ride", was released in 2007 and debuted at number one on the

title: Storyteller (Carrie Underwood album)

text: Laundry" at number 47 (3,000 copies), "Relapse" at number 48 (4,000 copies) and "Church Bells" at number 49 (2,300 copies). Storyteller (Carrie Underwood album) Storyteller is the fifth studio album recorded by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood. It was released on October 23, 2015, by Sony Music Nashville. Following the release and success of her fourth studio album, "Blown Away" (2012), Underwood began working on "Storyteller" in early 2014. However, she tentatively suspended most work on the album because of her pregnancy with her first child. In the midterm, Underwood released her first greatest hits record, "", on December

title: Storyteller (Carrie Underwood album)

text: Storyteller (Carrie Underwood album) Storyteller is the fifth studio album recorded by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood. It was released on October 23, 2015, by Sony Music Nashville. Following the release and success of her fourth studio album, "Blown Away" (2012), Underwood began working on "Storyteller" in early 2014. However, she tentatively suspended most work on the album because of her pregnancy with her first child. In the midterm, Underwood released her first greatest hits record, "", on December 9, 2014, to much success. After the birth of her son, she took some additional time off before going back

title: Carrie Underwood

text: Route 91 Harvest Music Festival shooting, and the performance received widespread acclaim. Underwood released her second concert experience, "The Storyteller Tour: Live from Madison Square Garden," on November 17. A few days after the CMA Awards in November 2017, Underwood sustained injuries in a fall at home that resulted in a broken wrist and several facial stitches. Underwood did not make any public appearances for several months following the incident. In January 2018, Underwood released "The Champion", a promotional duet single featuring Ludacris for Super Bowl LII. "The Champion" is Underwood's first under the pop genre. The song debuted at

title: Carrie Underwood

text: abuse and then fail to turn in the evidence to authorities within 48 hours. This is to stop animal rights activists from accumulating enough documentation to prove that animal cruelty is routine in big agribusiness. Underwood tweeted, "Shame on TN lawmakers for passing the Ag Gag bill. If Gov. Bill Haslam signs this, he needs to expect me at his front door. Who's with me?" State Rep. Andy Holt responded to her tweet, saying, "I would say that Carrie Underwood will stick to singing, I'll stick to lawmaking." Underwood later responded via Twitter, "I should stick to singing? Wow…sorry, I'm

title: Carrie Underwood

text: in 2005, Underwood has been praised by both veteran artists and music critics. "Rolling Stone" describes Underwood as "the female vocalist of her generation of any genre", while "Billboard" magazine refers to her as Country Music's reigning Queen. Grady Smith of "The Guardian" has praised her, saying "Carrie Underwood has emerged as the leader of country music". "Time" listed her in their 100 most influential people in the world in 2014, in which Brad Paisley wrote "not only has she earned her place, she's also raised the bar: she's a prolific songwriter, a trendsetter and an Opry member", and further

title: Carrie Underwood

text: Overall, she was ranked No. 50 on the Artists of the Decade list by "Billboard". Also in late 2009, Underwood had her very own "CMT Invitation Only" and also hosted a Christmas special, "Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special", a two-hour variety show on Fox that featured Dolly Parton (with whom she sang a rendition duet of "I Will Always Love You") season seven "American Idol" champion David Cook, Kristin Chenoweth, Brad Paisley and others. In May 2010, Underwood was selected on People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People List for 2010. This was the 4th year in a row that

title: Carrie Underwood

text: "Temporary Home" from CMT: Invitation Only presents Carrie Underwood. Underwood won two international awards at the 8th French Country Music Awards, which were Best Female Vocalist and Video of the Year, for "Cowboy Casanova". At the 2010 American Music Awards, she won "Favorite Country Album", for "Play On", making her the only artist in the American Music Award history to have all albums awarded in such a category. She co-hosted the 2010 CMA Awards with Brad Paisley for the third year in a row. At the 2011 Grammy Awards, Underwood was nominated for 'Best Female Country Vocal Performance' for "Temporary

title: Wasted (Carrie Underwood song)

text: Wasted (Carrie Underwood song) "Wasted" is a song written by Marv Green, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey, and recorded by American country music artist Carrie Underwood. It was released in February 2007 as the sixth and final single from her multi-platinum debut album, "Some Hearts". The single began receiving country radio airplay as an album track, causing it to place on the US Country chart weeks before its official release as a single. In January 2007, Underwood filmed the video for the song in Tampa, Florida. This was her fourth music video, and it was released during the beginning of

title: Heartbeat (Carrie Underwood song)

text: Heartbeat (Carrie Underwood song) "Heartbeat" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood from her fifth studio album, "Storyteller". It was written by Underwood, Ashley Gorley, and the song's producer, Zach Crowell. Country singer Sam Hunt sings backing vocals on the track. The song was released to the radio by Arista Nashville on November 30, 2015 as the album's second single, after "Smoke Break". Musically, "Heartbeat" is a country pop and a R&B song with lyrics that relate to the feeling of intimacy experienced by being alone with one's lover. It appears to be inspired by Underwood's

title: See You Again (Carrie Underwood song)

text: See You Again (Carrie Underwood song) See You Again is a power ballad song released by American country music recording artist Carrie Underwood. It was written by Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, and David Hodges. It was released as the fourth and final single from Underwood's fourth studio album, "Blown Away", on April 15, 2013. Underwood announced the single on her official Twitter account. Underwood debuted the song on the twelfth season of "American Idol" on April 4, 2013. "See You Again" is Underwood's eighteenth consecutive Top 10 single on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart and is also her seventeenth single

title: Carrie Underwood

text: "Paradise City", with "Rolling Stone" critics saying it was a "standout performance", adding that "when the song reached its crescendo, the singer went right over the edge with it, twirling like a tornado and tossing in more than a few banshee wails" and even saying "if the original members of Guns N' Roses ever wanted to reunite without Axl Rose, they might be wise to ask Carrie Underwood to fill his bandana". Underwood has credited "music as a whole" as her major influence, since she "grew up listening to "music"" and "there were songs, different kind of songs coming at

title: Carrie Underwood

text: shows in Australia, including a sold-out date at the Sydney Opera House, on July 2. The first leg of the "Blown Away Tour" made Underwood the best-selling female country touring artist of 2012, grossing over $29.2 million and bringing her career tour revenues to over $95 million. The tour had its own exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame, called "Carrie Underwood: The Blown Away Tour Exhibition", which ran from June 5 through November 10, 2013. The second leg of the tour started in February 2013, with shows in Ireland, an additional show in England, as part of the

title: Carrie Underwood

text: The album was the 7th best-selling album of 2012, the second best-selling country album of the year and the second best-selling release by a female artist in 2012. It has been certified Double Platinum by the RIAA and sold over 1.7 million copies in the United States alone. Underwood had her very own VH1 Unplugged (called "VH1 Presents: Carrie Underwood Unplugged") and VH1 Behind The Music episodes. "Two Black Cadillacs", the third single from the album, was released on November 26. It became Underwood's 17th top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, extending her own record, later peaking

title: Wasted (Carrie Underwood song)

text: fifth overall number one single. It spent three weeks at number one on the country charts. It debuted at number 57 on the country charts before its official release. The song also received a significant amount of digital downloads on the iTunes music store after her performance of the song on "American Idol". The song sold 705,000 as of October 2011. On August 10, 2015 "Wasted" was officially certified Platinum. Wasted (Carrie Underwood song) "Wasted" is a song written by Marv Green, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey, and recorded by American country music artist Carrie Underwood. It was released in

title: See You Again (Carrie Underwood song)

text: was officially certified as Platinum. On June 7, 2013, "Good Morning America" gave a first look for the music video for "See You Again". The full video premiered soon after on ABCNews.com. The music video was directed by Eric Welch. It showed the aftermaths of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the September 11 attacks and the 2013 Moore, Oklahoma, tornado, along with various reunions. See You Again (Carrie Underwood song) See You Again is a power ballad song released by American country music recording artist Carrie Underwood. It was written by Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, and David Hodges. It was

title: Dirty Laundry (Carrie Underwood song)

text: Dirty Laundry (Carrie Underwood song) "Dirty Laundry" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood from her fifth studio album, "Storyteller" (2015). The song was written by Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley, and Hillary Lindsey, with production from Jay Joyce, and was released as the fourth single from the album in the United States and Canada. The single was shipped to country radio on August 22 and made its official impact on September 5. "Dirty Laundry" is a song about infidelity. About the song, co-writer Ashley Gorley said, "Zach's tracks have a theme of being a little wild

title: Blown Away (Carrie Underwood song)

text: Annual Grammy Awards. "Blown Away" was performed as the encore of Underwood's Blown Away Tour (2012–13), along with "I Know You Won't". Blown Away (Carrie Underwood song) "Blown Away" is a song by American recording artist Carrie Underwood, taken from her fourth studio album of the same name (2012). The song served as the album's second single on July 9, 2012 through Arista Nashville. Written by Chris Tompkins and Josh Kear, who previously wrote Underwood's single "Before He Cheats" (2007), "Blown Away" is a country pop song with lyrics addressing the story of a daughter locking herself in a storm

title: Blown Away (Carrie Underwood song)

text: Blown Away (Carrie Underwood song) "Blown Away" is a song by American recording artist Carrie Underwood, taken from her fourth studio album of the same name (2012). The song served as the album's second single on July 9, 2012 through Arista Nashville. Written by Chris Tompkins and Josh Kear, who previously wrote Underwood's single "Before He Cheats" (2007), "Blown Away" is a country pop song with lyrics addressing the story of a daughter locking herself in a storm cellar while her alcoholic father is passed out on the couch in the path of a tornado. Producer Mark Bright drew inspiration

title: Play On (Carrie Underwood album)

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number 176 for "Billboard" 200 Albums.

 Play On (Carrie Underwood album) Play On is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood. It was released in the United States on November 3, 2009, through Arista Nashville. The album debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 with first week sales of 318,000 copies, which was rated as the highest first-week sales for a female artist in 2009 upon release. It is her second album to debut at number one on the "Billboard" 200, and her third to debut atop the "Billboard" Top Country

title: Play On (Carrie Underwood album)

text: Play On (Carrie Underwood album) Play On is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood. It was released in the United States on November 3, 2009, through Arista Nashville. The album debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 with first week sales of 318,000 copies, which was rated as the highest first-week sales for a female artist in 2009 upon release. It is her second album to debut at number one on the "Billboard" 200, and her third to debut atop the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart. As of October 2016, the album has been

title: Carrie Underwood

text: Country Music awarded Underwood the Gene Weed Special Achievement Award, for her widespread exposure through NFL Sunday Night Football, the live NBC broadcast of "The Sound of Music Live!", her worldwide Blown Away Tour and her charity work with the American Red Cross and her C.A.T.S. Foundation. At the 2014 Billboard Music Awards, Underwood won the Milestone Award, for which she had been nominated due to her chart success, especially her record of having the best starting run ever by a woman on the Country Airplay chart (18 top ten hits on the chart). "Time" listed Underwood as one of

title: Something in the Water (Carrie Underwood song)

text: is also performed as the encore of her "". Something in the Water (Carrie Underwood song) "Something in the Water" is a song by American country music artist Carrie Underwood, from her first greatest hits album, "". The song was released on September 29, 2014, as the album's lead single through Arista Nashville. It was written by Underwood, Chris DeStefano, Brett James, and produced by Mark Bright. A crossover success, "Something in the Water" reached No. 1 on both the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs and Hot Christian Songs charts. It is Underwood's 14th career leader on Hot Country Songs and

text: Something in the Water (Carrie Underwood song) "Something in the Water" is a song by American country music artist Carrie Underwood, from her first greatest hits album, "". The song was released on September 29, 2014, as the album's lead single through Arista Nashville. It was written by Underwood, Chris DeStefano, Brett James, and produced by Mark Bright. A crossover success, "Something in the Water" reached No. 1 on both the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs and Hot Christian Songs charts. It is Underwood's 14th career leader on Hot Country Songs and her second in 2014. It topped the former chart

title: Just a Dream (Carrie Underwood song)

text: Go Away", and trying not to talk about the inevitability of him leaving for war. As she imagines what it would be like to walk down the aisle and marry him, Underwood’s smile and white dress transform into a black mourning dress and tears as she walks down the aisle to her husband's coffin; submerged with scenes of Underwood receiving news of his death. It ends with a still shot of Carrie at the casket with flag in hand panning out to reveal a sunny, breezy landscape. Just a Dream (Carrie Underwood song) "Just a Dream" is a country song,

title: Remind Me (Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood song)

text: Remind Me (Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood song) "Remind Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Brad Paisley featuring Carrie Underwood as a duet. It was released in May 2011 as the third single from Paisley's 2011 album "This Is Country Music". The music video for the song premiered on CMT on July 26, 2011. The song was also named Taste of Country's Song of The Year for 2011. Paisley wrote this song with Kelley Lovelace and Chris DuBois. In an interview at the "Billboard" Country Music Summit in June 2011, Underwood described the recording

title: Carrie Underwood

text: day before. Due to Underwood's fans' threats on Facebook to never tune into the radio station, the station later modified its statement. It apologized for its actions, saying that its statements were meant to be taken as a joke, as it does not play Underwood's country songs anyway, and it was its tongue-in-cheek way of wishing Fisher the best of luck in Nashville. Fisher later criticized the station saying "obviously Carrie had nothing to do with the move or the trade or anything so to imply something like that was just wrong", and noting that both he and Underwood were

title: Carrie Underwood

text: considers her to be "the best singer in any format of music." Vince Gill has also stated: "The possibility of Carrie's longevity is through the roof. There are fine singers, and there are gifted, great singers, and she's one of those. Her vocal skills are off the hook". Melissa Etheridge also adds saying "she has a power in her country music, in her singing. She can crossover to Rock in a second". She has further received public commendation from Stevie Nicks, Steven Tyler, Tony Bennett, Dolly Parton, and Loretta Lynn. David Wild of "Rolling Stone" has stated that "Carrie Underwood

text: and called the song a "spiritual heartstring-tugger". "Billboard" praised the song with 4 out of 5 stars, stating: "Carrie Underwood offers a message of faith in times of trouble". "Music Times" praised the song by saying that Underwood "pulls out all of her strongest, boldest notes for the religious anthem" and that the song "builds to some of the greatest heights Underwood has reached to date". "All Access Music" also praised the song, stating that "It's a welcome – and bold – move for Underwood that flies in the face of Country's recent direction. Her vocals soar and to no

text: the relationship. In the end, they are finally face-to-face. This open end leaves up in the air if they will remind each other, just like the song. Remind Me (Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood song) "Remind Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Brad Paisley featuring Carrie Underwood as a duet. It was released in May 2011 as the third single from Paisley's 2011 album "This Is Country Music". The music video for the song premiered on CMT on July 26, 2011. The song was also named Taste of Country's Song of The Year for

title: Storyteller (Carrie Underwood album)

text: 2015, Underwood announced the album's title and release date via live Facebook stream. Underwood has described Storyteller as being more laid-back and more twangy as opposed to her last studio album, "Blown Away" (2012). For this album, Underwood worked with frequent collaborators such as Hillary Lindsey, Ashley Gorley, Chris DeStefano, David Hodges, Brett James, and Mark Bright, although Underwood also worked with new collaborators such as Liz Rose, Zach Crowell, and Jay Joyce. Joyce produced the album's lead single "Smoke Break", which Underwood wrote with DeStefano and Lindsey. Underwood revealed the album's track listing on September 9, 2015, via her

title: Blown Away (Carrie Underwood song)

text: where I was when I heard it and called my manager, Ann, and I was like, 'Do not let anyone else have this song! It’s my song.' In talking to Chris and Josh about it, they [told me], 'We said we're either writing a song for Carrie Underwood or this song is never going to see the light of day.' It made me feel so good that they were thinking of me when they wrote it." As noted by interviewer Kurt Wolff, "the melody and overall sound of the song also stand out as something fresh and very different." Tompkins

title: Carrie Underwood

text: festival, and several shows in North America. All dates of the second leg of the "Blown Away Tour" were sold out, breaking records. Underwood wrapped the "Blown Away Tour" in late May 2013, playing to one million fans across three continents and six countries. Her three headline arena tours have played to over 3.2 million fans combined. Underwood released "The Blown Away Tour: LIVE", a DVD with nearly 100 minutes of performance footage, behind-the-scene looks, interviews, and music videos from the album "Blown Away". The DVD was released on August 13, 2013, and is Underwood's first official DVD concert. On

title: Just a Dream (Carrie Underwood song)

text: Just a Dream (Carrie Underwood song) "Just a Dream" is a country song, released as the fourth single from Carrie Underwood's second studio album, "Carnival Ride". The song was written by Gordie Sampson, Steve McEwan, and Hillary Lindsey. The song was officially released to radio on July 21, 2008. A video for the song was released on August 5, 2008. The song was nominated for 2010 Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. The song debuted at number 96 on the U.S. "[Billboard" Pop 100 chart without any radio release at the end of the released week of "Carnival

title: Carrie Underwood

text: by a female artist, but was later overtaken by Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" and finished the year as No. 2. Underwood wrote a song with pop/R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo for the album, the song, however, did not make the album. The first single from the album, "Cowboy Casanova", co-written by Underwood, Brett James and hip hop producer Mike Elizondo, was released in September 2009. It was a huge success, jumping from No. 96 to No. 11 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in its second week, one of the biggest single-week upwards on the chart of all time. It later

title: Heartbeat (Carrie Underwood song)

text: compliments her vocals perfectly, with the pairing of their vocals and the echoing effect it creates adding a deeper element to the song, both in terms of sound and aesthetic. At its core, "Heartbeat" is nothing new; it covers a familiar topic with a familiar sound behind it. However, the sentimental and thematic vocals bring the song to a whole other level." Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal reviewed the song positively by calling it "absolutely beautiful". He concluded his review by saying, "Carrie Underwood tackles the subject matter in "Heartbeat" with much delicacy and sentimentalism. It garners an A rating,

title: Heartbeat (Carrie Underwood song)

text: Hunt). "Heartbeat" is a country pop and R&B song written by Carrie Underwood, Ashley Gorley, and Zach Crowell. It is a sentimental ballad composed in the key of B minor and the sheet music designates a "slow" tempo of 140 BPM. The song alternates between "smooth" verses with a relatively low-key musical accompaniment and a "bombastic" chorus. Country singer Sam Hunt, who is a frequent collaborator of Crowell's, sings backing vocals on the track, leading some publications to label the song a duet. Hunt provides background vocals on the chorus and bridge, with Underwood's vocals layered over top of his

title: Carrie Underwood

text: appeared in Target advertisements promoting her album Carnival Ride. The limited edition of the album which included a behind the scenes DVD was exclusively sold at Target. In 2008, Underwood worked with Nintendo for the launch of their Nintendo DS appearing in various television commercials. That same year, Underwood became the spokesperson for Vitamin Water starring in television and magazine advertisements. Underwood also hosts a guide to a healthy lifestyle on Vitamin Water's website. In 2010, Underwood became the spokesperson for the Pedigree adoption drive. In 2011, she became the first celebrity brand ambassador for Olay skin care. Underwood has

title: Carrie Underwood

text: number 47 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, powered by its launch at number three on the Digital Song Sales chart with 61,000 downloads. Underwood met songwriter/producer David Garcia in 2017, with whom she began co-producing her new album. Underwood returned to the stage for the first time since her accident and debuted her new single "Cry Pretty" at the 53rd Annual ACM Awards on April 15, where she received two nominations; she won the award for Vocal Event of the Year for "The Fighter" with Keith Urban. On May 11, she celebrated a decade of being an Opry member.

title: Carrie Underwood

text: the official spokesperson for the Pedigree adoption drive. On March 29, 2010, Underwood and Pedigree partnered to donate $10,000 to a New York City Animal Shelter. In April 2011, Underwood opened the Happy Paws Animal Shelter in her hometown. On January 10, 2012, it was reported but had previously been blogged by Underwood herself on her official fan-site, that the singer rescued an abandoned dog along highway. Underwood and her husband made a video for the "Do It for Daron" campaign urging young people to stop bullying. In July 2012, she publicly endorsed same-sex marriage. She told the British newspaper

title: Carrie Underwood

text: seller of the past 10 years in the United States. With her sixth studio album opening at number one on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart, Underwood broke several records: she was the first woman in history to launch four country albums to number one there, as well as the first female country artist to top Billboard's The Artist 100 chart. Underwood has had many endorsements throughout her career. She has signed multimillion-dollar deals with Skechers, Target, Nintendo, Olay, Nicole by OPI, Hershey's, Almay and Dick's Sporting Goods. In 2005, Underwood appeared in a Skechers global advertising campaign. In 2007, Underwood

title: Carrie Underwood

text: Artist and expanding her record for most wins in the category. On June 22, Underwood was honored with the Hero award from the Radio Disney Music Awards, in recognition of her humanitarian efforts. She and Ludacris performed their song "The Champion" together at the awards ceremony. Brad Paisley and Underwood hosted the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards on November 14, 2018. The same month, Underwood announced she would kick off the Cry Pretty Tour 360 in May 2019. Her sixth studio album, "Cry Pretty", was released on September 14, 2018. Underwood performed "Spinning Bottles", a song from the album,

title: Carrie Underwood

text: signed with Universal Music Group's Capitol Records Nashville after being with Arista Nashville for nearly twelve years. Madame Tussauds unveiled a new figure of Underwood when the Nashville location opened in April 2017. Matthew West collaborated with Underwood, who performed background vocals on the song "Something Greater" from his album, "All In" (2017). Underwood and Brad Paisley hosted the CMA Awards in November, marking their 10th consecutive year as hosts. Underwood again received a nomination in the Female Vocalist category, her twelfth nomination to date. She performed "Softly and Tenderly" as part of a tribute to the victims of the

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text: Underwood told "Billboard", "After "The Sound of Music", I feel like I can really buckle down and start working on the next album." Underwood also stated she has been planning another tour, which might be toned down from her earlier ones, stating, "I haven't thought about it much because I don't know what the next album is going to sound like, but I like just standing there and singing, too. I may take a different approach, a more simple approach on the next one. I loved the energy that rock concerts had," Underwood told "Billboard". Underwood is featured on Miranda

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text: of Service", which honored former President George H. W. Bush. At the season ten finale of "American Idol," Underwood selected a song for contestant Lauren Alaina to sing. Underwood is featured on "Remind Me", a duet with Brad Paisley that reached No. 1 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs, giving Underwood her eleventh number-one single on such chart and fourteenth overall. She has also a duet with Tony Bennett on his 2011 album "Duets II" and another duet with Randy Travis on his 2011 "Anniversary Celebration" album. Underwood was one of the headliners of the iHeartRadio Music Festival. The event

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text: she was selected for the list. Also in May, Victoria's Secret named her legs the Sexiest Legs in Hollywood. In June 2011, "Rolling Stone" magazine ranked Underwood as the No. 11 Queen of Pop, based on a lot of criteria from 2009 until 2011. Underwood co-wrote and recorded a song titled "There's a Place for Us", the lead single from "". Underwood and songwriters, David Hodges and Hillary Lindsey, received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. In March 2011, Underwood sang John Lennon's "Instant Karma!" at the NBC's special "All Together Now – A Celebration

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text: Stream" with Kenny Rogers (originally by Parton and Rogers) at the Kennedy Center Honors, which honored Parton that year. Underwood performed with the USO Christmas Tour in Iraq during the 2006 Holiday season. Underwood also performed at the 2007 Idol Gives Back concert, singing "I'll Stand By You", a cover of The Pretenders hit. Her version of the song debuted at No. 6 on "Billboard"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Hot 100 Songs. In 2007, "Forbes" reported that Underwood earned over $7 million between June 2006 and June 2007. Also in 2007, Victoria's Secret named Underwood the Sexiest Female Musician. Underwood's second album, "Carnival Ride",

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text: February 22, 2013, "Billboard" ranked Underwood as the 16th money maker for the period from February 2012 to February 2013. She earned close to $12 million, being "American Idol"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Top Earner and second for female country artists. In June 2013, "Forbes" placed Underwood at No. 46 on The Celebrity 100 list, reporting that she earned more than $31 million between June 2012 and June 2013, being the top-earning "American Idol". On January 21, 2013, "Can't Stop Lovin' You", a song by rock band Aerosmith with featured vocals by Underwood, was released as a single. On May 25, Underwood joined The

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text: The weatherman called for a twister / She prayed blow it down." Kear commented that it was not the duo's intent or goal to make it a dark, revenge-themed song. As they wrote the pre-chorus line "not enough rain in Oklahoma", both knew that it was a Carrie Underwood song, as the singer is from that state. "We knew if we stuck with that lyric ["Oklahoma"—which is Carrie's home state] it was Carrie's song or maybe no one would ever record it," Kear commented. After the theme of the song had been established, the songwriters wanted to "dig up as

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text: of 126 beats per minute. It does not use full chords, but rather a pattern of open fifths consisting of C5-F5-E5-B5. Underwood's vocal ranges from G3 to F5. Upon its release, "Good Girl" received general acclaim. Roughstock gave the song four stars and praised that "this is the best uptempo vocal that Carrie Underwood has given country radio.". Bill Lamb of About.com gave the song four out of five stars, noting that the song "crackles with rock guitar and vocal fireworks while encouraging audience participation with a singalong chorus that is pure pop." Bill Dukes of Taste of Country rated

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text: recording of "Home Sweet Home", a recording in which has never been featured on an album before. Underwood participated in numerous televised events, media coverage, talk shows, and other miscellaneous appearances to promote the album. This was Underwood's first time headlining an international tour. "Play On" received mixed reviews. The album had a score of 54 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "mixed or average reviews" from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album 2.5 out of 5 stars. He argues that "Carrie is still nominally a country artist and sometimes will sing supported by fiddles

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text: video for the song was released in October 2009. It has sold 2,300,000 copies in the United States and has been certified 2x platinum. "Temporary Home", the second single, was released to country radio starting the week of December 14, 2009. The song has received multiple forms of promotion, including performances on the Late Show with David Letterman, the television special "A Home For the Holidays", Underwood's personal CMT Invitation Only performance, Underwood's Christmas variety show entitled "Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special", at the 45th ACM Awards, and on her tour. The song has hit at number one on

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text: 16, 2009, Underwood made a promotional stop in Singapore to promote her upcoming album to the Asian media. The album was released on November 2 in Singapore and various parts of Asia, followed by a November 3 release in the United States. Underwood performed on "The Late Show with David Letterman" on November 2, and performed a special outdoor concert at Lincoln Center on "Good Morning America" on album release day, and rounded out her week with a visit to "Live with Regis and Kelly" on November 5. Underwood also performed another outdoor concert for "Good Morning America" at the

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text: to belt at such high intensity during her 90–120 minute live shows, Underwood responded, "I'm too proud to drop keys. I won't do it. Maybe the older I get, I'll write some songs in lower keys so it'll be easier. I've always been pretty good as far as stamina onstage. Being able to work out and stay physically strong is important... So far, it's worked for me. I'm just blessed at being able to be loud for long periods of time." Fellow country music singer Randy Travis paid high praises to Underwood's voice when asked about her cover of his

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text: Anthem for Super Bowl XLIV. Underwood performed the opening theme song for "NBC Sunday Night Football." Hill later expressed full support for Underwood, congratulating her via Twitter and stating that it was "an awesome choice" by NBC/SNF and that Underwood "will rock it". Underwood's original song was a modification of her song "Oh, Sunday Night", but was changed to an original song, "Game On", for the 2018 NFL season. She sang the National Anthem for the Nashville Predators prior to their victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs and

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text: disappointed in the negativity that was created by the radio station. Underwood was selected by "The Hockey News" on its annual list of the 100 People of Power and Influence in Ice Hockey. For the 2012 list, Underwood ranked at No. 85. According to "Forbes", Underwood earned $7 million between 2006 and 2007, $9 million between 2007 and 2008, $14 million between 2008 and 2009, $13 million between 2009 and 2010, $20 million between 2010 and 2011, $5 million between 2011 and 2012, $31 million between 2012 and 2013, $10 million between 2013 and 2014, $8 million between 2014 and

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text: a very special and unique production, is exciting beyond words," said Ted Chapin, President of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. "Part of the magic of Rodgers and Hammerstein is how their work has adapted itself to so many different incarnations, and I am certain the fresh spirit Underwood brings to her own songs will transition into exciting versions of the classic songs we all know and love." Underwood began dating NHL player Mike Fisher after they met at one of her concerts in late 2008, and she became engaged to him in December 2009. On July 10, 2010, Underwood and

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text: the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In February 2011, Underwood donated $140,125 to Save the Children. This charitable initiative was inspired by the "36 cents" written in the lyrics of Underwood's album track "Change" on her album "Play On", which addresses how even the smallest bit of spare change that one might have can add up to make a difference and help "change" the world. Underwood is a supporter of the United Service Organization, Clothes off our back, and Habitat For Humanity. To benefit cancer research, in August 2008, Underwood joined Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Miley Cyrus, and

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text: other and get on with each other. It's not up to me to judge anybody." Underwood launched the Academy of Country Music Lifting Lives Temporary Home Fund in 2010. The Fund specifically benefits victims of the Tennessee floods of early 2010 and it was kicked off with grants that Underwood received from ACM as Entertainer of the Year. She also teamed up with Brooks and Dunn to support the new Fund by recording a Public Service Announcement (PSA). Underwood is involved with several organizations that benefit children. In January 2010, she partnered with Country Cares for St. Jude Kids visiting

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text: the longest streak of top ten singles by a country artist from the start of a career. The Recording Industry Association of America recognizes Underwood as the Top Country Artist of all time and the fifth highest-certified female artist on its Top Artists (Digital Songs) raking, with 30 million certified units. Underwood is also the highest certified Country album artist to debut in the 21st century. Since May 2011, Underwood is the Biggest "American Idol" Earner, with, at the time of the press release, over $66 million in tour revenues, besides her records sales. She is the fourth biggest album

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text: record for most wins in the show's history. Underwood scored two nominations for the 2017 Teen Choice awards, including Choice Country Artist, which she won for a third consecutive year. She received one nomination from the 45th annual American Music Awards in the Favorite Female Artist - Country category, which she won for the fourth year in a row, bringing her total to twelve American Music awards. In January 2017, Underwood took time off at the beginning of the year to spend time with family, and would then, possibly, begin to write for her next album. In March 2017, Underwood

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text: Awards, taking home two honors for "Smoke Break", expanding her CMT Music Award total to 15—the most among all acts. She was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the American Country Countdown Awards in 2016, and also received the CMA Chairman's Award. In July, she picked up her fifth Teen Choice Award, for Choice Country Artist. Underwood also received two nominations from the Billboard Music Awards, including Top Country Artist. In September 2016, Underwood was the first artist to receive the ACM Lifting Lives Gary Haber Award, for her continuous work with charities. On October 20, 2016, Underwood was

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text: two number one hits on the Country Airplay chart in 2016. A fourth single, "Dirty Laundry", was released from the album in August 2016."Billboard" ranked Underwood as the top female country artist for the year, and fifth overall. Underwood launched the , her fifth headlining tour, in January 2016, with a second half picking up in August. The tour has since played to over 1 million fans, completing 92 shows across 7 countries while being named by "Billboard" the top country tour for the first half of the year. In June 2016, Underwood received three nominations from the CMT Music

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text: and performed "Two Black Cadillacs". In early 2013, Underwood won the prize for Top Selling International Album of the Year at the 41st Country Music Awards of Australia, held by the Country Music Association of Australia. Also in February 2013, Underwood won her sixth Grammy Award, for Best Country Solo Performance, for "Blown Away". She performed a medley of "Blown Away" and "Two Black Cadillacs" at the awards show. On February 13, Underwood received two nominations for the Academy of Country Music Awards. She won International Album of the Year at the 2013 British Country Music Awards. At the 2013

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text: reported that Underwood earned over $20 million between May 2010 and May 2011, being the top-earning "American Idol" alumnus for the fourth consecutive year. On February 4, 2012, Underwood joined Steven Tyler to record CMT's "Crossroads" at the Pepsi Coliseum during the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam of Super Bowl XLVI. It was the highest-rated episode in seven years. On February 12, 2012, Underwood and Tony Bennett performed their duet "It Had to Be You" at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. They also sang the song on the season two premiere of Blue Bloods in September 2011. "Blown Away", Underwood's

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text: took place on September 23 and 24, 2011. On September 19, Underwood performed "You Really Got a Hold on Me" in order to honor Smokey Robinson, as he was presented with the Ella Award at the Society of Singers annual dinner. Robinson returned the favor to Underwood by singing "My Girl" to her. At the same event, they sang together with Stevie Wonder, Natalie Cole and other artists a medley of multiple songs. In 2010, Underwood was reported by "Forbes" to have earned over $13 million from May 2009 to May 2010, being the top-earning "Idol". In July 2011, Forbes

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text: Home". Underwood was honored by the CMT Artists of the Year special as one of the 5 top Artists of the year in 2010 in country music. The event aired on CMT on December 3, 2010. At the 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards, Underwood sang with Steven Tyler both her song "Undo It" and Aerosmith's "Walk This Way". In May 2011, Underwood was one of the seven women to be honored by the Academy of Country Music at the "Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country" special. She was recognized for being the first and only female artist in

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text: for six Academy of Country Music Awards. At the show, Underwood was named Entertainer of the Year, making her the first woman in history to win this award twice. Host Reba McEntire presented Underwood with the "ACM Triple Crown Award" signifying her winning Top New Artist, Top Female Vocalist, and Entertainer of the Year during her career. She was only the second Female to win the coveted "Triple Crown Award", the first being Barbara Mandrell. At the CMT Music Awards, Underwood walked away with Video of the Year for "Cowboy Casanova" and also won CMT Performance of the Year for

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text: at the 2007 "Movies Rock: A Celebration Of Music In Film". On October 22, 2008, Underwood unveiled her wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York. In 2008, it was reported by "Forbes" that Underwood earned over $9 million between June 2007 and June 2008, being No. 79 on the Top Celebrity 100 list. In 2009, "Forbes" reported that Underwood was the top earning "American Idol" alumnus from June 2008 to May 17, 2009. She earned more than twice as much as the second-place finisher, with estimated earnings of $14 million during this time period. She appeared on the holiday CD

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text: Year award to George Strait. At the 2008 American Music Awards, Carnival Ride won the Favorite Country Album award, thus making that her 2nd consecutive win in such category. In 2008, Underwood won her first international award, which was "Female Vocalist of the Year" at the European Country Music Association Awards. For the 44th Academy of Country Music Awards, in 2009, Underwood was nominated for four major awards. Underwood won for Female Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year, thus making her the first woman to win the award in ten years and the 7th female to take

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text: episode, Underwood sang a rendition of the number-one 1980s rock hit "Alone", made famous by Heart, and Cowell predicted that Underwood would not only win the competition, but she would also outsell all previous "Idol" winners. One of the show's producers later said she dominated the voting, winning every week handily. She gained a fan base known as "Carrie's Care Bears" during the course of the show. During the final, she sang with Rascal Flatts on "Bless the Broken Road." On May 25, 2005, Underwood became the season four winner. Her winnings included a recording contract worth at least a

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text: the Academy's history to ever win Entertainer of the Year twice. At the ceremony, Vince Gill introduced Underwood and presented her with the special award. He sang one of her hits, "Jesus, Take The Wheel", and joined Underwood on a rendition performance of "How Great Thou Art". The video of the performance turned into a viral sensation, reaching 3 million views on YouTube within two days. In December 2009, "Some Hearts" was named the number-one Country Album of the 2000 Decade by "Billboard" and Underwood was the top-ranked female artist on "Billboard"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Best Country Artists of the 2000 Decade list.

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text: album's next single, was released on July 2008 and later peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, staying there for two consecutive weeks. With that, Underwood became the first solo female artist to pull four number one's from one album since Twain did it with "The Woman in Me". The album's fifth single, "I Told You So", a duet with the original singer of the song, Randy Travis, was released in February 2009. It peaked at No. 2 on the Country charts and No. 9 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. All singles from "Carnival Ride" were certified

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text: countdown for the Top 40 best country music singles of 2008. "Billboard" gave it a positive review as well: "The fourth single from Carrie Underwood's double-platinum "Carnival Ride" finds the singer charting new territory. Previous singles have stuck to a similar lyrical theme, contrasting between Underwood's girl-next-door image with inspirational or family-centered songs… 'Just a Dream' delivers the heartbreaking, storytelling side of Nashville with the kind of song usually reserved for vets like one of her idols Reba McEntire or Martina McBride. Underwood convincingly sells the story of a young widow of a soldier killed in combat, using shades of

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text: Top Country Albums chart, earning Underwood another record as the only artist to score six consecutive number one albums on that chart. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 24, 2016.<ref name=riaaAlbums/ Underwood released her sixth studio album, "Cry Pretty," on September 14, 2018. The album debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 chart, making Underwood the first woman to have four number one country albums on that chart. It sold 266,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, out of which 251,000 copies were pure sales, giving Underwood the largest sales week for a female artist

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text: for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. The accompanying music video was directed by Randee St. Nicholas. Underwood said that when she heard first the song, she already had ideas of a possible video for it. She wanted it to be a dark "Wizard of Oz" in 2012. It earned her an award for Video of the Year at the 2013 CMT Music Awards. The video was nominated for Music Video of the Year at the 2013 Country Music Association Awards. Underwood has performed "Blown Away" in a number of live appearances, including at the 2012 Billboard Music

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text: and hit No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, giving Underwood her tenth number-one single on the Hot Country Songs. The 4th single from "Play On", "Mama's Song", was released to country radio in September, peaked at two on the Hot Country Songs and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The album is certified Triple Platinum. Underwood's Play On Tour started its first leg on March 11, 2010, in Reading, Pennsylvania. The second leg of the tour started on September 25, 2010, in Portland, Oregon, and ended January 1, 2011, in Detroit. Underwood sold out the prestigious Hollywood Bowl

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text: For Christmas", for his 2008 album "Christmas Duets". Elvis's ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, herself asked Underwood to do the duet: "Priscilla wanted me to do 'I'll Be Home For Christmas'", she says. "I couldn't say 'no'." In March 2009, she tracked a cover of Mötley Crüe's ballad "Home Sweet Home" for the "American Idol" season eight farewell theme. Underwood released her third studio album, "Play On", on November 3, 2009. The album debuted atop both the "Billboard" 200 and Top Country Albums, selling over 318,000 copies in its first week, and became, upon its release, the top-selling release of the year

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text: "Hear Something Country Christmas 2007" with a rendition of "Do You Hear What I Hear?". The song reached No. 2 on the AC Chart and remained there for three consecutive weeks. She recorded the song "Ever Ever After" for the soundtrack of the 2007 Walt Disney film "Enchanted". Underwood co-wrote a song for "Idol" alum Kristy Lee Cook's major-label debut album "Why Wait". At the 2008 Idol Gives Back, she sang George Michael's classic "Praying For Time" and later recorded it. In November 2008, Underwood recorded a virtual and posthumous duet with Elvis Presley, on his classic "I'll Be Home

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text: Vocal Performance, for "Just A Dream". At the ceremony, she performed with Celine Dion, Usher, Smokey Robinson, and Jennifer Hudson during the 3-D Michael Jackson tribute. Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich stated that Michael Jackson greatly admired Underwood, which is why she was hand-picked to perform during his tribute. On May 13, 2008, Underwood was invited by Randy Travis to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Later that month she was officially inducted by Garth Brooks into the Grand Ole Opry. A few months earlier, she sang Julie Andrews's classic, the title song from "The Sound of Music",

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text: it in the award show's four-decade run. Underwood was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2009 CMT Awards for "Just A Dream". In 2009, at the 51st Grammy Awards, she won, for the third year in a row, the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for "Last Name", and performed the song at the ceremony. At the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010, Underwood won her fifth Grammy Award: She won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for "I Told You So" with Randy Travis and was also nominated again for Best Female Country

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text: Platinum by the RIAA, for selling more than one million copies each. In January 2008, Underwood embarked on a joint tour with Keith Urban named the "Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride Tour", with dates fixed nationwide that continued through April. She then started her headlined tour, the Carnival Ride Tour, in February 2008, with dates across all North America, and ended it on December 14, 2008, playing to 1.2 million fans throughout the tour and being named the top-selling country female touring artist of 2008. At the end of 2007, Underwood topped five "Billboard" Year-End charts, including

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text: was nominated for two more Grammys: Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for "Before He Cheats" and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, for "Oh, Love" a duet with Brad Paisley. She won one Grammy Award that night, for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, and performed the song at the ceremony. In December 2005, Underwood was named Oklahoman of the Year by "Oklahoma Today". In December 2006, Underwood joined Tony Bennett, Michael Bublé, and Josh Groban to sing "For Once in My Life" on "The Oprah Winfrey Show". That same month, she paid tribute to Dolly Parton, by singing "Islands in the

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text: Awards: Best New Artist and Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "Jesus, Take the Wheel. By winning the Best New Artist Grammy Award, Underwood became only the second country artist to ever win the award in the 56-year history of the Grammy Awards, following LeAnn Rimes (1997). She sang the Eagles song "Life in the Fast Lane" alongside Grammy nominees Rascal Flatts. She also sang the Eagles' "Desperado" to honour Don Henley of The Eagles. She also paid tribute to Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys by performing "New San Antonio Rose". At the 50th Grammy Awards, in 2008, Underwood

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text: the Year. She was nominated for "World's Best Selling New Artist" at the 2006 World Music Awards. At the 2007 CMT Awards in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 16, Underwood's "Before He Cheats" won three awards, including Video of the Year, Female Video of the Year, and Video Director of the Year. Underwood won two awards at the 2007 CMA Awards: Female Vocalist of the Year, for the second consecutive time, and Single Record of the Year, for "Before He Cheats". In 2007, at the 49th Grammy Awards, "Some Hearts" received four Grammy nominations and Underwood won her first two Grammy

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text: the Year Award at the American Music Awards, and was also nominated for Favorite Female Country Artist. She won five awards at the 2006 "Billboard" Music Awards, including the coveted Album of the Year, Top 200 Female Artist of the Year, Female Country Artist, New Country Artist, and Country Album of the Year. That year, Underwood also won a Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Award for Country Recorded Song of the Year, for "Jesus, Take The Wheel". At the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2007, Underwood won Album of the Year, Video of the Year, and Female Vocalist of

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text: No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, sold more than one million copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. In August 2008, the "Jesus, Take the Wheel" ringtone was reported to have been certified Platinum, making Underwood the first country artist ever to have two songs hit Platinum Mastertone status together with "Before He Cheats", which had been certified earlier in 2007. Underwood started her first headlined tour, , with dates across North America. At the 2005 "Billboard" Music Awards, her hit song "Inside Your Heaven" won the coveted Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of the Year award and

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text: in Nielsen SoundScan history and the best-selling country album of the last 15 years. Underwood won three Grammy Awards for the album, including Best New Artist. Her second album, "Carnival Ride", followed in 2007. It had one of the biggest ever opening weeks by a female artist and earned Underwood two Grammy Awards. Her next album, 2009's Play On, was a commercial success led by the single "Cowboy Casanova". Underwood's fourth album, "Blown Away" (2012), earned her a Grammy Award and was that year's second best-selling release by a female artist. Her first (2014) was a chart and sales success