Carrie Underwood

## Early life

Carrie Marie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, to Carole (*Given name|née* 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, Oklahoma 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 Lions Club.

A local admirer arranged for her to go to Nashville when she 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 much gave up on the dream of singing. I had reached a point in my life where I had to be practical and prepare for my future in the 'real world'".

She attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, graduating *Latin honors|magna cum laude*, in 2006, with a bachelor's degree in mass communication and an emphasis in journalism. She spent part of one of her summers as a page for Oklahoma State Representative Bobby Frame. She also waited tables at a pizzeria, worked at a zoo, and at a veterinary clinic. Underwood is an alumna of the Alpha Iota chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority.

For two summers, she performed in Northeastern State University's Downtown Country show in Tahlequah. She competed in numerous beauty pageants at the university and was selected as Miss NSU runner-up in 2004.

## Career

### 2004–2005: *American Idol*

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### 2005–2007: *Some Hearts* and breakthrough

Underwood's music career began with the release of her first single, "Inside Your Heaven", on June 14, 2005. The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100|*Billboard* Hot 100, with Underwood becoming only the third artist to debut in the top slot since chart policy changed in 1998. She also broke *Billboard* chart history as the first country music artist ever to debut at number one on the Hot 100 and the song became the first song from a country artist to go to number one on the Hot 100 since country group Lonestar's "Amazed" did so in 2000. "Inside Your Heaven" is the only single by a solo country artist in the decade of 2000–2009 to reach number one on the *Billboard* Hot 100 chart. It also debuted at number one on the Pop 100|*Billboard* Pop 100 and on the Canadian Singles Chart, topping it for seven consecutive weeks, becoming the longest-running number one single of 2005 in Canada. It sold nearly one million copies and was certified gold by the RIAA and double platinum by the CRIA.
Underwood's debut album, *Some Hearts*, was released on November 15, 2005, entering the Billboard charts|*Billboard* charts with 315,000 copies sold, debuting at number one on the Top Country Albums|*Billboard* Top Country Albums and at number two on the Billboard 200|*Billboard* 200. The large first week sales of *Some Hearts* made it the biggest debut of any country artist since the advent of the SoundScan system in 1991. *Some Hearts* became the best-selling album of 2006 in all genres in the United States. The album was also the best-selling country album of both 2006 and 2007, making Underwood the first female artist in *Billboard* history to earn back-to-back honors for Top Country Album. Additionally, it was the best-selling female country album of 2005, 2006, and 2007. *Some Hearts* has since become the fastest-selling debut country album in the history of the SoundScan era, the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history, the best-selling Country album of the last 14 years, and the best-selling album by an *American Idol* alumni in the US. The album is certified nine times platinum by the RIAA, the highest album certification of any country artist to emerge since 2000.

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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 also Top-Selling Country Single of the Year award, and she won Country Single Sales Artist of the Year. At the 2006 Academy of Country Music|Academy of Country Music Awards, she won Top New Female Vocalist and Single of the Year, for "Jesus, Take the Wheel". At the 2006 Country Music Association Awards, she won both the Horizon Award (now New Artist of the Year) and Female Vocalist of the Year. At the 2006 CMT Music Awards|CMT Awards, Underwood won both the Breakthrough Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year for "Jesus, Take The Wheel". She later won the Breakthrough Artist of 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 that December, 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 GMA Dove Awards|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 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 Country Music Association 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 Award|Grammy nominations and Underwood won her first two Grammy 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 (band)|Eagles song "Life in the Fast Lane" alongside Grammy nominees Rascal Flatts. She also sang the Eagles' "Desperado (Eagles song)|Desperado" to honor 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 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 "Before He Cheats" at the ceremony.

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.

### 2007–2009: *Carnival Ride* and commercial success

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At the end of 2007, Underwood topped five *Billboard* Year-End charts, including *Billboard* 200 Artist of the Year and also Country Artist of the Year. Also in late 2007, she won three American Music Awards: Artist of the Year, Favorite Female Country Artist, and Favorite Country Album, for *Some Hearts*. At the 2008 Academy of Country Music|Academy of Country Music Awards, she won Female Vocalist of the Year, for the 2nd consecutive time. She received two nominations for the 2008 Country Music Association Awards. Underwood and Brad Paisley co-hosted the awards show for their first year as hosts, and she walked away with the Female Vocalist of the Year award for the third consecutive year. At the ceremony, Underwood performed "Just a Dream" and was introduced by Leslie Ponder, the wife of a veteran who had died. At the 2008 American Music Awards, *Carnival Ride* won the Favorite Country Album award, marking her second consecutive win in the 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 it in the award show's four-decade run. Underwood was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2009 CMT (American TV channel)|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 (Randy Travis song)|I Told You So" with Randy Travis and was also nominated again for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for "Just A Dream". At the ceremony, she performed with Celine Dion, Usher (entertainer)|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.

### 2009–2012: *Play On* and collaborations

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 on October 2, 2010. In December 2010, *Pollstar.com* ranked the Play On Tour one of the Top 50 tours of 2010, at number one on the North American ranking, and number 31 worldwide. *Billboard* also ranked Underwood's tour at number 24 for all worldwide tours of 2010. On January 4, 2011, official statistics revealed that Underwood played to over 1 million fans throughout the tour, resulting in her being named again as the top-ranked female country touring artist of the year.

At the 2009 CMA Awards, she received two nominations and co-hosted the ceremony with Brad Paisley for their second consecutive year. Underwood was nominated for six Academy of Country Music Awards. At the show's ceremony in April 2010, Underwood was named Entertainer of the Year, making her the first woman 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 "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 (Carrie Underwood album)|Play On", making her the only artist in the American Music Award history to have all albums awarded in the 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 Home". Underwood was honored by the Country Music Television|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 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 (hymn)|How Great Thou Art". The video of the performance turned into a Viral video|viral sensation, reaching 3 million views on YouTube within two days.

File:Carrie Underwood 5 (5694826253).jpg|thumb|upright| Underwood performing at the United States Naval Academy in April 2011
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*Template:'s Best Country Artists of the 2000 Decade list. Overall, she was ranked number 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 Broadcasting Company|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 (singer)|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 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 number 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 (song)|There's a Place for Us", the lead single from *The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader*. Underwood and songwriters, David Hodges and Hillary Lindsey, received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. It was during this writing session that the trio also wrote "See You Again" for the movie; however, the song was not included in the film and Underwood kept it and pushed for its inclusion on her fourth album in 2012.
In March 2011, Underwood sang John Lennon's "Instant Karma!" at the NBC's special *All Together Now – A Celebration of Service*, which honored former President George H. W. Bush. At the American Idol (season 10)|season ten finale of *American Idol*, Underwood selected a song for contestant Lauren Alaina to sing.

Underwood is featured on "Remind Me (Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood song)|Remind Me", a duet with Brad Paisley that reached number one 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 (Tony Bennett 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 took place on September 23 and 24, 2011.

On September 19, Underwood performed "You Really Got a Hold on Me" in tribute to 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 (The Temptations song)|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 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. She earned $5 million between 2011 and 2012.

On February 4, 2012, Underwood joined Steven Tyler to record Country Music Television|CMT's CMT Crossroads|*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 (song)|It Had to Be You" at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. They also sang the song on the season two premiere of Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods in September 2011.

### 2012–2013: *Blown Away* and global tour

"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 at number two on Billboard's Country Airplay chart and was certified Platinum. In March 2013, "See You Again (Carrie Underwood song)|See You Again" was released as the album's fourth single; it has peaked at number 2 on Country Airplay chart and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

At the 2012 CMT Music Awards, Underwood won the awards for Video of the Year, for "Good Girl", and Collaborative Video of the Year, for "Remind Me", her duet with Brad Paisley. She also performed "Good Girl" at the ceremony. At the 2012 American Music Awards, she won the award for Favorite Album – Country, for *Blown Away*, 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. Also in February 2013, Underwood won her sixth Grammy Award, for Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance|Best Country Solo Performance, for "Blown Away". She performed a medley of "Blown Away" and "Two Black Cadillacs" at the awards show ceremony featuring an LED-powered dress. 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 CMT Music Awards, Underwood won her 10th award, becoming the most awarded artist ever in CMT Music Awards history. She won Video of the Year for "Blown Away" for the fourth time, which also makes her the artist with the most wins ever in the category.
During the ceremony, she paid tribute to tornado victims in Oklahoma, by performing "See You Again" backed by a choir from Nashville's Christ Church.

In 2012, the first leg of the Blown Away Tour started at the Royal Albert Hall in London on June 21, 2012, which sold out in 90 minutes, and five 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 C2C: Country to Country 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 February 22, 2013, *Billboard (magazine)|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*Template:'s Top Earner and second for female country artists. In June 2013, *Forbes* placed Underwood at number 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*, and also being one of the ten highest-paid women in music of 2013.

On January 21, 2013, "Can't Stop Lovin' You (Aerosmith song)|Can't Stop Lovin' You", a song by rock music|rock band Aerosmith with featured vocals by Underwood, was released as a single.

On May 25, Underwood joined the Rolling Stones onstage during the stop of the band's 50 and Counting Tour in Toronto, Canada. They performed "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)". On September 22, 2013, at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, she was part of the Emmy Awards' special tribute honoring the 50th Anniversary of 1963 Television Milestones, which includes the assassination coverage of President John F. Kennedy and The Beatles' first US appearance. She performed one of The Beatles' iconic songs, "Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday".

### 2014–2015: *Greatest Hits: Decade #1*

Underwood confirmed that she began planning a new album in August 2013 and would start prep work sometime in 2014. 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 was featured on "Somethin' Bad" from Miranda Lambert's album *Platinum (Miranda Lambert album)|Platinum*. Released as a single, "Somethin' Bad" reached number one on the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Underwood's 13th number-one on the chart. The same week, the song vaulted to number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100|*Billboard* Hot 100.

In early 2014, she performed on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, paying tribute to Linda Ronstadt. Her performances were highly acclaimed by critics and even by Stevie Nicks, who performed with Underwood. In September, Underwood headlined the 2014 Global Citizen Festival, alongside Jay-Z, No Doubt and other music acts. Her cover of R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts" during her performance was highly praised. She headlined the 2014 Concert for Valor in November, alongside Eminem, Metallica, Foo Fighters, and other music acts, where she was backed by the Singing Sergeants of the US Air Force during the performance of "Something in the Water". Underwood was asked by Bono himself to front U2's World AIDS Day (RED) Concert, alongside U2, Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay's Chris Martin, and Kanye West, on December 1, 2014. She was joined on stage by U2 guitarist The Edge during a performance of her song "Change", which received acclaim.

### 2015–2017: *Storyteller*, label change, and injury

Underwood returned to the studio to finish her fifth studio album in the spring of 2015. *Storyteller (Carrie Underwood album)|Storyteller* was released on October 23, 2015, and the lead single, "Smoke Break" was released to radio in August. *Storyteller* debuted at number two on the Billboard 200|*Billboard* 200, making Underwood the first country artist to have their first five studio albums debut at numbers one or two on the *Billboard* 200. In addition, the album debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart, earning Underwood another record as the first artist to score six consecutive number-one albums on that chart. *Storyteller* has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

The album's second single, "Heartbeat (Carrie Underwood song)|Heartbeat", became Underwood's 14th leader on the Country Airplay while the album's third single, "Church Bells (song)|Church Bells", became her 15th career number one on the Country Airplay chart, both extending her record for the most number one's among women in the history of the chart. Underwood became the first female artist to score two number one hits on the Country Airplay chart in 2016. A fourth single, "Dirty Laundry (Carrie Underwood song)|Dirty Laundry", was released from the album in August 2016, eventually peaking at number two on the Billboard Country Airplay. *Billboard* ranked Underwood as the top female country artist for the year, and fifth overall.

Underwood launched the Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round|Storyteller Tour, her fifth headlining tour, in January 2016, with a second half picking up in August. The tour 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. She earned $26 million between 2015 and 2016, ranking among Forbes' list of highest-paid country music acts, and $20 million between 2016 and 2017, ranking on Billboard's Top 50 Money Makers list.

On October 20, 2016, Underwood was honored as one of CMT (American TV channel)|CMT Artists of the Year, marking her third year to receive the award. Underwood received four nominations for the 50th Annual Country Music Association Awards, including her first nomination for Entertainer of the Year. She walked away with Female Vocalist of the Year, her fourth time to win the award. She further received three nominations for the 2016 American Music Awards, including the top prize for Artist of the Year. She won American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist|Favorite Female Country Artist for the fourth time and Favorite Country Album (for *Storyteller*) for the fifth time, expanding her record as the only artist to win the award for all albums released.

Underwood was one of 30 artists to perform on "*Forever Country*", a mash-up track of "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)|On the Road Again", and "I Will Always Love You" celebrating 50 years of the CMA Awards. The single debuted at number one on Billboard's Hot Country Songs. In December 2016, she joined Keith Urban for a series of concerts in Australia and New Zealand.

In January 2017, she received her ninth People's Choice Awards|People's Choice award, winning Favorite Female Country Artist. Underwood received one nomination – Best Country Solo Performance – for her single "Church Bells" for the 59th annual Grammy Award|Grammy awards. She and Keith Urban performed their new single, "The Fighter (Keith Urban song)|The Fighter", at the Grammy ceremony. Their joint single peaked in the top two of the Hot Country Songs and top twenty of the adult contemporary chart and was certified platinum by the RIAA.

She received two nominations for the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards, including Entertainer of the Year. She scored three more nominations for the 2017 CMT Music Awards in June, including Video of the Year for "Church Bells". She won Female Video of the year, extending her 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 American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist|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 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 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 51st Annual Country Music Association Awards, 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.

### 2018–2019: *Cry Pretty*

In January 2018, Underwood released "The Champion (song)|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 number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100|*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 (musician)|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 (song)|Cry Pretty" at the 53rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards|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. On May 13, Underwood returned to *American Idol*, now rebooted on American Broadcasting Company|ABC, to mentor the top five of the season sixteen contestants. She performed "Cry Pretty", in addition to "See You Again" with the remaining top five contestants.

On May 8, Underwood received four nominations and one win for the 2018 CMT Music Awards. She performed "Cry Pretty" at the ceremony in June and expanded her record as the artist with the most wins in the show's history. She received a nomination for Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Country Artist|Choice Country Artist and "Cry Pretty (song)|Cry Pretty" received a nomination for Choice Country Song for the Teen Choice awards, winning Choice Country 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 "The Champion" together at the awards ceremony.

Her sixth studio album, *Cry Pretty*, was released on September 14, 2018. The same week, the album's second single was confirmed to be "Love Wins (song)|Love Wins", with the music video debuting on September 11.

*Cry Pretty* debuted at number one on the *Billboard* 200, setting several records upon arrival. Underwood is the first woman to hit the top of the Billboard 200 chart with four country albums. *Cry Pretty's* debut frame of 266,000 units is the biggest week for any album by a woman and a country album in 2018. This was Underwood's seventh consecutive album to debut at number one on the Top Country Albums chart. *Cry Pretty*Template:'s debut week also marked the most first week streams by any female in country music at that time. The album finished 2018 as the best-selling solo female album and the seventh best-selling album overall, with over 401,000 copies sold. In February 2020, the album was certified Platinum.

Underwood performed "Spinning Bottles", a song from the album, at the 46th annual American Music Awards on October 9, also winning one award for Favorite Female Country Artist.

Brad Paisley and Underwood hosted the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards on November 14, 2018, where she picked up her fifth win as the CMA's Female Vocalist of the Year. The same month, Underwood announced she would kick off the Cry Pretty Tour 360 in May 2019. As well as five other dates in United Kingdom arenas, it was announced that the leg of the tour would include a performance at the Glastonbury Festival.

Underwood received one nomination - Female Artist of the Year - for the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards taking place April 7. She performed with Chrissy Metz, Lauren Alaina, Mickey Guyton, and Maddie & Tae. She gave the debut performance of "Southbound (Carrie Underwood song)|Southbound", the official third single from the *Cry Pretty* album, during the show.

Underwood further received two more nominations for the Billboard Music Awards, including Billboard Music Award for Top Country Album|Top Country Album for *Cry Pretty* and Top Female Country Artist, winning the latter, bringing her total career wins to 11.

For the 2019 CMT Music Awards, Underwood's video for "Cry Pretty" received a nomination for Video of the Year and "Love Wins" received a nomination for Female Video of the Year, with the awards airing live June 5. Underwood performed "Southbound" at Centennial Park (Nashville)|Centennial Park during the show's broadcast; the performance was free and open to the public. "Cry Pretty" won Video of the Year and "Love Wins" won Female Video, extending Underwood's lead as the most awarded artist in the show's history, and giving her a total of 20 CMT awards. On June 8, the official music video for "Southbound" premiered on Underwood's YouTube channel.

On May 19, 2019, she returned to *American Idol* to perform "Southbound" during the season's finale episode. On June 7, Underwood headlined the second day of CMA Music Fest in Nashville, where Joan Jett made a surprise appearance on stage. In July 2019, she performed at the Glastonbury Festival, as part of her Cry Pretty 360 Tour.

Underwood co-hosted the 53rd Annual Country Music Association Awards for her twelfth year, this time with Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire. She received her second nomination for Entertainer of the Year and debuted "Drinking Alone", the final single from the *Cry Pretty* album. Following the ceremony, Underwood announced she would be stepping down as co-host for the awards.

On November 24, Underwood picked up two more American Music Awards, extending her record as the most-awarded artist in the American Music Award for Favorite Country Album|Favorite Album - Country category with *Cry Pretty*.

In December 2019, Underwood was one of several artists who attended the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors; she paid tribute to recipient Linda Ronstadt by performing two of her songs.

### 2020–2021: *Find Your Path*, *My Gift*, and *My Savior*

Underwood released her debut book, *Find Your Path*, on March 3, 2020, went on a book tour, and appeared on television shows, including *Rachael Ray (talk show)|Rachael Ray*.

She received two nominations for the 55th Academy of Country Music Awards; Entertainer of the Year and Female Artist of the Year. She later won the award for Entertainer of the Year; the win made her the most-awarded woman in that category. Underwood tied with Thomas Rhett, making it the first time in history two artists would share the award. For the 54th Annual Country Music Association Awards, Underwood received two nominations, including Entertainer of the Year, her third year being nominated in the category.

Underwood extended her own record for most wins in CMT Music Awards history; the video for "Drinking Alone" earned two awards including Video of the Year when the ceremony aired live on October 21. In August 2020, Underwood hosted her own Apple Radio Show, entitled *XO Radio*.

Her first Christmas album, *My Gift*, was released on September 25, 2020. It was her record-setting eighth consecutive career-opening number-one album on the *Billboard* Top Country Albums chart, also debuting at number-one on the Top Christian Albums and Top Holiday Albums, and at number eight on the *Billboard* 200. The album later peaked at number five on the *Billboard* 200. On December 3, 2020, Underwood starred in and executive produced a My Gift: A Christmas Special from Carrie Underwood|holiday special airing on HBO Max, performing all of the songs from *My Gift*. The album earned Underwood two number one songs atop the Hot Christian Songs chart and was the top-selling new Christmas album of the year. On September 24, 2021, a special edition of the album was released, containing three additional tracks, including a version of "Favorite Time of Year", which had been a number one hit for Underwood the previous year.

On March 26, Underwood released *My Savior (album)|My Savior*, a gospel music|gospel cover album.*My Savior* debuted at number one on both of *Billboard's* Top Country Albums and Top Christian Albums charts, and number four on the Billboard 200, marking her record-setting ninth consecutive number one. Underwood performed a virtual concert on Easter|Easter Sunday from the Ryman Auditorium, with over $100,000 raised for the charity *Save the Children*.

In December 2020, Spanish singer David Bisbal released his duet with Underwood, "Tears of Gold", featuring a music video that was filmed in Los Angeles. At the Latin American Music Awards of 2021 on April 15, Underwood joined Bisbal for the debut televised performance of the song in Sunrise, Florida; the pair were nominated for Favorite Video of the Year.

At the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards, Underwood received one nomination for Video of the Year, "Hallelujah (Carrie Underwood song)|Hallelujah" featuring John Legend; she performed a medley of songs from *My Savior*, with a guest appearance by CeCe Winans. The video for "Hallelujah" also received two nominations and one win at the 2021 CMT Music Awards.

Underwood received four nominations at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, and one win, Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Album|Top Christian Album, for *My Gift*. Needtobreathe released "I Wanna Remember", a duet track with Underwood, and its music video in May. They gave the debut performance of the song at the CMT Music Awards in June.

Underwood's Las Vegas residency, *Reflection*, launched in December 2021, in collaboration with Resorts World Las Vegas. Due to high demand, Underwood added six more shows, extending the residency through April 2022.

In July, Underwood was the closing headliner at Nashville's *CMA Summer Jam*, which included a performance with Dwight Yoakam, with the event airing in September in place of the canceled CMA Music Festival|CMA Music Fest.

In November, Underwood released "Stretchy Pants", a comedic holiday single benefitting the Nashville-based organization, *The Store*, which provides free shopping for qualifying families. The same day, she was announced as a headliner for ABC's *CMA Country Christmas* special airing on November 29. On November 25, she performed "Favorite Time of Year" live from Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville as part of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. On December 1, Underwood was one of several performers for the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. She performed two songs, including "Let There Be Peace" from the *My Gift* album. Underwood received two Grammy nominations for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards|64th Grammy Awards, winning one for Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album|Best Gospel Album for *My Savior* when they aired in April 2022.

On March 7, Underwood won one ACM award, Single of the Year, for her collaboration with Jason Aldean, "If I Didn't Love You (Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood song)|If I Didn't Love You", also joining him to perform the song.

### 2022: *Denim & Rhinestones*

On March 18, 2022, Underwood released a new single, titled "Ghost Story (Carrie Underwood song)|Ghost Story", which she announced on social media on March 14. "Ghost Story" served as lead single from Underwood's ninth studio album, *Denim and Rhinestones|Denim & Rhinestones*, which was released on June 10, 2022.; The single peaked within the top 10 on the Country Airplay.

On April 3, 2022, Underwood won the Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album. When speaking to the press a tearful Underwood expressed "I feel it's one of the most important bodies of work I've wanted to do literally my whole career, and I got to." She gave the debut performance of "Ghost Story" at the ceremony. At the 2022 CMT Music Awards, Underwood won in two categories, including Video of the Year, for "If I Didn't Love You (Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood song)|If I Didn't Love You" with Jason Aldean, continuing her run as the most-awarded artist in the show's history. She also gave the second live performance of "Ghost Story", while being suspended several feet above the stage. On April 30, Underwood headlined at Stagecoach Festival and performed with Axl Rose. On May 16, she announced the *Denim & Rhinestones Tour*, which includes 43 cities and opening guest Jimmie Allen.

Underwood was scheduled to perform on American Idol (season 20)|*American Idol* season 20's finale May 22; however, she was forced to cancel the appearance due to COVID-19 exposure within the band. On June 11, she headlined for day three of *CMA Music Fest.*

*Denim & Rhinestones* opened at No. 10 on *Billboard's* Top Album Sales|Top Albums chart, moving 31,000 units and marking Underwood's tenth consecutive top ten album. It debuted at No. 2 on *Billboard's* Top Country Albums, marking ten top 3 albums from her career. At the end of June, Underwood made a surprise appearance at a Guns N' Roses concert in London, where she had been promoting the album.

On July 15, Apple Music debuted its new Sessions EP featuring Underwood performing three songs, including "Ghost Story", "Blown Away (Carrie Underwood song)|Blown Away" and Ozzy Osbourne's "Mama, I'm Coming Home"; Underwood stated, "I have always been an Ozzy Osbourne fan and 'Mama, I'm Coming Home' is one of my all-time favorite songs." On July 30, Underwood took part in a tribute show for Barbara Mandrell, performing "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool."

Underwood received three nominations for the Country Music Association Awards|Country Music Association awards, including Entertainer of the Year, airing November 9, 2022. On September 16, Underwood joined several artists to honor Vince Gill for a *CMT Giants* 90 minute special.

On October 11, Underwood announced the second single from the album, “Hate My Heart”, on social media, impacting radio October 31. She received two nominations for the American Music Awards of 2022|50th American Music Awards, airing Nov. 20.

## Artistry

### Voice

Underwood has been highly acclaimed for her vocal talents. David Wild of *Rolling Stone* has praised her voice, saying that "she can hit any note". Her vocal range has been described as "enormous", with critics highlighting her ability to hold notes for an extended period of time. *Billboard (magazine)|Billboard* describes her vocal ability as "freakish". Concert critics have pointed out that "she'll let loose with an improbably long note that runs through more octaves than you knew existed". When asked if it ever becomes difficult 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 1988 hit song "I Told You So (Randy Travis song)|I Told You So", saying that "her voice is so much better suited to the song. I have a baritone voice, and her soprano voice really fits well with the range of the song. Her ability to get into the upper register of her voice and just hold those high notes is great." Her voice has also been praised as "versatile". She has indeed performed live versions of Gospel music|gospel songs like "How Great Thou Art", in which *Yahoo!* critics noticed her ability to move an audience with a "powerful performance", and Rock songs like Guns N' Roses' "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".

### Influences

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 me from everywhere". She has mentioned Rock music|rock acts like Queen (band)|Queen, Guns N' Roses, George Michael, the Rolling Stones, and My Chemical Romance as influences. In a 2014 interview Underwood spoke on the late Queen frontman, "I've always been a huge fan and lover of Freddie Mercury. I would listen to him when I was a kid. He could do so many amazing things with his voice. People like that — who had incredible voices — I was always drawn to." In July 2022 she joined Guns N' Roses on stage during their concert at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London where she performed with another of her idols, band frontman Axl Rose, saying after, "I've covered enough Guns N' Roses stuff, and it was people like him who taught me how to sing".

Among Country music|country artists, she has listed George Strait, Dolly Parton, Randy Travis, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, and Garth Brooks as influences. Although never publicly mentioning Faith Hill and Shania Twain as musical influences, critics have linked Underwood's musical style to those of Hill and Twain. Her music is generally country pop with a rock influence similar to that of Kelly Clarkson, as noticed by *Rolling Stone*. She has also released songs with Christian music influence.

## Legacy

Since her debut 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)|Billboard* magazine refers to her as Honorific nicknames in popular music|Country Music's reigning Queen.

Underwood has influenced pop girl group Fifth Harmony, singer Mollie King of British pop girl group The Saturdays, singer Kelsea Ballerini, *The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice* winner Danielle Bradbery, *American Idol* runner-up Lauren Alaina, and singer and actress Lucy Hale.

## Awards and achievements

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Carrie Underwood
File:Carrie Underwood, Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, TN, June 2018.jpg|thumb|Underwood celebrating her ten year anniversary of becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2018
The most awarded country artist of all time, Underwood has been the recipient of eight Grammy Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards, sixteen Academy of Country Music Awards, seventeen American Music Awards, nine Country Music Association Awards, seven Teen Choice Awards, five CMT (U.S. TV channel)|CMT Artists of the Year awards, and twenty-three CMT Music Awards, among others. As a songwriter, she has also received a Golden Globe Award nomination and won ten Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI Awards. Underwood was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2008, for her many accomplishments in country music, and into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2009. She was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2017, the highest honor one can receive from the state. In September 2020, Underwood won her third Entertainer of the year award from the Academy of Country Music, making her the first woman in history to do so.

In December 2009, she was awarded the prestigious Harmony Award from the Nashville Symphony Orchestra for her achievements in music across many genres. In 2013, she received the Artist Achievement Award at the 38th Annual New York Honors Gala held by the T.J. Martell Foundation. In 2014, she was honored by the Country Radio Broadcasters' Board of Directors with the CRB Artist Humanitarian Award at the 2014 Country Radio Seminar.

Regarded as one of the most successful artists in any musical genre, Underwood has sold 70 million records worldwide, Template:As of. The Recording Industry Association of America recognizes Underwood as the sixth highest-certified female artist (all-genre) and the second highest-certified country artist of all time on its Top Artists (Digital Songs) ranking, with 46.5 million certified units. Underwood was also the highest-certified country album artist to debut in the 21st century (a record later surpassed). In the US, she has sold 20 million albums and over 40 million singles, making her the best-selling artist of the *American Idol* franchise, with *Billboard* calling her the ultimate *Idol* success story. *Forbes* has declared Underwood the most successful American Idol winner of all time, with more albums sold and more revenue generated than any of the other contestants in the show's 15 seasons.

Underwood experienced quick commercial success in the industry, with her debut album, *Some Hearts*, becoming the fastest-selling debut country album in the history of the SoundScan era, the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history, the best-selling Country album of the last 14 years, and the best-selling album by an American Idol alum in the US. With her debut single, "Inside Your Heaven", she also broke *Billboard* chart history as the first country music artist ever to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100 and the song became the first song from a country artist to go to number one on the Hot 100 since country group Lonestar's "Amazed" did so in 2000. "Inside Your Heaven" is the only single by a solo country artist in the 2000 decade to reach number one on the Hot 100 chart.

With the singles from her second album, *Carnival Ride*, she became the first female country artist since Shania Twain in 1995 to pull four number-one's from one album. In 2010, with the singles of her third album, *Play On (Carrie Underwood album)|Play On*, she achieved ten career number-one singles on the Hot Country Songs, an achievement for which she was named by the *Guinness Book of World Records* as the female country artist with the most number-one hits on the *Billboard* Hot Country Songs chart (since accurate sales records were introduced in the US in 1991), tied with Reba McEntire. With such a feat, she became the only female artist in country music history to have eleven consecutive top two singles; at that time, she had twelve official country singles: ten number-ones. She also became the first woman to score ten number-ones on such a chart since Rosanne Cash in 1988. She then broke and expanded her *Guinness Book* record by scoring four more number-one singles on the Hot Country Songs between 2011 and 2014, for a total of fourteen number-ones. She is also the woman with the most number-ones in the history of the *Billboard* Country Airplay chart, having had 15 leaders. In October 2021, she scored her 16th number one on the Country Airplay, with the joint single "If I Didn't Love You (Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood song)|If I Didn't Love You."

Underwood's first twenty-seven singles promoted to country radio all reached the top 10 of both the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, the longest streak of top ten singles by a country artist from the start of a career. Since May 2011, Underwood is the Biggest *American Idol* Earner, with tour revenues and records sales combined. She is the fourth biggest album 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 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. In September 2018, Underwood received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for her numerous achievements in music.

After taking home over 20 awards from 2006 to 2019, Underwood became the most awarded artist in the history of the CMT Music Awards. As of October 2018, she has a net worth estimated at US$200 million. She has been the top-earning *American Idol* alum of all time since 2014. At the turn of the 2010 decade, *Billboard* named Underwood the top female country artist and seventh overall country artist. She ranks, as per *Pollstar*, among the thirteen all-genre top female touring artists of the twenty-first century, having sold over 4.3 million concert tickets and grossed around $265 million with her headlined tours. With *Cry Pretty*, Underwood became the first and only artist in American Music Awards|American Music Award history to have all six consecutive albums win the Favorite Album award.

## Other ventures

### Product endorsements

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.

### Philanthropy

Underwood established the Checotah Animal, Town, and School Foundation in 2009. The foundation helps with general causes, needs and services in the area of Checotah to directly impact the community. "My hometown is extremely supportive of me and I feel blessed to be able to create something as a way of giving back; to say thank you", said Underwood.

Underwood is a supporter of arts education. In 2009, Underwood's foundation "Checotah Animal, Town & School Foundation" and the Academy of Country Music foundation "ACM Lifting Lives" partnered to give students in Checotah, Oklahoma a gift valued at more than $120,000 in new instruments for their music 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 the official spokesperson for the Pedigree Petfoods|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 a 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 *The Independent*, "As a married person myself, I don't know what it's like to be told I can't marry somebody I love and want to marry", she said. "I can't imagine how that must feel. I definitely think we should all have the right to love, and love publicly, the people that we want to love." Underwood went on to say, "Our church is gay-friendly. Above all, God wanted us to love others. It's not about setting rules, or [saying] 'everyone has to be like me'. No. We're all different. That's what makes us special. We have to love each 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 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 other female artists to record the song "Just Stand Up!" The proceeds benefited Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C). As a result of their fund raising efforts, the SU2C scientific advisory committee, overseen by the American Association for Cancer Research was able to award $73.6 million towards novel, groundbreaking research. The song peaked at number 11 on *Billboard*Template:'s Hot 100 Songs.

In 2012, Underwood donated $1 of every ticket sold on the North American leg of the Blown Away Tour to the Canadian Red Cross|Canadian and American Red Cross. On May 24, 2013, Underwood donated $1 million in proceeds from her recent Blown Away Tour to the Red Cross for relief efforts in response to the Oklahoma tornado.

### Acting

Underwood appeared on *How I Met Your Mother* in March 2010. She played the role of Tiffany, a medical sales rep that forms a relationship with Ted. This was the second highest rated episode for season five, gaining 10.48 million viewers. Brian Zoromski of IGN gave the episode 8.5 out of 10. He was surprised how well Underwood performed in her first acting role. A few months earlier, she appeared in an episode of the PBS children's television series *Sesame Street*, performing a voice-over as "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 (film)|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 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."

### Writing

Underwood released her debut book, *Find Your Path*, on March 3, 2020, published by Dey Street Books. It became a *New York Times* best seller, debuting at number two on the How-To and Miscellaneous list.
This book contains a sneak peek of Carrie's lifestyle. The goal of this book is to help people find their lifestyle or "Find their Path". This book contains some of her favorite recipes as well for people who want to try them.

## Personal life

### Marriage and children

Underwood began dating NHL player Mike Fisher (ice hockey)|Mike Fisher after they met at one of her concerts in late 2008, and they became engaged in December 2009. According to the Canadian press, Fisher proposed in Ottawa on December 20, 2009. Underwood's engagement ring features a yellow diamond and was valued at $150,000. On July 10, 2010, Underwood and Fisher wed at The Ritz-Carlton Lodge in Greensboro, Georgia, with more than 250 people in attendance. The couple's first son was born on February 27, 2015. Their second son was born on January 21, 2019.

Between the births of her two sons, Underwood had three miscarriages. In 2018, she told CBS News that this was the basis for her song "Cry Pretty", as "I would have these horrible things going on in my life, and then have to go smile and, like, do some interviews or, like, do a photo shoot or something".

On February 11, 2011, an Ottawa radio station, 105.3 CISS-FM|KISS-FM, stated that it would ban the playing of Underwood's music because her husband, Mike Fisher, was traded to the Nashville Predators the 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 disappointed in the negativity the radio station created. 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 number 85.

In 2010, Underwood and Fisher bought a mansion on eleven acres near Ottawa in the luxurious Spruce Ridge district. The couple later put the mansion up for sale at an asking price of $2.2 million. In 2012, the couple bought a cottage outside of Nashville. They use the cottage for weekend getaways. Oprah Winfrey|Oprah toured the cottage and interviewed Underwood and Fisher there for their appearance on *Oprah Prime|Oprah's Next Chapter*.

### Personal interests

Underwood is a practicing Evangelicalism|Evangelical Christian, and is also an animal lover and a vegan. She stopped eating meat at the age of 13 because she could not stand the thought of eating one of her own animals. She was voted "World's Sexiest Vegetarian" by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA in 2007 for the second time, the first being in 2005 alongside Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, who was himself a vegetarian at the time.
File:Super Bowl 44 Carrie Underwood (4344823004).jpg|thumb|upright|Underwood performs at Super Bowl XLIV in February 2010
In a 2007 interview with PETA, Underwood stated, "Ever since I was little I loved animals ... If you told me I could never sing again, I'd say that was horrible, but it's not my life. If you told me I could never be around animals again, I would just die." In April 2022, Underwood shared the loss of her dog, Ace, who she had adopted in 2007.

In April 2013, Underwood spoke out with disapproval regarding the Tennessee "Ag Gag bill". The bill makes it a crime to videotape animal cruelty or 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 (Tennessee politician)|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 just a tax-paying citizen concerned for the safety of my family. #NoAgGag". She also tweeted Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, saying "Please don't sign the Ag Gag bill. Think about the welfare of the animals as well as the consumers. I'm begging you..."

Underwood has performed the opening theme song for *NBC Sunday Night Football* since 2013. Faith Hill, whom Underwood replaced, 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 "Somethin' Bad|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 prior to their victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 2 of the second round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

While she doesn't consider it a musical influence, Underwood admitted being a fan of heavy metal music|metal and noted listening to I Prevail and Mudvayne during her exercise routine.

## Discography

Main articles: Carrie Underwood discography and List of songs recorded by Carrie Underwood
* *Some Hearts* (2005)
* *Carnival Ride* (2007)
* *Play On (Carrie Underwood album)|Play On* (2009)
* *Blown Away (album)|Blown Away* (2012)
* *Storyteller (Carrie Underwood album)|Storyteller* (2015)
* *Cry Pretty* (2018)
* *My Gift* (2020)
* *My Savior (album)|My Savior* (2021)
* *Denim & Rhinestones*  (2022)

## Tours and residencies

### Headlining

* Carrie Underwood: Live in Concert (2006)
* Carnival Ride Tour (2008)
* Play On Tour (2010–2011)
* Blown Away Tour (2012–2013)
* Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round (2016)
* Cry Pretty Tour 360 (2019)
* The Denim & Rhinestones Tour (2022–2023)

### Co-headlining

* American Idols Live! Tour 2005 (2005)
* Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride Tour (2008) (with Keith Urban)
* C2C: Country to Country with Tim McGraw (2013), with Miranda Lambert and Eric Church (2016)
* Ripcord World Tour – Oceania leg (with Keith Urban) (2016)

## See also

* List of artists who reached number one in the United States
* List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. country chart
* List of best-selling music artists in the United States
* List of Idols winners|List of *Idols* winners

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