Artist Of The Day: Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood

• Carrie Underwood won Season Four of “American Idol.” Her debut album, “Some Hearts,” sold 7 million copies, spent over 100 weeks on the charts, and yielded a slew of No. 1 hits including “Inside Your Heaven,” “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and “Before He Cheats.” In addition, Carrie scored another Top 10 Billboard hit with her charity single, “I’ll Stand by You.”
  
• Her second album, “Carnival Ride,” was released on October 23, 2007. It produced five No. 1s: “So Small,” “All-American Girl,” “Last Name,” “Just a Dream” and “I Told You So.”
  
• Underwood dropped “Play On,” her third studio set, in November 2009. The record debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200. First-week sales also marked the biggest one-week sales total for a female recording artist in 2009 and second-best sales week for the country genre as a whole in 2009. “Cowboy Casanova,” “Undo It” and “Temporary Home” all hit No. 1. “Mama’s Song” peaked at No. 2. Her new single is “Songs Like This.”
  
• In April, 2010 Carrie became the first female in ACM history to capture two Entertainer of the Year trophies. She’s also taken home a special statue for her “triple crown” of ACM wins – Entertainer of the Year, Top Female Vocalist and Top Newcomer.
  
• Underwood married hockey center Mike Fisher of the Ottawa Senators July 10, 2010.
  
• Underwood won Artist of the Year at the inaugural American Country Awards. She also won Female Artist Of The Year, Album Of The Year for “Play On,” Single Of The Year: Female for “Cowboy Casanova,” Touring Headline Package Of The Year, and Music Video: Female for “Cowboy Casanova.”
  
• Underwood made her big screen debut in “Soul Surfer” in April 2011.
  
• Underwood is listed in the 2012 Guinness Book Of World Records as the Female Country Artist with Most No. 1 Hits on the country chart from 1991 to present, tied with Reba McEntire.
  
• Carrie appears on Randy Travis’ 2011 duets album that celebrates his 25th anniversary of country music, “Anniversary Celebration.” Carrie also appears on Tony Bennett 2011 duets album, “Tony Bennett: Duets I,” singing Randy’s 1989 chart-topper “Is It Still Over?”
  
• Carrie Underwood will release her new single, “Good Girl,” on February 23rd. Her new CD will arrive later this spring.
  
• Carrie Underwood has amassed more than 14 million in album sales and has placed 14 No. 1 singles on the charts. She is a current Grammy Award nominee for her co-written hit single “Mama’s Song” in the Best Solo Country Vocal Performance category. Additional award accolades include 5 Grammy’s, a 2-time win as the Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year, a 3-time win as both the Country Music Association’s and Academy of Country Music’s Female Vocalist winner, 7 CMT Music Awards, 6 American Music Awards, and many more. She is also a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
  
• Carrie Underwood and Steven Tyler will share the stage in a “CMT Crossroads” special airing live from Indianapolis on February 4th, the night before Super Bowl XLVI. “CMT Crossroads: Steven Tyler & Carrie Underwood From the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam” will take place at the Pepsi Coliseum at the Indiana State Fair Grounds.
  
• Official website: www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com