Carrie Underwood

By Daniel Kreps 1. Alicia Keys - As I Am 2. Josh Groban - Noel 3. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III 4. Eagles - Long Road Out of Eden 5. Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift 6. Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus 7. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends 8. NOW 26 9. Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride 10. Garth Brooks - The Ultimate Hits

By Daniel Kreps Last Week’s Heroes: Diddy’s Day26 suffered the biggest fall, stumbling from four to eighteen. It what’s becoming an ongoing joke, Alvin & the Chipmunks soundtrack remained in the upper tier despite dropping from five to six. And Carrie Underwood’s Carnival Ride joined the double pl...

Country's princess Carrie Underwood at the 2008 CMT Awards show Country's princess Carrie Underwood at the 2008 CMT Awards show

By Rolling Stone Photo: Fox] American Idol’s second annual anti-poverty charity drive Idol Gives Back was a night for huge voices (Mariah Carey, Carrie Underwood), big emotions (a weepy Annie Lennox, a generous Simon Cowell) and sizeable mistakes (Terry Hatcher singing Underwood’s “Before He Cheat...

By Daniel Kreps Carrie Underwood February 1 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena February 2 - Rochester, NY @ Blue Cross Arena February 14 - Hershey, PA @ Giant Center February 18 - Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Wachovia Arena February 19 - Albany, NY @ Times Union Center February 20 - Amherst, MA @ Mullins Center

Even though country singer Carrie Underwood beat out Southern rocker Bo Bice on American Idol's May 25th finale, both of the Bible Belt-bred contenders landed recording contracts. Underwood's debut, expected to be slick Shania Twain-style country pop, seems a safe bet to hit big. But Bi...

By Erica Futterman Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood took home top honors at last night’s CMA awards. Chesney won his third straight Entertainer of the Year trophy while Underwood picked up Single of the Year for “Before He Cheats” along with Female Vocalist of the Year. Paisley nabbed two awa...

By Daniel Kreps June was disastrous for Kelly Clarkson. By the end of the month, the first-ever American Idol champ was enthralled in a feud with her label boss, Clive Davis, her summer tour got cancelled due to poor ticket sales, she had her manager fired and her new album leaked. She became a black sheep fas...