Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood Has a Message for Fellow 'Idol' Alums

source: The Boot

I feel like any contestant that ... that does well on 'Idol' has to stay true to what people voted for," Carrie tells Reuters News Service. "I've seen it happen a few times where people are one thing on the show, and then they get off the show and try to do something else."

Published Fri, Nov 20

Carrie Underwood Gives Us a Vamp Break on Conan

source: Idolator

Carrie Underwood was her usual sweet self on The Tonight Show last night singing “Temporary Home,” the latest single from her crescendo-rific album Play On. We’re actually surprised Conan didn’t have on a band from the New Moon soundtrack, since it was apparently Twilight night with Bel...

Published Tue, Nov 17

Katharine McPhee Covers A Christmas Classic

source: Idolator

Kat’s rendition of yuletide classic “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”—which you can hear after the jump—will be made available digitally tomorrow. Well, that’s sweet, if not completely harmless. Katherine’s not the first Idol alum to tackle the festive standard—both Carrie Underwood and J...

Published Mon, Nov 16

Album Chart: Carrie Underwood returns to the top

source: LiveDaily.com

LiveDaily.com) "Play On," former "American Idol" champ Carrie Underwood [ tickets ]'s third album, makes its debut this week at the top of the US album chart, a spot her sophomore effort occupied two years ago.... continued (LiveDaily.com) "Play On," former "American Idol" champ Carrie Unde...

Published Wed, Nov 11

Carrie Underwood Plays On At #1, ‘Billboard’ Adjusts Its Chart Rules

source: Idolator

Carrie Underwood's aptly-titled Play On has landed at #1 on the new Billboard Top 200 Albums chart this week, after sales of roughly 318,000 copies. The "Country Casanova" singer now has the distinction of having the best opening sales week of 2009 by a female artist. But if those 318,00 fol...

Published Wed, Nov 11

Carrie Underwood Rules Billboard Again With Play On

source: mtv.com

will score her second #1 debut in a row next week, when her third album, Play On, tops the Billboard 200 chart, thanks to sales of 318,000. While the strong debut was cause for celebration, sales were more than 200,000 below the first week bid for the former "American Idol" champ's smash 2007...

Published Wed, Nov 11

Carrie Underwood: She Sings, She Hosts, She Writes!

source: The Boot

Carrie Underwood's new album may be titled 'Play On,' but could just as easily have been called 'Write On.' The superstar singer co-wrote several tunes on the chart-topping disc, including the fastest No. 1 single of her career, 'Cowboy Casanova,' penned with Brett James and Mike Elizond...

Published Wed, Nov 11

Carrie Underwood Says 'Blondes Gotta Stick Together' In Country Music

source: mtv.com

Nashville used to be quite the boys club, but these days, ladies like Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift are ruling country music and the mainstream. Underwood, whose Play On debuts at #1 on the Billboard albums chart next week, knows that there are still a few glass ceilings that need to be b...

Published Tue, Nov 10