Carrie Underwood

May 27, 2008 -- Due to overwhelming demand, the Grand Ole Opry® presented by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® has added a second Tuesday Night Opry on June 3 at 9:30 p.m. to kick off its CMA Music Festival week of shows.

Scheduled to appear are Carrie Underwood, Montgomery Gentry, Luke Bryan and more. The night’s 7:00 p.m. show is a sell-out. A portion of that show will air as a special live Tuesday edition of Opry Live on GAC.

Adding to the Tuesday evening festivities, the Opry has extended its summer series of Opry Plaza Parties to include a special June 3 5:30 p.m. Party presented by Humana® featuring a free performance by Capitol Records recording artist Luke Bryan.

June 4 – 18th Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge
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Trace Adkins, Rodney Atkins, Billy Ray Cyrus, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Jewel, Miranda Lambert, Kellie Pickler, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Josh Turner, Carrie Underwood and Dwight Yoakam Announced to Appear at the Festival

Monday, May 19, 2008 -- Summer heats up when ABC heads to Nashville to take you to the hottest music event, "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock." Filming June 5-8, today's most exciting Country Music sensations will hit the stage in a four-day party and music celebration for the special that will air MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.    » read more »

19 May 2008 -- Kenny Chesney won Entertainer of the Year for the fourth straight time at Sunday's U.S. Academy of Country Music Awards (CMAs).

With the win, Kenny Chesney ties Garth Brooks and is only one win behind the legendary country group "Alabama" which won five of the top awards in row.

Brad Paisley took the award for Top Male Vocalist, his second in a row. Carrie Underwood won the Top Female Vocalist prize, also her second straight.

Kenny Chesney won the top prize through online voting, the first time the award was not determined by academy members.

Kenny Chesney said he disagreed with the change to online voting because this method of choosing a winner "disrespected" the artists. He said he thought fans should be included but not by pushing buttons on the Internet.    » read more »

Opry.com celebrates Carrie's induction with a new performance each day this week on YouTube!

May 10, 2008 -- Reigning Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year Carrie Underwood became the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry tonight, inducted by fellow Oklahoman, Opry member Garth Brooks, before a sold-out Opry House audience.

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- Carrie Underwood, Miley Cyrus And The Jonas Brothers To Perform Live From Times Square On "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2008," December 31 On The ABC Television Network
- Specials Also Feature Hollywood Performances by Fergie, Akon, Natasha Bedingfield, Sean Kingston, OneRepublic, Plain White T's, Taylor Swift and will.i.am

08 November 2007 -- Singers Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley won the top prizes at the 41st annual Country Music Association awards in the southern U.S. city of Nashville, Tennessee Wednesday night.

Kenny Chesney took home the biggest prize of the night when he was named Entertainer of the Year. It is the second consecutive win for Chesney, and his third in four years in that category.    » read more »

THE PUBLIC TO CHOOSE THEIR FAVORITE ARTIST OF THE YEAR ON FOURTH ANNUAL T-MOBILE TEXT-IN AWARD FOR "2007 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS," NOV. 18 ON ABC

Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney Among Favorites

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 5 -- Carrie Underwood continues her winning streak when America picks the CMA winners, according to the findings of a recent CMT poll predicting winners of the "41st Annual CMA Awards." Carrie Underwood emerged as the clear cut favorite for Female Vocalist of the Year, while Kenny Chesney was chosen as Male Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year.    » read more »

- Rascal Flatts to Open "Country Music's Biggest Night" with Music from Their Third Consecutive No. 1 Album, Still Feels Good
- Jamie Foxx to Join Them Later in the Broadcast for Second Performance

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 -- Multi-talented, Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx joins reigning CMA Awards Vocal Group of the Year Rascal Flatts for a duet performance during "The 41st Annual CMA Awards," WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) live from the Sommet Center in Nashville on the ABC Television Network.    » read more »

Monday, October 15, 2007 -- Intrepid Late-Night Host Signs on to Co-Host a Full Week of "Live with Regis and Kelly" on East Coast While Continuing to Host "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on West Coast, October 22-26 While host Regis Philbin is taking a week's vacation from his syndicated talk show, "Live with Regis and Kelly," "Jimmy Kimmel Live" host Jimmy Kimmel is attempting to go where no talk show host has gone before.    » read more »

First-Ever Awards Show Performance by The Eagles

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 -- It was announced today by ABC and CMA that the Eagles will make their first-ever awards show performance at "The 41st Annual CMA Awards," airing live WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network from the Sommet Center in Nashville.    » read more »

- Brad Paisley and George Strait Lead Nominees with Five Nominations Each
- Kenny Chesney, Alison Krauss and Martina McBride Receive Four Nominations
- John Rich, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban Score Three Nominations Each

27 June 2007 -- People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals has crowned Carrie Underwood and Kevin Eubanks "World's Sexiest Vegetarians."

The animal rights organization released its annual contest results June 26 in New York City.

It's the second title for the Grammy-winning Underwood, who first won in 2005. It's the first win for Eubanks, who leads the Tonight Show band.

Runners-up in the contest, which PETA says drew more than 110,000 votes on its web site, included Joaquin Phoenix, Milo Ventimiglia, Kristen Bell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jared Leto, and Lisa Edelstein.    » read more »