Since winning "American Idol" in 2005, country singer Carrie Underwood has become one of the show's highest selling graduates, but she warned the latest crop of "Idol"...
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Kris Allen, "Kris Allen" (Jive Records) On Kris Allen's self-titled debut album, the "American Idol" presents a collection of pop-rock tunes that are cool and simple...
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The Grand Ole Opry and MySpace are uniting to live stream an Opry performance with video for the first time this Saturday. Opry performances between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. EST...
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Pop-country has made superstars out of acts like Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and more, but the term is not particularly endearing in Nashville, even to the artists who have...
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Carrie Underwood, "Play On" (19 Recordings/Arista Nashville) Carrie Underwood opens her third album with an audacious stomper, "Cowboy Casanova," a put-down of a playboy...
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The Fox network says Carrie Underwood will host a two-hour variety special tentatively titled, "Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special," to air Dec. 7. ...
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Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will return as co-hosts of the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville this fall. The CMA said Tuesday that both singers possess the...
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A look at the winners of Fox's "American Idol" and what they've been up to since taking home the prize: • Kelly Clarkson: The 27-year-old singer has released four...
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Carrie Underwood was named entertainer of the year on Sunday at the 44th Academy of Country Music awards, securing her status as country's hottest star on a night that...
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Don't let the 10-gallon hats and odd odes to tractors fool you—the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards knew how to keep it real. From erstwhile...
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The women of country have taken the wheel. Carrie Underwood captured entertainer of the year Sunday night at the Academy of Country Music Awards, winning the top honor that...
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It's as if Carrie Underwood's dress were a matter of national security. Gaining access to the superstar country singer's rehearsal Friday night required a few promises: no...
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As American Idol contestants drop like flies in the coming weeks, they'll be buzzing off to sound of former champ Carrie Underwood. The four-time Grammy winner has...
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The People's Choice Awards says Carrie Underwood will perform at its 35th annual ceremony next month. The awards show, airing Jan. 7 on CBS, will be...
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Winners Wednesday at the 42nd annual Country Music Association awards: Entertainer of the Year: Kenny Chesney. Male Vocalist of the Year: Brad Paisley. Female Vocalist of...
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After three years, Carrie Underwood is no longer the country newcomer on a meteoric rise. She's become a multiplatinum, steady hitmaker with two No. 1 albums and eight Top...
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Country music star Carrie Underwood now has a double. Underwood visited Madame Tussauds in New York on Thursday to help unveil a wax figure of herself. The 25-year-old...
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Kenny Chesney, the Country Music Association's reigning entertainer of the year, dominated the CMA Award nominations on Wednesday with seven, including album of the year. ...
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Carrie Underwood has extended her maiden headlining tour, dubbed Carnival Ride, through mid-December. The new leg begins September 23 in Cleveland and wraps December 14 in...
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Country singer Carrie Underwood is the all-time most popular "American Idol" winner, and dreadlocked Jason Castro was voted the most overrated contestant this season,...
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List of winners at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards from Las Vegas: ___ • Entertainer of the year: Kenny Chesney • Top male vocalist: Brad...
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Adding another notch on her I'm-way- more-successful-than-Kelly-Clarkson belt, country music sweetheart Carrie Underwood was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry Saturday...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Carrie Underwood is the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer joined the cast of the long-running country music show Saturday. Garth...
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Carrie Underwood will become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry after she was invited Saturday to join the long-running country music show. Randy Travis extended the...
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If only Christmas came a few times
a year for the fast-fading U.S. music industry.
Total album sales plunged 15 percent in 2007, and retailers
waited until October for the...
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"American Idol" alumni came out on top at the American Music Awards as Daughtry, the band fronted by ex-"Idol" loser Chris Daughtry, shared the triple-winner spotlight with...
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The American Music Awards resembled
a greatest-hits version of "American Idol" on Sunday, as two
former contestants of the hit talent show, Chris Daughtry and
Carrie...
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Apparently, all the Chris Daughtry fans were just biding their time, while those Carrie Underwood fans just won't quit.
The gravelly-voiced rocker's eponymous band...
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By the second week of the
Hollywood writers' strike, at least a dozen acts had been
bumped from bookings on late-night TV, which began airing
repeats immediately after...
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This is gonna be a big one, y'all.
Two of country music's most popular acts, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban, have announced plans to coheadline what's sure to...
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Winners at Wednesday's 41st annual Country Music Association Awards:
• Entertainer of the Year: Kenny Chesney
• Single: "Before He Cheats," Carrie...
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Six new releases debut in the Top10 on Nielsen/SoundScan's survey of this week's top-selling albums, led by Carrie Underwood's sophomore release, Carnival Ride. Underwood,...
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Carrie Underwood's new single might be "So Small," but her new album is big, big, big!
With the 41st Country Music Awards less than a week away, several country...
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Carrie Underwood, Beyonce and Elton John will be among the performers at the first-ever Movies Rock concert celebrating the relationship between music and film.
The event...
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Carrie Underwood doesn't want to spend her life jaded, waitin'—or just resting on her laurels.
Arista Records and 19 Recordings announced Monday that the...
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The people have spoken. The Dixie Chicks it ain't.
The controversial country trio were finalists for Video of the Year and Group Video of Year at the 2007 CMT Music...
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The sharpest advice columnists might be stumped, even sage Dr. Phil. But past "American Idol" finalists know what to tell those yearning to follow them to stardom.
"Be...
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For Brad Paisley, Time Well Wasted was time well spent.
The artist's effort earned him Album of the Year honors
at the 41st Academy of Country Music Awards Tuesday night...
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