Now in stores! Carnival Ride (special Wal-Mart edition) with 5 bonus Christmas tracks:
“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”
“The First Noel”
“What Child Is This”
“Do You Hear What I Hear”
“O Holy Night”
Pick up your copy today!

Congratulations, Carrie, on your American Music Award nominations for Favorite Female Artist-Country and Favorite Album-Country for Carnival Ride.
The American Music Awards will air live on Sunday, November 23rd at 8/7c on ABC.
Don’t forget to vote for Carrie at www.amavote.com

Habitat for Humanity and Carrie have teamed up to help families into homes. Carrie has donated an amazing VIP Experience to be auctioned off by Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity, to help raise funds for families in need. One winner and a guest will meet Carrie before the show at her Los Angeles concert at the Nokia Theatre on November 5th, 2008, with preferred parking and two tickets in the 10th row orchestra center. The auction can be found at http://www.ebay.com/hollywoodforhabitat. 100% of the proceeds raised in this auction go to benefit Habitat for Humanity, so please, bid, and help support this worthy cause.

For more information about Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity, visit
www.hollywoodforhabitat.com

New pre-sales for Carrie’s 2008 Carnival Ride tour begin this coming Wednesday, October 8th. Pre-sale passwords, links and detailed information will be posted on the Tour page of the CarrieUnderwood.fm website prior to pre-sale start times. You will need to login using your Official Carrie Underwood fan club account to see the pre-sale link and password.

The following fan club pre-sale will be held through Ticketmaster beginning Wednesday, October 8th:

14-Dec- 08 – Gainesville, FL – Stephen O’Connell Center
Pre-sale begins at 10 a.m. local time

Stay tuned to the fan site for further updates!

“We are excited to have our reigning Male and Female Vocalist host the CMA Awards this year,” said Tammy Genovese, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “In addition to their musical talent, Brad’s quick wit and Carrie’s gracefulness will serve them well in this role. CMA is happy to offer both of them their first opportunity to host a nationally televised awards show. ”

In addition to their hosting duties, Paisley and Underwood will also perform on “The CMA Awards.” Previously announced performers include Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban, with more performers to be announced soon.

“I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to host the awards show,” says Paisley. “We’re going to have a good time – start to finish.”

“I am so excited to host a show I grew up watching, and am so thrilled to spend this night with the fans and Brad,” says Underwood. “It’s going to be a party!”

Underwood toured with Paisley in 2006, and the two became fast friends. The artists, who are both members of the Grand Ole Opry, reunited last year to record the duet “Oh Love” for Paisley’s most recent album, 5th Gear.

Paisley received four nominations in 2008, including Entertainer; Male Vocalist, which he won last year; Song for his self-written “Letter to Me;” and Music Video of the Year for “Waitin’ on a Woman,” directed by Jim Shea and Peter Tilden. Paisley has won 9 CMA Awards since his first nominations in 2000, including Horizon (2000); Male Vocalist (2007); and Album of the Year for Time Well Wasted (2006). He also won Musical Event twice, first in 2004 with Alison Krauss for “Whiskey Lullaby,” and second in 2006 for “When I Get Where I’m Going” with Dolly Parton; Vocal Event in 2001 for “Too Country” with Bill Anderson, George Jones and Buck Owens; and Music Video of the Year three times, first in 2002 for “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song); second in 2004 for “Whiskey Lullaby (again with Krauss), and third in 2007 for “Online.”

Billboard named Paisley one of the five hot headliners (of any genre) to watch in 2007. That same year, Pollstar ranked his “Bonfires and Amplifiers” tour as the No. 2 Country tour in total attendance. This year’s successful “Hershey’s Presents the Paisley Party” tour has already been extended into the first few months of 2009. The West Virginia native recently celebrated total sales of 10 million albums thus far in his career. He also recently achieved his eighth consecutive (and twelfth overall) No. 1 single with “Waitin’ on a Woman.” His new album, the guitar-driven, mostly instrumental Play, will be in stores Nov. 4, featuring the current single “Start a Band,” a duet with Keith Urban.

Underwood received two CMA nominations in 2008, including Female Vocalist and Album of the Year for her second album, Carnival Ride, produced by Mark Bright and featuring four songs co-written by the artist. This was her first nomination in the Album category. She has received nine career nominations since her first in 2006, and has won a total of four CMA Awards. In addition to her two wins as Female Vocalist (2006 and 2007), she also received the Horizon Award in 2006 and Single of the Year for “Before He Cheats” in 2007.

After winning “American Idol” in 2005, Underwood became one of the most popular recording artists in the nation. Her debut album, Some Hearts, is the biggest selling “American Idol” debut project to date, having sold more than seven million albums in the United States. With the release of her current album Carnival Ride, she has now sold nearly 10 million albums in less than three years. She was the best-selling female Country artist for three consecutive years (2005, 2006 and 2007), and has had seven consecutive No. 1 country singles. Underwood is currently headlining her “Carnival Ride Tour,” scheduled to hit 51 cities this fall.

Tickets for the 2008 CMA Awards are on sale now and can be purchased by logging on to www.ticketmaster.com ; calling (615) 255-9600; or in person at the Sommet Center box office, 501 Broadway (corner of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, in Nashville). Ticket prices begin at $110 for Bronze-level seating (upper level), $327.75 for Silver-level seating (club level), and $382.50 for Gold-level seating (lower level). All prices include sales tax but exclude applicable service/handling fees.

“The 42nd Annual CMA Awards” is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Producer. Paul Miller is the Director. David Wild is the writer. The special will be shot in high definition and broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound.

Premiere Radio Networks is the official radio packager of the CMA Awards, including a stereo-radio simulcast of the gala event. American Airlines is the official airline of the 2008 CMA Awards. Chevy: The Official Ride of Country Music. Mary Kay® is the Official Beauty Sponsor of the 2008 CMA Awards.

Visit www.CMApress.com for CMA Awards history, photos, press releases, logos and on-line media credential registration for the CMA Awards. This is a protected site for the media only with restrictions on use. The public should be directed to www.CMAawards.com .

Double-Disc to Include Five Holiday Favorites, Arriving October 21st, Exclusively at Wal-Mart

Nashville, TN – Three-time GRAMMY winner and two-time, reigning CMA and ACM Female Vocalist winner Carrie Underwood delivers a special treat to help usher in the coming Christmas season with the October 21 release of a holiday edition of her current album, Carnival Ride. Available exclusively at Wal-Mart, the holiday version will be a two-disc package featuring the Carnival Ride album along with a second disc containing five Christmas favorites, four of which are previously unreleased.

Among the seasonal classics are “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” “The First Noel,” “What Child Is This,” and “O Holy Night” – all newly recorded for this collection – in addition to Carrie’s rendition of “Do You Hear What I Hear,” featured on last year’s multi-artist compilation, Hear Something Country Christmas.

Underwood’s Carnival Ride continues to be one of the nation’s hottest-selling country albums nearly a year after its release. Currently certified Double-Platinum, the album has already launched three back-to-back #1 singles – all co-written by Carrie – including “So Small,” “Last Name,” and “All-American Girl,” while the current smash, “Just a Dream,” is now climbing the Top 10.

-The Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club

Carrie’s little dog, Ace has a new home on the fan club! Be sure to stop by Ace’s Place and post a comment – go to the ACE tab on the Home Page to see the link!

Best,

-The Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club