Carrie Underwood performs “Church Bells” at the 2016 CMT Music Awards with the powerful gospel choir from Cathedral of Praise Church in Nashville

NASHVILLE – June 9, 2016 – Country music superstar and seven-time GRAMMY® winner Carrie Underwood owned the night at the “2016 CMT Music Awards” last night, winning “Female Video of the Year” and “CMT Performance of the Year” for “Smoke Break,” her 22^nd #1 hit.  The wins brought Underwood’s grand total to 15, surpassing her own record for the most wins in the show’s history.
Underwood delivered a stunning performance of her current smash single, “Church Bells.” Starting off stripped-down with its signature banjo riff, the song swelled with a powerful gospel choir from Cathedral of Praise Church in Nashville, backing up her incredible vocals.
View the amazing performance here https://youtu.be/9wupvdFqEsQ

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Photo Credit: Getty Images for CMT

Carrie Underwood celebrates the 10th Anniversary of her Fan Club with party backstage with her fans between the two sold-out shows
at Tuesday night’s Grand Ole Opry

Nashville – June 8, 2016 – Grand Ole Opry member and seven-time GRAMMY®-winning superstar Carrie Underwood hosted her fan club party backstage at the Grand Ole Opry House last evening, marking its 10th anniversary.  Fans enjoyed a raffle, prizes, a photo booth, food & drinks, and a visit from Carrie between the two sold-out Grand Ole Opry shows.

Carrie will perform her current smash single, “Church Bells,” tonight on the “2016 CMT Awards,” broadcasting LIVE from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena at 8:00 PM ET/PT, and will air on CMT.  She is a 13-time CMT Award winner, and is nominated again for 3 awards tonight.

To visit Carrie’s official fan club site, go to www.carrieunderwood.fm.

CAMERAS

Video cameras, monopods, tripods, and audio recording devices are not permitted inside the Grand Ole Opry House at any time. This policy will be strictly enforced. You may bring in a digital, disposable or 35mm camera. The Opry reserves the right to disallow photography as warranted.

DIRECTIONS

The Grand Ole Opry House and Opry Entertainment Complex are located just off Briley Parkway (TN 155) at: 2804 Opryland Drive (use One Opry Mills Drive for online directions) Nashville, TN 37214

For detailed driving directions from your point of departure, we suggest you visit the mapping website of your choice (i.e., Mapquest.com, maps.yahoo.com, etc.) and input physical address: One Opry Mills Drive, Nashville, TN 37214 as the destination address.

PARKING

The Opry House shares parking with Opry Mills Mall and can be accessed via Exit 11 or 12 off Briley Parkway (TN 155).

If you have any questions, please contact carrieunderwoodsupport@sparkart.com.

Nashville, TN – (May 31, 2016) – Seven-time Grammy winner and Pollstar’s three-time top female country touring artist, Carrie Underwood, just wrapped the spring leg of the biggest tour of her career last night in London, ON, Canada. “The Storyteller Tour” rolled in to 47 cities as well as seven different countries, playing to nearly 600,000 people since the tour launched January 30 in Jacksonville, FL. The dramatic in-the-round stage production has been seen by 360-degree sell-out arena crowds across North America in cities such as Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, St. Louis, Denver, Phoenix, San Antonio, Houston, Chicago, Toronto to name just a few. The tour crossed from one coast to the other coast and cities in between as well as traveling overseas to play in Sweden, Norway, Scotland, England, and Ireland as part of Country to Country (C2C), Europe’s biggest country music festival.

Carrie shared a recap video of the spring leg of her tour on her social channels this morning which can be seen here smarturl.it/CUTOURVID. Also, the music video for “Church Bells” was filmed during a live concert in Lincoln, NE at the Pinnacle Bank Arena, and can be viewed here: http://smarturl.it/cuchurchbellsvevo

While on the tour this Spring, Underwood not only earned her 23^rd #1 single to date with “Heartbeat,” but in between shows she found time to perform on the GRAMMY Awards, the series finale of American Idol, the American Country Countdown Awards (where she also took home the trophy for Female Vocalist of the Year), and the ACM Awards with her showstopping TV debut of her current single, “Church Bells.” Underwood also visited the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, she was honored and performed at Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night, and played four shows at the Grand Ole Opry. Underwood currently has three nominations at this year’s CMT Music Awards including “Video of the Year” which she has won six times, and she was also just nominated for a Teen Choice Award for “Choice Country Artist.”

“The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round,” one of her most spectacular concert tours to date, has caught the attention of fans and music critics alike because of the stand-out performances and the dynamic production.

The show “is a no-expense-spared spectacle that highlights her approachable beauty, her roar of a voice and a substantive set of songs that have commanded the charts since her ‘American Idol’ victory a long decade ago.” Atlanta Journal Constitution.

“The most stunning part of the production however, remains Underwood’s voice, strong and nuanced.” – The Boston Globe

“Granted, it’s early in the year, but the songstress dazzled the crowd with relative ease and class that it’s not outside the realm of possibility that she might just reclaim the Female Vocalist of the Year prize from the CMA – and also the top prize of Entertainer of the Year. To say she deserves it would be a huge understatement, because from a pure standpoint of vocals and showmanship, no other female vocalist comes close!” – Sounds Like Nashville

“Underwood’s two-hour Monday night show (Feb. 22) was anything but a traditional country show, as the superstar presented a visual spectacle with a stage set-up that has to be seen to be believed.” –Billboard

“If they came (fans) for an arena spectacle with absolutely perfect, dead-on vocals, this was your All-American Girl.” – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

 

“Lasers and swaying spotlights and fireworks and explosions all added to the spectacle. But make no mistake, Underwood was the star of the show.” – Florida Times-Union 

The Washington Post claimed she’s “at the top of her game”

“The singer flawlessly delivered note-perfect versions of her biggest hits over the years…” Sounds Like Nashville

 

The show’s “presentation is overwhelming, from start to finish- a spectacular sensory overload that had the crowd roaring all night long.” –Hampton Daily Press

“the in-the-round setting provides each concertgoer with the best experience possible. Simpler still is the storytelling aspect of the show and country music’s reliance on conveying memorable stories in song.”- Rolling Stone Country

“Underwood demonstrated that she now truly can stare unflinchingly into those lights and dominate a stage, with a confidence, defiance, and a sense of ownership that have been a treat to watch come to fruition.” – Boston Globe

The show “served proof once again why the singer remains one of the most popular in the format.” – Sounds Like Nashville

“A rock-solid, deftly sequenced hour-and-45-minue long set, which moved from playful to solemn, smooth to twangy, and from cinematic scope to smaller, intimate moments.”-The BostonGlobe

To view some of the tour’s magnificent moments go to https://www.carrieunderwood.fm/press.  

The 2016 tour is in support of Carrie’s Gold-certified Storyteller album, which made a historic debut in October when she became the only artist in the chart’s 51-year history to have each of her first six albums to enter the chart at #1. The album has produced two #1 singles so far with “Smoke Break” and “Heartbeat,” with it’s third single, “Church Bells,” currently climbing the charts.

A donation of $1 from each ticket sold on the U.S. dates of “The Storyteller Tour” will be contributed to the C.A.T.S Foundation to help aid its causes including Checotah, Oklahoma’s education and literacy programs. Established in 2009, the C.A.T.S. (Checotah Animal, Town, and School) Foundation helps with general causes, needs, and services in the area of Checotah, Oklahoma, Carrie’s hometown, to directly impact the community.

“The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round,” in association with ALMAY, and Carnival in support of Operation Homefront, is promoted by AEG in North America and includes special guests Easton Corbin and The Swon Brothers.

The North American tour, promoted by AEG Live, includes special guests Easton Corbin and The Swon Brothers. Tickets are available now for the fall dates of The Storyteller Tour at www.aeglive.com. For information on fan club and VIP packages go to www.carrieunderwood.fm.

Underwood will play various fair and festival dates this summer before returning for the fall leg of “The Storyteller Tour” kicking off on August 31 in Anchorage, Alaska, which sold out in 30 minutes. The tour will travel across North America including stops at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA, Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN, and Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. Once the fall leg of “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round” wraps at the end of November, Carrie will join Keith Urban on the Australian leg of his “ripCORD World Tour 2016.”

The Storyteller Tour fall dates:

Aug-31	Anchorage, AK	Alaska Airlines Center
Sept-4	Spokane, WA	Spokane Arena
Sept-6	Boise, ID	Taco Bell Arena
Sept-8	Seattle, WA	KeyArena at Seattle Center
Sept-10	San Jose, CA	SAP Center at San Jose
Sept-13	Bakersfield, CA	Rabobank Arena
Sept-14	Los Angeles, CA	STAPLES Center
Sept-16	San Diego, CA	Valley View Casino Center
Sept-20	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center
Sept-22	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Arena
Sept-24	Columbia, SC	Colonial Life Arena
Sept-26	Roanoke, VA	Berglund Center
Sept-28	Providence, RI	Dunkin’ Donuts Center
Sept-29	Manchester, NH	Verizon Wireless Arena
Oct-1	Hershey, PA	Giant Center
Oct-4	Indianapolis, IN	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Oct-5	Milwaukee, WI	BMO Harris Bradley Center
Oct-7	Des Moines, IA	Wells Fargo Arena
Oct-8	Sioux Falls, SD	Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Oct-20	Cincinnati, OH	U.S. Bank Arena
Oct-22	Charlottesville, VA	John Paul Jones Arena
Oct-23	Charlotte, NC	Time Warner Cable Arena
Oct-25	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden
Oct-27	Albany, NY	Times Union Center
Oct-28	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
Nov-6	Hamilton, ON	FirstOntario Centre
Nov-9	Rockford, IL	BMO Harris Bank Center
Nov-11	Evansville, IN	Ford Center
Nov-13	Memphis, TN	FedExForum
Nov-14	Birmingham, AL	Legacy Arena at The BJCC
Nov-16	Tampa, FL	Amalie Arena
Nov-17	Sunrise, FL	BB&T Center
Nov-22	Wichita, KS	INTRUST Bank Arena
Nov-23	Oklahoma City, OK	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Nov-26	Las Vegas, NV	T-Mobile Arena
Nov-28	West Valley City, UT	Maverik Center

 

ripCORD World Tour 2016 Australia tour dates:

Dec-6	Adelaide	Entertainment Centre
Dec-8	Melbourne	Rod Laver Arena
Dec-10	Canberra	GIO Stadium
Dec-12	Sydney	Allphones Arena
Dec-16	Brisbane	Entertainment Centre
Dec-17	Brisbane	Entertainment Centre

 

Each of Carrie’s three previous headline arena tours, 2008’s Carnival Ride Tour, the Play On Tour in 2010, and 2012-2013’s Blown Away Tour played for over one million fans. When the Blown Away Tour wrapped in 2013, Carrie had performed 112 shows in 110 cities across three continents and six countries, including sold-out shows at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall, and two nights at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia.

We wanted to take this time to send a friendly reminder of who is eligible to win and how the process works. It is very important that members follow the rules below to ensure we can continue to offer Meet & Greets.

Members found violating any of the rules below will forfeit their Meet & Greet pass and may be banned from the fan club. We appreciate your understanding and thank you for your support!

Meet & Greet Contest Rules

1. No one is allowed to attend the Fan Club Meet and Greet unless they have been selected as a Meet & Greet winner and fit the criteria of the COPPA laws which state you must be above the age of 13 years old.
2. Each winner receives one (1) Meet & Greet pass, no guests unless you are between the ages of 13-17 or have a disability, in which case, ONE parent/legal guardian or attendee is permitted to accompany that chosen member. If you would like a friend/parent/spouse/child to attend the Meet & Greet with you, they will have to have their own fan club membership AND must also have been selected as a Meet & Greet winner.
   You must have a ticket to the concert to enter the Meet & Greet. Each member is responsible for purchasing their own admittance to the concert. Meet & Greet passes do not give the member any special privileges towards parking, merchandise, etc.
3. You must bring a picture I.D. with you in order to gain access to the Meet & Greet. The name and age listed in your fan club membership account must match your I.D.
   Each member is allowed to win up to one (1) Meet & Greet per membership year (not calendar year, we’ve gotta give everyone a chance).
4. Each member is allowed to win up to one (1) Meet & Greet per membership year (not calendar year, we’ve gotta give everyone a chance).
5. Meet & Greets are non-transferable (this includes transferring your Meet & Greet to a family member or to another concert date). Any member caught trying to sell their Meet & Greet pass will be permanently banned from the club.
6. Meet and Greets will be forfeited if not confirmed within 48 hours. If you receive a Meet & Greet, but are unable to attend the show, you must notify the fan club at least 3 days prior to the show date at carrieunderwoodsupport@sparkart.com. If the fan club is not notified at least three days prior to the show date, not only have you forfeited your meet & greet pass for your membership year, but we will be unable to award it to someone else.
7. Meet and Greets will be forfeited if not confirmed within 48 hours. If you receive a Meet & Greet, but are unable to attend the show, you must notify the fan club at least 3 days prior to the show date at carrieunderwoodsupport@sparkart.com. If the fan club is not notified at least three days prior to the show date, not only have you forfeited your meet & greet pass for your membership year, but we will be unable to award it to someone else.
8. Winners will be required to confirm via email that they are attending the Meet & Greet. If you do not confirm your Meet & Greet within 48 hours of being contacted, you will not be added to the Meet & Greet guest list.
9. Certain shows may not allow Meet & Greet opportunities.

1. Log in to your Carrie Underwood Fan Club account here.
2. Click “Events” in the main navigation.
3. Click the event date of the concert you are attending and click “Enter Now” under the Contests section. Note some concerts may not have Meet & Greet opportunities. All Meet & Greet contests end 14 days prior to the event date.
4. Review the contest rules, enter your phone number, and click “Submit”.

Enter here for upcoming Meet & Greet contest

Winners will be notified via email to confirm their attendance.  If you have any additional questions, please contact us. Good luck, everyone!

The return of the popular pair was announced during Paisley’s appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and via Underwood’s social network. The follow-up CMA social announcement included a video highlight reel of the first 50 years of CMA Awards moments.

“This is a milestone year for the CMA Awards as we celebrate our 50^th Anniversary and the broadcast is in great hands with Brad and Carrie,” said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “They are genuinely invested in the ongoing success of the CMA Awards, but they are equally committed to honoring the traditions that are the foundation of Country Music’s Biggest Night.”

“I really enjoy hosting the CMA Awards with Brad,” said Underwood. “Of course we have fun up there, but we take the responsibility of honoring the best artists in the format and shining a positive light on Country Music very seriously. And this year, the bar will be even higher as we celebrate the 50^th Anniversary of the CMA Awards. I can’t wait.”

“I look forward to hosting the CMA Awards each year,” said Paisley. “Carrie and I have certainly hit our stride in terms of balancing humor and a genuine respect for the nominees and winners. This year the stakes are higher than ever as we honor the legacy and traditions of the past 50 years. We will give it everything we’ve got.”

Paisley has won 14 CMA Awards since receiving the Horizon Award (now the New Artist Award) in 2000, including Entertainer of the Year (2010), Male Vocalist (2007, 2008, 2009), and Album (2006 for Time Well Wasted). He won Musical Event of the Year three times, first in 2004 with Alison Krauss for “Whiskey Lullaby,” second in 2006 for “When I Get Where I’m Going” with Dolly Parton, and a third time in 2009 for “Start a Band” with Keith Urban. He claimed the Vocal Event of the Year trophy in 2001 for “Too Country” with Bill Anderson, George Jones, and Buck Owens; and won Music Video of the Year four times, including “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song)” (2002), “Whiskey Lullaby” (with Krauss, 2004), “Online” (2007), and “Waitin’ on a Woman” (featuring Andy Griffith, 2008). He is No. 3 on the list of the top CMA Awards nominees of all time.

Paisley is a critically-acclaimed singer, songwriter, guitarist, and entertainer whose talents have earned him numerous awards, including three Grammys. He has been a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry since 2001. Paisley has written 20 of his 23 No. 1 singles with the first being his 1999 hit “He Didn’t Have To Be” and his most recent, “Perfect Storm,” from his chart-topping 2014 album Moonshine in the Trunk. Paisley’s current single is “Without A Fight” featuring multi-Platinum artist Demi Lovato and is currently No. 27 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and was Paisley’s biggest radio add day of his career. His 2016 “Life Amplified World Tour” kicked off on May 19 and will travel across the U.S. and Canada this summer, with more dates to be added. Paisley has partnered with Boot Barn® and developed an exclusive line of jeans, hats, T-shirts, jewelry, belts and woven shirts called Moonshine Spirit by Brad Paisley. Connect with Brad at www.BradPaisley.com, www.Facebook.com/BradPaisley, on Twitter @BradPaisley, on Instagram @Brad Paisley, and YouTube at YouTube.com/BradPaisley.

Underwood has received five CMA Awards in her career: three consecutive Female Vocalist of the Year trophies (2006-2008), as well as Single of the Year (2007 for “Before He Cheats”), and the Horizon Award (2006). Her 23 career CMA Awards nominations include three for Album of the Year for Carnival Ride (2008), Play On (2010), and Blown Away (2013); five nominations for Music Video of the Year for “Jesus, Take the Wheel” (2006), “Before He Cheats” (2007), “Blown Away” (2013), “Somethin’ Bad” a duet with Miranda Lambert (2014), and “Something in the Water” (2015); and two for Musical Event of the Year for “I Told You So” featuring Randy Travis (2009) and “Somethin’ Bad” (2014). She has been nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year every year since first being nominated in 2006 (2006-2015).

Underwood emerged from the promise of her 2005 “American Idol” win to become a true multi-format, multi-media superstar, spanning achievements in music, television, and film. A seven-time Grammy Award winner, she has amassed more than 100 major honors, sold 58 million records worldwide, and recorded 23 No. 1 singles (13 of which she co-wrote), with a catalog of songs that have been streamed more than 1.5 billion times worldwide. Underwood was recognized as Pollstar’s top female Country touring artist for her headlining tours in 2008, 2010, and 2012. Her first four studio albums, Some Hearts, Carnival Ride, Play On, and Blown Away – each certified multi-Platinum or Platinum – have tallied an incredible 38 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. In 2013, Underwood starred as Maria von Trapp in NBC’s three-hour holiday blockbuster, the Emmy-winning “The Sound of Music Live!,” whose airings attracted 44 million viewers. In December of 2014, the Grand Ole Opry member released her first hits collection, Greatest Hits: Decade #1. Billboard’s best-selling hits album of 2015, the chart-topping package was certified Platinum in January of 2016, making Underwood the only Country artist – and one of only six all-genre artists – to launch an album to Platinum success since the time of its release in December of 2014.  Celebrating her first 10 years of music, the collection’s 25 songs included two new No. 1 hits co-written by Underwood: the Platinum-certified, Grammy-winning “Something in the Water,” as well as the Gold-certified “Little Toy Guns.” In 2015, she began her third season as the voice of primetime television’s No. 1 program, “Sunday Night Football.” Underwood’s current single, “Church Bells,” is quickly climbing the charts, following the No. 1 successes of “Smoke Break” and “Heartbeat,” all from her chart-topping, Gold-certified fifth studio album, Storyteller. For more visit CarrieUnderwoodOfficial.com and follow her on Twitter @CarrieUnderwood; on Instagram at Instagram.com/CarrieUnderwood; Facebook at facebook.com/CarrieUnderwood; and YouTube at youtube.com/CarrieUnderwoodVEVO.

The 2016 CMA Awards nominees and winners are determined by more than 7,300 professional members of CMA, which was the first trade organization formed to promote an individual genre of music in 1958. The eligibility period for the 2016 CMA Awards is July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016.

The first “CMA Awards Banquet and Show” was held in 1967. The following year, the CMA Awards was broadcast on television for the first time – making it the longest running, annual music awards program on network TV. The CMA Awards have aired on ABC since 2006. ABC will be the network home of the CMA Awards and CMA’s other two television properties, “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” and “CMA Country Christmas,” through 2021.

Ticket information for the CMA Awards will be announced later this summer with information available at CMAawards50.com. Or follow the conversation on Twitter at #CMAawards50.

“The 50^th Annual CMA Awards” is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer and Paul Miller is the Director. The CMA Awards will be shot in high definition and broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound.

In honor of Year 10 of the Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club, we want to celebrate all the friends and memories you have made along the way!

Submit photos from your favorite moments as a member of the Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club! Photos should be fan club specific highlighting Meet & Greets, concerts, favorite fan club merch, and friends you have met along the way!

Submit your contribution here

Up to three submissions per fan club member will be accepted. The last day to submit your photo(s) is Sunday, May 29th at 10:00pm CDT.  See full submission rules here.

We look forward to seeing your submissions and sharing Fan Club highlights from the last 10 years!

The Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club Team

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