Check out new pictures of Carrie with Ace & Penny here!

As part of the tour, fans will also have the opportunity to participate in the “Be Your Own Idol” singing experience and pose for photos – which they can pick up online and then upload to their favorite social-networking sites – at the IDOL judges’ table alongside life-size standees of host Ryan Seacrest and judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.

In addition to viewing one-of-a-kind AMERICAN IDOL memorabilia – including framed platinum records, Ryan Seacrest’s suit, Carrie Underwood’s finale dress and David Cook’s guitar – and photos, fans can take a trip down memory lane by watching the special “Welcome Home” documentary that showcases all nine past IDOL winners.

The 10th season of AMERICAN IDOL kicks off with a two-night premiere Wednesday, Jan. 19 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, Jan. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

IDOL ACROSS AMERICA launches at the following locations:

Los Angeles, CA Wednesday, Jan. 19 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Third Street Promenade / Santa Monica
5:00-9:00 PM
LA Live / Downtown Los Angeles

Additional IDOL ACROSS AMERICA stops are as follows:

|City|Date|
|San Diego, CA|Wednesday, Jan. 26|
|Phoenix, AZ|Friday, Jan. 28|
|Houston, TX|Wednesday, Feb. 2|
|Dallas, TX|Saturday, Feb. 5|
|Dallas, TX (Super Bowl XLV)|Sunday, Feb. 6|
|New Orleans, LA|Tuesday, Feb. 8|
|Birmingham, AL|Thursday, Feb. 10|
|Chicago, IL|Sunday, Feb. 13|
|Nashville, TN|Tuesday, Feb. 15|
|Atlanta, GA|Thursday, Feb. 17|
|Charlotte, NC|Friday, Feb. 18|
|Washington, D.C.|Sunday, Feb. 20|
|Baltimore, MD|Tuesday, Feb. 22|
|Philadelphia, PA|Wednesday, Feb. 23|
|New York, NY|Thursday, Feb. 24|
|New York, NY|Friday, Feb. 25|
|Boston, MA|Saturday, Feb. 26|

Visit AmericanIdol.com to follow IDOL ACROSS AMERICA as it makes its way around the country and also for exclusive videos, interviews and photos, as well as special behind-the-scenes information and all of your AMERICAN IDOL news.

Hosts with the Most: Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood
to Open January 18, 2011

NASHVILLE, Tenn., January 11, 2011— Hosts with the Most: Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, a spotlight exhibit featuring stage costumes worn by Paisley and Underwood when they hosted the 2010 Country Music Association Awards last November, will open January 18, 2011, at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum.

The exhibit will feature a black ensemble worn by Paisley, including a John Richmond jacket with gold-beaded lapels; and a pleated tulle ballerina dress, embellished with 15,000 rhinestones, worn by Underwood. The gown was designed by Georges Chakra, who used a traditional Turkish embroidery technique called sarma that was highly prized in the court of the Ottoman Empire.

The November 10, 2010, telecast marked the third consecutive year that Paisley and Underwood co-hosted the CMA Awards. Paisley was named CMA’s Entertainer of the Year that night.

Hosts with the Most: Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, which is included with regular Museum admission, will remain open through June 30, 2011.

Underwood’s “Play On Tour” production utilized a massive stage production with state-of-the-art lighting and high-tech video. The tour carried 80 personnel on the road, traveling over 35,000 miles in 13 trucks and 8 buses.
The tour is currently nominated for a Pollstar Concert Industry Award (Feb. 5) for “Most Creative Stage Production.”

Throughout the tour, fans and critics raved about Underwood’s masterful vocals and the impressive production level of the tour. The San Antonio Express News shared, “Underwood’s diva-worthy, high-tech entrance up through the floor made perfect sense for her thunderous opener, ‘Cowboy Casanova.’” “She took the stage with the confidence of a seasoned veteran, delivering a near two-hour set that offered highlight after highlight. Underwood zipped through flawless versions of countless radio hits…it was abundantly clear the singer was comfortable in her live element. She’s grown more as a performer in two short years than many artists do over the course of a career…Underwood is at the top of her game,” expressed the Tennessean. “Every song showed off Underwood’s powerful pipes,” said The Toronto Sun. “It’s only Ms. Underwood’s impeccable, frosted vocals that bring firm resolution. Every few minutes during this show she delivered a knockout blow — a series of huge notes sung flawlessly…Ms. Underwood is a monster vocalist, almost impossible to distract from and unwise to challenge,” shared the NY Times. “She performed on a large stage that sported a circular lighting rig, a semi-circular video screen, a levitating and rotating platform, and eight band members. (She was) pitch perfect throughout the entire night,” said the Cleveland Plain Dealer. And The Arizona Republic called it “A night filled with interesting sets, sparkling costumes, and larger-than-life vocal acrobatics.”

During the “Play On Tour’s” fall leg, Underwood donated 36 cents of every ticket sold to Save the Children’s United States Programs. This initiative was inspired by the “36 cents” written in the lyrics of her album track “Change,” which addresses how even the smallest bit of spare change that one might have can add up to make a difference and help “change” the world.

Underwood is a five-time Grammy Award winner, a member of the Grand Ole Opry, a CMT and ACA Artist of the Year, a two-time reigning Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year, and a three-time CMA and ACM Female Vocalist winner. Since her debut in 2005, Underwood has amassed more than 13 million in album sales and has placed 13 #1 singles on the charts.

Congratulations to Tina Wilson for her winning mother and daughter photo for the Mama’s Song Contest!

The winner receives a photo and t-shirt autographed by Carrie!

Congratulations again!

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Congratulations, Carrie, on your Golden Globe Award nomination in the category “Best Original Song – Motion Picture” for “There’s A Place For Us” from “Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.”
Below is a list of all nominees in the category. The 68th annual Golden Globe Awards will take place Sunday, January 16, 2011.

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

a. “BOUND TO YOU” — BURLESQUE
Music by: Samuel Dixon
Lyrics by: Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler

b. “COMING HOME” — COUNTRY STRONG
Music & Lyrics by: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges

c. “I SEE THE LIGHT” — TANGLED
Music by: Alan Menken
Lyrics by: Glenn Slater

d. “THERE’S A PLACE FOR US” — CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE
VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
Music & Lyrics by: Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey

e. “YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME” — BURLESQUE
Music & Lyrics by: Diane Warren

“There’s A Place For Us” From “Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”

Nashville- December 14, 2010- Five-time Grammy winner and two-time Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year Carrie Underwood received a new honor today with the announcement of her Golden Globe nomination in the “Best Original Song- Motion Picture” category for her co-written song “There’s A Place For Us” from the film “Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.” This is Underwood’s first-ever Golden Globe recognition.

“I am absolutely thrilled by this wonderful honor today,” says Underwood. “It was such an exciting endeavor to have been asked to create music for the film. I grew up with the books and have been a fan of the earlier two movies. I can’t wait for the Golden Globes!”

Underwood was asked to write and record a song for the movie earlier this year. Carrie, along with frequent co-writers and now fellow Golden Globe nominees, Hillary Lindsey and David Hodges, created “There’s A Place For Us,” which became the end title song in the film.

“Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,” directed by Michael Apted, was released in U.S. theaters this past weekend and debuted at No. 1 at the box office.