The second round of voting for the CMT Music Awards is well on its way and we need Carrie Fans to vote online at CMT.com through June 8–simply go to CMT.com to cast your votes!

Vote today for CARRIE in the following categories:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR for “Cowboy Casanova”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR for “Cowboy Casanova”
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR for “Temporary Home” from INVITATION ONLY: CARRIE UNDERWOOD

The 2010 CMT Music Awards will air LIVE on Wednesday, June 9 on CMT and CMT.com. Be sure to tune-in and vote via text message throughout the live broadcast (ET/CT only) to determine the night’s big winner!

I had a feeling that Lee was going to take the big prize home and I was right!

As part of Carrie Underwood’s fall tour, 36 cents from each ticket will be donated to support Save the Children’s work to help the 1 in 5 kids living in poverty right here in the United States. All the funds raised will be used to support Save the Children’s literacy, early childhood education, nutrition, fitness and disaster relief programs so that every kid in America has a fair chance in life. You can do even more by getting the kids in your life to join Save the Children’s new k2kUSA campaign (http://www.Facebook.com/k2kUSA) which is uniting kids and empowering them to ensure that everyone in their generation has the tools they need to succeed in life!

If you want to attend the Nashville Rising event and haven’t purchased tickets yet, there are still tickets available as part of the DIAMOND VIP PACKAGE. The package includes a seat in the first 13 rows of section 1-3, entrance to the post show artist reception at The Palm, signed memorabilia, hatch print, and a VIP commemorative laminate. Click here to get more info.

Don’t miss Carrie Underwood performing on ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn – The Last Rodeo; Sunday, May 23rd at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. Be sure to tune in!

NASHVILLE – (May 20, 2010) – Season 4 American Idol winner, five-time Grammy winner, two-time reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year, and Grand Ole Opry member Carrie Underwood will take a quick break from her highly successful “Play On Tour” to appear on American Idol (FOX) on Wednesday, May 26, 8:00pm ET live/PT tape-delayed. Underwood will perform her new smash hit single, “Undo It.” This is Underwood’s second appearance on American Idol this year having performed on “Idol Gives Back” earlier this season.

Underwood’s “Play On Tour” will perform shows this weekend in Sacramento, Reno and Las Vegas, followed by performances on May 29 in Everett, Washington and May 30 in Spokane, Washington. The “Play On Tour” will continue through the end of the year, wrapping up December 19, 2010 in Calgary.

“ACM Lifting Lives received funds from the taping of the Brooks & Dunn special seven days ago, and as a nimble organization, we are eager to immediately give back to the communities in Middle Tennessee that were hit hardest,” said Erin Spahn, Director of ACM Lifting Lives. “In addition, we approached Carrie about how she wanted to use the grants she would receive as our 2009 Entertainer of the Year, and she leapt at the chance to help people in need of shelter. Our goals fit perfectly, and the Temporary Home Fund was created.”

“Last year, I partnered with ACM Lifting Lives to help people in my hometown of Checotah, Oklahoma. Now I’m happy that we can help people in my current home of Nashville,” said Carrie Underwood.

A text-to-donate campaign in partnership with The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee officially launches today and will be highlighted during this weekend’s ACM PRESENTS: BROOKS & DUNN – THE LAST RODEO all-star concert tribute airing Sunday, May 23rd at 8PM on the CBS Television Network. Ticket proceeds from that taping in Las Vegas went to ACM Lifting Lives, which in turn quickly earmarked funding for those affected by the recent floods in Middle Tennessee. This is the second disbursement from that event’s fundraising efforts.

Underwood’s taped PSA call-to-action will be inserted into ACM PRESENTS: BROOKS & DUNN – THE LAST RODEO and will encourage viewers to text ACM to 501501 to make a one-time $10 donation to the new ACM Lifting Lives Temporary Home Fund. These donations will benefit The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and are earmarked specifically for nonprofits serving those displaced from their homes due to floods.

The ACM Lifting Lives Temporary Home will be administered in part by MusiCares and The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, to help ensure that people in need of temporary housing will have the support of nonprofits able to help.

Donations can be made NOW by texting ACM to 501501 through August 2010. Text donations are confirmed by replying with YES, and can be made up to three times. Donations can also be made online at www.ACMliftinglives.org and at www.CBS.com/give. For information on the funding application process, visit www.cfmt.org.

Be sure to send your video of your Carrie Underwood cover to carrieunderwood@contests.sparkart.com by May 16th to be eligible to win a trip to Nashville for the Fan Club Party happening on June 8th. Please see the Contest Page for more information about how to enter.