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Carrie Underwood concert tickets   by Demetrius Kemp

In the summer of 2004, Underwood auditioned for American Idol in St. Louis. After Underwood sang “Could’ve Been” by Tiffany on the top 12 girls night, judge Simon Cowell commented that she would be one of the favorites to win the competition. Underwood is one of five winners never to have been voted in the bottom three (the others being Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, and David Cook); one of the show’s producers later said that Underwood dominated the voting, winning each week handily. While on the show, Underwood gained a loyal fan base known as “Carrie’s Care Bears.” On May 25, 2005, Underwood was crowned the winner of the fourth season of American Idol.

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The large first week sales of Some Hearts made it number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and the biggest debut of any country artist since the advent of the SoundScan system in 1991. Some Hearts has since been certified septuple Platinum by the RIAA, and is the fastest-selling debut country album in the history of the SoundScan era. The album’s second single, “Jesus, Take the Wheel” was released to radio on October 18, 2005. The songwriters, Gordie Sampson, Brett James and Hillary Lindsey, were awarded the 2006 Grammy award for Country Song of the Year.

In early April, Underwood took a break from working on her second album to take a trip to South Africa for American Idol’s “Idol Gives Back” charity special. Underwood also appeared in Brad Paisley’s latest album, 5th Gear, on a song entitled “Oh Love” (co-written by Gordie Sampson, Hillary Lindsey and Aimee Mayo). Aside from those activities, she also performed “Before He Cheats” and “Wasted” at the CMA Music Festival.

Carrie’s second album, Carnival Ride, was released on October 23, 2007. “So Small”, the first single from the album, was released on July 31, 2007. On Carnival Ride, Underwood was more involved in the songwriting process than on the debut; she set up a writers retreat at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium to collaborate with such Music Row tunesmiths as Hillary Lindsey, Craig Wiseman, Rivers Rutherford, and Gordie Sampson. Carnival Ride was certified double platinum as of December 14, 2007.

She was inducted by Garth Brooks during the May 10, 2008 edition of the Opry at the Grand Ole Opry House.

On October 22, 2008, Times Square got a double dose of Carrie Underwood as she unveiled her wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York. Underwood was an enthusiastic participant in the figure making process – not only did she spend more than an hour with the studio artists, but she also generously donated a replica of the dress that she wore to the 2006 CMA Awards, when she was first named Female Vocalist of The Year, to Madame Tussauds for her figure to don. Not only is she a bona fide superstar with fans around the world, but she is also an incredibly kind and generous young woman – a true role model for young people today. We know that our guests will love her figure, and we can’t wait for them to see it,” said Janine DiGioacchino, General Manager of Madame Tussauds New York and Madame Tussauds Washington D. C. Underwood’s wax likeness is now part of the attraction’s “VIP Room” and is posed in a standing position with hands on hips.

Underwood released her third studio album on November 3, 2009 via Arista Nashville. It was revealed by USA Today on August 30, 2009, that the album would be titled Play On, named after the final song on the album. Three promotional singles were made available to iTunes prior to the release of the album.

Carrie Underwood co-hosted the 2009 CMA Awards on November 11, with Brad Paisley for a second time. She also received two nominations for Female Vocalist Of The Year and Musical Event Of The Year for I Told You So featuring the original artist Randy Travis. She performed “Cowboy Casanova” at the awards show, as well.

Underwood was nominated in the 2009 American Music Awards for Favorite Female Country Artist, with other nominees including Reba McEntire and Taylor Swift. She performed “Cowboy Casanova”on stage; it aired live November 22 on ABC.

It was announced on November 17, 2009, that Underwood’s second single would be Temporary Home. The single will be released to country radio starting the week of December 14, 2009.

On December 10 2009, they announced Carrie’s upcoming tour in 2010. The tour starts March 11 and it goes till May 30, 2009. She starts the tour in Reading, Pa and ends the tour in Spokane, Wash.

On December 7, 2006, Underwood’s album Some Hearts received four Grammy nominations. Underwood received two Grammy awards for “Best New Artist” and “Best Female Country Vocal Performance” while “Jesus, Take the Wheel” won “Best Country Song” for the songwriters Gordie Sampson, Brett James and Hillary Lindsey, and received a nomination for “Song of the Year”. Underwood’s nomination marked the first time that an American Idol winner or contestant had been nominated in the “Best New Artist” category. The award ceremony was held on February 11, 2007, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. She also sang “Life in the Fast Lane” alongside Grammy nominees Rascal Flatts.

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