The Academy of Country Music Awards were taken over by a pair of American Idol champions last night.
As previously posted, a very blonde Kelly Clarkson performed "Don't Rush" at the annual event, while twice-nominated Carrie Underwood also took to the CBS stage.
Surprisingly, Underwood did not win for either Female Vocalist of the Year or Album of the Year, but she didn't leave viewers disappointed. Come on... does she ever?!?
Watch Carrie do her talented thing now:
The two most successful American Idol winners met in Perth, Australia last night. Sort of.
Continuing her trend of covering hit songs by fellow artists, Kelly Clarkson took on Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away," per a fan's request.
Take a look and a listen now, sound off with your take - and then prepare to answer the most important question of all...
It's a great time to be a fan of Carrie Underwood.
The season four American Idol champion released her fourth studio album today, while also announcing a number of upcoming tour dates AND looking ridiculously hot in the pages of the latest Glamour. To wit:
Yeah.
Once you eventually remove your eyes from those pics, and the drool from your keyboard, read on to find out when Carrie will be coming to a city near you, and check out her performance below of "Good Girl" on The Late Show with David Letterman:
The CMT Music Awards announced its nominations this morning, and Carrie Underwood led the way with five nominations.
Video of the Year
Jason Aldean -- "Dirt Road Anthem"
Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter -- "You and Tequila"
Toby Keith -- "Red Solo Cup"
Lady Antebellum -- "We Owned the Night"
Miranda Lambert -- "Over You"
Brad Paisley With Carrie Underwood -- "Remind Me"
Rascal Flatts Featuring Natasha Bedingfield -- "Easy"
Blake Shelton -- "God Gave Me You"
Taylor Swift Featuring the Civil Wars -- "Safe & Sound"
Carrie Underwood -- "Good Girl"
Male Video of the Year
Jason Aldean -- "Dirt Road Anthem"
Luke Bryan -- "I Don't Want This Night to End"
Eric Church -- "Drink in My Hand"
Toby Keith -- "Red Solo Cup"
Blake Shelton -- "God Gave Me You"
Keith Urban -- "Long Hot Summer"
Female Video of the Year
Sara Evans -- "My Heart Can't Tell You No"
Miranda Lambert -- "Over You"
Martina McBride -- "I'm Gonna Love You Through It"
Kellie Pickler -- "Tough"
Taylor Swift -- "Ours"
Carrie Underwood -- "Good Girl"
Carrie Underwood kicked off Sunday night's Academy of Country Music Awards with a big blast of rock 'n' roll, showing her vocal chops in belting out "Good Girl."
Her sexy black and magenta mini-dress was a nice touch too.
To those looking for a lot of traditional twang out of the country gala, Carrie's song was something of a warning shot ... this is 21st century country music.
The ACMs are very much a celebration of what the genre has become, with arena rockers (Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean) and a wave of 20-something upstarts incorporating different sounds into the genre (Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum).
See what you think of Carrie's performance below:
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This former American Idol champion and perennial THG favorite has released the official music video for "Good Girl," the lead track off her upcoming album ("Blown Away," due to dominate the charts on May 1). In it, the blonde beauty channels a number of looks and personalities as she offers up advice for all the good girls out there.
It's a fun video for a catchy single and it's available to watch right here and now:
American Idol winner and country star Carrie Underwood looks positively stunning as she puts her best foot forward for her forthcoming Blown Away album cover.
We mean that sort of literally in this case!
The 28-year-old Oklahoma native shows off her toned, tanned legs in a high-slit ombre gown and heels on the cover for the new album, available May 1.
Safe to say she's in pretty good shape these days:
With season 11 of American Idol underway, we have exciting news from the most successful show champion in history:
Carrie Underwood will soon release a new album and is preparing fans for that event via the following video tease. It hypes the release of “Good Girl," the first single off the CD, which will be available on February 23.
"I’m so excited - I love this song,” Carrie says below. “I think it’s going to blow you guys away and... I cannot wait for you to hear it!”
Forbes has released its annual list of the top earning American Idol stars, and Carrie Underwood leads the whole field by leaps and bounds.
In fact, the country star earned so much more than any other Idol, the top four money-makers after Carrie barely eclipse her total combined.
Below is the list of top Idol earners from May 2010-May 2011. Note the lack of the last three winners of the competition from the top 10 ...
1. Carrie Underwood – $20 million
2. (tie) Adam Lambert and Chris Daughtry – $6 million
4. Fantasia Barrino – $4 million
5. Jordin Sparks – $3 million
6. Kelly Clarkson – $2.5 million
7. Jennifer Hudson – $2 million
8. Kellie Pickler – $1.8 million
9. Clay Aiken – $1.5 million
10. (tie) Katharine McPhee, David Archuleta, David Cook – $1 million
Rihanna and ... Jennifer Nettles? Carrie Underwood and ... Steven Tyler?
Not exactly tandems you might expect to perform together, but both duos held their own and then some at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
Here's Rihanna and Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland fame, rocking "California King Bed" before a packed house at the 46th annual industry gala in Vegas ...
Follow the jump for Carrie and Steven - American Idol stars past and present - performing a medley of "Undo it" and "Walk This Way" at the event.
They actually sounded pretty good together ...
Carrie Underwood, a native of Checotah, Oklahoma, rose to fame when she was named the winner of American Idol Season 4. Then Carrie...
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