Carrie Underwood to Release “Good Girl” Single in February

“American Idol” winner Carrie Underwood has announced that “Good Girl,” the first taste from her forthcoming fourth album, will be hitting airwaves on Feb. 23.

In a special video message to her fans, Underwood confirms the song title and says that the track will “blow you guys away.” The track was co-written by Underwood, Ashley Gorley and Chris DeStefano; Gorley previously co-penned the singer’s tracks “Don’t Forget To Remember Me” and “All-American Girl,” while DeStefano has worked on recent material by Kelly Clarkson and David Archuleta.

Along with focusing on her forthcoming album, Underwood spent 2011 joining artists like Brad Paisley and Tony Bennett on duets, making a guest appearance on the “American Idol” finale and co-hosting the CMA Awards with Paisley. The singer will perform at the 2012 CMA Music Festival, which invades Nashvile from June 7-10.

Jason Aldean Biggest Winner at American Country Awards

34-year-old Jason Aldean walked away from Monday’s American Country Awards, which were held in Las Vegas, with six awards, including artist of the year and record of the year for My Kinda Party.

“This is getting a little ridiculous now,” he said after he won his second award. “I don’t know what else to say. It’s been a crazy year.”

In addition to the night’s top two honors, Aldean also won for touring artist of the year, male single of the year for “My Kinda Party,” and vocal collaboration single of the year and music video collaboration of the year for “Don’t You Wanna Stay” featuring Kelly Clarkson.

Carrie Underwood won three, and another American Idol alumn, season 10 winner Scotty McCreery, earned new artist of the year honors.

Carrie Underwood Scores Big at American Country Awards

Monday night at the American Country Awards in Las Vegas, Carrie Underwood collected 3 awards at the event, including Female Artist of the Year, and Music Video and Single of the Year by a Female Artist for “Mama’s Song.”

These kinds of shows are typically another easy win for Taylor Swift, but despite six nominations, she ended the night with no awards.

Jason Aldean Tops The 2011 CMT Music Awards Nominees

Jason Aldean has been announced as the leading nominee for the 2011 CMT Music Awards, with a total of four nominations. Meanwhile, The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and Zac Brown Band earned three nominations apiece. In addition, Kenny Chesney, Sugarland and Carrie Underwood, who each earned two nominations, join all these seven artists in the top category for video of the year.

The final nominees in each of the 2011 CMT Music Awards categories include:

Video of the Year
• Jason Aldean – “My Kinda Party”
• Kenny Chesney – “The Boys of Fall”
• Lady Antebellum – “Hello World”
• Miranda Lambert – “The House That Built Me”
• Rascal Flatts – “Why Wait”
• Sugarland – “Stuck Like Glue”
• Taylor Swift – “Mine”
• The Band Perry – “If I Die Young”
• Carrie Underwood – “Undo It”
• Zac Brown Band – “Colder Weather”

Male Video of the Year
• Jason Aldean – “My Kinda Party”
• Kenny Chesney – “The Boys of Fall”
• Toby Keith – “Bullets in the Gun”
• Blake Shelton – “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking”
• Keith Urban – “Without You”

Female Video of the Year
• Sara Evans – “A Little Bit Stronger”
• Miranda Lambert – “The House That Built Me”
• Reba McEntire – “Turn On the Radio”
• Taylor Swift – “Mine”
• Carrie Underwood – “Undo It”

Group Video of the Year
• Lady Antebellum – “Hello World”
• Little Big Town – “Little White Church”
• Rascal Flatts – “Why Wait”
• The Band Perry – “If I Die Young”
• Zac Brown Band – “Colder Weather”

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New Artist Spotlight – Danielle Pipitone

Meet Nashville recording artist Danielle Pipitone! This fresh new talent has country music fans falling in love with her debut single ‘Ever Since You.’ Danielle is influenced by some of music’s greatest stars including Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Stevie Wonder, and Mariah Carey.

Check out Danielle Pipitone’s single ‘Ever Since You’ –

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For more info on Danielle, check out http://www.myspace.com/daniellepipitone.

Carrie Underwood & Steven Tyler Stole The Show At Last Night’s ACM Awards!

Carrie Underwood and Steven Tyler’s performance at last night’s ACM Awards so awesome that it deserves a post all by itself.

Check out their performance of Underwood’s ‘Undo It’ and Aerosmith’s ‘Walk This Way’ –

Amazing!

Our Favorite Performances From Last Night’s ACM Awards

Las Vegas was filled with country music fans last night for the Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand. Taylor Swift took home the award for Entertainer of The Year and wowed the crowed with her performance of ‘Mean’. Rihanna was a surprise addition to the awards show line up. RiRi debuted her new single ‘California King Bed’ by performing a duet with Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles. And Carrie Underwood had the biggest performance of the night when she performed alongside Steven Tyler!

Check out these incredible performances -

Taylor Swift ‘Mean’ –

Rihanna & Jennifer Nettles ‘California King Bed’ –

Carrie Underwood & Steven Tyler ‘Undo It’ and ‘Walk This Way’ –

New Artist Spotlight: Alexa Rae

Allow us to introduce 19yr old country music newcomer Alexa Rae. We were recently introduced to her debut single “Without Love” and it has made it’s way onto our daily playlist. “Without Love” is a beautifully crafted country ballad about what this life would be like without love. Alexa’s voice is sweet and tender on the track and we’re looking forward to hearing more from this newcomer who credits Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood among her influences.

Check out Alexa Rae’s “Without Love” –

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[video] American Idol “Welcome Home” TV Special

In preparation for the upcoming season of American Idol, Fox and Idol producers put together a TV special that brought together past Idol winners to show where they came from and how far they’ve come since winning American Idol. Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen and Lee DeWyze shared their stories of becoming an American Idol.

Carrie Underwood Wins Big At First Ever American Country Awards

The first ever American Country Awards were held in Las Vegas recently and singer Carrie Underwood stole the night. The country superstar took home every single award she was nominated for on the night, finally finishing with a grand total of six: “Artist Of The Year, Female Country Artist Of The Year, Touring Artist Of The Year, Female Video Of The Year For “Cowboy Casanova”, Female Single Of The Year For “Cowboy Casanova”, and Album Of The Year For “Play On”!

Congratulations!

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