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151-540: Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Underwood's single " Inside Your Heaven " (2005) made her the first country artist to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the only solo country artist in the 2000s to have a number-one song on the Hot 100. Her debut album, Some Hearts (2005),
302-407: A dagger indicating that a significant number of bulk orders had been received by retail bookstores. The New York Times reported in 2013 that "we [generally do not] track the sales of classic literature," and thus, for example, new translations of Dante's Inferno would not be found on the bestseller list. The exact method for compiling the data obtained from the booksellers is classified as
453-521: A trade secret . Book Review staff editor Gregory Cowles explained the method "is a secret both to protect our product and to make sure people can't try to rig the system. Even in the Book Review itself, we don't know (the news surveys department's) precise methods." In 1992, the survey encompassed over 3,000 bookstores as well as "representative wholesalers with more than 28,000 other retail outlets, including variety stores and supermarkets." By 2004,
604-510: A 50% decrease in price for books on the Best Seller List to beat its competition, Barnes & Noble . After a legal dispute between Amazon and The New York Times , Amazon was permitted to keep using the list on condition that it displayed it in alphabetical rather than numerical order. By 2010, this was no longer the case; Amazon now displays the best-seller list in order of best-selling titles first. In 2013, Forbes published
755-424: A Dream" for his final performance. Each contestant performed three songs and are listed in the order they performed. Color key: During the season, Corey Clark , a second season contestant who was disqualified for having an undisclosed arrest record, alleged in an interview on ABC's Primetime Live that he had had an affair with Paula Abdul while on the show. During the top 11 competition show, three of
906-651: A Place for Us ", the lead single from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader . Underwood and songwriters, David Hodges and Hillary Lindsey, received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song . It was during this writing session that the trio also wrote "See You Again" for the movie; however, the song was not included in the film and Underwood kept it and pushed for its inclusion on her fourth album in 2012. In March 2011, Underwood sang John Lennon 's " Instant Karma! " at
1057-460: A San Diego–based company that tracks data and aggregates sales information for publishers, will ... provide [e-book] data". The two new e-book lists were first published with the February 13, 2011, issue, the first tracks combined print and e-book sales, the second tracks e-book sales only (both lists are further sub-divided into Fiction and Nonfiction). In addition a third new list was published on
1208-688: A bachelor's degree in mass communication and an emphasis in journalism. She spent part of one of her summers as a page for Oklahoma State Representative Bobby Frame. She also waited tables at a pizzeria, worked at a zoo, and worked at a veterinary clinic. Underwood is an alumna of the Alpha Iota chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. For two summers, she performed in Northeastern State University's Downtown Country show in Tahlequah. She competed in numerous beauty pageants at
1359-873: A choir from Nashville's Christ Church. The first leg of the Blown Away Tour started at the Royal Albert Hall in London on June 21, 2012, which sold out in 90 minutes, and five shows in Australia, including a sold-out date at the Sydney Opera House , on July 2. The first leg of the Blown Away Tour made Underwood the best-selling female country touring artist of 2012, grossing over $ 29.2 million and bringing her career tour revenues to over $ 95 million. The tour had its own exhibition at
1510-467: A duet with Tony Bennett on his 2011 album Duets II and another duet with Randy Travis on his 2011 Anniversary Celebration album. Underwood was one of the headliners of the iHeartRadio Music Festival. The event took place on September 23 and 24, 2011. On September 19, Underwood performed " You Really Got a Hold on Me " in tribute to Smokey Robinson , as he was presented with the Ella Award at
1661-464: A list of five on January 1, 1984. It was created because advice best-sellers were sometimes crowding the general nonfiction list. Its inaugural number one bestseller, The Body Principal by Victoria Principal , had been number 10 and number 12 on the nonfiction lists for the two preceding weeks. In July 2000, the "Children's Best Sellers" was created after the Harry Potter series had stayed in
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#17327942915971812-765: A new figure of Underwood when the Nashville location opened in April 2017. Matthew West collaborated with Underwood, who performed background vocals on the song "Something Greater" from his album, All In (2017). Underwood and Brad Paisley hosted the CMA Awards in November, marking their 10th consecutive year as hosts. Underwood again received a nomination in the Female Vocalist category, her twelfth nomination to date. She performed " Softly and Tenderly " as part of
1963-780: A possible schedule conflict as a result of hurricanes affecting the Orlando auditions. There were 193 contestants in the Hollywood rounds. They were split into two groups and performed on separate days at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles . The contestants first chose from a list of twelve songs selected by the producers. They were separated into groups of males and females, but they performed solo with piano accompaniment and back-up singers. 95 contestants were eliminated after this round. The remaining 97 contestants competed in
2114-446: A recording contract worth at least a million dollars, use of a private jet for a year, and a Ford Mustang convertible. Underwood's music career began with the release of her first single, " Inside Your Heaven ", on June 14, 2005. The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 , with Underwood becoming only the third artist to debut in the top slot since chart policy changed in 1998. She also broke Billboard chart history as
2265-403: A rendition performance of " How Great Thou Art ". The video of the performance turned into a viral sensation , reaching 3 million views on YouTube within two days. In December 2009, Some Hearts was named the number-one Country Album of the 2000 Decade by Billboard and Underwood was the top-ranked female artist on Billboard 's Best Country Artists of the 2000 Decade list. Overall, she
2416-488: A senior book marketing executive who said the rankings were "smoke and mirrors"; while a report in Book History found that many professionals in the book industry "scoffed at the notion that the lists are accurate". Specific criticisms include: In 1983, author William Peter Blatty sued The New York Times for $ 6 million, claiming that his book, Legion (filmed as The Exorcist III ), had not been included in
2567-435: A song for Idol alum Kristy Lee Cook 's major-label debut album Why Wait . At the 2008 Idol Gives Back , she sang George Michael 's classic " Praying For Time " and later recorded it. In November 2008, Underwood recorded a virtual and posthumous duet with Elvis Presley , on his classic " I'll Be Home for Christmas ", for his 2008 album Christmas Duets . Presley's ex-wife, Priscilla Presley , herself asked Underwood to do
2718-476: A story titled "Can bestseller lists be bought?" It describes how author and pastor Mark Driscoll contracted the company ResultSource to place his book Real Marriage (2012) on The New York Times Best Seller list for a $ 200,000 fee. The contract was for ResultSource "to conduct a bestseller campaign for your book, Real Marriage on the week of January 2, 2012. The bestseller campaign is intended to place Real Marriage on The New York Times bestseller list for
2869-415: A story titled "Here's How You Buy Your Way Onto The New York Times Bestsellers List." The article discusses how ResultSource , a San Diego–based marketing consultancy, specializes in ensuring books make a bestseller list, even guaranteeing a No. 1 spot for those willing to pay enough. The New York Times was informed of this practice and responded: " The New York Times comprehensively tracks and tabulates
3020-549: A tribute to the victims of the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival shooting, and the performance received widespread acclaim. Underwood released her second concert experience, The Storyteller Tour: Live from Madison Square Garden, on November 17. A few days after the 51st Annual Country Music Association Awards , Underwood sustained injuries in a fall at home that resulted in a broken wrist and several facial stitches. Underwood did not make any public appearances for several months following
3171-680: A veteran who had died. At the 2008 American Music Awards , Carnival Ride won the Favorite Country Album award, marking her second consecutive win in the category. In 2008, Underwood won her first international award, which was "Female Vocalist of the Year" at the European Country Music Association Awards. For the 44th Academy of Country Music Awards, in 2009, Underwood was nominated for four major awards. Underwood won for Female Vocalist of
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#17327942915973322-455: Is Underwood's first official DVD concert. On February 22, 2013, Billboard ranked Underwood as the 16th money maker for the period from February 2012 to February 2013. She earned close to $ 12 million, being American Idol 's Top Earner and second for female country artists. In June 2013, Forbes placed Underwood at number 46 on The Celebrity 100 list, reporting that she earned more than $ 31 million between June 2012 and June 2013, being
3473-471: Is based on a proprietary method that uses sales figures, other data and internal guidelines that are unpublished—how the Times compiles the list is a trade secret . In 1983, during a legal case in which the Times was being sued, the Times argued that the list is not mathematically objective but rather an editorial product, an argument that prevailed in the courts. In 2017, a Times representative said that
3624-473: Is editorial content, not objective factual content, so the Times had the legal right to exclude the book from the list. In 1995, Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersema, the authors of a book called The Discipline of Market Leaders , colluded to manipulate their book onto the best seller charts. The authors allegedly purchased over 10,000 copies of their own book in small and strategically placed orders at bookstores whose sales are reported to BookScan . Because of
3775-471: Is published by GeekNation, an entertainment website based in Los Angeles. The book was originally written as a script, and was rewritten as a novel in an attempt to launch a film franchise. In August 2017, conservative publisher Regnery Publishing said it would no longer allow its writers to claim to be " New York Times best-selling authors" due to its belief that the Times favors liberal books on
3926-483: Is published. It is based on weekly sales reports obtained from selected samples of independent and chain bookstores and wholesalers throughout the United States. The sales figures are widely believed to represent books that have actually been sold at retail, rather than wholesale, as the Times surveys booksellers in an attempt to better reflect what is purchased by individual buyers. Some books are flagged with
4077-585: Is the fourth best-selling country digital song of all time. On April 11, 2007, Underwood continued her streak of top Country singles with the release of " Wasted ", which peaked at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart, sold more than one million copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. In August 2008, the "Jesus, Take the Wheel" ringtone was reported to have been certified Platinum, making Underwood
4228-754: The Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums, as well as number one on the Canadian Albums Chart , one of the biggest first-week sales by a female artist. Carnival Ride was certified double platinum in just two months after its release in December. The album is now certified four times Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. " So Small ", the first single from the album, was released in July 2007 and reached number one on Billboard 's Hot Country Songs, topping it for three consecutive weeks. " All-American Girl ",
4379-729: The Billboard Hot 100 . All singles from Carnival Ride were certified Platinum by the RIAA, for selling more than one million copies each. In January 2008, Underwood embarked on a joint tour with Keith Urban called the Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride Tour, with dates fixed nationwide that continued through April. She then started her headlined tour, the Carnival Ride Tour, in February 2008, with dates across all North America, and ended it on December 14, 2008, playing to 1.2 million fans throughout
4530-674: The Billboard Pop 100 and on the Canadian Singles Chart , topping it for seven consecutive weeks, becoming the longest-running number one single of 2005 in Canada. It sold nearly one million copies and was certified gold by the RIAA and double platinum by the CRIA. Underwood's debut album, Some Hearts , was released on November 15, 2005, entering the Billboard charts with 315,000 copies sold, debuting at number one on
4681-539: The Billboard Top Country Albums and at number two on the Billboard 200 . The large first week sales of Some Hearts made it the biggest debut of any country artist since the advent of the SoundScan system in 1991. Some Hearts became the best-selling album of 2006 in all genres in the United States. The album was also the best-selling country album of both 2006 and 2007, making Underwood
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4832-622: The Guinness Book . The song topped the Hot Christian Songs chart and has held the top spot for multiple consecutive weeks. It debuted at number 24 on the Hot 100 chart as well. The song set and broke multiple airplay records on Country radio in its first week. In February 2015, " Little Toy Guns " was released as the second single from the compilation. The track peaked at number six on Billboard's Hot Country Songs, number two on
4983-810: The New York Times best-selling fitness and lifestyle book Find Your Path in 2020. Carrie Marie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983, in Muskogee, Oklahoma , to Carole ( née Shatswell) and Steve Underwood. She has two older sisters, Shanna and Stephanie, and was raised on her parents' farm in the nearby rural town of Checotah . Her father worked in a paper mill while her mother taught elementary school. During her childhood, Underwood performed at Robbins Memorial Talent Show, and sang at her local church, First Free Will Baptist Church . She later sang for local events in Checotah, including Old Settler's Day and
5134-414: The 50th Grammy Awards , in 2008, Underwood was nominated for two more Grammys: Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for "Before He Cheats" and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals , for "Oh, Love" a duet with Brad Paisley . She won one Grammy Award that night, for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, and performed "Before He Cheats" at the ceremony. In December 2005, Underwood was named Oklahoman of
5285-560: The 59th Annual Grammy Awards . She and Keith Urban performed their new single, " The Fighter ", at the Grammy ceremony. Their joint single peaked in the top two of the Hot Country Songs and top twenty of the adult contemporary chart and was certified platinum by the RIAA. She received two nominations for the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards, including Entertainer of the Year. She scored three more nominations for
5436-664: The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards , she was part of the Emmy Awards' special tribute honoring the 50th Anniversary of 1963 Television Milestones, which includes the assassination coverage of President John F. Kennedy and The Beatles ' first US appearance. She performed one of The Beatles' iconic songs, " Yesterday ". Underwood confirmed that she began planning a new album in August 2013 and would start prep work sometime in 2014. Underwood told Billboard , "After The Sound of Music , I feel like I can really buckle down and start working on
5587-673: The Academy of Country Music Awards . She won International Album of the Year at the 2013 British Country Music Awards. At the 2013 CMT Music Awards , Underwood won her 10th award, becoming the most awarded artist ever in CMT Music Awards history. She won Video of the Year for "Blown Away" for the fourth time, which also makes her the artist with the most wins ever in the category. During the ceremony, she paid tribute to tornado victims in Oklahoma, by performing "See You Again" backed by
5738-648: The Billboard 200. In addition, the album debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart, earning Underwood another record as the first artist to score six consecutive number-one albums on that chart. Storyteller has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album's second single, " Heartbeat ", became Underwood's 14th leader on the Country Airplay while the album's third single, " Church Bells ", became her 15th career number one on
5889-467: The Billboard Hot 100, achieving the slowest climb ever to the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, breaking the record that was previously held by Creed from July 2000. In February 2008, when it was certified double Platinum, "Before He Cheats" became the first country song to ever be certified multi-platinum. It has now been certified five times Platinum, selling more than four million copies, and
6040-552: The Country Airplay chart, both extending her record for the most number one's among women in the history of the chart. Underwood became the first female artist to score two number one hits on the Country Airplay chart in 2016. A fourth single, " Dirty Laundry ", was released from the album in August 2016, eventually peaking at number two on the Billboard Country Airplay. Billboard ranked Underwood as
6191-738: The Country Music Hall of Fame , called "Carrie Underwood: The Blown Away Tour Exhibition", which ran from June 5 through November 10, 2013. The second leg of the tour started in February 2013, with shows in Ireland, an additional show in England, as part of the C2C: Country to Country festival, and several shows in North America. All dates of the second leg of the Blown Away Tour were sold out, breaking records. Underwood wrapped
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6342-462: The Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album with her first gospel album, My Savior (2021), and reinforced her country pop image with her 2022 studio album, Denim & Rhinestones . Underwood is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 85 million records worldwide. She is the highest-certified (digital singles) female country artist of all time and one of
6493-558: The Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry . Rolling Stone applauded her as "the female vocalist of her generation in any genre", Time listed her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014 and Forbes declared her the most successful American Idol winner. Outside of music, Underwood has ventured into fashion and writing, releasing her fitness clothing line CALIA by Carrie in 2015 and
6644-509: The Lions Club . A local admirer arranged for her to go to Nashville when she was 14 to audition for Capitol Records . In 1997, Capitol Records was preparing a contract for Underwood but canceled it when company management changed. Underwood said of the event, "I honestly think it's a lot better that nothing came out of it now, because I wouldn't have been ready then. Everything has a way of working out." While at Checotah High School, she
6795-589: The NBC 's special All Together Now – A Celebration of Service , which honored former President George H. W. Bush . At the season ten finale of American Idol , Underwood selected a song for contestant Lauren Alaina to sing. Underwood is featured on " Remind Me ", a duet with Brad Paisley that reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, giving Underwood her eleventh number-one single on such chart and fourteenth overall. She has also
6946-515: The New York Times . The Times stated it was not counted because it was published by a Canadian company. According to Random House Canada , the book was handled properly for the U.S. market. American conservative commentator Dennis Prager wrote an article for National Review titled " The Times Best-Seller List: Another Reason Americans Don't Trust the Media" in which he contends that
7097-527: The Society of Singers annual dinner. Robinson returned the favor to Underwood by singing " My Girl " to her. At the same event, they sang together with Stevie Wonder , Natalie Cole and other artists a medley of multiple songs. In 2010, Underwood was reported by Forbes to have earned over $ 13 million from May 2009 to May 2010, being the top-earning Idol . In July 2011, Forbes reported that Underwood earned over $ 20 million between May 2010 and May 2011, being
7248-547: The USO Christmas Tour in Iraq during the 2006 Holiday season. Underwood also performed at the 2007 Idol Gives Back concert, singing " I'll Stand By You ", a cover of The Pretenders hit. Her version of the song debuted at number six on Billboard 's Hot 100 Songs. In 2007, Forbes reported that Underwood earned over $ 7 million between June 2006 and June 2007. Also in 2007, Victoria's Secret named Underwood
7399-527: The 100,000 new, hardcover print books published each year, fewer than 500 make it on to The New York Times Best Seller list (0.5 percent). Many novels (26 percent) appear on the list for only one week. To make the list, it is estimated that novels sell from 1,000 to 10,000 copies per week, depending on competition. Median sales fluctuate between 4,000 and 8,000 in fiction, and 2,000–6,000 in nonfiction. The majority of New York Times bestselling books sell from 10,000 to 100,000 copies in their first year. During
7550-578: The 15 highest-certified female artists in the US, also being the female artist with the most number-one singles (16) on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Billboard ranked her the top female country artist of the 2000s and 2010s, and Some Hearts the top country album of the 2000s. Her accolades include eight Grammy Awards , 12 Billboard Music Awards , 17 American Music Awards , five Guinness World Records and inductions into
7701-536: The 2014 Global Citizen Festival , alongside Jay-Z , No Doubt and other music acts. Her cover of R.E.M. 's " Everybody Hurts " during her performance was highly praised. She headlined the 2014 Concert for Valor in November, alongside Eminem , Metallica , Foo Fighters , and other music acts, where she was backed by the Singing Sergeants of the US Air Force during the performance of "Something in
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#17327942915977852-587: The 2017 CMT Music Awards in June, including Video of the Year for "Church Bells". She won Female Video of the year, extending her record for most wins in the show's history. Underwood scored two nominations for the 2017 Teen Choice awards, including Choice Country Artist, which she won for a third consecutive year. She received one nomination from the 45th annual American Music Awards in the Favorite Female Artist – Country category, which she won for
8003-507: The 3-D Michael Jackson tribute. Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich stated that Michael Jackson greatly admired Underwood, which is why she was hand-picked to perform during his tribute. On March 15, 2008, Underwood was invited by Randy Travis to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry . On May 10, 2008, she was officially inducted by Garth Brooks into the Grand Ole Opry. A few months earlier, she sang Julie Andrews 's classic,
8154-664: The 54th Annual Grammy Awards . They also sang the song on the season two premiere of Blue Bloods in September 2011. Blown Away , Underwood's fourth album, was released on May 1, 2012. Underwood has said that this album features songs with a "darker storyline". "Blown Away" debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, the Country Albums Chart and the Digital Albums chart in the US, selling more than 267,000 in its first week. The first single, " Good Girl ",
8305-566: The Advice How-to list." To achieve this, the contract stated that "RSI will be purchasing at least 11,000 total orders in one week." This took place, and the book successfully reached No.1 on the hardcover advice bestseller list on January 22, 2014. In July 2015, Ted Cruz 's book A Time For Truth was excluded from the list because the "overwhelming preponderance of evidence was that sales [of Cruz's book] were limited to strategic bulk purchases" to artificially increase sales and entry onto
8456-634: The Billboard Music Awards, including Top Country Artist. In September 2016, Underwood was the first artist to receive the ACM Lifting Lives Gary Haber Award, for her continuous work with charities. On October 20, 2016, Underwood was honored as one of CMT Artists of the Year, marking her third year to receive the award. Underwood received four nominations for the 50th Annual Country Music Association Awards , including her first nomination for Entertainer of
8607-415: The Blown Away Tour in late May 2013, playing to one million fans across three continents and six countries. Her three headline arena tours have played to over 3.2 million fans combined. Underwood released The Blown Away Tour: LIVE , a DVD with nearly 100 minutes of performance footage, behind-the-scene looks, interviews, and music videos from the album Blown Away . The DVD was released on August 13, 2013, and
8758-722: The Breakthrough Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year for "Jesus, Take The Wheel". She later won the Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award at the American Music Awards , and was also nominated for Favorite Female Country Artist. She won five awards at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards that December, including the coveted Album of the Year, Top 200 Female Artist of the Year, Female Country Artist, New Country Artist, and Country Album of
8909-400: The CMT Music Awards, taking home two honors for "Smoke Break", expanding her CMT Music Award total to 15—the most among all acts. She was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the American Country Countdown Awards in 2016, and also received the CMA Chairman's Award. In July, she picked up her fifth Teen Choice Award , for Choice Country Artist . Underwood also received two nominations from
9060-419: The Country Airplay Chart and number 47 on the Hot 100. The song was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the 58th Grammy Awards. The compilation debuted with the biggest sales debut for a hits collection in any genre of music in more than six years and the biggest first-week sales for a female hits album in any genre in over nine years. She earned $ 10 million between 2013 and 2014, topping Forbes' list of
9211-597: The Hot 100. The song sold over two million copies and was certified double Platinum by the RIAA. Underwood's third single, " Some Hearts ", was also released in October, but exclusively to pop radio, peaking in the top thirty of the adult contemporary charts. " Don't Forget to Remember Me ", her fourth single, also proved successful, reaching number two on the Hot Country Songs chart. Later that autumn, Underwood's third country single, " Before He Cheats ", hit number one on Billboard 's Hot Country Songs, staying there for five consecutive weeks. The song peaked at number eight on
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#17327942915979362-435: The Hot Country Songs chart, giving Underwood her tenth number-one single on the Hot Country Songs. The fourth single from Play On , " Mama's Song ", was released to country radio in September, peaking at number two on the Hot Country Songs and being certified Gold by the RIAA. The album is certified Triple Platinum. Underwood's Play On Tour started its first leg on March 11, 2010, in Reading, Pennsylvania . The second leg of
9513-414: The Hot Country Songs chart, staying there for two consecutive weeks. With that, Underwood became the first solo female artist to pull four number one's from one album since Twain did it with The Woman in Me . The album's fifth single, " I Told You So ", a duet with the original singer of the song, Randy Travis , was released in February 2009. It peaked at number two on the Country charts and number nine on
9664-441: The March 22, 2005, Idol episode, Underwood sang a rendition of the number one 1980s rock hit " Alone ", made famous by Heart , and Cowell predicted that Underwood would not only win the competition, but she would also outsell all previous Idol winners. One of the show's producers later said she dominated the voting, winning every week by a large margin. On May 25, 2005, Underwood became the season four winner. Her winnings included
9815-465: The Sexiest Female Musician. Underwood's second album, Carnival Ride , was released in October 2007. On Carnival Ride , Underwood was more involved in the songwriting process; she set up a writers' retreat at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium to collaborate with such Music Row tunesmiths as Hillary Lindsey , Craig Wiseman , Rivers Rutherford , and Gordie Sampson . Carnival Ride moved over 527,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number one on both
9966-446: The Water ", marking her seventh career Grammy Award. At the 2015 Billboard Music Awards , she won the award for Top Christian Song for "Something in the Water". At the 2015 CMT Music Awards , Underwood won three awards, including Video of the Year for "Something in the Water". She won her ninth American Music Award in 2015, winning Favorite Female Country Artist. Underwood's first greatest hits compilation, Greatest Hits: Decade#1 ,
10117-467: The Water ". Her fifth studio album, Storyteller (2015), made her the only country artist to have all first five studio albums reach either numbers one or two on the Billboard 200 chart. With her sixth album, Cry Pretty (2018), she became the only woman to top the Billboard 200 with four country studio albums and had the biggest week for any album by a woman in 2018. In the 2020s, she has released her first Christmas album, My Gift (2020), won
10268-422: The Water" topped the Hot Country Songs chart in its seventh week). "Cowboy Casanova" has sold over 2 million copies, being certified double Platinum. The album's second single, " Temporary Home " hit number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and the RIAA certified it Platinum. " Undo It ", Underwood's third single from Play On , was released to radio in May. It was later certified Platinum and hit number one on
10419-473: The Water". Underwood was asked by Bono himself to front U2 's World AIDS Day (RED) Concert, alongside U2, Bruce Springsteen , Coldplay 's Chris Martin, and Kanye West , on December 1, 2014. She was joined on stage by U2 guitarist The Edge during a performance of her song "Change", which received acclaim. The Academy of Country Music awarded Underwood the Gene Weed Special Achievement Award, for her widespread exposure through NFL Sunday Night Football ,
10570-404: The Wednesday episodes averaged 26.07 million (ranked third). It also drove Fox, for the first time ever, to become the top network in the 18-to-49 demographic for the season. Note 1: The Top 11 Wednesday night was a repeat performance night due to a mix-up in the phone numbers for the contestants. The result show was moved to Thursday. The compilation album for this season was performed by
10721-478: The Wheel. By winning the Best New Artist Grammy Award, Underwood became only the second country artist to ever win the award in the 56-year history of the Grammy Awards, following LeAnn Rimes (1997). She sang the Eagles song " Life in the Fast Lane " alongside Grammy nominees Rascal Flatts . She also sang the Eagles' " Desperado " to honor Don Henley of The Eagles. She also paid tribute to Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys by performing " New San Antonio Rose ". At
10872-426: The Year and Entertainer of the Year, thus making her the first woman to win the award in ten years and the 7th female to take it in the award show's four-decade run. Underwood was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2009 CMT Awards for "Just A Dream". In 2009, at the 51st Grammy Awards , she won, for the third year in a row, the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance , for "Last Name", and performed
11023-554: The Year award and also Top-Selling Country Single of the Year award, and she won Country Single Sales Artist of the Year. At the 2006 Academy of Country Music Awards , she won Top New Female Vocalist and Single of the Year, for "Jesus, Take the Wheel". At the 2006 Country Music Association Awards , she won both the Horizon Award (now New Artist of the Year) and Female Vocalist of the Year. At the 2006 CMT Awards , Underwood won both
11174-593: The Year by Oklahoma Today . In December 2006, Underwood joined Tony Bennett , Michael Bublé , and Josh Groban to sing " For Once in My Life " on The Oprah Winfrey Show . That same month, she paid tribute to Dolly Parton , by singing " Islands in the Stream " with Kenny Rogers (originally by Parton and Rogers) at the Kennedy Center Honors , which honored Parton that year. Underwood performed with
11325-496: The Year for " Temporary Home " from CMT: Invitation Only presents Carrie Underwood . Underwood won two international awards at the 8th French Country Music Awards, which were Best Female Vocalist and Video of the Year, for "Cowboy Casanova". At the 2010 American Music Awards , she won "Favorite Country Album", for " Play On ", making her the only artist in the American Music Award history to have all albums awarded in
11476-472: The Year, Female Video of the Year, and Video Director of the Year. Underwood won two awards at the 2007 Country Music Association Awards : Female Vocalist of the Year, for the second consecutive time, and Single Record of the Year, for "Before He Cheats". In 2007, at the 49th Grammy Awards , Some Hearts received four Grammy nominations and Underwood won her first two Grammy Awards: Best New Artist and Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "Jesus, Take
11627-399: The Year, for the 2nd consecutive time. She received two nominations for the 2008 Country Music Association Awards . Underwood and Brad Paisley co-hosted the awards show for their first year as hosts, and she walked away with the Female Vocalist of the Year award for the third consecutive year. At the ceremony, Underwood performed "Just a Dream" and was introduced by Leslie Ponder, the wife of
11778-440: The Year. She walked away with Female Vocalist of the Year, her fourth time to win the award. She further received three nominations for the 2016 American Music Awards , including the top prize for Artist of the Year. She won Favorite Female Country Artist for the fourth time and Favorite Country Album (for Storyteller ) for the fifth time, expanding her record as the only artist to win the award for all albums released. Underwood
11929-565: The Year. That year, Underwood also won a Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Award for Country Recorded Song of the Year, for "Jesus, Take The Wheel". At the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2007, Underwood won Album of the Year, Video of the Year, and Female Vocalist of the Year. She was nominated for "World's Best Selling New Artist" at the 2006 World Music Awards . At the 2007 CMT Awards in Nashville, Tennessee , on April 16, Underwood's "Before He Cheats" won three awards, including Video of
12080-520: The album's fourth single; it has peaked at number 2 on Country Airplay chart and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. At the 2012 CMT Music Awards , Underwood won the awards for Video of the Year, for "Good Girl", and Collaborative Video of the Year, for "Remind Me", her duet with Brad Paisley. She also performed "Good Girl" at the ceremony. At the 2012 American Music Awards , she won the award for Favorite Album – Country, for Blown Away , and performed "Two Black Cadillacs". In early 2013, Underwood won
12231-456: The audition to proceed to Hollywood. This was also the first season where the age limit was raised to 28. Among those who benefited from this new rule were Constantine Maroulis , Bo Bice , Scott Savol , and Nadia Turner . Auditions for the fourth season began on August 4, 2004, in Cleveland, Ohio . An audition was originally planned for Anchorage, Alaska , but that was cancelled due to
12382-611: The benefits of making The New York Times Best Seller list (speaking engagements, more book deals, and consulting) the authors felt that buying their own work was an investment that would pay for itself. The book climbed to No. 4 on the list where it sat for 15 weeks; it also peaked at No. 1 on the BusinessWeek best seller list. Since such lists hold the power of cumulative advantage , chart success often begets more chart success. Although such efforts are not illegal, publishers consider them unethical. In 1999, Amazon.com announced
12533-549: The best-selling album by an American Idol alumni in the US. The album is certified nine times platinum by the RIAA, the highest album certification of any country artist to emerge since 2000. The album's second single, " Jesus, Take the Wheel " was released to radio in October and later peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, topping it for six consecutive weeks, and at number twenty on
12684-617: The category. She co-hosted the 2010 CMA Awards with Brad Paisley for the third year in a row. At the 2011 Grammy Awards, Underwood was nominated for 'Best Female Country Vocal Performance' for " Temporary Home ". Underwood was honored by the CMT Artists of the Year special as one of the 5 top Artists of the year in 2010 in country music. The event aired on CMT on December 3, 2010. At the 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards, Underwood sang with Steven Tyler both her song "Undo It" and Aerosmith 's " Walk This Way ". In May 2011, Underwood
12835-415: The chart). Time listed Underwood as one of the 100 most influential people in the world , placing her in the "Icons" category. She won the award for Favorite Female Country Artist at the American Music Awards , marking her eighth career AMA. She was named 2014's top female Christian artist by Billboard . In 2015 at the 57th Grammy Awards , Underwood won Best Country Solo Performance for " Something in
12986-578: The contestants had their voting telephone numbers improperly displayed. The Wednesday night show, which was supposed to have been the elimination night, allowed viewers to vote again as the numbers were fixed, and the elimination took place on Thursday. Bo Bice was revealed to have been arrested on a felony cocaine possession charge in June 2001 in Madison County, Alabama, and was also arrested two years later for marijuana possession, public intoxication, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Scott Savol
13137-815: The contestants were divided into four groups in separate rooms. Two groups were eliminated and the number of contestants was cut to 44. After further deliberation by the judges, 24 semifinalists – 12 men and 12 women – were then selected. At the Pasadena Civic Center , each contestant took the elevator from their holding room to the floor above to see the judges, who then revealed their fate. The rules for this season's semifinal round were changed so as to result in an equal number of male and female finalists. Twelve men and twelve women competed separately on consecutive nights, with two from each group being voted off each week until twelve finalists were left: six men and six women. Color key: Contestants are listed in
13288-532: The duet: "Priscilla wanted me to do 'I'll Be Home for Christmas' ", she says. "I couldn't say 'no'." In March 2009, she tracked a cover of Mötley Crüe 's ballad " Home Sweet Home " for the American Idol season eight farewell theme. Underwood released her third studio album, Play On , on November 3, 2009. The album debuted atop both the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums, selling over 318,000 copies in its first week, and became, upon its release,
13439-543: The episode, Underwood included a cover of the Coldplay song " Fix You ". " Two Black Cadillacs ", the third single from the album, was released on November 26. It became Underwood's 17th top ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, extending her own record, later peaking at number two on Billboard's Country Airplay chart and was certified Platinum. In March 2013, " See You Again " was released as
13590-399: The first country artist ever to have two songs hit Platinum Mastertone status together with "Before He Cheats", which had been certified earlier in 2007. Underwood started her first headlined tour, Carrie Underwood: Live 2006 , with dates across North America , in April 2006. At the 2005 Billboard Music Awards, her hit song " Inside Your Heaven " won the coveted Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of
13741-404: The first country music artist ever to debut at number one on the Hot 100 and the song became the first song from a country artist to go to number one on the Hot 100 since country group Lonestar 's " Amazed " did so in 2000. "Inside Your Heaven" is the only single by a solo country artist in the decade of 2000–2009 to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also debuted at number one on
13892-415: The first female artist in Billboard history to earn back-to-back honors for Top Country Album. Additionally, it was the best-selling female country album of 2005, 2006, and 2007. Some Hearts has since become the fastest-selling debut country album in the history of the SoundScan era, the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history, the best-selling Country album of the last 14 years, and
14043-524: The first woman to win this award twice. Host Reba McEntire presented Underwood with the "ACM Triple Crown Award" signifying her winning Top New Artist, Top Female Vocalist, and Entertainer of the Year during her career. She was only the second female to win the coveted "Triple Crown Award", the first being Barbara Mandrell . At the CMT Music Awards , Underwood walked away with Video of the Year for " Cowboy Casanova " and also won CMT Performance of
14194-430: The forefront with a business model of selling newly published best-sellers with mass-market appeal. They used the best-selling status of titles to market the books and not just as a measure of sales, thus placing increased emphasis on the New York Times list for book readers and book sellers. The list is compiled by the editors of the "News Surveys" department, not by The New York Times Book Review department, where it
14345-414: The fourth year in a row, bringing her total to twelve American Music awards. In January 2017, Underwood took time off at the beginning of the year to spend time with family, and would then, possibly, begin to write for her next album. In March 2017, Underwood signed with Universal Music Group 's Capitol Records Nashville after being with Arista Nashville for nearly twelve years. Madame Tussauds unveiled
14496-766: The goal is that the lists reflect authentic best sellers. The list has been a source of controversy. When the Times believes a book has reached the list in a suspicious way—such as through bulk purchases—the book's entry on the list is marked with a dagger symbol (†). Although the first best seller list in America was published in 1895, in The Bookman , a best seller list was not published in The New York Times until October 12, 1931, 36 years later, with little fanfare. It listed five fiction and four nonfiction books for New York City only. The next month,
14647-549: The idea that the New York Times doesn't like it?" The Post compared the list to best seller lists from Publishers Weekly looking for bias but could not find anything convincing. In February 2018, the Toronto Star published a story by books editor Deborah Dundas who found that the best-selling book 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson , who topped Publishers Weekly chart list, did not even chart on The New York Times bestsellers list, without reliable answers from
14798-551: The incident. In January 2018, Underwood released " The Champion ", a promotional duet single featuring Ludacris for Super Bowl LII . "The Champion" is Underwood's first under the pop genre. The song debuted at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, powered by its launch at number three on the Digital Song Sales chart with 61,000 downloads. Underwood met songwriter/producer David Garcia in 2017, with whom she began co-producing her new album. Underwood returned to
14949-400: The inconsistencies in the most recent reporting cycle, we decided that the sales for Handbook for Mortals did not meet our criteria for inclusion. We've issued an updated 'Young Adult Hardcover' list for September 3, 2017 which does not include that title." It was uncovered, by author Phil Stamper, that there had been unusual bulk ordering patterns which inflated the number of sales. The book
15100-569: The issue with Peterson's book, as well his The Rational Bible: Exodus , is their conservative context and the lack of inclusion is the American mainstream media's manipulation. The Times denied any bias. In 2019, the release of Donald Trump Jr. 's book Triggered was shown to have only reached the best-seller list through approximately $ 100,000 in behind-the-scenes bulk purchases meant to pump up its sales numbers illegitimately. Vanity Fair reported in October 2020 that this sort of gaming of
15251-525: The list due to either negligence or intentional falsehood, saying it should have been included due to high sales. The Times countered that the list was not mathematically objective but rather was an editorial product and thus protected under the Constitution as free speech. Blatty appealed it to the Supreme Court, which declined to hear the case. Thus, the lower court ruling stood that the list
15402-559: The list was expanded to eight cities, each with its own list. By the early 1940s, fourteen city-lists were included. A national list was created on April 9, 1942, in the Sunday New York Times Book Review as a supplement to the Monday edition regular city lists. The national list was ranked according to how many times the book appeared in the city lists. Eventually the city lists were eliminated, leaving only
15553-458: The list. In response, Cruz called the Times "a liar" and demanded an apology. The Times said it stood by its statement and evidence of manipulation. In August 2017, a young adult fiction book, Handbook for Mortals by previously unpublished author Lani Sarem was removed from the list, where it was in initially in the No. 1 spot. According to a statement issued by the Times , "after investigating
15704-416: The list. The Times responded that the political views of authors have no bearing on the list and noted conservative authors routinely rank highly on the list. The Associated Press noted the Times is a frequent target of conservatives and Republicans. The Washington Post called Regnery's ban a "stunt" designed to increase sales, "What better way to sell a book to a conservative audience than to promote
15855-551: The live NBC broadcast of The Sound of Music Live! , her worldwide Blown Away Tour and her charity work with the American Red Cross and her C.A.T.S. Foundation. At the 2014 Billboard Music Awards , Underwood won the Milestone Award, for which she had been nominated due to her chart success, especially her record of having the best starting run ever by a woman on the Country Airplay chart (18 top ten hits on
16006-489: The methodology on his blog; he posted: "If I could obtain bulk orders before Leapfrogging was released, ResultSource would purchase the books on my behalf using their tried-and-true formula. Three thousand books sold would get me on The Wall Street Journal bestseller list. Eleven thousand would secure a spot on the biggest prize of them all, The New York Times list." In 2014, the Los Angeles Times published
16157-517: The most copies in one year followed by the biography Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson . The list has been criticized by authors, publishers, book industry executives, and others for not providing an accurate accounting of true best-seller status. These criticisms have been ongoing ever since the list originated. A book industry report in the 1940s found that best-seller lists were a poor indicator of sales, since they were based on misleading data and were only measuring fast sales. A 2004 report quoted
16308-477: The national ranking list, which was compiled according to "reports from leading booksellers in 22 cities". Ranking by bookseller sales figures continues today, although the process has remained proprietary. By the 1950s, The Times ' s list had become the leading best-seller list for book professionals to monitor, along with that of Publishers Weekly . In the 1960s and 1970s, shopping-mall chain bookstores B. Dalton , Crown Books , and Waldenbooks came to
16459-434: The next album." Underwood also stated she has been planning another tour, which might be toned down from her earlier ones, stating, "I haven't thought about it much because I don't know what the next album is going to sound like, but I like just standing there and singing, too. I may take a different approach, a more simple approach on the next one. I loved the energy that rock concerts had", Underwood told Billboard . Underwood
16610-416: The number was 4,000 bookstores as well as an unstated number of wholesalers. Data is adjusted to give more weight to independent book stores, which are underrepresented in the sample. The lists are divided among fiction and nonfiction , print and e-book, paperback and hardcover; each list contains 15 to 20 titles. The lists have been subdivided several times. "Advice, How-To, and Miscellaneous" debuted as
16761-408: The order they performed. Contestants are listed in the order they performed. Contestants are listed in the order they performed. Color key: Contestants are listed in the order they performed. Contestants performed one song from the list of Billboard number one hits and are listed in the order they performed. Contestants are listed in the order they performed. Contestants are listed in
16912-414: The order they performed. Contestants performed one song from the year they were born and are listed in the order they performed. Contestants are listed in the order they performed. Contestants are listed in the order they performed. Each contestant performed two songs: one written by songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller , and one from the Billboard current chart. Contestants are listed in
17063-402: The order they performed. Each contestant performed two songs and are listed in the order they performed. Each contestant performed three songs: one chosen by Clive Davis , one chosen by one of the judges, and one chosen by themselves. Contestants are listed in the order they performed. Simon Cowell believed that Bo Bice would have won had he able to save his a cappella rendering of "In
17214-519: The period studied (August 6, 2008, to March 10, 2016), Dan Brown's book The Lost Symbol held the record with 3 million copies sold in one year followed by The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson and Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee which sold 1.6 million copies each. In nonfiction, more than half of the hardcover books that make the list are in the biography category. The autobiography of George W. Bush, Decision Points , sold
17365-404: The prize for Top Selling International Album of the Year at the 41st Country Music Awards of Australia . Also in February 2013, Underwood won her sixth Grammy Award , for Best Country Solo Performance , for "Blown Away". She performed a medley of "Blown Away" and "Two Black Cadillacs" at the awards show ceremony featuring an LED-powered dress. On February 13, Underwood received two nominations for
17516-403: The season sixteen contestants. She performed "Cry Pretty", in addition to "See You Again" with the remaining top five contestants. American Idol season 4 The fourth season of American Idol premiered on January 18, 2005, and continued until May 25, 2005. It was hosted by Ryan Seacrest . Randy Jackson , Paula Abdul , and Simon Cowell also returned as judges. Carrie Underwood won
17667-471: The season with approximately 500 million votes cast in the season and 37 million for the finale, while Bo Bice was the runner-up. Underwood has since gone on to become an eight-time Grammy -winning country megastar. It was also the first season of the series to be aired in high definition. This was the first season where guest judges were invited to participate in the auditions. Where there were four judges present, three "yes" votes were required for
17818-416: The second round which featured group performances. The songs for the groups were Four Tops 's " I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) ," The Temptations ' " Get Ready ," Barry Manilow 's "Jump Shout Boogie," The Marvelettes 's " Please Mr. Postman ," and The Supremes ' " Where Did Our Love Go ." 75 remained after this round. In the last round, they performed a cappella . After their performances,
17969-484: The second single, also reached number one on the Hot Country Songs chart. The next single, " Last Name ", reached number one on the Hot Country Song chart as well. This made Underwood the first female artist to have two consecutive albums each release three number ones on this chart since Shania Twain in 1998. " Just a Dream ", the album's next single, was released in July 2008 and later peaked at number one on
18120-490: The second-place finisher, with estimated earnings of $ 14 million during this time period. She appeared on the holiday CD Hear Something Country Christmas 2007 with a rendition of " Do You Hear What I Hear? ". The song reached number two on the AC Chart and remained there for three consecutive weeks. She recorded the song "Ever Ever After" for the soundtrack of the 2007 Walt Disney film Enchanted . Underwood co-wrote
18271-482: The single " Cowboy Casanova ", which had one of the biggest single-week upward movements on the Hot 100 . She achieved the second best-selling release by a woman in 2012 and won a Grammy Award with her fourth album, Blown Away (2012). Her compilation album, Greatest Hits: Decade #1 (2014), broke multiple chart and sales records upon release, and spawned the Grammy-winning crossover single " Something in
18422-412: The song at the ceremony. At the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010, Underwood won her fifth Grammy Award: she won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for " I Told You So " with Randy Travis and was also nominated again for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for "Just A Dream". At the ceremony, she performed with Celine Dion , Usher , Smokey Robinson , and Jennifer Hudson during
18573-413: The stage for the first time since her accident and debuted her new single " Cry Pretty " at the 53rd Annual ACM Awards on April 15, where she received two nominations; she won the award for Vocal Event of the Year for "The Fighter" with Keith Urban. On May 11, she celebrated a decade of being an Opry member. On May 13, Underwood returned to American Idol , now rebooted on ABC , to mentor the top five of
18724-423: The system has been a common practice among American conservative political figures, and has also included the use of political campaign funds to purchase the books in bulk in order to boost their rank on the list. A Stanford Business School analysis suggests that the "majority of book buyers seem to use the Times ' list as a signal of what's worth reading". The study concluded that lesser-known writers get
18875-566: The title song from The Sound of Music , at the 2007 Movies Rock: A Celebration Of Music In Film . On October 22, 2008, Underwood unveiled her wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York. In 2008, it was reported by Forbes that Underwood earned over $ 9 million between June 2007 and June 2008, being number 79 on the Top Celebrity 100 list. In 2009, Forbes reported that Underwood was the top earning American Idol alumnus from June 2008 to May 17, 2009. She earned more than twice as much as
19026-733: The top female country artist for the year, and fifth overall. Underwood launched the Storyteller Tour , her fifth headlining tour, in January 2016, with a second half picking up in August. The tour played to over 1 million fans, completing 92 shows across 7 countries while being named by Billboard the top country tour for the first half of the year. She earned $ 26 million between 2015 and 2016, ranking among Forbes' list of highest-paid country music acts, and $ 20 million between 2016 and 2017, ranking on Billboard's Top 50 Money Makers list. In June 2016, Underwood received three nominations from
19177-558: The top spots on the fiction list for an extended period of time. The children's list was printed monthly until February 13, 2011, when it was changed to once an issue (weekly). In September 2007, the paperback fiction list was divided into "trade" and "mass-market" sections, in order to give more visibility to the trade paperbacks that were more often reviewed by the newspaper itself. In November 2010, The New York Times announced it would be tracking e-book best-seller lists in fiction and nonfiction starting in early 2011. "RoyaltyShare,
19328-464: The top twelve finalists. The New York Times Best Seller list The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. The New York Times Book Review has published the list weekly since October 12, 1931. In the 21st century, it has evolved into multiple lists, grouped by genre and format, including fiction and nonfiction, hardcover, paperback and electronic . The list
19479-569: The top-earning American Idol alumnus for the fourth consecutive year. She earned $ 5 million between 2011 and 2012. On February 4, 2012, Underwood joined Steven Tyler to record CMT's Crossroads at the Pepsi Coliseum during the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam of Super Bowl XLVI . It was the highest-rated episode in seven years. On February 12, 2012, Underwood and Tony Bennett performed their duet " It Had to Be You " at
19630-578: The top-earning American Idol , and also being one of the ten highest-paid women in music of 2013. On January 21, 2013, " Can't Stop Lovin' You ", a song by rock band Aerosmith with featured vocals by Underwood, was released as a single. On May 25, Underwood joined the Rolling Stones onstage during the stop of the band's 50 and Counting Tour in Toronto, Canada. They performed " It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It) ". On September 22, 2013, at
19781-456: The top-earning American Idol s, and $ 8 million between 2014 and 2015. Underwood returned to the studio to finish her fifth studio album in the spring of 2015. Storyteller was released on October 23, 2015, and the lead single, " Smoke Break " was released to radio in August. Storyteller debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 , making Underwood the first country artist to have their first five studio albums debut at numbers one or two on
19932-424: The top-selling release of the year by a female artist, but was later overtaken by Susan Boyle 's I Dreamed a Dream and finished the year as number two. Underwood wrote a song with pop/R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo for the album, the song, however, did not make the final tracklist. The first single from the album, " Cowboy Casanova ", co-written by Underwood, Brett James and hip hop producer Mike Elizondo ,
20083-465: The tour and being named the top-selling country female touring artist of 2008. At the end of 2007, Underwood topped five Billboard Year-End charts, including Billboard 200 Artist of the Year and also Country Artist of the Year. Also in late 2007, she won three American Music Awards : Artist of the Year, Favorite Female Country Artist, and Favorite Country Album, for Some Hearts . At the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards , she won Female Vocalist of
20234-810: The tour started on September 25, 2010, in Portland, Oregon , and ended January 1, 2011, in Detroit . Underwood sold out the prestigious Hollywood Bowl on October 2, 2010. In December 2010, Pollstar.com ranked the Play On Tour one of the Top 50 tours of 2010, at number one on the North American ranking, and number 31 worldwide. Billboard also ranked Underwood's tour at number 24 for all worldwide tours of 2010. On January 4, 2011, official statistics revealed that Underwood played to over 1 million fans throughout
20385-401: The tour, resulting in her being named again as the top-ranked female country touring artist of the year. At the 2009 CMA Awards , she received two nominations and co-hosted the ceremony with Brad Paisley for their second consecutive year. Underwood was nominated for six Academy of Country Music Awards. At the show's ceremony in April 2010, Underwood was named Entertainer of the Year, making her
20536-461: The university and was selected as Miss NSU runner-up in 2004. In mid-2004, Underwood auditioned for American Idol in St. Louis , Missouri , singing Bonnie Raitt 's " I Can't Make You Love Me ". After she 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. During the top 11 finalists' performance on
20687-447: The web only, which tracks combined print sales (hardcover and paperback) in fiction and nonfiction. On December 16, 2012, the children's chapter books list was divided into two new lists: middle-grade (ages 8–12) and young adult (age 12–18), both which include sales across all platforms (hard, paper and e-book). According to an EPJ Data Science study that used big data to analyze every New York Times bestselling book from 2008 to 2016, of
20838-512: The weekly unit sales of all titles reported by book retailers as their general interest bestsellers. We will not comment beyond our methodology on the other questions." The New York Times did not alert its readers to this, unlike The Wall Street Journal, which admitted that books had landed on its bestseller list due to ResultSource's campaign. Soren Kaplan, the source who admitted he had paid ResultSource to land his book, Leapfrogging , on The Wall Street Journal ' s bestseller list, revealed
20989-457: Was also revealed to have been convicted of a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct for domestic violence. However, no action was taken against either contestant by the show producers because they had revealed their misdemeanors to them in advance. The fourth season of American Idol had an overall average viewership of 26.8 million and was the top show for the 2004–2005 TV season. Its Tuesday episodes averaged 27.32 million (ranked first) while
21140-573: Was an Honor Society member, a cheerleader, and played basketball and softball. Underwood graduated from Checotah High School in 2001 as salutatorian . She did not initially pursue singing after graduation and once said "After high school, I pretty much gave up on the dream of singing. I had reached a point in my life where I had to be practical and prepare for my future in the 'real world ' ". She attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma , graduating magna cum laude , in 2006, with
21291-460: Was bolstered by the successful crossover singles " Jesus, Take the Wheel " and " Before He Cheats ", and became the best-selling debut album of all time by a solo female country artist. She won three Grammy Awards for the album, including Best New Artist . Her next studio album, Carnival Ride (2007), had one of the biggest opening weeks of all time by a female artist and won two Grammy Awards. Her third studio album, Play On (2009), produced
21442-610: Was featured on " Somethin' Bad " from Miranda Lambert 's album Platinum . Released as a single, "Somethin' Bad" reached number one on the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Underwood's 13th number-one on the chart. The same week, the song vaulted to number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 . In early 2014, she performed on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony , paying tribute to Linda Ronstadt . Her performances were highly acclaimed by critics and even by Stevie Nicks , who performed with Underwood. In September, Underwood headlined
21593-701: Was one of 30 artists to perform on " Forever Country ", a mash-up track of " Take Me Home, Country Roads ", " On the Road Again ", and " I Will Always Love You " celebrating 50 years of the CMA Awards . The single debuted at number one on Billboard's Hot Country Songs . In December 2016, she joined Keith Urban for a series of concerts in Australia and New Zealand. In January 2017, she received her ninth People's Choice award, winning Favorite Female Country Artist. Underwood received one nomination – Best Country Solo Performance – for her single "Church Bells" for
21744-545: Was one of the seven women to be honored by the Academy of Country Music at the Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country special. She was recognized for being the first and only female artist in the academy's history to ever win Entertainer of the Year twice. At the ceremony, Vince Gill introduced Underwood and presented her with the special award. He sang one of her hits, "Jesus, Take The Wheel", and joined Underwood on
21895-640: Was ranked number 50 on the Artists of the Decade list by Billboard . Also in late 2009, Underwood had her very own CMT Invitation Only and also hosted a Christmas special, Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special , a two-hour variety show on Fox that featured Dolly Parton (with whom she sang a rendition duet of " I Will Always Love You ") season seven American Idol champion David Cook , Kristin Chenoweth , Brad Paisley and others. In May 2010, Underwood
22046-581: Was released as the second single from the album on July 9, 2012. It was a massive success, selling over 2 million copies, being certified Triple Platinum, reaching the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, the number-one spot on the Billboard Country Airplay and the Top 2 of the Top Country Songs , where it became Underwood's 16th top ten hit on Hot Country Songs chart, a record among women in the tally's 68-year history. The album
22197-423: Was released in September 2009. It was a huge success, jumping from number 96 to number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in its second week, one of the biggest single-week upwards on the chart of all time. It later peaked at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart in just ten weeks, the year's fastest chart-topper by a country female and the fastest number one of her career at that time (her 2014 single "Something in
22348-546: Was released on December 9. The album's lead single, " Something in the Water ", became a crossover success. It reached number one on the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming her fourteenth number-one hit on that chart and her second in 2014. With fourteen number ones, she holds the record as the female country artist with the most number-one hits on the Hot Country Songs chart in the Nielsen SoundScan era (since 1991) in
22499-418: Was released on February 23, 2012. It was officially released to Country radio on February 27, 2012. The music video for "Good Girl" premiered on Entertainment Tonight and on VEVO on March 12, 2012. The song peaked at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart, giving Underwood her twelfth number-one on the chart, and was certified Double Platinum and has sold over two million copies. The song " Blown Away "
22650-526: Was selected on People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People List for 2010. This was the 4th year in a row that she was selected for the list. Also in May, Victoria's Secret named her legs the Sexiest Legs in Hollywood. In June 2011, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Underwood as the number 11 Queen of Pop, based on a lot of criteria from 2009 until 2011. Underwood co-wrote and recorded a song titled " There's
22801-433: Was the 7th best-selling album of 2012, the second best-selling country album of the year and the second best-selling release by a female artist in 2012. It has been certified Double Platinum by the RIAA and sold over 1.7 million copies in the United States alone. Underwood had her very own VH1 Unplugged (called "VH1 Presents: Carrie Underwood Unplugged") and VH1 Behind The Music episodes, which premiered October 2, 2012. For
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