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EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max has set a holiday special starring 7-time Grammy winner Carrie Underwood, who’ll perform songs from her first Christmas album, My Gift. That album drops on CD and digital September 25. The streamer will premiere the event this holiday season, and Underwood will be backed on those songs and other…

The 55th Academy of Country Music Awards tonight saw Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood tie as  Entertainers of the Year, with Luke Combs winning Album of the Year and Blake Shelton taking home the Single of the Year honors. The ACMs were supposed to be held on Sunday, April 5 in Las Vegas. But like many shows in this…

To paraphrase the old TV series: Seven is enough. Thirty-year superstar Garth Brooks told reporters today that he will not run for re-election as Entertainer of the Year at this year’s Country Music Association Awards. Brooks, who picked up CMA Awards’ top prize in 2019, said he doesn’t want to be nominated for it…

Carrie Underwood has decided to step away from hosting the CMA Awards, the award-winning singer announced Monday on social media. After hosting for 12 years, Underwood said on Instagram “it's time to pass the hosting torch.” During her time with the show, she most often emceed with Brad Paisley. Although this past…

Country star Brad Paisley will host and exec produce an hourlong primetime special for ABC later this season, the network announced. Brad Paisley Thinks He's Special, from Sony Pictures Television, will feature special guests Carrie Underwood, Jonas Brothers, and country singer-songwriter Kelsea Ballerini, among…

Carrie Underwood will host the 53rd Annual CMA Awards in November, with special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton in a celebration of legendary women of country music. The Country Music Association made the announcement today. The awards show broadcasts live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday…

A federal lawsuit alleges that NBCUniversal, the National Football League, and recording artist Carrie Underwood are among those who plagiarized a YouTube song to create the Sunday Night Football opening theme song "Game On" that precedes the athletic action. SNF is typically one of the primetime ratings leaders…

Carrie Underwood, Imagine Dragons, Post Malone and Ty Dolla $ign are among the first round of performers set for ABC’s 2018 America Music Awards broadcast, the network and dick clark productions announced today. Hosted by the previously announced Tracee Ellis Ross, the fan-voted awards show will broadcast live from…

Country star Carrie Underwood took to Twitter Wednesday to respond to the death of Craig Zadan, executive producer of The Sound of Music Live! which she starred in. “Such sad news,” Underwood tweeted. “Craig was a visionary, a risk-taker, a lover of music and just an all around nice guy! I am honored to have worked…

The 51st annual Country Music Association Awards kicked off with a tribute to the victims of last month’s Las Vegas tragedy. Darius Rucker led an all-star group of country superstars in a rendition of his Hootie and the Blowfish hit “Hold My Hand.” On stage with him was a who’s-who of the country world including Keith…

Multiple Grammy winner Carrie Underwood has signed a global recording deal with Universal Music Group, ending the former American Idol winner’s run at Sony Music, where she had released all five of her multiplatinum studio albums via Arista Nashville. Underwood's new label home will be Capitol Records Nashville, one…

Updated 10:00 PM: You can sum up the American Idol series grand finale very simply: Everyone got to take part in a medley and there were no surprise appearances. The broadcast was at 100 minutes and counting when they brought out original judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson. For the official Idol…