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American Idol: Will Lauren Gray Follow in Carrie Underwood's Footsteps?
Originally posted 02/03/2012 08:10AM
Thursday's American Idol started out with footage of a young Carrie Underwood on a road trip from Checotah, Okla., to audition for the show in St. Louis.
"Now a new crop of talent will take that same trip, hoping to create the magic all over again," Ryan Seacrest said. "Can they do it?"
Lauren Gray of Arkansas certainly has a chance. "It would mean the world me to go to Hollywood," the self-described "daddy's girl" said. "It's been a dream of mine, always. But also my father's dream, as well."
"You're one of the best female voices we've heard," Jennifer Lopez said after the seasoned singer, 22, performed Adele's "One and Only."
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Carrie Underwood Rescues Injured Dog from Highway
Originally posted 01/09/2012 02:30PM
When Carrie Underwood saw two dogs on the median of an interstate highway between Oklahoma and Tennessee, she momentarily took the wheel from Jesus and pulled over.
The country star was driving home from a visit with her parents over the holidays when she saw the injured pups, she shared on her fan club blog. Concerned for their safety, she stopped and went to help the pair.
"I had Ace and Penny [Underwood's own dogs] and a trunk full of luggage and presents in the SUV," she wrote on Dec. 30. When one of the injured dogs started wagging her tail, Underwood hoisted the "limping" and "bloody" pup into the car. The other dog, sadly, had died. "My guess is that the dogs were thrown out of their car by their owners on the highway."
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CMA Awards: What Was Your Favorite Moment?
Originally posted 11/10/2011 10:00AM
When Nashville's finest get together, there's bound to be boots and cowboy hats. And jokes about Taylor Swift.
As country's coolest crooners took to the Bridgestone Arena for Wednesday night's 45th annual Country Music Association Awards, Nashville's big night was full of equally big moments.
From down-home, downright fun performances to a heartfelt tribute to Glen Campbell, tell us: What was your favorite moment of the night?
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Carrie Underwood & Brad Paisley Tease Country Stars, Kim Kardashian – And More
Originally posted 11/09/2011 09:00PM
A larger-than-life wedding and a whirlwind divorce: Kim Kardashian's divorce could pass for the plot of a country ballad.
And Wednesday night, it did just that.
As Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley took to the Bridgestone Arena stage for Nashville's biggest night at the Country Music Association Awards, the four-time hosts addressed Kardashian and Kris Humphries with a tongue-in-cheek tune.
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Carrie Underwood: Newlywed Life Is Better Than People Warned
Originally posted 09/26/2011 12:00PM
The newlywed life is the good life for Carrie Underwood, who was told there would be rough patches.
"Everyone says the first month is the hardest, or the fourth month or the eighth month," the 28-year-old, who wed NHL player Mike Fisher last year, told PEOPLE. "We're just enjoying it."
The country songstress's career has been "go, go, go," she said, adding: "You never really get to stop and smell the roses and really enjoy just being a person."
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Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton Join CMA Awards Lineup
Originally posted 09/20/2011 10:00AM
All five nominees for CMA's highest honor, Entertainer of the Year – Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton and Jason Aldean – will perform at this year's awards ceremony, the Country Music Association announced Tuesday.
All of the nominee-performers also performed at last year's CMA Awards, and three are past winners. Paisley, who's also co-hosting the awards on ABC Nov. 9 with Carrie Underwood, picked up Entertainer of the Year for the first time in 2010 after being nominated for it every year since 2005. Swift won in 2009. And Urban received the award back in 2005.
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Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert Score CMA Nods
Originally posted 09/06/2011 09:25AM
The nominations are in for the 45th annual Country Music Awards, and Keith Urban and Taylor Swift are among the recognized artists.
Leading the nominations with five each: Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley and Jason Aldean.
Country power couple Miranda Lambert and Shelton also scored individual vocal nominations, with Shelton getting a second nod for Entertainer of the Year.
The Country Music Awards will air on ABC on Nov. 9, hosted for the fourth year in a row by Carrie Underwood and Paisley.
Among the artist nominees:
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Carrie Underwood Introduces New Idols to the Grand Ole Opry
Originally posted 06/09/2011 09:30AM
Talk about all-stars: The Grand Ole Opry was chock-full of country's biggest names Tuesday night, including Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum and the legendary Jimmy Dickens
The evening's two sold-out shows also brought a surprise visit from American Idol winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina, who were introduced by none other than Underwood, Nashville's resident Idol superstar.
McCreery and Alaina, who co-presented at Wednesday night's CMT Awards, will make their official Opry debut Friday, six years to the day since Underwood's first performance on Nashville's most famous stage.
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American Idol's Carrie Underwood & David Cook Unite in L.A. for Sushi
Originally posted 06/01/2011 02:05PM
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Pippa Middleton Parties in Paris
Originally posted 06/01/2011 06:00AM
• After catching the French Open with friends, Pippa Middleton continued her fun night out in Paris. First, she dined with pals on rustic country food at Cinq-Mars on the Rue Verneuil. Then, Middleton headed off to the St. Germain strip to party at Le Montana nightclub, which opens after midnight.
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