American Idol

Carrie Underwood: Half Way Finished with her Next Album

Carrie Underwood called into the Ryan Seacrest radio show to talk about the upcoming sold out IHeartRadio concert in Las Vegas on September 23 and 24th.

She’s been “writing quite a bit” and is about half way done with her next album, but doesn’t feel quite ready to debut new songs at the IHeartRadio concert.

Listen to the interview after the jump.

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CMA Awards Noms Revealed in Two Cities Tues. Sept. 6

Key dates for the CMA awards, hosted for the 4th time by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, have just been announced. On September 6, final nominees will be revealed live on Good Morning America during the 8:30 segment. Later that morning, finalists in 7 categories will be announced in a press conference from the historic Ryman auditorium in Nashville. The CMA Awards will be broadcast by ABC (reportedly under a new deal worth 30 million) on November 9.

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American Idol

Idols Gone Country 6/30/11

Come one, come all, and get your dose of Idols Gone Country! We welcome Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina into the mix, with new music news for Casey James, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Josh Gracin,