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On the verge of another American Idol competition (Season 13 begins tonight), it doesn't hurt to go back and see how the previous contestants are holding up. Forbes has done all of the legwork already, ranking the Top 10 (11, when you consider ties) highest earning Idol alumni of 2013. Carrie Underwood is out front, and out front by a lot. -
Clear Channel heading to Austin for iHeartRadio Country Festival in March, featuring Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and more
Clear Channel is going country, y'all. The radio giant, who have also launched the massively successful, genre-spanning iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas have announced a second concert series: the iHeartRadio Country Festival today (Jan. 8). -
NBC's 'The Sound of Music' probably won't make its money back...initially
NBC obviously put a lot of work into promoting the new live performance of The Sound of Music, starring Carrie Underwood in the role of Maria Von Trapp, the role filled by Julie Andrews during the original film. The promotion campaign seemed to have paid off, as the broadcast brought in a huge viewership. But that doesn't mean the network made its money back. The Hollywood Reporter got numbers from analysts putting the production's budget at around $9 million. -
NBC 'The Sound of Music' receives huge ratings for NBC, so-so reviews and total Twitter backlash
NBC hedged a huge bet when they decided to air a three-hour live production of "The Sound of Music" on Thursday night (Dec. 5), and though reviews of the program have come out as mixed, at best, the viewers were certainly alive for the "Sound of Music." -
Carrie Underwood, Rashida Jones and Jimmy Fallon give holiday makeovers to 'Wrecking Ball,' 'Blurred Lines' and more in new viral video [WATCH]
If there's one thing that "Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon knows how to do extraordinarily well, it's take the boring old celebrity interview segment and turn it into an amazing viral sensation. Yesterday (Nov. 28), the "SNL" alum welcomed guests Rashida Jones and Carrie Underwood. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Hannukah, Christmas and the Billboard Top 40 charts, the trio gave amazing holiday makeovers to some of the biggest hits from 2013. And, of course, the results are totally hilarious. -
Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer Lead Cast in NBC's Live, Nazi-Ridden Version of 'The Sound of Music'
Producers of a new version of the Oscar-winning musical 'The Sound of Music,' set for U.S. television next week, knew it would be a sacrilege to try and re-make the beloved 1965 movie classic starring Julie Andrews. And American country singer Carrie Underwood... -
Carrie Underwood 'The Sound of Music' preview clip [LISTEN]
Carrie Underwood fits into the same boat as Taylor Swift in that she's a country artist that has success appealing to the non-country listening populace (read: our father). That success led NBC into casting her as Maria von Trapp in the live broadcast of The Sound of Music, which will air on December 5. NBC has released a one-minute clip of its star singing the title song from the musical. -
CMA Awards 2013 Recap: Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley host night full of big performances, few trophies
The 47th annual Country Music Association Awards took place tonight (Nov. 6) in Nashville. Celebrating the best of this year in country music and hosted by two of the genre's biggest stars (Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley), the CMA Awards were less about the trophies and speeches and more about the glitz, glamor and live music that rocked the country charts over the last 12 months. -
Carrie Underwood in TV's 'The Sound of Music'
Carrie Underwood has a long history of melding music with her television presence. She's racked up six Grammys, five Country Music Association Awards and hosted the award ceremony five times (a sixth to come on November 6th in Nashville). And aside from seeing her singing the Sunday Night Football Theme song, you will now see her in another light: a television broadcast of The Sound of Music. -
CMA Awards Performers Announced: See What Hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley Have To Say About Each [QUIZ]
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be hosting the 47th Country Music Association Awards on November 6, and organizers recently announced the performers for this year's event. Music Times has come up with theoretical introductions from the hosts for each act. See if you can match the options below with the following artists: Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban -
Willie Nelson Teams Up With Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood and More For Female Duets Album "For The Girls"
Luke Bryan acknowledged last week that's rough for women in country music, as a majority of the genre's listeners are female and yet only six of the Top 25 songs on the country charts are sung by women. Willie Nelson has been aware of the problem for a while apparently, because he's launching a duets album featuring nothing but female partners. -
Luke Bryan Discusses Women's Struggles To Gain Traction In Country Field: 'It's Always Been Pretty Damn Crummy'
Luke Bryan admitted in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that "it sucks" for women in the country music genre right now. Although this isn't quite as liberating as hearing Jay Z declare that "women is pimps too," Bryan is currently at the top of the country game (and the music game in general, having topped the Billboard 200 for two straight weeks with his album "Crash My Party") and perhaps in a position to do something about it.
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