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The music video of superstar Carrie Underwood’s “Heartbeat,” her second single from her #1 selling Storyteller album, can be seen for the first time tomorrow, December 1st. The exclusive broadcast sneak peek of the clip can be viewed on NBC’s Today, while its exclusive premiere can be streamed on Yahoo.com/Music starting at 10:30 am Eastern Time on Tuesday.
Superstar Carrie Underwood will celebrate the Friday, October 23, release of her new album, Storyteller, with a Citi Concert Series performance on NBC’s Today.
Superstar Carrie Underwood took to social media earlier to reveal the track listing to her fifth studio album, Storyteller, set for release on October 23. Storyteller was produced by Jay Joyce, Mark Bright, and Zach Crowell with six of its 13 songs co-written by Carrie, including the record-breaking first single, “Smoke Break.”
Photo credit: Randee St. Nicholas
Superstar Carrie Underwood will head to New York next week to present her CALIA by Carrie Underwood fall collection at the world-renowned NY Fashion Week and to guest judge the finalists’ runway-shown collections on Lifetime’s Emmy-nominated Project Runway. She will also stop by The Tonight on Thursday, September 10, to pay a visit and perform the television debut of her new record-breaking single, “Smoke Break.”
Photo credit: Randee St. Nicholas
Seven-time GRAMMY®-winning superstar Carrie Underwood will premiere the music video for her new single, “Smoke Break,” this coming Monday, August 24, on Entertainment Tonight and ETonline.com. Following a preview segment and interview on the televised broadcast (check local listings), fans will be able to see the full video (directed by Randee St. Nicholas, who helmed Underwood’s award-winning “Blown Away” clip) in a 24-hour exclusive on ETonline.com.
19 Recordings/Arista Nashville superstar Carrie Underwood took part in an online chat today on her official Facebook page, where the seven-time GRAMMY® winner revealed information about her upcoming fifth studio album. Titled Storyteller, and set for release on October 23, the album includes tracks produced by Jay Joyce, Mark Bright, and Zach Crowell. Storyteller will launch with the single “Smoke Break,” which was delivered digitally to country radio today for an official airplay impact date of August 24.
Country superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be returning to host “Country Music’s Biggest Night™” for the eighth consecutive year in 2015. “The 49th Annual CMA Awards” airs live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 4 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Hey #CMAfest! Looks like I will be seeing you real soon! @CMA," Underwood posted on her Instagram Tuesday morning.
On the day after the unofficial start of summer, Carrie Underwood tapped her social networks to announce that she will be performing at LP Field during the 2015 CMA Music Festival Nightly Concerts. Her performance at this year’s CMA Music Festival will mark the 10th anniversary of her first performance in 2005 following her victorious run on “American Idol” that same year.
“We know our fans will be thrilled to kick off summer with Carrie at CMA Music Festival,” said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer.
The Ultimate Country Music Fan Experience™, CMA Music Festival takes place Thursday through Sunday, June 11-14 in Nashville.
Underwood performs Saturday, June 13. She joins previously announced performers including Jason AldeanDierks BentleyLee BriceLuke BryanBrett EldredgeFlorida Georgia LineRandy HouserLady AntebellumLittle Big TownMaddie & TaeBrad PaisleyDarius RuckerCole SwindellThe Band Perry, The Oak Ridge Boys, Keith UrbanWynonna & The Big Noise, and Zac Brown Band. This year’s National Anthem singers include Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin BrothersLee GreenwoodKellie Pickler, and Restless Heart.
Tickets to the Nightly Concerts at LP Field sold out in November. Across the river from the stadium, there are countless free and low-cost entertainment options for fans visiting downtown Nashville as part of the CMA Music Festival. Seven free entertainment stages give fans an opportunity to choose their musical adventure, including the hugely popular Chevrolet Riverfront Stage, which consistently fills the Cumberland riverbank each of the four days.
AT&T U-verse® Fan Fair X at Music City Center moves the CMA Music Festival party inside, with musical performances on three stages, artist interactions, meet-and-greets, shopping and other unique fan experiences. Tickets to AT&T U-verse Fan Fair X are available now at CMAfest.com (AT&T U-verse Fan Fair X admission is included in four-day CMA Music Festival tickets). AT&T U-verse Fan Fair X tickets are $10 per day or $25 for a four-day pass.
For full lineup and to plan their schedule, maps, activities, trivia, and more information fans can go to CMAfest.com and download the CMA Fest app for iPhone or Android presented by AT&T U-verse.
For the most up to date Festival information, fans can stay connected with CMA on CMAfest.com, Facebook.com/CMA, Twitter.com/CountryMusic, Instagram.com/CMA, and sign up for CMA Exclusive, CMA’s e-newsletter.
CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. Fan Fair® is a registered trademark of CMA.
Seven-time GRAMMY® winner Carrie Underwood hit the country radio Top 10 this week with her current smash, “Little Toy Guns,” and Wednesday marked the debut of her live performance video of the song, online exclusively on Yahoo: http://smarturl.it/LTGlive.
Carrie Underwood’s current hit single, “Little Toy Guns,” is just one of an array of the seven-time GRAMMY® winner’s biggest hits featured in a new audio & video mashup created byDJ Earworm especially for Underwood’s fans, celebrating 10 years of #1 hits. Viewable online athttp://smarturl.it/CUX1Mashup, the mashup spans such favorites as “Before He Cheats,” “Cowboy Casanova,” “Blown Away,” “See You Again,” “Two Black Cadillacs,” and more, including Underwood’s most recent chart-topper, the Platinum-certified “Something in the Water.” With over 165 million YouTube views and over 650,000 YouTube subscribers, DJ Earworm is one of the most sought-after and respected mashup producers in the field, known for his highly anticipated annual “United State of Pop” mashups.
