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  • CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO “FLIP THE SWITCH” ON THE OPRY’S SIGNATURE BARN AS PART OF A TWO-SHOW 10TH EDITION OF OPRY GOES PINK.

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    The Grand Ole Opry® and Carrie Underwood are joining together in the fight against breast cancer on Friday, October 26 with a special 10th Annual Opry Goes Pink. Opry member and Capitol Records Nashville’s superstar Underwood will flip the switch on the Opry’s signature barn backdrop, turning it pink for the night as the “Cry Pretty” star takes the stage to perform on two shows that night. Underwood also flipped the switch on the inaugural Opry Goes Pink in 2009.


    Underwood and the Opry have teamed to create Cry Pretty Opry Goes Pink packages featuring Opry Goes Pink tickets, Underwood’s “Cry Pretty” album due Sept. 14, and a collectible print. Beginning today, when fans order the package or tickets, $5 from every package and ticket sold will be donated to the fight against breast cancer. Tickets and packages are available at opry.com and at (800) SEE-OPRY.

    About the Grand Ole Opry

    The Grand Ole Opry®is presented by Humana®.  Opry performances are held every Friday and Saturday of the year, with Tuesday night shows through December, Wednesday night shows through Sept. 26,  and seasonal Opry Country Classics shows on Thursdays. To plan an Opry visit, call (800) SEE-OPRY or visit opry.com. The Opry presents the best in country music live every week from Nashville, Tenn.  Celebrating nine decades of entertainment, the Opry can be heard at opry.comand wsmonline.com, Opry and WSM mobile apps, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and its flagship home, 650 AM-WSM. The Grand Ole Opry is owned by Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE: RHP).  For more information, visit opry.com.

     
    Photo courtesy Grand Ole Opry LLC. Chris Hollo, photographer

  • CARRIE UNDERWOOD CRY PRETTY ALBUM SPECIAL.

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    Multi-platinum selling global superstar Carrie Underwood is set to release her eagerly-anticipated new album, Cry Pretty, on Friday, September 14th. Cry Pretty will be her first studio album on Capitol Records Nashville and marks the first time she has co-produced her own album. The lead single and title track, “Cry Pretty” debuted as the #1 song in the U.S. all-genres. The song also topped download charts in 38 countries around the world and amassed over 3.5 billion social impressions across 66 countries during its week of launch in April, which was culminated with a show-stopping performance on the “2018 ACM Awards” telecast. Carrie co-wrote the powerful single with Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, and Liz Rose (aka The Love Junkies) and co-produced Cry Pretty with fellow writer/producer David Garcia. She just released her new single and video for “Love Wins.”

    We are celebrating this new release with a one-hour special featuring several tracks from the new album, plus some of Carrie’s biggest hits. The program is non-exclusive and commercial-free.

    CLEARANCE WINDOW:

    Friday, September 14th – Saturday, September 22nd

     

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  • CARRIE UNDERWOOD’S CRY PRETTY SHOWCASES LIFE LIVED.

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    Carrie Underwood releases her new studio album, Cry Pretty, on Friday (September 14th), and she says there was a lot of personal and professional growth between her 2015 Storyteller album and this new collection of songs, which she co-produced with David Garcia.

    “There was definitely a lot of growth for me as a person – emotional growth and spiritual growth and my family. And I feel like just kind of taking more ownership in my thoughts and my feelings and my wants and my creative abilities and just taking more ownership over all of those things and wanting that to translate into this album,” says Carrie. “I like to take time between projects. It’s like when do you have time to live the life you’re writing about? It’s so important to me…Whatever I’m doing, I want to completely immerse myself in and that includes living a life, and I just feel like that’s so important. And for me as a mom and as a wife and as a friend and daughter and all of those things, it’s just important to take a minute to live a life worth writing about.”

    Carrie has scheduled several appearances in promotion of Cry Pretty. She’ll perform on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday (September 13th) followed by the Today Show Summer Concert Series on Friday (September 14th), CBS Sunday Morning (September 15th) and The Ellen Show (September 19th). On September 20th, she will receive her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and will perform at the upcoming iHeart Radio Music Festival on September 22nd in Las Vegas.

     

    Audio / Carrie Underwood says there was a lot of growth between her previous album, Storyteller, and her new collection, Cry Pretty.

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    Carrie Underwood (growth between albums) OC: …writing about. 1:07
    “I feel like between Storyteller and Cry Pretty, there was definitely a lot of growth for me as a person – emotional growth and spiritual growth and my family. And I feel like just kind of taking more ownership in my thoughts and my feelings and my wants and my creative abilities and just taking more ownership over all of those things and wanting that to translate into this album. I like to take time between projects. It’s like when do you have time to live the life you’re writing about? It’s so important to me. I like to go on tour and when I’m out, I’m out. I’m on the road. We are working hard. We’re killing it. We’re doing what we do. When I write, I want to write. I want to immerse myself in that. Whatever I’m doing, I want to completely immerse myself in and that includes living a life, and I just feel like that’s so important. And for me as a mom and as a wife and as a friend and daughter and all of those things, it’s just important to take a minute to live a life worth writing about.”

     

    Audio / LINER Carrie Underwood (Cry Pretty available this week)

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  • CARRIE UNDERWOOD CRY PRETTY ALBUM AUDIO TOOLKIT

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    Carrie Underwood

    Click here to download the Carrie Underwood Cry Pretty Album Audio Toolkit.

  • NEWS AND NOTES: Luke, Carrie, Eric, AJ, Strait

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    Alan Jackson / Carrie Underwood / Eric Church / George Strait / Luke Bryan

    Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood have earned American Music Awards nominations. Luke is up for Favorite Male Artist Country, while Carrie is nominated for Favorite Female Artist Country. The 2018 American Music Awards will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on October 9th at 8pm ET on ABC.

    Eric Church was just announced as one of the performers at the 12th annual Stand4Heroes event at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York on November 5th. Bruce Springsteen, Seth Meyers, Jim Gaffigan, Jon Stewart and many special guests will also participate. Tickets go on sale Thursday (September 13th) at Noon ET.

    UMG Nashville has teamed up with the Gaither Music Group to create a new Gaither Gospel Series titled Country Gospel Collection. The first volume will include classic country gospel songs from some of the biggest names, including Alan Jackson and George Strait, as well as songs by Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell and Conway Twitty, among others. Country Gospel Collection Volume 1 will be released October 5th.

    Country Gospel Collection Volume 1 Track List:

    1. Just A Closer Walk With Thee- Patsy Cline
    2. How Great Thou Art- Alan Jackson
    3. What A Friend We Have In Jesus- Glen Campbell
    4. Shall We Gather At The River- Tennessee Ernie Ford
    5. Take My Hand Precious Lord- Roy Acuff
    6. I Saw The Light- Hank Williams
    7. Will The Circle Be Unbroken- George Jones
    8. In The Garden- Loretta Lynn
    9. You’ll Never Walk Alone- Conway Twitty
    10. Peace In The Valley- Johnny Cash
    11. I Saw God Today- George Strait
    12. Amazing Grace- The Statler Brothers

  • CARRIE UNDERWOOD RELEASES VIDEO FOR “LOVE WINS” AND ANNOUNCES TELEVISION APPEARANCES.

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    Carrie Underwood

    Multi-platinum-selling global superstar Carrie Underwood released the official music video for her new single “Love Wins.”  The powerful, uplifting and colorful video was directed by Shane Drake. Carrie co-wrote “Love Wins” with David Garcia and Brett James and is the new single from her highly-anticipated studio album, Cry Pretty, available on Friday (September 14th). In addition, Carrie co-wrote eight other songs on Cry Pretty, which she co-produced alongside David Garcia.

    “This song is hopeful,” says Carrie. “It’s saying no matter who you are, what you feel, what you think, we’re all human beings. We all deserve love. We all deserve respect and we all should try to show that to one another.”

    Cry Pretty has already received early media praise. Rolling Stone declares Underwood as “arena country’s mightiest voice, as Cry Pretty reaffirms” and Entertainment Weekly calls Cry Pretty “her most emotionally accessible work to date.”

    Carrie has scheduled several appearances in promotion of Cry Pretty. She’ll perform on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday (September 13th) followed by the Today Show Summer Concert Series on Friday (September 14th), CBS Sunday Morning (September 15th) and The Ellen Show (September 19th). On September 20th, she will receive her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and will perform at the upcoming iHeart Radio Music Festival on September 22nd in Las Vegas.

    You can pre-order the album here.


    Cry Pretty     Track List:

    1. Cry Pretty (Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose)
    2. Ghosts On The Stereo (Hillary Lindsey, Tom Douglas, Andrew Dorff)
    3. Low (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Hillary Lindsey)
    4. Backsliding (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Hillary Lindsey)
    5. Southbound (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Josh Miller)
    6. That Song That We Used To Make Love To (Hillary Lindsey, Jason Evigan)
    7. Drinking Alone (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Brett James)
    8. The Bullet (Marc Beeson, Andy Albert, Allen Shamblin)
    9. Spinning Bottles (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Hillary Lindsey)
    10. Love Wins (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Brett James)
    11. End Up With You (Hillary Lindsey, Brett McLaughlin, Will Weatherly)
    12. Kingdom (Carrie Underwood, Chris DeStefano, Dave Barnes)

    Produced by David Garcia and Carrie Underwood

    Bonus Track – The Champion (featuring Ludacris) (Carrie Underwood, Brett James, Chris DeStefano, Christopher Bridges) Produced by Jim Jonsin.

    Carrie will launch her new arena trek, The Cry Pretty Tour 360, May 1st in Greensboro, North Carolina and will play 55 arenas across the U.S. and Canada. She’ll be joined on tour by special guests Maddie & Tae and Runaway June.

    Before she hits the road, she will co-host the CMA Awards for the 11th consecutive year.

    Audio / Carrie Underwood talks about how she, David Garcia and Brett James came up with the concept of “Love Wins.”

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    Carrie Underwood (Love Wins) 1 OC: …than just us. 1:00

    “’Love Wins’ started out with a track and sometimes when you listen to music you’re like well this song this is inspiring. This is hopeful. This is joyous. This is that kind of song. And Brett said this music needs some grand title, like ‘Love Wins.’ And I was like okay, let’s write that. And the three of us are me and Brett and David, we’re all religious beings. We all believe in a higher power. I feel like we kind of all are on the same page-ish as far as that goes. But we wanted to write this song acknowledging a broken world. We’ve always been a broken world. We’ll always be a broken world, but there’s something about the human spirit that whether you are religious or not we all have that sense that there’s more than just right here, more than just us.”

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  • CARRIE UNDERWOOD, LITTLE BIG TOWN’S KAREN FAIRCHILD AND KIMBERLY SCHLAPMAN WILL BE AMONG A HANDFUL OF WOMEN BEING CELEBRATED AT CMT’S ARTISTS OF THE YEAR.

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    Carrie Underwood / Little Big Town

    In a salute to the women of country music, Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman will be honored at this year’s CMT’s annual Artists of the Year special, along with Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris and Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott.

    “This year, we’re evolving the special to reflect what’s happening right now in culture and in the lives of our fans,” says Leslie Fram, Senior Vice President of Music & Talent at CMT, in a press release. “In this monumental year for women, dedicating one of the biggest nights in the genre to applaud female country artists not only solidifies our commitment, but we hope will spark a much-needed change in the industry,” says Leslie Fram, Senior Vice President of Music & Talent at CMT.

    CMT will fully turn its focus to supporting the Artists of the Year showcase by dedicating a full day of airtime to a “Woman of Country” takeover across the network’s various broadcast and digital platforms.

    The list of performers for the show will be announced soon.

  • CARRIE UNDERWOOD WILL RECEIVE A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME.

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    Carrie Underwood will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next week, becoming the 2,646th star. The ceremony will take place at 1750 North Vine Street in front of Capitol Records on September 20th.

    Carrie will be honored by Simon Cowell, who was a judge on American Idol when she won during Season 4, as well as Brad Paisley, with whom she will co-host the CMA Awards for an 11th time this year.

    The ceremony will be webcast live at http://www.walkoffame.com and on Variety.

    Carrie, who has won seven Grammy Awards, six CMAs, 14 ACMs and 12 American Music Awards, will release her new studio album, Cry Pretty, on Friday (September 14th). The collection includes her new single, “Love Wins,” which was released today (September 11th).

  • CARRIE UNDERWOOD IS EXPECTING HER SECOND CHILD.

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    During a personal video announcement of her 2019 tour to her fans this morning, Carrie Underwood also revealed she and husband Mike Fisher are expecting their second child!!

    “You might be wondering or asking, ‘Carrie, why is your tour starting in May?’ Well…[she smiles and looks up as the camera in the video pulls out to reveal a BABY balloon cluster]…yay! Mike and Isaiah and I are absolutely over the moon and excited to be adding another little fish to our pond. This has just been a dream come true with album and baby news and all that stuff. We are just so excited and just so glad that you guys can share in this with us and be a part of this with us. Love you guys, and we’ll see you on the road in 2019.”

     

    The new bundle of joy will join big brother Isaiah, who was born February 27th, 2015.

    Carrie is currently sitting inside the Top 10 with her single, “Cry Pretty,” which is also the title of her new album, Cry Pretty, available September 14th.

  • CARRIE UNDERWOOD ANNOUNCES NEW “CRY PRETTY 360” TOUR.

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    Seven-time Grammy winner and Pollstar’s three-time top female country touring artist, Carrie Underwood, will launch a new arena tour, The Cry Pretty Tour 360, in Spring 2019. Sponsored by CALIA, the new tour will kick off on May 1st in Greensboro, NC, and will play 55 arenas across the U.S. and Canada and be promoted by AEG Presents. She will be joined on tour by special guests Maddie & Tae and Runaway June. Carrie made the announcement this morning in a personal video to her fans.

     

    Tickets for the concerts go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, August 17th at 10am local time but please check local listings. For more information including the Cry Pretty album/ticket bundle, go to http://www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com. Also beginning Monday, August 13th, a limited number of exclusive VIP Packages will be available which include an amazing selection of tickets, Meet & Greets, autographed memorabilia, custom merchandise and much more.

    Citi® is the official presale credit card for Carrie Underwood’s “The Cry Pretty Tour 360” for 2019. As such, Citi® cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning on Monday, August 13th at 12pm until Thursday, August 16 at 10pm through Citi’s Private Pass® program. For complete presale details, visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

    Carrie is set to release her eagerly-anticipated new album, Cry Pretty, on September 14th. Cry Pretty will be her first studio album on Capitol Records Nashville and marks the first time she has co-produced her own album. The lead single and title track, “Cry Pretty” debuted as the #1 song in the U.S. all-genres. The song also topped download charts in 38 countries around the world and amassed over 3.5 billion social impressions across 66 countries during its week of launch in April, which was culminated with a show-stopping performance on the “2018 ACM Awards” telecast. Carrie co-wrote the powerful single with Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, and Liz Rose (aka The Love Junkies) and co-produced Cry Pretty with fellow writer/producer David Garcia.

    Following her successful “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round,” the new production will feature a brand-new stage in the middle of the arena floor, creating a unique 360-degree setting to allow fans on all sides of the arena an intimate view of the concert.  Barry Lather (Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson) is the tour’s Creative Director, and Nick Whitehouse/Fireplay (Justin Timberlake, Beyonce) is Production Designer.

    “I love performing in the round,” says Underwood.  “It’s so much fun for me and the band to play in every direction and creates a much more intimate and immersive experience for the audience, even in a larger arena setting.  It’s been exciting to introduce audiences to Cry Pretty and I can’t wait to bring the new album to life on this tour, along with all of the songs we love to play live.  I’m thrilled to be going out with an amazing line-up – Maddie & Tae and Runaway June are incredible artists that are going to bring even more electricity to our shows.”

    Underwood has arranged for a donation of $1 from each ticket sold for The Cry Pretty Tour 360 to be contributed to Danita’s Children, which provides a safe haven for abandoned and vulnerable children in Haiti, while encouraging families to stay together through their education and malnutrition programs.

    THE CRY PRETTY TOUR 360:

    Date City Venue
    May 1, 2019 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
    May 3, 2019 Birmingham, AL Legacy Arena at the BJCC
    May 4, 2019 N. Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena
    May 6, 2019 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
    May 9, 2019 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena
    May 11, 2019 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
    May 12, 2019 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
    May 14, 2019 Sacramento, CA Golden1 Center
    May 16, 2019 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
    May 18, 2019 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena
    May 21, 2019 Portland, OR MODA Center at Rose Garden
    May 22, 2019 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena
    May 24, 2019 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
    May 25, 2019 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
    May 28, 2019 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
    May 31, 2019 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
    June 2, 2019 Winnipeg, MB Bell MTS Place
    June 9, 2019 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
    June 10, 2019 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
    June 13, 2019 Hershey, PA GIANT Center
    June 15, 2019 Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena
    June 16, 2019 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse
    June 18, 2019 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center
    June 20, 2019 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum
    June 21, 2019 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
    June 23, 2019 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena
    Sept 10, 2019 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center
    Sept 12, 2019 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center
    Sept 14, 2019 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Smart Home Arena
    Sept 16, 2019 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
    Sept 18, 2019 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena
    Sept 19, 2019 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
    Sept 21, 2019 Houston, TX Toyota Center
    Sept 22, 2019 Lafayette, LA Cajundome
    Sept 24, 2019 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
    Sept 25, 2019 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena
    Sept 27, 2019 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
    Sept 29, 2019 Columbia, SC Colonial Life Arena
    Sept 30, 2019 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena
    Oct 2, 2019 New York City, NY Madison Square Garden
    Oct 4, 2019 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena
    Oct 5, 2019 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
    Oct 10, 2019 Boston, MA TD Garden
    Oct 12, 2019 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
    Oct 13, 2019 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center
    Oct 16, 2019 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
    Oct 17, 2019 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
    Oct 19, 2019 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
    Oct 20, 2019 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
    Oct 23, 2019 Memphis, TN FedExForum
    Oct 24, 2019 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
    Oct 26, 2019 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
    Oct 27, 2019 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
    Oct 29, 2019 Chicago, IL United Center
    Oct 31, 2019 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena

    *Tickets on sale Friday, Aug 24th in Wichita, Kansas City and Sioux Falls

    Audio / Carrie Underwood is looking forward to performing for fans on her

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    Carrie Underwood (looking forward to Cry Pretty Tour) OC: …else like it. :30
    “I’m so looking forward to the Cry Pretty Tour 360. It’s so much fun being on stage. It’s an energy. I love singing anywhere. I love being in the studio, but it’s just different when you have fans that are singing your songs back to you and kind of throwing that energy back to you. It takes everything to a whole new level, and there’s just like so much adrenaline from the crowd and the lights and the music and everything’s loud. There’s nothing else like it.”

    Audio / LINER Carrie Underwood (want to see you on my Cry Pretty Tour 360)

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