Happy Birthday, Mandisa!
On October 2, Mandisa celebrated her birthday. The Season 5 finalist was safe every week of the competition until her Top 9 Country Week elimination, and she has continued to be successful after Idol.
Mandisa's debut album, True Beauty, was released in 2007 and debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums and earned her a Grammy nomination for Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year. She released a holiday album entitled It's Christmas in 2008, and in 2009 she released Freedom, which earn...
Carrie Underwood Wins Big at the ACAs
Season 4 American Idol Carrie Underwood was the big winner at the first-ever American Country Awards broadcast live on FOX from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Carrie brought home the biggest awards of the night including two Artist of the Year awards, Album of the Year, and Single of the Year.
Fans logged on to theacas.com to cast votes in support of their favorite country music artists. Here are the six awards that Carrie took home:
Artist of the Year
Carrie Underwood
Artist of t...
This Week in Idol History
The middle of November has always been a popular time for American Idol winners to release their debut albums. This week in Idol history, Carrie Underwood, David Cook, Kris Allen, and Jordin Sparks released their post-Idol albums, and Lee DeWyze joins this talented group now with his release of Live It Up.
On November 15, 2005, Carrie Underwood released her debut album, Some Hearts. The album has been certified platinum an amazing seven times by the RIAA. It was not only the number one selling a...
Happy Birthday, Mandisa!
On October 2nd, Mandisa celebrates her birthday. The Season 5 finalist was safe every week of the competition until her Top 9 Country Week elimination, and she has continued to be successful after Idol.
Mandisas debut album, True Beauty, was released in 2007 and debuted at #1 on Billboards Top Christian Albums and earned her a Grammy nomination for Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year. She released a holiday album entitled Its Christmas in 2008, and in 2009 she released Freedom, which earne...
Carrie to Host CMAs, Plus 2 Nominations
Carrie Underwood will host the 44th Annual CMA Awards for the third year in a row with Brad Paisley. The CMA Awards 2010 airs live on November 10th, and the award show is known as Country Musics Biggest Night.
CMA Chief Executive Officer Steve Moore said, Carrie and Brad have done a tremendous job hosting and we are very happy to have them back again this year. They have developed a natural rhythm and have a great rapport with the audience both in the house and our fans watching at home. They e...
Carrie Underwood Scores 6 ACM Nominations
American Idol Carrie Underwood received six Academy of Country Music nominations this morning, including Entertainer of the Year! Carrie is the reigning Entertainer of the Year, and if she wins that category again, she will be the first female in Academy history to capture two Entertainer of the Year trophies.
Carrie is also nominated as an artist and composer for Song of the Year for Cowboy Casanova, as well as Vocal Event of the Year for I Told You So with Randy Travis. In addition, she is no...
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