Carrie Marie Underwood is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Underwood's single "Inside Your Heaven" (2005) made her the first country artist to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the only solo country artist in the 2000s to have a number-one song on the Hot 100. Her debut album,Some Hearts (2005),was bolstered by the successful crossover singles "Jesus,Take the Wheel" and "Before He Cheats",and became the best-selling debut album of all time by a solo female country artist. She won three Grammy Awards for the album,including Best New Artist. Her next studio album,Carnival Ride (2007),had one of the biggest opening weeks of all time by a female artist and won two Grammy Awards. Her third studio album,Play On (2009),produced the single "Cowboy Casanova",which had one of the biggest single-week upward movements on the Hot 100.
Christopher Marsh Lindsey is a Grammy nominated American country music songwriter and record producer. He has created major hits for Taylor Swift,The Civil Wars,Adam Lambert,Carrie Underwood,Kenny Chesney,Kellie Pickler,Keith Urban,Tim McGraw,Faith Hill,Martina McBride,Sara Evans,Lonestar,and many others. Lindsey has over 250 commercial recordings of his songs selling 90 Million records and counting.
"Before He Cheats" is a song by American singer Carrie Underwood from her debut studio album,Some Hearts (2005). Written by Chris Tompkins and Josh Kear,it was released as the fourth single from the album. The song tells the story of a woman taking revenge on her unfaithful partner.
American country music singer Carrie Underwood has released nine studio albums,one greatest hits album,and 29 singles. Underwood rose to fame after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Her debut album,Some Hearts,was released in 2005 and is the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history. It also became the best-selling solo female country debut in Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) history,as well as the top-selling debut album of any American Idol contestant in the United States.
Carnival Ride is the second studio album by American country music artist Carrie Underwood. It was released in the United States on October 23,2007,by Arista Nashville. On this album,Underwood was more involved in the songwriting process;she set up a writers' retreat at Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium to collaborate with Music Row tunesmiths such as Hillary Lindsey,Craig Wiseman,Rivers Rutherford,and Gordie Sampson.
"I Told You So" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis from his 1987 album,Always &Forever. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard and Canadian RPM country singles charts in June 1988. Travis had first recorded it on his 1983 album Live at the Nashville Palace under his stage name "Randy Ray". It became a local hit and one of his most requested songs at the club. In 2007,the song was covered by Carrie Underwood on her album Carnival Ride. Her version was released in February 2009 and was re-recorded and re-released in March as a duet with Travis. Underwood's and Travis' duet peaked at number two on the U.S. country charts in 2009.
"Remind Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Brad Paisley,performed as a duet with Carrie Underwood. It was released in May 2011 as the third single from Paisley's album This Is Country Music (2011). The music video for the song premiered on CMT on July 26,2011. The song was also named Taste of Country's Song of The Year for 2011. Paisley wrote this song with Kelley Lovelace and Chris DuBois.
Randy Travis is an American country music singer. His singles discography comprises 70 singles and 36 music videos.
The singles discography of American country music singer Reba McEntire contains 126 singles. They are further categorized by 100 released as a lead artist,seven as a featured artist and 19 that were issued as promotional singles. In addition to singles,eight unofficial singles were released and made charting positions in both the United States and Canada. After being discovered by Red Steagall,McEntire signed a recording contract with Polygram/Mercury Records in 1975. In 1977,she released her debut,self-titled album,which yielded four singles that low-charting entries on the Billboard Hot Country Songs survey. She had her first major hit as a solo artist with a remake of Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams" (1979).
Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States since October 20,2012,although the magazine also retrospectively recognizes the Hot Country Songs charts from January 20,1990,through October 13,2012,as part of the history of the Country Airplay listing. The chart lists the 60 most-listened-to records played on 150 mainstream country radio stations across the country as monitored by Nielsen BDS,weighted to each station's Nielsen ratings.
"Somethin' Bad" is a song recorded as a duet by American country music artists Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood. The song was written by Chris DeStefano,Brett James and Priscilla Renea. It was released as the second single from Lambert's fifth studio album Platinum in advance of the album's release two weeks later. The song premiered at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards on May 18,2014,and was released for sale the next day.
Greatest Hits:Decade #1 is the first greatest hits double album by American country music singer Carrie Underwood,released on December 9,2014,by Arista Nashville. The release contains every single from Underwood's first four studio albums:Some Hearts (2005),Carnival Ride (2007),Play On (2009),and Blown Away (2012),except "Some Hearts" from its album of the same name. Two newly recorded songs were included:"Something in the Water" and "Little Toy Guns". The album also contains four additional tracks.
"Heartbeat" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood from her fifth studio album,Storyteller. It was written by Underwood,Ashley Gorley,and the song's producer,Zach Crowell. Country singer Sam Hunt sings backing vocals on the track. The song was released to the radio by Arista Nashville on November 30,2015,as the album's second single,after "Smoke Break". Musically,"Heartbeat" is a country pop and a R&B song with lyrics that relate to the feeling of intimacy experienced by being alone with one's lover. It appears to be inspired by Underwood's marriage to Mike Fisher.
Cry Pretty is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood. The album was released on September 14,2018,as Underwood's first album with Capitol Records Nashville after signing a global deal with Universal Music Group at the start of 2017. The album marked the first co-producing effort by Underwood,who partnered with David Garcia for the record.
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2019.
American singer Cody Johnson has released nine studio albums and twelve singles. His first six albums were all released independently through his own CoJo label,with 2016's Gotta Be Me producing his first chart single "With You I Am".
My Gift is the first Christmas album and seventh studio album by American singer Carrie Underwood. It was released on September 25,2020,through Capitol Records Nashville. Produced by Greg Wells,My Gift features guest appearances from John Legend and Underwood's oldest son Isaiah.
"The Painter" is a song by American country music singer Cody Johnson,released on August 11,2023 as the lead single from his third major-label studio album Leather. It was written by Benjy Davis,Kat Higgins and Ryan Larkins and produced by Trent Willmon.
"Hallelujah" is a song recorded by American country music singer Carrie Underwood and R&B singer John Legend,appearing on Underwood's first full-length Christmas album,My Gift (2020).
"If I Didn't Love You" is a song recorded by American country music singers Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood,released on July 23,2021,as the first single from the first half of Macon on Aldean's tenth studio album Macon,Georgia,of which the first half,Macon was released on November 12,2021. It is also Aldean's first lead single to not be co-written by Florida Georgia Line since 2012's "Take a Little Ride".
