Oh the smallest thing can all the difference, Love is alive, Don't listen to them when they say, You're just a fool, Just a fool, You believe you can change the world. Change, Carrie Underwood
'How I Met Your Mother': Carrie Underwood's on-screen debut Carrie Underwood makes her acting debut on "How I Met Your Mother" next week, and if the first clips of her performance are any indication, she could carve out a decent second career for herself.
Granted, the role in the March 1 episode -- called "Hooked," for reasons that will soon become apparent -- isn't a huge stretch: The former "American Idol" winner plays a hot girl who puts Ted (Josh Radnor) under her spell.
Underwood's episode will air on March 1st. If it leaves you wanting to see more acting form Carrie you won't have to wait too long, she just wrapped up her role in the the biopic "Soul Surfer", where she plays a youth leader due out this summer.
After getting engaged in just before Christmas, Underwood went back to Nashville to do some work on her upcoming tour, then it was off to Hollywood to film her small screen debut for "How I Met Your Mother". After she went back for some time with her new fiance in Ottawa only to return to L.A. for the Grammys, where she took part in the highlight of the show the Micheal Jackson tribute, which she receive much praise for.
After the chaos of January she headed off to Miami, to have the prestigious privilege of sing the National Anthem. This portion of the Super Bowl had been pre-recorded since 1993, but Underwood being the artist that she is and would never lip sing, went live for the first time in 17 years. So the nerves must have been tremendous, but she handle it with nothing less then poise, and class. Although there was a faulty note at the end (awaiting the fly over) the performance was what is exactly what is expected when you have Underwood involved in anything, perfection.
Immediately after the game she was jet set for Hawaii, to start filming her big screen debut in the bio epic Soul Surfer. Underwood will play a church youth leader to Bethany, a 13 yr old who had her arm severed after a shark attack while surfing and is now a champion surfer. Underwood's character apparently played a big role in getting Bethany back on her feet, staying positive and to start surfing again. She is said to be filming for he week.
How could there possibly be more....well there is, she will have to return to Nashville to start rehearsing for her Play On tour which begins in less then a month. She just added an additional nine dates to her tour to bring he through the end of June, when presumably she will get hitched. After the wedding there is already talk about a fall leg of the tour she announced at the Super Bowl press conference. At the press conference she impressed the room full of male reporters with her whit, humor, class, and love for "Pants On The Ground". She went in depth to explain how "Pants On The Ground" is a song with a message, much to the crowd and Queen Latifah's delight. Here's the clip;
2010 CMA Fest Underwood was the the first artist announced for the CMA Festival June 10 - 13, with a surprise phone call to one of her biggest fans who emailed the CMA requesting Underwood's appearance at the Festival this year.
Just announced today Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride, Reba McIntire, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Keith Urban and Zac Brown Band! Wow that is already more then worth the cost of a four day pass! Check out all your CMA Fest info here;CMA Fest
Also announced is Miranda Lambert setting out on her first headlining tour, so watch out for dates near you.
Apparently Taylor Swift needed defending after she was highly criticized for her Grammy performance.
So How does Carrie Underwood play into this well in his most recent response he took out his own bashing directed a the talented singer saying;
"She is the voice of this generation. She speaks directly to (her fans), and they speak directly back to her," said Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta in a phone interview. "This is not 'American Idol.' This is not a competition of getting up and seeing who can sing the highest note. This is about a true artist and writer and communicator. It's not about that technically perfect performance."
"This is not 'American Idol.' = Carrie Underwood, Oh no he didn't!
Then Kelly Clarkson felt the need to defend her friend and fellow Idol Champion and the creditability of the show by posting this;
Wow …..Dear Scott Borchetta,
I understand defending your artist obviously because I have done the same in the past for artists I like, including Taylor, so you might see why its upsetting to read you attacking American Idol for producing simply vocalists that hit ‘the high notes’. Thank you for that ‘Captain Obvious’ sense of humor because you know what, we not only hit the high notes, you forgot to mention we generally hit the ‘right’ notes as well. Every artist has a bad performance or two and that is understandable, but throwing blame will not make the situation at hand any better. I have been criticized left and right for having shaky performances before (and they were shaky) and what my manager or label executives say to me and the public is “I’ll kick butt next time” or “every performance isn’t going to be perfect” ……I bring this up because you should take a lesson from these people and instead of lashing out at other artists (that in your ‘humble’ opinion lack true artistry), you should simply take a breath and realize that sometimes things won’t go according to plan or work out and that’s okay.
Sincerely,
One of those contestants from American Idol who only made it because of her high notes :)
Prior to the jab at Underwood Borhetta's initial defense was this;
Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta jumped on it immediately with this "Swift rehearsed her performance and duet with Stevie Nicks two different times at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in front of a crowd of people. Critics were nicer then. Entertainment Weekly wrote of the rehearsal, "The two women's voices complimented each other nicely on the harmonies of 'Rhiannon ...'"
But on Sunday night's Grammy show, Borchetta said Swift had a technical issue that made her worry about her performance.
(Attempts to reach The Recording Academy for comment went unanswered.)
"We had a volume problem in the ear. So, she was concerned that she wasn't able to hear everything in the mix," Borchetta said. "That's just part of live TV. ... So you're going to have difficulties on occasion. Unfortunately, on one of the biggest stages, we did have a technical issue. She couldn't hear herself like she had in rehearsal."
Taylor is notorious for having horrible televised vocal performances, so how long can this excuse be used.
You decide if she needed defending or if the criticism was worthy.
Carrie Underwood scooped up her fifth Grammy this past Sunday, and it was announced this past week that Carrie will sing The National Anthem at NFL Super Bowl XLIV. Underwood follow in the footsteps of Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Neil Diamond and others celebrities chosen to sing at the biggest event in the U.S. sporting calendar.
NFL Super Bowl is the most watched television broadcast in the United States, attracting more than 151 million viewers in the U.S. last year. This year the pregame show and Super Bowl will be broadcast worldwide in more than 230 countries and territories.
Why Carrie some may ask, and some may answer "what took so long". Well NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said, "Many factors play into our decision-making process, but most importantly we look for someone who can sing a memorable rendition. The national anthem is a difficult song to sing and we look for someone who can deliver a first-class performance. We also look for someone who is nationally and internationally known.
Here's a preview of what it may sound like on Sunday.
Last month she taped her first shot at acting, on the set of How I Met Your Mother, and apparently she got bit. Underwood is now reported to play Sarah Hill a youth pastor and friend of Bethany Hamilton, who's life inspired the book, turning movie Soul Surfer. The role of Sarah helps Hamilton after the horrendous shark attack while surfing in a sort of a counseling way. Filming for Underwood is said to start right after the Super Bowl.
Now there are just a few more little thing going on for Underwood like planning a wedding to her new fiance Mike Fisher, planning for her upcoming huge tour that starts up on March 10th.
With the November release of Underwood's third album Play On, she has most definitely been in high demand and is the most wanted and busy country artist of this year so far!
A picture is worth a thousand plus words, Swift drops one of her four Grammys. Not sure if it was the excitement of the night, the weight of the awards, the fact that she needed to catch a quick plane to Australia, or she was getting nervous someone might take them away after the immediate negative reaction to her performance during the show.
She may have won four awards but, the reactions to her less then Grammy worthy performance, to her seemingly fake surprise to winning, and her not to grateful speech for Country Album Of The Year, started rolling in immediately after her performance and the show. Some jockey's who have been riding the Swift train all year were now questioning how good she actually is, and if she really was deserving of any vocal awards. She may have deserved her Album awards but any that pertain to vocals have been in question by many for some time, and now it seems the majority of Grammy viewers are thinking the same. But she did end up on many best dressed lists.
Zac Brown Band won their first Grammy for Best New Artist, and were the first country act to do so in four years since Carrie Underwood. Underwood's traditional duet with Randy Travis on a re-recording of his 1988 No. 1 hit song "I Told You So" won a Grammy for best country collaboration with vocals and proved again that the worth of country music's heritage is lasting and profound.
Also first time winner's Lady Antebellum solidified its stature as the group of the future with their award for duo/group performance, putting a halt to the longtime dominance of Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts and Sugarland. Similarly, Keith Urban, with his win for male country performance.
Carrie Underwood also took part in the biggest event of the night, the Michael Jackson Tribute, with Celin Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Usher and Smokey Robinson. They performed MJ's Earth Song, singing along with MJ, Underwood's versatility really shone through, and being chosen was a real testimate to how much she is respected in the industry.
On the evening before the Grammys was the famous Clive Davis Grammy party where the only the cream of the crop were invited. Representing Country were Dierks Bentley, Taylor Swift, and Carrie Underwood. Underwood has become a favorite of Davis, perform for the third year in a row, she sang All The Way with Harry Connick Jr, before singing Cowboy Casanova, which was well received with a standing "O", which made her new fiance Mike Fisher notably proud.
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A picture is worth a thousand plus words