Underwood and Lambert Want Female Collaborations

Carrie Wants More Female Projects

Back in February, Carrie appeared at the annual Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. Her record label puts together an incredible show for radio programmers, and Carrie did a couple of very special duets. The first was with Miranda Lambert on the classic Creedance Clearwater Revival song “Traveling Band.” Carrie says the song was Miranda’s idea. “I asked to sing with her, and texted her about it, but didn’t know what to sing. So she says, ‘I like old rock,’ and we went back and forth on a song until I said, ‘What about CCR?’ She goes, ‘I love them.’ And she suggested Traveling Band because her band knew it, so we did it. But we never rehearsed it. That was the first time we sang it. That was a lot of fun. I think that’s going to be the first of more. I also told my record label that we need to do some side project with all the women. Write our own stuff, see what we can do.”

Both Carrie and Miranda have openly expressed on multiple occasion their interest in touring/working together. Carrie has stated that she would love to do an all female tour that would have to include Lambert and Kelly Pickler. I wonder who else would join? All the country gals are blonde so maybe it could be called Country's Blonde Ambition Tour!

Here's Miranda and Carrie rocking out;

Info Friday

- Keith Urban topped the Billboard country song chart for the week ending Oct. 31 with Only You Can Love Me This Way and Taylor Swift's "Fearless" was back atop the album chart going from third to first.


- Tim McGraw announced Thursday he will kick off the Southern Voice Tour in February with dates into the summer. Lady Antebellum will open the shows.

McGraw released "Southern Voice" on Tuesday, his first album of new material since "Let It Go" in April 2007. As usual, his backing band, the Dancehall Doctors, were the musicians on the disc.

"I'm real excited to have this opportunity to hit the road next year with the 'Southern Voice' tour and look forward to playing new songs and old favorites for all my fans," said McGraw, who will perform this morning on Today as part of the Toyota Concert Series on Rockefeller Plaza. On October 27th he'll appear on The Jay Leno Show where McGraw will be joined by Gregg Allman for a rendition of Southern Voice. McGraw will close out the week with an Oct. 29 performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. On Nov.13, CMT will premiere "INVITATION ONLY: TIM MCGRAW," a one-hour special featuring McGraw performing before a small studio audience and taking questions from fans.


- Carrie Underwood answer questions for The Boot and showed her respect for her peers.

Who do you think is the most underrated singer in country music?

Miranda Lambert! She gets attention and people know who she is, of course, but I'd lose an award to her any day. I just think she's supertalented and really sweet and fun. I think she deserves more accolades. She gets some, but she deserves more.

When offered an advanced copy of Miranda's new album "Revolution", Carrie turned down the offer and said "No, I'm going to go out and buy it".


- Kenny Chesney may not be launching his typical stadium summer tour in 2010, but that doesn't mean he's going to be hanging in the islands all year. Chesney will headline Bama Jam and the Bayou Country Superfest next year, he announced Wednesday.

"I can't imagine a year not rocking the fans... not seeing those faces or hearing my songs sung back to me," Chesney said. "That is where I'm the most alive, and those people are such a big part of who I am and why I do this. To me, not being out there would be the worst thing I could imagine."

"For us to be able to get out there and rock at a few of these festivals, it means we can do the big show people expect without having to put six months into getting ready for it. Me and the guys can come on out, play the songs as hard as possible and get to be part of everybody's summer... whether it's kicking it off at LSU's Tiger Stadium or getting June started at Bama Jam."

I personally hope he will include the 2010 CMA Festival!!!

Music News Monday

-Dave Matthews will perform with Kenny Chesney on the 43rd annual CMA Awards, event organizers announced Monday (Oct. 19). It marks Matthews' first appearance on the show that will include several previously-announced performers, including Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Billy Currington, Vince Gill and Daughtry, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and the Zac Brown Band. Chesney co-wrote "I'm Alive" with Dean Dillon and Mark Tamburino. The song was first recorded by Willie Nelson, but Chesney and Matthews recorded their version for Chesney's Lucky Old Sun album. It also appears on Chesney's Greatest Hits II and has already climbed to No. 8 on the Billboard country songs chart. CMT News


-Toby Keith and Taylor Swift were honored by their songwriter peers Sunday night (Oct. 18) during the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony.

Keith was named songwriter-artist of the decade for his lengthy string of No. 1 hits. Keith earned NSAI's songwriter artist of the year award in 2003, 2004 and 2006 and was named BMI's songwriter of the year in 2001, 2004 and 2006.

At this year's banquet, Swift received the NSAI's songwriter-artist of the year award for having written hits such as "Love Story" and "Our Song."


-Brad Paisley has teamed with actor Zach Quinto, producer Mark Schwann and writers Neal Dodson and Matt Bomer to create and co-produce a TV show for the CW Network, tentatively titled Nashville. According to a press release, the drama will focus on "an aspiring young female singer destined for stardom and a male songwriter whose career isn't as certain." The show is scheduled to begin airing on the CW network next season. "I'm very excited to portray the country music world of my favorite town, Nashville, by showing the exciting life of musicians, songwriters and performers -- all very talented people," Paisley said. "Look for some of your favorite country music stars to make their acting debuts on the show -- either by playing themselves or as a character in the script. Country songs are like great scripts already, and it's going to be fun to see how some unfold on the show."

Also in Brad TV news, he recently taped a skit for Carrie Underwood's holiday variety special, in which he is a guest.


-Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook are expecting their first child in March.


-Taylor Swift will host Saturday Night Live on Nov. 7 and will also perform during the show. In an interview with The Associated Press, Swift said she's been thinking about comedy ideas based on her life. "There are definitely some hilarious things that have happened to me over the past couple of months that I think will be pretty substantial skits," she said.


-Carrie Underwood performed Friday evening at the official opening of Singapore's newest shopping mall, ION Orchard.

Her showcase in Singapore was her first public performance in an Asian country, and Underwood said she hopes to be back during her tour next year.

"I would love to (come back here)! It was so much fun," she gushed. "People were singing along with me and I was surprised! I mean, country music I know is not that big outside the US, so coming here and seeing people singing along was a real treat!"

And from the reaction of her audience, this all-American girl is a flavour with a lasting taste.

Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift Extend Tours!

Brad Paisley reigning CMA and ACM Male Vocalist of the Year has announced the continuation of his highly successful American Saturday Night tour into 2010. Special guests for the 19 added dates will be Miranda Lambert and Justin Moore.

You don't want to miss this one, I saw him in July and it was an amazing show. Check out a show near you;

January 7 San Antonio, TX
January 8 Oklahoma City, OK
January 9 Wichita, KS
January 14 Sioux City, IA
January 15 Des Moines, IA
January 16 St. Paul, MN
January 21 Lexington, KY
January 22 Columbus, OH
January 23 Grand Rapids, MI
February 4 Tupelo, MS
February 5 Birmingham, AL
February 6 Biloxi, MS
February 18 Los Angeles, CA
February 19 Fresno, CA
February 20 Las Vegas, NV
February 21 Reno, NV
March 4 Greenville,
March 5 Knoxville, TN
March 6 Charleston, SC


Taylor Swift is extending her Fearless tour with 37 new concert dates through June 2010, she announced Thursday (Oct. 8). Kellie Pickler and Gloriana will continue touring with her as well. Tickets will go on sale later this month with prices starting at $25. She starts with five shows in Australia.

"I'm so excited to take the Fearless tour back out on the road again in 2010," Swift says. "This year's tour has been so much fun and even more unforgettable than I ever imagined. The fans have been so amazing, and I'm thrilled to play in new cities and see even more of my fans on the 2010 Fearless tour."

Check and see if there is a show near you;

March 4: Tampa, Fla.
March 5: Orlando, Fla.
March 7: Sunrise, Fla.
March 10: Austin, Texas
March 11: Dallas
March 12: Corpus Christi, Texas
March 18-19: Philadelphia
March 20: Charlottesville, Va.
March 26-27: Detroit
March 28: Cincinnati
March 31: Oklahoma City
April 1: Wichita, Kan.
April 2: Kansas City, Mo.
April 6-7: Denver
April 10: Fresno, Calif.
April 11: San Jose, Calif.
April 15-16: Los Angeles
April 29: Lexington, Ky.
April 30: Columbia, S.C.
May 1: Raleigh, N.C.
May 6: Des Moines, Iowa
May 7: St. Paul, Minn.
May 8: Moline, Ill.
May 12-13: Newark, N.J.
May 14-15: Uniondale, N.Y.
May 20: Ottawa
May 21-22: Toronto
May 25-26: Houston
June 2: Washington, D.C.

Miranda Lambert's T.V. Mania

Miranda Lambert will be everywhere on television, promoting her new album, "Revolution", set to be released on Tuesday (Sept. 29). She will appear on GMA and The Late Show With David Letterman on Tuesday, then off to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Thursday (Oct. 1), from there she headed to Hollywood for The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Oct. 5 (I bet Ellen will have fun with the feisty one, and The Bonnie Hunt Show on Oct. 7. Lambert's new video, "White Liar," will debut Friday (Oct. 2) on CMT, as part of the big video premiere weekend.

Lambert is up for Female Vocalist of the Year at the CMA Awards (Nov.11), she be fighting it out with Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Taylor Swift, and Carrie Underwood.

CMA Awards Predictions; Female Vocalist of the Year

Female Vocalist of the Year
This award is based on individual musical performance on records or in person. Award to artist.


Carrie Underwood - Kevin J. Coyne says "Does she deserve to join the illustrious ranks of four-time winners in this category? You betcha. Given that Underwood’s a happy medium between Reba McEntire’s country-pop and Martina McBride’s power balladeering, she seems to fit in perfectly.

Oh, and if it seems too soon for Underwood to be in the same league as McEntire, remember that Reba wasn’t a superstar when she won those four trophies. She didn’t even earn a platinum album until two years after her winning streak ended."

Normally I would say enough said, but it isn't. She is the most consistent female we got today, not to mention her vocals are perfection whether it be recorded or live, she never faulters. Carrie has a string of firsts but a very impressive one for this category is that she became the first artist to have her first 10 releases go to #1 and all came from her first, two albums.

I would put money on this one this year and years to come!

Possible Contenders - Reba McEntire, Taylor Swift, Lee Ann Womack, Martina McBride, Miranda Lambert, or Patty Loveless.