This Week in Country Music

Lady A stills on top of the song chart while Carrie Underwood spends her fourth week at #1 on the album chart, while her Cowboy Casanova video remains the best video on CMT and GAC.

The AMA's have come and gone, Keith Urban won his first and performed. Carrie Underwood performed another steamy performance of Cowboy Casanova this time with a Vegas feel and male dancers. Although she did loose the Country Female to Taylor Swift.

Taylor Swift accepted her 5 AMA's from London where it was 3am, she beat out Micheal Jackson for the top award, but for a country singer she also took home 2 Pop category awards.....hmmm. This set the internet a buzz the following day, questioning if Swift is country and if people are tired of seeing her?

The most inspirational and touching moment of the week was when Carrie Underwood performed on CNN Heros, which is an amazing show in itself. Then there was Underwoods performance of "Change" from her new album which once again showcased how the CMA people voted the wrong Female Vocalist, brought the audience to there feet for an extensive standing O. Check it out!

Carrie Underwood Tops Charts And Is Ready For "Temporary Home"

Well I think it is no surprise that Carrie Underwood's third album Play On debuted at #1 on both Billboard's country and all-genres charts, to go along with the #1 song for the same week "Cowboy Casanova". This is Carrie's second trip to the top of the Billboard all-genre chart, she did so in 2007 with Carnival Ride. Play On sold just over 318,000 making it the highest album debut by any female of any genre in 2009. "Cowboy Casanova" marks Carrie's 11th #1, making her the only artist to have ever accomplished this feat off of the strength of her first three albums, note that they were all consecutive, every song she has released has gone to the top! WOW.

Underwood took a break from her Play On media blitz to host the CMA's last week, now it's back to work. She has a line up of shows scheduled in L.A.. Last night she appeared on the Tonight Show, performing her upcoming second single from Play On "Temporary Home" and it was pitch perfect. She heads to Jimmy Kimmel tonight and off to Ellen tomorrow.

"Temporary Home" is set to hit radio officially on Dec. 14th, one week after her Variety Show Special, which apparently has an amazing performance of the song which chocked up the audience. "Cowboy Casanova" is Underwood's fastest rising single to date, after only 9 weeks its #1. I predict this inspirational ballad will get there even faster.

CMT has already started show casing it. They have put up the performance from her Invitation Only special which is set to air Dec. 1st. They have also added it to there video countdown even though it is not the official video. It is currently the most streamed video today. So here her performance from last night on the Tonight Show enjoy!