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Post by Mike on Feb 8, 2008 9:56:33 GMT -5
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Post by carriefan0209 on Feb 8, 2008 10:56:15 GMT -5
I am predicting Carrie will win all awards she is nominated for (except maybe oh love). even song of the year (even the songwriters win it)
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Post by leilamaurizia on Feb 8, 2008 11:08:08 GMT -5
Mikey, can you include the links to the previous Carrie threads in the first post? Thanks! Took care of it since I had the links handy. ;) -dudleyBillboard Chart Beat'GIRL,' YOU KNOW IT'S THROUGH: Carrie Underwood collects her sixth top 10 hit on Hot Country Songs with "All-American Girl" (Arista), which takes a 12-8 hike in its 10th chart week. Underwood's five previous top 10 hits and the number of weeks it took them to reach the top 10 are: "Jesus, Take the Wheel," No. 1 (2006) seven weeks "Before He Cheats," No. 1 (2006) 31 weeks "Don't Forget to Remember Me," No. 2 (2006) 16 weeks "Wasted," No. 1 (2007) 13 weeks "So Small," No. 1 (2007) eight weeks The first four titles are from Underwood's debut album. "Some Hearts" and "So Small" and "All-American Girl" are from the follow-up, "Carnival Ride." "All-American Girl" is one of four new entries in the top 10, along with Alan Jackson's "Small Town Southern Man" (Arista), up 11-7; Chuck Wicks' "Stealing Cinderella" (RCA), up 13-9 and Craig Morgan's "International Harvester" (Broken Bow), up 15-10. That is the highest number of songs breaking into the top 10 on this chart since the week of Nov. 21, 1998, when there were six new songs in the top 10.
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Post by vinman on Feb 8, 2008 11:46:53 GMT -5
tinyurl.com/26egt8For years, songwriter Chris Tompkins and his wife, Jessica, shared everything — one car, one cell phone, one house key. Their one day job — Jessica's, at ASCAP — at least meant they had health insurance, which was more than Tompkins' writing partner, Josh Kear, could say. Kear lived in an apartment near a local Italian restaurant, but spent dinnertime at the Tompkinses', writing with his friend as they hoped for their first big hit. "Josh would come over and I'd cook, and they'd goof off and they'd write, and the next night Josh would be back for dinner," said Jessica, seated at a table in ASCAP's third-floor conference room with Chris, Kear and his new bride, Carly, whom he married the week "Before He Cheats" hit No. 1. "It's been fun watching their relationship grow and being best friends and collaborators, and now getting to share that with Carly." Much has changed since the writers' early days.They got their big break in 2005, after reigning American Idol Carrie Underwood chose scorned-woman anthem "Before He Cheats" for inclusion on her debut CD, Some Hearts. Since its release, the CD has sold 7 million copies, making it the best-selling solo female country debut in history. When "Before He Cheats" was released as a single in August 2006, it went to No. 1 on Billboard's country singles charts for five weeks, became the longest running single in the past decade on the Billboard Hot 100, and country's first RIAA-certified double platinum digital single. The writing team estimates that the song and its video have been nominated for more than one dozen trophies, including Billboard, People's Choice, Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music and CMT Awards, along with earning ASCAP's song of the year honors in 2007. Excitement is buildingThis weekend concludes the saga, as "Before He Cheats" is nominated for two Grammy Awards, an honor that has the group of friends most excited. "Every time I think of going to the Grammys, my palms start to sweat," Chris said, his wife admitting that she's particularly looking forward to stargazing. "If Stevie Nicks is there," she said, "I'm going to have a fit." Josh said that they usually don't get as excited about seeing famous people, but that many of the artists who could be at the Grammy Awards are longtime idols. And then there's the prospect of being up for those two trophies — best country song and song of the year. The first category has the men in familiar company, being nominated alongside songs by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, George Strait and Dierks Bentley. The song of the year nomination, however, pits them against recordings by Amy Winehouse, Plain White T's, Corinne Bailey Rae and Rihanna featuring Jay-Z. California trip is nextThe songwriters think they have a fair shot at winning but still don't plan to pre-write acceptance speeches. "We did that at the ACMs," Josh said. "We talked about it at the CMAs. We haven't even talked about it this time. "Really all there is to say is, 'Thank you, everybody. We love our wives,' even if we do get to talk." After the awards ceremony, Chris and Josh plan to get some writing done in California. Lisa Marie Presley asked to write with the men responsible for "Before He Cheats," and there was no way they were going to say no. "I don't even know what she's doing, but I totally committed," Chris said. "I'll write with Elvis' daughter any day." The writing appointment is just one example of how life has changed for the two writers since the song's success. "Before He Cheats" was the first radio hit for both, and in addition to health insurance for the Kears and a new car for the Tompkinses, it's earned the duo the opportunity to branch out. "It's opened every door you can possibly imagine," Chris said. "Everyone will give us the time of day now. We are the guys who wrote 'Before He Cheats,' but I would like to climb out of that." And Josh agrees, not that either man is complaining about the recognition. "We could have a string of 10 No. 1 hits and chances are, we would still be the guys that wrote 'Before He Cheats,' " he said. "We've been riding it for a long time, and there aren't many songs that last this long. (But) Feb. 11 'Before He Cheats' won't be an issue anymore. "It will have had its full run. Everything that it could have possibly done it will have done, and after that day it will be, 'OK, what else you got?' " They've got more. The two co-wrote new artist Rio Grand's current radio single, both have cuts on Chris Young's upcoming CD and they've been writing with Kellie Pickler. Until the next song hits big, both men and their families plan to make the most of their new everyday life. The job stays the sameThe Kears recently bought a house, and the Tompkinses are in the process of doing the same. Both couples take pleasure in traveling, and in small things like being able to afford organic produce, premium dog food, gourmet olives and pretty decorations for a relative's birthday party. "I'm still going and hanging out with Chris and still doing the same things I was doing in the same places I was doing," Josh said. "I don't always notice, and yet I guess you do feel different. Instead of sitting around always being hopeful — 'Please let this one happen, please let this be the time everything changes' — everything already changed.… "But, you come back the next day, you pick up your guitar or piano and you fill up an empty page."
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Post by vinman on Feb 8, 2008 11:51:20 GMT -5
Not sure if it was still a cloudy subject but it looks like Carrie will do an individual performance at the Grammys. www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008802080328<Snip> This year's show will pair 19-year-old Rihanna with a reunion of The Time, which was formed seven years before she was born. It will put John Fogerty with rock pioneers Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. It will have a massive gospel number; it will pair Fergie with John Legend, Josh Groban with Andrea Bocelli, Herbie Hancock with Lang Lang. Individual performers will range from Carrie Underwood to Feist to Aretha Franklin. Presenters will include Natalie Cole, who has won eight Grammys, Bonnie Raitt who has won nine and Miley Cyrus who has won zero. <Snip>
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Post by vinman on Feb 8, 2008 11:57:55 GMT -5
I know some of you may have already seen this, but for those that haven't.......
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Post by Shariffa Laquiffa on Feb 8, 2008 12:02:53 GMT -5
how much has this sold?
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Post by tsharky on Feb 8, 2008 12:09:29 GMT -5
Carnival Ride has sold 2x platinum, or 1.8 million scanned, over 2 million shipped. It just came out at the end of october. Some hearts is now 7xplatinum.... Dudley-- can you possibly put 2x platinum next to the title of this thread, if it is not already done? thanx!! I love that cute carrie picture from the airport! adorable!! Ace looks SO cute!
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Post by jimshoe on Feb 8, 2008 12:10:20 GMT -5
I'm sure most of you know this but just a reminder that tonight on GAC we have the Gospel Show where Carrie sings How Great Thou Art. I know my VCR will be ready to tape!
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Post by Mike on Feb 8, 2008 12:20:13 GMT -5
Not sure if it was still a cloudy subject but it looks like Carrie will do an individual performance at the Grammys. www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008802080328<Snip> This year's show will pair 19-year-old Rihanna with a reunion of The Time, which was formed seven years before she was born. It will put John Fogerty with rock pioneers Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. It will have a massive gospel number; it will pair Fergie with John Legend, Josh Groban with Andrea Bocelli, Herbie Hancock with Lang Lang. Individual performers will range from Carrie Underwood to Feist to Aretha Franklin. Presenters will include Natalie Cole, who has won eight Grammys, Bonnie Raitt who has won nine and Miley Cyrus who has won zero. <Snip> That article is incorrect because Aretha Franklin is performing with Mary J. and a few others. I don't believe she (Aretha) is getting her own solo performance slot. I hope Carrie does, though!
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Post by vinman on Feb 8, 2008 12:32:25 GMT -5
Grammy song of the year -- but which year?www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080208/LIFESTYLE/802080310/-1/SPECIAL&THEMES=ENTERTAINMENTRules allow single to be eligible if it soars in popularity year after it was releasedEven if you only occasionally listen to radio, you've probably heard Carrie Underwood's revenge anthem "Before He Cheats" . . . and heard it, and heard it, and heard it. The tune is on Underwood's 2005 debut album, "Some Hearts," and it first hit the charts back in February 2006. So why now, two years later, is "Before He Cheats" up for song of the year at the Grammy Awards on Sunday? Because the Grammy rules allow it. Indeed, Underwood's megahit isn't the only song of the year nominee that could, at least to fans, feel stale. "Hey There Delilah" by the Plain White T's was on the group's 2005 album, "All That We Needed," though it didn't become a hit until two years later. "Like a Star" by Corinne Bailey Rae was released as a single in 2005 then rereleased the following year. For most nominees, the music must be released in the eligibility year, which in this case is Oct. 1, 2006, through Sept. 30, 2007. But there are exceptions, and two of them are song of the year (awarded to the songwriter) and record of the year (awarded to the performer and production team). In those categories, a single is still eligible if it was released in the preceding eligibility year but "achieved prominence" in the current one. "A record is not like a movie," explained Greg Bechtloff, a project manager for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which presents the awards. "A movie comes out and it's out. It either sinks or swims. But a record can grow." Even so, the rules have made for some interesting Grammy moments, like in 2006 when Billy Joe Armstrong of Green Day, while accepting record of the year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," mused that it had come out "something like two years ago." The win also seemed a case of deja vu because only the year before Green Day had won best rock album for "American Idiot," which included "Boulevard of Broken Dreams." "It confused a lot of people and made us look weird," Bechtloff said. Ditto for U2. The band cleaned up with their album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," including best rock song for "City of Blinding Lights" and best rock performance for "Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own," in 2006. But they won the same two categories in 2005 for "Vertigo" from the same album. This year, Beyonce Knowles could have her own Green Day moment. While her album "B'Day" won best contemporary R&B album last year, she's nominated for record of the year for the single "Irreplaceable," which, coincidentally, peaked back in December 2006. All of this is bound to puzzle some Grammy viewers. Garth Fundis, a member of the academy's board and a former chairman, said the board has discussed trying to "shorten the window" to freshen things up, perhaps by moving the show closer to the end of the eligibility period, in October instead of February. "But there's no way to do it. There's always going to be that lag time," Fundis said. "Getting the information out to the members and letting them vote and get the final nominees and then vote again -- it takes time to do all of that." The process also is hindered by the slow movement of singles into radio rotation, particularly on the country side. "For fans of the artist, it may seem that a song as part of the album has been around forever" even though as a single it meets Grammy eligibility, said Silvio Pietroluongo, director of Billboard magazine's genre-spanning Hot 100. Underwood's "Before He Cheats" debuted on the country charts in early 2006 before Arista Records even began promoting it. After the label pushed it as a single, it climbed to No. 1 in November of that year and stayed five weeks. The song crossed over to pop stations in 2007 and reached No. 9 on Billboard's Top 40 chart in May. It had yet another run on adult contemporary, peaking at No. 6 in September. In all, the dark tale about a jilted lover vandalizing her boyfriend's truck spent a remarkable 64 straight weeks on the Hot 100. And thanks to the Grammys, it's not going away quietly.
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Post by tsharky on Feb 8, 2008 12:43:45 GMT -5
BHC will not go quietly into the good night. lol Very cute article. Guys-- on CF, there are pictures of Chase arriving in LA at the airport! Don't shoot me for speculating as I don't mean this post to start trouble or tons of gossip--- but I am really hoping this means he is escorting carrie to the grammys! yeah! chaceconline.com/scroll down the page to the far right- he arrived at LAX yesterday supposedly. lol
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Post by blurple on Feb 8, 2008 12:53:47 GMT -5
BHC will not go quietly into the good night. lol Very cute article. Guys-- on CF, there are pictures of Chase arriving in LA at the airport! Don't shoot me for speculating as I don't mean this post to start trouble or tons of gossip--- but I am really hoping this means he is escorting carrie to the grammys! yeah! chaceconline.com/scroll down the page to the far right- he arrived at LAX yesterday supposedly. lol I love Chace, heh. I think he and Carrie looked great together. *don't shoot* Anyway, I can't wait to see the rehearsal pics and for some tidbits to leak. :)
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Post by jeff on Feb 8, 2008 12:56:07 GMT -5
I'm sure most of you know this but just a reminder that tonight on GAC we have the Gospel Show where Carrie sings How Great Thou Art. I know my VCR will be ready to tape! i believe the show is saturday night, 8pm et. not tonight BHC will not go quietly into the good night. lol Very cute article. Guys-- on CF, there are pictures of Chase arriving in LA at the airport! Don't shoot me for speculating as I don't mean this post to start trouble or tons of gossip--- but I am really hoping this means he is escorting carrie to the grammys! yeah! well, its pretty much a given he is escorting her. whether we will get to see them at the red carpet is another thing. remember the other guy at the previous grammys? lol and i believe his name is spelled chaCe, not chaSe.
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Post by jatale on Feb 8, 2008 13:37:01 GMT -5
Carrie's "date" for last year's Grammys was her manager and the owner of AI and 19E, Simon Fuller. She thanked him profusely in her BNA acceptance speech. I thought it was nice that she had him at her side for the awards, after all 19E has done a great job as Carrie's management company.
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Post by jimshoe on Feb 8, 2008 13:38:22 GMT -5
I'm sure most of you know this but just a reminder that tonight on GAC we have the Gospel Show where Carrie sings How Great Thou Art. I know my VCR will be ready to tape! i believe the show is saturday night, 8pm et. not tonight You're right it is. I got February 8th from carriefans. My bad.
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Post by tsharky on Feb 8, 2008 13:39:00 GMT -5
I'm sure most of you know this but just a reminder that tonight on GAC we have the Gospel Show where Carrie sings How Great Thou Art. I know my VCR will be ready to tape! i believe the show is saturday night, 8pm et. not tonight BHC will not go quietly into the good night. lol Very cute article. Guys-- on CF, there are pictures of Chase arriving in LA at the airport! Don't shoot me for speculating as I don't mean this post to start trouble or tons of gossip--- but I am really hoping this means he is escorting carrie to the grammys! yeah! well, its pretty much a given he is escorting her. whether we will get to see them at the red carpet is another thing. remember the other guy at the previous grammys? lol and i believe his name is spelled chaCe, not chaSe. really? my bad- sorry! lol So ChaCe and Ace will hopefully accompany carrie to the grammys. lol Ace is getting lots of face time lately-- lol. He is everywhere! Love that she brought him to the grammys! lol I hope someone watches him in the hotel room though- cuz he might tear up the place. lol ps-- the first round of rehearsal pix are up-- josh groban and andrea bocelli, herb hancock and the pianist. so hopefully-- we can see some carrie sightings soon! www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=gls====304071&nbc1=1
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Post by _adriano. on Feb 8, 2008 13:44:46 GMT -5
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Tee, it's so cool that I can feel your excitement for the Grammies in your words!!! I'm getting really excited too! I just don't know if I'll be able to watch it... :(
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Post by tsharky on Feb 8, 2008 14:39:03 GMT -5
^ I am beyond excited...:) I have loved the grammys since I was a kid-- long before I ever heard of carrie underwood. lol So the 50th anniversary is very meaningful to me too.
Other boards and perez hilton have said that leona lewis, daughtry and perhaps alicia keys are performing, kanye too maybe- at clive davis' party. No word on carrie yet.
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Post by fischbone on Feb 8, 2008 14:50:51 GMT -5
^ I doubt if she'll perform 2 years in a row...She'll just get to enjoy the evening and not have any pressure which I'm sure she'll enjoy..lol...
And Carrie brought a guy named Oli as her date last year. He just wasn't shown except for at the after parties and the Clive party....
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Post by aleskr on Feb 8, 2008 14:51:52 GMT -5
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Post by aliasholic on Feb 8, 2008 14:53:31 GMT -5
Thanks for the info. I don't like it. :'( :(
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Post by _adriano. on Feb 8, 2008 15:07:21 GMT -5
^ me neither! :'(
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Post by fischbone on Feb 8, 2008 15:27:50 GMT -5
Ahhh man....BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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Post by realityBITES on Feb 8, 2008 15:43:33 GMT -5
I know people will be disappointed, but for some reason, I like that Carrie will be able to sing her biggest hit to date at the biggest music show. It's a good way to end the BHC run. :)
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Post by fischbone on Feb 8, 2008 15:56:57 GMT -5
Are you sure that the song just wasn't playing in the background?
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Post by aleskr on Feb 8, 2008 16:10:22 GMT -5
Are you sure that the song just wasn't playing in the background? Yup.. I heard her 2 times, and the hosts said afterwards she was rehearsing
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Post by tsharky on Feb 8, 2008 16:20:44 GMT -5
dang. :( I so did not want it to be BHC. But then again- they are having Amy winehouse sing Rehab and one other song--- so perhaps Carrie will sing more then BHC. I just hope people don't sit there all dull, so sick of the song. The grammys are supposed to help carrie---- not hurt her. :( If people are sick of the song- this will not be a great "grammy moment" for her. Hopefully--- they are doing lots of production, lights, and hoopla to rev it up. she can't just sing it without some type of choreography, etc---- or else it will be really lame. If she does it funky and energetic like the CMT awards-- but better then the chair scene-- it could be really something special. On a positive note-- at least the pop and r&B/rappers in the audience, will know the song- unlike a country song they haven't heard. So this might actually make the mainstream audience like Carrie better even--- if she does a really energetic, fun performance of it. By the way---------- here is the link for the clive davis pregrammy party. It says it is being streamed on the 10th....so that does not appear to be live. Daughtry, Fantasia, alicia keys, foo fighters, and leona lewis are performing I think. entimg.msn.com/i/ExperienceData/p1-9/us/x.htm?sh=grammyawards&ep=preshow&ch=1
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Post by fischbone on Feb 8, 2008 16:27:21 GMT -5
dang ^ you are depressing...Let's just hope for another amazing performance of BHC from Carrie.. this has a little insite on what Carrie will be wearing on the red carpet... www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080208/TUNEIN/80208030Underwood opts for floral look
On Sunday, the most frequent question Carrie Underwood will be asked on the Grammy red carpet is, “Who are you wearing?”
Let me be the first to give you that answer. Carrie is wearing a floral dress by Zuhair Murad and jewelry (as usual) by Johnathan Arndt. Her stylist, Trish Townsend, tells me it’s a really different look for Carrie, and many artists wouldn’t have the courage to pull it off. The fashion magazines say florals are all the rage for spring. Trish designed Carrie’s performance outfit, and she hasn’t yet decided what Carrie will wear to the post-show Sony BMG party at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Post by aliasholic on Feb 8, 2008 16:37:18 GMT -5
Whatever she wears, she'll be gorgeous. but i hope she doesn't wear ruffle thing! lol
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