Carrie CMA Performance Confirmed; CMA Head on Carrie and Brad
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Carrie CMA Performance Confirmed; CMA Head on Carrie and Brad
Underwood, Paisley will serve as hosts of CMA Awards
By BEVERLY KEEL • October 2, 2008
The reigning CMA Male and Female Vocalists of the Year, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will host the Country Music Association Awards on Nov. 12 at Sommet Center. ABC will air the show live beginning at 7 p.m.
CMA chief Tammy Genovese said, "In addition to their musical talent, Brad's quick wit and Carrie's gracefulness will serve them well in this role. CMA is happy to offer both of them their first opportunity to host a nationally televised network awards show. "
They will also perform on the show, as will Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban.
edit: Here is the full press release. (Thanks to Vinman for posting this on Pulse)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 2, 2008
BRAD PAISLEY AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO HOST AND PERFORM ON “THE 42ND ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” NOV. 12 LIVE FROM NASHVILLE ON ABC TELEVISION NETWORK
NASHVILLE - The reigning CMA Male and Female Vocalists of the Year, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will unite to host "The 42nd Annual CMA Awards." This is the first time that either artist will have hosted "Country Music's Biggest NightTM." "The 42nd Annual CMA Awards" airs live from the Sommet Center in Nashville, Wednesday, Nov. 12 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"We are excited to have our reigning Male and Female Vocalist host the CMA Awards this year," said Tammy Genovese, CMA Chief Executive Officer. "In addition to their musical talent, Brad's quick wit and Carrie's gracefulness will serve them well in this role. CMA is happy to offer both of them their first opportunity to host a nationally televised network awards show. "
In addition to their hosting duties, Paisley and Underwood will also perform on "The CMA Awards." Previously announced performers include Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban, with more performers to be announced soon.
"I'm thrilled to have this opportunity to host the Awards show," says Paisley. "We're going to have a good time - start to finish."
"I am so excited to host a show I grew up watching, and am so thrilled to spend this night with the fans and Brad," says Underwood. "It's going to be a party!"
Underwood toured with Paisley in 2006, and the two became fast friends. The artists, who are both members of the Grand Ole Opry, reunited last year to record the duet "Oh Love" for Paisley's most recent album, 5th Gear.
Paisley received four nominations in 2008, including Entertainer; Male Vocalist, which he won last year; Song for his self-written "Letter to Me;" and Music Video of the Year for "Waitin' on a Woman" (featuring Andy Griffith), directed by Jim Shea and Peter Tilden. Paisley has won nine CMA Awards since his first nominations in 2000, including Horizon (2000); Male Vocalist (2007); and Album of the Year for Time Well Wasted (2006). He also won Musical Event twice, first in 2004 with Alison Krauss for "Whiskey Lullaby," and second in 2006 for "When I Get Where I'm Going" with Dolly Parton; Vocal Event in 2001 for "Too Country" with Bill Anderson, George Jones and Buck Owens; and Music Video of the Year three times, first in 2002 for "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song);" second in 2004 for "Whiskey Lullaby" (again with Krauss), and third in 2007 for "Online."
Billboard named Paisley one of the five hot headliners (of any genre) to watch in 2007. That same year, Pollstar ranked his "Bonfires and Amplifiers" tour as the No. 2 Country tour in total attendance. This year's successful "Hershey's Presents the Paisley Party" tour has already been extended into the first few months of 2009. The West Virginia native recently celebrated total sales of 10 million albums thus far in his career. He also recently achieved his eighth consecutive (and twelfth overall) No. 1 single with "Waitin' on a Woman." His new album, the guitar-driven, mostly instrumental Play, will be in stores Nov. 4, featuring the current single "Start a Band," a duet with Keith Urban.
Underwood received two CMA nominations in 2008, including Female Vocalist and Album of the Year for her second album, Carnival Ride, produced by Mark Bright and featuring four songs co-written by the artist. This was her first nomination in the Album category. She has received nine career nominations since her first in 2006, and has won a total of four CMA Awards. In addition to her two wins as Female Vocalist (2006 and 2007), she also received the Horizon Award in 2006 and Single of the Year for "Before He Cheats" in 2007.
After winning "American Idol" in 2005, Underwood became one of the most popular recording artists in the nation. Her debut album, Some Hearts, is the biggest selling "American Idol" debut project to date, having sold more than seven million albums in the United States. With the release of her current album Carnival Ride, she has now sold more than 10 million albums in less than three years. She was the best-selling female Country artist for three consecutive years (2005, 2006 and 2007) and his had seven consecutive No. 1 Country singles. Underwood is currently headlining her "Carnival Ride" tour, scheduled to hit 51 cities this fall.
Tickets for the 2008 CMA Awards are on sale now and can be purchased by logging on to www.ticketmaster.com; calling (615) 255-9600; or in person at the Sommet Center box office, 501 Broadway (corner of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, in Nashville). Ticket prices begin at $110 for Bronze-level seating (upper level), $327.75 for Silver-level seating (club level), and $382.50 for Gold-level seating (lower level). All prices include sales tax but exclude applicable service/handling fees.
"The 42nd Annual CMA Awards" is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Producer. Paul Miller is the Director. David Wild is the writer. The special will be shot in high definition and broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound.
Premiere Radio Networks is the official radio packager of the CMA Awards, including a stereo-radio simulcast of the gala event. American Airlines is the official airline of the 2008 CMA Awards. Chevy: The Official Ride of Country Music. Mary KayŽ is the Official Beauty Sponsor of the 2008 CMA Awards.
Last edited by Jeff734; 10-02-2008 at 08:08 AM..
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This is great for Carrie. She and Brad are hilarious together. WOW a night where we will get to see Carrie ALL NIGHT and not have to wonder at what point she will come on in the show! Woo hoo!
ahhhh, this is so exciting. i love seeing brad and carrie together cause they're wicked funny and they just feed off of each others sense of humor and personality. and they're both similar too. they're both really calm and have dry senses of humor. aaaand she's performing too so we get a whole lotta carrie all night what's not exciting about that?
and i think it is a big deal. i mean they wouldn't have asked her to do it if they don't think she can handle it so this means they do and that they really have respect for her.. and don't they usually ask people to host who have been in the business for a long time? there a few people they could have asked but they chose to ask carrie, so that means a lot. i can only imagine how excited she must be for this.
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YAYAYAYYAYAYYY! <3 This is amazing.
Now the show wont be boring this year and
I will actually want to watch the whole thing!
Gah, Carrie and Brad will be AMAZING togeth.
i've always wanted her and brad to host!! aaaahhh!! 
this will be the best cma awards ever.
thanks to Ver for the set! iloveit.
i love seeing brad and carrie together cause they're wicked funny and they just feed off of each others sense of humor and personality. and they're both similar too. they're both really calm and have dry senses of humor. aaaand she's performing too so we get a whole lotta carrie all night 
