Artist: Carrie Underwood

Don't get me wrong. I can appreciate all genres of music, even country. But, like, when it comes to Carrie Underwood's new single (and biggest Billboard gainer of the week) "Cowboy Casanova"... ...no. Just no.

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Click here to view the embedded video. We have our reservations about American Idol winner Carrie Underwood ever becoming big outside of North America - thank God - but here she is. ' Cowboy Casanova ' is the first single off her 3rd album 'Play On', out November 3rd. 'Cowboy...' is very catchy, but a country revival seems unlikely at this point...

In his 1990s heyday, Garth Brooks refused to release even his biggest songs, from "Friends in Low Places" to "Shameless," as singles. Sure, it pumped up his album sales. And mostly, he was following the Nashville convention at the time, wherein country hits were generally released only as noncommercial 45's for jukeboxes. But Brooks was no ordinary country act; he was the bestselling '90s act of any genre, period. If anyone could have sold truckloads of singles like a pop act, it would have been him. No, Brooks eschewed them, in part, to prove a point: in [...]

Beach-loving troubadour Kenny Chesney, American Idol winner Carrie Underwood, and pop darling Taylor Swift have already nabbed multiple nominations for this year's CMA Awards, despite the Country Music Association only announcing five categories as they trickle out the nominees over two time slots on two networks. (Five categories were announced by nominees Darius Rucker and Lee Ann Womack on Good Morning America ; the remainder of the categories will be announced on CMT in the 10 a.m. ET hour. Hey, something has to make news on International Beatles Day, right?) The biggest prize of the [...]

Country-leaning American Idol champ Carrie Underwood's third album Play On comes out on Nov. 3, and the first single has been released to radio; instead of taking the uplifting route of "So Small," the lead single from her previous album Carnival Ride , "Cowboy Casanova" is a swaggering track in the style of her megacrossover hit "Before He Cheats." Only this time, Underwood casts herself as the sage warning women away from the "snake with blue eyes" referred to in the title. Having an opening that very explicitly recalls the creepy glam-rock star Gary [...]

In a post about country singer Carrie Underwood's cover of Skid Row's "I Remember You," Noisecreep's Karen Bliss inadvertently (or perhaps advertently) stumbled upon a dead-on lookalike when she juxtaposed Taylor Swift's photo (Swift has also covered classic metal songs as of late) with that of Sebastian Bach. Check out the above picture, taken directly [...]

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Carrie Underwood returned to her hometown of Checotah today to give back - in the form of $117,000 in musical instruments. The donated instruments will be used at all three Checotah schools. The donation was the first for Underwood's recently announced Checotah Animal, Town, and School (C.A.T.S.) Foundation, as it teamed up with the Academy of Country Music's Lifting Lives program to make the donation a reality. Instruments donated include sousaphones; tubas; marching baritones; French horns; baritone, alto [...]

What exactly should the correct response be to word that Bob Dylan , that nice Jewish boy from Minnesota, is readying a new holiday-themed album for the fall? Well, we're not sure either, but it sure sounds like Christmas From the Heart could be something of a hoot. Look as well for new, more predictable Christmas albums this year from Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow and Michael McDonald. The Flaming Lips follow up their 2006 album At War With the Mystics with new project Embryonic [...]

The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame announced its 2009 inductees this morning. This year's inductees include Carrie Underwood , Rocky Frisco and Ramona Reed . Underwood was previously honored by OMHF as a "Rising Star" in 2005. In addition to the inductees, former OMHF president and director C.H. Parker will be honored with the the Governor's Award. This special award is for "notable accomplishment in the realm of Oklahoma music". The [...]

Carrie Underwood and Carmen Electra are facing off in fashion in an adorable Jenny Packham dress. The pink floaty dress was first worn by Carrie as she returned to " American Idol " for a guest appearance. Carmen filled out her ensemble in Las Vegas at a party. Online Surveys & Market Research

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Artist: Carrie Underwood Album: Some Hearts Release Date: November 15, 2005 Fact: Some Hearts is the best-selling American Idol album to date (unless Kelly Clarkson's new album topped it). Listening to it for the first time now, I'm not the least bit surprised. Idol debut albums have had a tendency to be hit-or-miss, but Carrie Underwood's first album is significantly more hit than anything else. Country music tends to get a bad reputation for being overly preachy and pandering to a certain [...]

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The former " American Idol " queen turned country starlet, Carrie Underwood , attended a pre- Grammy party in all her spray tanned glory. Whiteny Port recently wore the Pamella Roland dress in New York at a fashion based event. Online Surveys & Market Research

Generally I stay away from the country scene, but this bit I couldn't pass up.

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It's difficult to explain why opposites attract. Paula Abdul took a stab at it in 1989 opposite an animated cat [MC Skat Kat] and briefly opened America's eyes in embracing unlikely pairs. Still, there's a certain collective reluctant to fully endorse the joining of two differing entities, especially when each party's particular attributes clash in utter abundance. Yin and yang are complementary opposites within a greater whole.* In other words, a living, breathing oxymoron. Speaking of which, Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx has recently gone on record expressing endearing interest in collaborating with American Idol winner/Country Music super-star [...]

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