Here are some great pics of American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood, at the 2007 CMA Festival in Nashville!

Just when you think that American Idol season 4 winner, Carrie Underwood, can’t get any cuter, a pic like this appears. Looks like the girl can play softball!

MORE PICS AFTER THE JUMP!

American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood, has been hacked! A staffer at TMZ.com, had been receiving emails from someone identifying themselves as Carrie through the mega star’s MySpace account.
The emails were said to contain invitations to listen to ringtones, lol. Also, the following message was sent out to fans from “Carrie”:
“Hey, this is Carrie Underwood. OK here’s the deal, I need EVERY SINGLE myspace friend to stop what he/she’s doing and GO HERE RIGHT NOW and put your cell # in. You’ll recieve every ringtone from every myspace artist (including MY favorites)… (sic).”
Carrie’s reps are aware of the …read more

What’s a day without gossip? In fact, what’s a day without gossip involving Jessica Simpson??? TAKE THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL ENQUIRER STORY WITH A HEAPING GRAIN OF SALT!!!
Apparently, American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood’s been asked by Tony Romo (her romantic interest) to back off and give him space as he prepares for the coming football season. “Carrie thought that they were moving closer to a more committed relationship,” a source close to Underwood told the Enquirer. And now she’s upset. “Carrie wants a firm commitment from Tony.”
Ted Casablanca of E! Online has suggested that maybe …read more

With all the chatter this morning, I thought it would be appropriate to review some of the confirmed controversies surrounding American Idol:
In an interview prior to the start of the fifth season of American Idol, Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe revealed for the first time that Clay Aiken had led the fan voting every week from the Wild Card week onward until the finale, when the possibly-random voting result gave Ruben Studdard the win. Of course, the truth will probably never be known and Clay went on to have a great career but that is besides the point.
During season four, …read more

Here’s a breakdown of how our favorite American Idol alumni are doing on theBillboard 200 (dated May 26, 2007 – if the album appears on another chart it will be in brackets):

Chris Daughtry — #6
Carrie Underwood — #8 (#1 Country)
Bucky Covington — #44 (#9 Country)
Elliott Yamin — #67 (up from #87) (#4 Independent) (#49 R&B/Hip-Hop)
Fantasia — #93 (up from #112) (#15 R&B/Hip-Hop)
Paris Bennett — #133 (#15 Independent) (#47 R&B/Hip-Hop)

Also Noteworthy:
Kellie Pickler — #121 (2 weeks ago)
Katharine McPhee — #156 (2 weeks ago)
Kimberley Locke — #160 (2 weeks ago) — 4,800 copies
Paula Abdul “Greatest Hits” — (#86 R&B/Hip-Hop)
Kelly Clarkson’s “Never Again” …read more

American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood, is set to perform at the Delaware State Fair but people who bought tickets may not actually get to see the show.
On Wednesday, about 1,200 music fans thought they bought tickets for Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith and others. Late Thursday, they received a notice from the State Fair via e-mail telling them their tickets were not valid – but that their credit cards had been charged.
Dedicated fans had already had a rough week as the schedule changed and the on-sale date got pushed from Monday to Wednesday. Then, the ticket system crashed.
The owners …read more