10/21/2016

Carrie Honored By CMT During “Artists Of The Year” Special

Carrie Underwood Honored by CMT during “Artists of the Year” Special


Photo credit: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT

 

The Storyteller Tour” Continues Sold-Out Concerts Across the U.S.

NASHVILLE, Tenn – (October 20, 2016) – Carrie Underwood was honored by CMT for the third time (2010, 2012 and 2016) as part of their “Artists of the Year” special which took place at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center and airs tonight, Thursday, October 20 at 8pm ET/PT. The honorees were selected for dominating the last 12 months in country music including radio airplay, album and single sales, and selling out arenas around the world.

As part of the celebration, Carrie gave a very special performance of “Like I’ll Never Love You Again” alongside The Love Junkies, made up of award-winning singer/songwriters Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, and Liz Rose, who wrote the song for Carrie’s Storyteller album.
 
CMT’s “Artists of the Year” special was just a quick break in Carrie’s massive Storyteller Tour. She began this week performing to a sold-out crowd of over 16,000 fans at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center and she continues tonight with another sold out crowd at Cincinnati’s U.S. Bank Arena.


Photo Credit: Joe Lemke
 

Billboard ranked “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round” the #1 country tour for the first half of 2016 which has performed for more than 800,000 fans since launching on January 30. Fans and music critics alike have praised Carrie’s stand-out performances and the tour’s dynamic production.

The Storyteller Tour fall dates:

Oct-20

Cincinnati, OH

U.S. Bank Arena

Oct-22

Charlottesville, VA

John Paul Jones Arena

Oct-23

Charlotte, NC

Time Warner Cable Arena

Oct-25

New York, NY

Madison Square Garden

Oct-27

Albany, NY

Times Union Center

Oct-28

Uncasville, CT

Mohegan Sun Arena

Nov-6

Hamilton, ON

FirstOntario Centre

Nov-9

Rockford, IL

BMO Harris Bank Center

Nov-11

Evansville, IN

Ford Center

Nov-13

Memphis, TN

FedExForum

Nov-14

Birmingham, AL

Legacy Arena at The BJCC

Nov-16

Tampa, FL

Amalie Arena

Nov-17

Sunrise, FL

BB&T Center

Nov-22

Wichita, KS

INTRUST Bank Arena

Nov-23

Oklahoma City, OK

Chesapeake Energy Arena

Nov-26

Las Vegas, NV

T-Mobile Arena

Nov-28

West Valley City, UT

Maverik Center

ripCORD World Tour 2016 New Zealand & Australia tour dates:

Dec-3

Wellington

Westpac Stadium

Dec-6

Adelaide

Entertainment Centre

Dec-8

Melbourne

Rod Laver Arena

Dec-9

Melbourne

Rod Laver Arena

Dec-10

Canberra

GIO Stadium

Dec-12

Sydney

Qudos Bank Arena

Dec-14

Sydney

ICC Sydney Theatre

Dec-16

Brisbane

Entertainment Centre

Dec-17

Brisbane

Entertainment Centre

The North American tour is promoted by AEG Live and includes special guests Easton Corbin and The Swon Brothers. Tickets are available now for the fall dates of The Storyteller Tour at www.aeglive.com. For information on fan club and VIP packages go to www.carrieunderwood.fm.