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Carrie Underwood's 'Blown Away' Gets Some Heavy Metal

Sony Music Nashville

Carrie Underwood's fourth studio album, Blown Away, has been certified Platinum, signifying sales of more than a million copies. This news comes the same week the record returns to the No. 1 spot on Billboard's country albums chart. Blown Away debuted at the top of the charts on its first week of release back in May and stayed there for five straight weeks.

Carrie co-wrote eight of the album's 14 tracks, showing tremendous growth as a songwriter. "I definitely feel more confident being able to share my own ideas," she tells The Boot, reflecting on songwriting sessions for the project. "I'm not afraid to sound stupid anymore, which is always the biggest hump to overcome in the beginning ... I also don't put that much pressure on myself to write everything. I don't think it's necessary. There are the best songwriters in the world right here in Nashville and I feel like I'd be doing myself a disservice, my album a disservice, and my fans a disservice to ignore that. It would be easy to sit down and write the whole album by myself, but it wouldn't be the best album that it could be."

Blown Away first spawned the hit single "Good Girl," the fastest-rising song of Carrie's career, followed by the title track, which is now sitting pretty in the Top 10 of Billboard's country singles chart. The country superstar has now had 16 singles to reach the Top 10, which is the record for female country singers in the 68-year history of the chart.

Carrie is gearing up for a busy fall that includes her headlining Blown Away tour and her fifth year of co-hosting the CMA Awards with buddy Brad Paisley. The 46th Annual CMA Awards will air live from Nashville on Nov. 1 at 8:00 PM ET on ABC.

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Cathy

Her album may be good but her singing live is awful! She shrieks way off key. I never thought I would be so happy to see Taylor Swift sing! They are both overrated and not very good when it comes down to doing it live. Faith, Reba and Martina never disappoint me. They are the only women who can sing well on their albums and live. I've seen all of them live and they were all phenomenal. They didn't sing off key and shriek the entire night away.

September 11 2012 at 3:37 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
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joe.jones66

LOL,Well Cathy,not sure what you are Smokin these Days,but a word of advise,Put it Down,Put it Down now!!!!

September 15 2012 at 8:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Johnny

I am glad to hear that other people are getting tired of her pulling this crap all the time. She really isn't that good and all her songs are sounding the same. he screams off key. I hope she loses to Martina or Miranda at the cma awards. She will never ever compare to those ladies in country. She sucks!

September 09 2012 at 3:46 PM Report abuse +4 rate up rate down Reply
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gravy5252

No Johnny,People are getting tired of you and your constant Bashing with nothing to back it up!!!So me thinks it sucks to be you !!!

September 09 2012 at 9:55 PM Report abuse -3 rate up rate down Reply
frostericrer

This new album was so weak with good songs :(

September 08 2012 at 8:35 AM Report abuse +5 rate up rate down Reply
spowell313

Carrie and her album, "Blown Away", are the best. Love every track.

September 08 2012 at 8:23 AM Report abuse -4 rate up rate down Reply
cunderware

Carrie is so full of crap .... She sends them to the stores and act's like people bought them already ... 1 million is shipped ... Not bought ... The stores may send them back to her un sold just like what happend to her last album ... But she will keep acting like they where sold ... Carrie always uses tricks now .. Thanks for pointing that out

September 07 2012 at 10:09 PM Report abuse +10 rate up rate down Reply
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gravy5252

You do realize,this has nothing to do with what Carrie does,it was the RIAA that certified the Album Platinum,so you might want to check your Post again since it is the only thing full of Crap!!!!

September 09 2012 at 10:13 PM Report abuse -2 rate up rate down Reply
sam

Mine17 you don't know what you are talking about....

September 07 2012 at 1:22 PM Report abuse -7 rate up rate down Reply
mine17

Carrie trick – 1 of many – She only shipped that many and they are still sitting on the shelves – Carrie sold only 749k – Maybe, this is why Carrie’s album did not get any CMA nominations for Album, song or video? The CMA’s are now use to her tricks? Ps: Carrie had to cut her Intune price down to 6:99

September 07 2012 at 11:59 AM Report abuse +12 rate up rate down Reply
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