Carrie Underwood on the CMA Awards Red Carpet at "The 42nd Annual CMA Awards," on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, broadcast live from the Sommet Center in Nashville on the ABC Television Network. Photo courtesy of the Country Music Association.
Dec. 18, 2008 — With Carrie Underwood’s Carnival Ride Tour completed this year, she’s beginning to focus on the third album of her career.
She goes into it with the knowledge that the audience is interested in seeing what she’s able to create. Carrie’s debut album, Some Hearts, has been certified for shipments of 7 million copies. Her sophomore project, Carnival Ride, is double-platinum.
"I'm a lot more comfortable with the process," she told the Associated Press. "I have two good albums under my belt, and now I can focus on what I really want to do and say."
Carrie wrote three of the hits from Carnival Ride — "So Small," "All-American Girl" and "Last Name" — a development she considers a bonus to her career.
"I'm getting more comfortable with my writing abilities," she said. "I know that they're there now. In the beginning I was like 'I'll try it, and if I can't I won't mess with it again.' But I'm not one of those people that has to write every song because there are so many people out there who are great writers. But it is important to at least try."
Look for Carrie to perform Jan. 7 on the People’s Choice Awards, where she has three nominations: Favorite Female Singer; Favorite Country Song, for "Last Name"; and Favorite Star Under 35. She'll also appear on this weekend's edition of
Opry Live on GAC with Martina McBride and Julianne Hough. The episode airs at 9 p.m. ET.
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