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Carrie Underwood continues her record-breaking ways with the success of her sophomore album Carnival Ride, which debuted atop Billboards Top Country Albums and Billboard 200 charts with first-week sales totaling 527,101. This number marks the highest first-week sales for any female artist this year!
With a 60% increase over Carries debut-week sales of her six-time platinum album Some Hearts (which tallied 314,549), Carnival Ride achieved the highest-debut sales for any sophomore country album in SoundScan history. Adding to the albums accolades, Carnival Ride also became the largest country debut in digital album chart history with digital sales of 44,928.
In anticipation of the albums release, the Season 4 American Idol winner has been keeping busy with numerous media appearances, including her performance of the National Anthem at Game 3 of the World Series. While Carrie continues making a variety of media appearances, she has the CMA Awards to look forward to, where [...]

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You’ve most likely seen our "Photo of the Day" segment on Americanidol.com over the last few weeks, with pics spanning every season. These photos have given us the opportunity to reminisce about our favorite Idols and AI moments. We are now offering a "Video of the Day"–make sure to check it out on a daily basis for a different look back at each season. The videos will be a mixture of exit interviews, audition clips, behind-the-scenes glimpses, thoughts from the judges, and finale interviews!
Check out our first installment now!

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This is your very first official glimpse of the season seven "Idol" hopefuls! Americanidol.com correspondent James Pumphrey checked in with the auditioners on their favorite places to sing…and you might be surprised by some of the answers! Watch the video now!
Check back each week as James raises new topics with some good, bad, and just plain unique AI hopefuls!

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Season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis just released his debut single Break Anotha off his anticipated debut album for Arista Records, entitled Audio Day Dream (A.D.D.). With a revised release date, A.D.D. will now hit stores on December 4.
For a preview of Blakes album, take a look at the official trailer for Audio Day Dream that was just released earlier this week! Want to reacquaint yourself with the beatboxing Idol from Seattle? Our photo galleries can help you relive some of Blakes most memorable performances and his time at this year’s finale!

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The 2007 TV GUIDE ONLINE VIDEO AWARDS are approaching, and it’s time to put in your votes for the number one website for any TV show, Americanidol.com! While the votes are not the sole determining factor in choosing the winners, it doesn’t hurt to show our support! Here are two categories in which our website is nominated:
AmericanIdol.com – Best Show Site
AmericanIdol.com – Best Behind-The-Scenes Video
Go here to vote for Best Behind-The-Scenes Video. Go here to vote for Best Show Site. Or just go to WWW.TVGUIDE.COM!
The awards will air on MY NETWORK TV on Wednesday, Dec. 5. Vote while you can, and make sure to spread the word! In the meantime, check out one of the reasons we were nominated–our stellar Behind-the-Scenes video section, presented by Coke!

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Elliott Yamin isn’t the only "Idol" alum ringing in this holiday season by bringing Christmas music to his fans–Mandisa is set to release Christmas Joy, a four track holiday EP, on November 20th. Mandisa will bring us her take on some classics, including "O Holy Night," "Joy to the World," and Stevie Wonder’s "What Christmas Means to Me." She’ll also be doing an original duet with labelmate Matthew West called "Christmas Makes Me Cry." This last one will be sent to radio as a holiday single. Not only is Mandisa releasing her own holiday album, but she is also partaking in the "WOW Gospel Christmas" CD.
As Mandisa explains to CMSpin.com, "It seems to me that even the hardest hearts soften during the Christmas season. There is a prevalent joy that draws people together and Christmas music is the soundtrack to that season."
Mandisa will also be [...]

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With his Raisin’ the Bar tour, a successful debut album, and an action-packed video, it’s no wonder that Bucky Covington is all smiles these days. Check out some of the fun new features on Bucky we’ve recently added to our site. We went behind-the-scenes with the country star on his latest video for "It’s Good To Be Us." Check it out for a glimpse into the making of his video, plus some amazingly adventurous motocross stunts! We were also there to capture pics of Bucky in action!
Come back soon for our exclusive interview with Bucky, in which he took time out of his schedule to answer your burning questions!

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While this year’s "Idol Gives Back" event was two star-studded nights of exciting entertainment and history-making performances, the profound effects of the fund raising are far-reaching. The extravaganza in April raised more than $75 million, and the money has already gone to various charities in the United States and Africa. According to the Associate Press via the International Herald Tribune, five charities in Africa received $6 million each. This includes an innovative anti-AIDS peer education program in which the students meld "What a Wonderful World" with break-dancing, traditional rhythms and African opera.
While those who donated might not have known exactly what their money was going to provide, they should know that every donation has had an impact. "It makes a massive difference. Massive," said Martin Edlund of the charity Malaria No More. "A little money goes such a long way." To provide an example of [...]

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After delivering three consecutive top 5 hits to country radio, Josh Gracin is admittedly most excited about his newest single, We Werent Crazy.
When we recorded the first album I was on active duty and flying back and forth between Nashville and Camp Pendleton, said Josh. It was so busy that I never really got to try my hand at writing. This time around I got to dig in and share my stories as a songwriter. Im so proud of how this song turned out.
We Werent Crazy was written by Josh, Tony Lopacinski and Bobby Pinson and produced by Brett James. It was written about Joshs personal journey from childhood to raising children and having a family of his own.
Joshs self-titled debut CD is certified gold by the RIAA and has sold over 690,000 copies. The first single from the project, I Want To Live, was also his first hit " [...]

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As we mentioned a few short weeks ago, Elliott Yamin has released a holiday album, and it’s available NOW! We’re offering you a chance to listen to two of his holiday songs:
"This Christmas"-Windows media
"This Christmas"-Real media
and…
"Warm Me Up"-Windows media
"Warm Me Up"-Real media
Also, Elliott fans should take note that there is still plenty of time to catch him on his fall/winter tour. Check out the dates below to see if he’s coming to a city/venue near you!
Oct 26 2007
Rocketown
Nashville, Tennessee
Oct 28 2007
House of Blues
Orlando, Florida
Oct 29 2007
Culture Room
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Oct 30 2007
State Theatre
Tampa, Florida
Nov 1 2007
House of Blues
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Nov 2 2007
The N Club
Greensboro, North Carolina
Nov 3 2007
Orange Peel
Asheville, North Carolina
Nov 5 2007
Maryland Theater
Hagerstown, Maryland
Nov 7 2007
Celtics Game
Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 8 2007
Whitaker Center
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nov 9 2007
Hooligans Music Hall
Jacksonville, North Carolina
Nov 11 2007
The Norva
Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 12 2007
Crocodile Rock Cafe
Allentown, [...]

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