Carrie Underwood Is ENGAGED

Carrie Underwood announced today that she is engaged and plans to marry her boyfriend Ottawa Senators hockey player Mike Fisher. No date has been announce, though the publicist says that they are extremely happy.

They have been dating for about a year. Hope it all works out.

Carrie Underwood: Advice for ‘Idol’ Candiadates

Carrie Underwood, one of the most successful singers to come out of “American Idol,” has some advice for future “Idol” competitors.

“Any contestant who does well on ‘Idol’ has to stay true to what people voted for,” Underwood recently told reporters in a conference call. “I’ve seen it happen a few times where people are one thing on the show and then they get off the show and try to do something else. That’s really strange because ‘Idol’ is one of those things where [audiences] are telling you what they want. It’s the best testing form that you can possibly have.”

Underwood is set to host the “Carrie Underwood: All-Star Holiday Special,” airing tonight at 8 on Fox. The two-hour variety show will feature music from her new album as well as previous hits, holiday classics, collaborations with guest stars Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley and David Cook and short sketches, including one with Kristin Chenoweth and Christina Applegate.

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Carrie Underwood to Perform on ‘American Idol’ Season Finale

Carrie Underwood will be performing on the season finale of the massively popular American Idol.

Carrie, who won the fourth season (and is one of the most liked of the alum) will appear on the Tuesday finale.

She will be showcasing the song we have heard throughout the season as each contestant was eliminated, her version of Motley Crue’s “Home, Sweet Home.“

The songstress will be donating a portion of the proceeds from sales of the digital single to The Humane Society of the United States.