American Idol Winner Goes From Hollywood Hopeful to Country Crooner in "CMT IN THE MOMENT: CARRIE UNDERWOOD"

American Idol Winner Goes From Hollywood Hopeful to Country Crooner in "CMT IN THE MOMENT: CARRIE UNDERWOOD"

CMT Cameras Follow Carrie Underwood as She Realizes Her Dream of Becoming a Country Artist

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrie Underwood won America's hearts and votes, week after week, competing on the Hollywood stage armed with songs from the country artists she's always admired. Now, the "American Idol" winner is paving her own way to stand in the country music spotlight, and CMT captures it all for the one-hour episode of CMT IN THE MOMENT: CARRIE UNDERWOOD, premiering Friday, December 16 at 10:00-11:00 PM ET/PT.

CMT IN THE MOMENT brings viewers unprecedented, uncensored access to country music's newest rising star, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the road Underwood travels to pursue her musical dreams. From her performance at CMT's 100 GREATEST DUETS, to the purchase of her first home, to her first music video shoot and inside industry events, CMT offers an exclusive and candid look at Underwood's journey. Her performance at the 2005 CMA Awards rounds out the show.

Underwood, the newly crowned "American Idol," started singing in public when she was a small child and made her first studio recordings at age 13. Hailing from Checotah, Oklahoma, the 22-year-old began her career singing in festivals throughout the South and Midwest. On "American Idol," Underwood regularly sang songs by country superstars Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts and the Dixie Chicks. Underwood, who is now signed with 19 Recordings/Arista, released her debut album, Some Hearts, on November 15, 2005.

IN THE MOMENT was created and is executive produced by George Moll of County Line Productions. Moll created and produced the hit VH1 series "Behind the Music" and has also developed and produced original programming for CMT, TV Land and BBC. Lewis Bogach is executive producer for CMT. Paul Villadolid and Sarah Brock are executives in charge of production for CMT.

CMT, America's No. 1 country music network, carries original programming, specials, and live concerts and events, as well as a mix of videos by established country music artists and new cutting-edge acts, including world premiere exclusive videos. Founded March 6, 1983, CMT, owned and operated by MTV Networks, reaches more than 77.8 million households in the United States. Go to country music's biggest web site at http://www.cmt.com/.

Source: CMT

CONTACT: Nicole Pope of CMT, +1-615-335-8406, or nicole.pope@cmt.com

Web site: http://www.cmt.com/

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