2005 Country Music Awards Music Festival
Rusty Russell//Getty ImagesHere, Carrie Underwood is pictured taking the stage at the 2005 CMA Music Festival in Nashville. The singer had recently won American Idol a couple of months earlier. As part of her prize, she was given a blue Ford Mustang convertible, which, she shared in a recent interview, she still drives around today.
2“Broadway Meets Country” Benefit
Brad Barket//Getty ImagesLater that year, Underwood joined actor Patrick Wilson to perform during the Broadway Meets Country Benefit in New York City. The two did their own rendition of “Suddenly Seymour” from the Broadway hit musical, Little Shop of Horrors.
32006 Academy Of Country Music New Artists' Show
Ethan Miller/ACMA//Getty ImagesIn 2006, the Oklahoma native sang at the Academy of Country Music’s New Artists’ showcase, which was held at the MGM Grand Ballroom in Las Vegas.
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449th Annual Grammy Awards
Kevin Winter//Getty ImagesFor the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, Underwood dueted with Gary LeVox, the lead singer of the Rascal Flatts.
52008 Country Music Awards Music Festival
Rick Diamond//Getty ImagesThe songstress performed yet again at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville. Dressed in a bright orange ruffled top and khaki shorts, the star sang some of her popular hits in front of an excited crowd. Other names on the lineup that weekend included Taylor Swift, Sugarland, Kellie Pickle, and Faith Hill.
62009 Good Morning America Performance
Steve Fenn//Getty ImagesIn 2009, Underwood flew out to New York City’s Lincoln Center to appear on the popular morning talk show Good Morning America. Outfitted in leather gloves and a black coat, she was there to promote her then-upcoming album, Play On.
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752nd Annual Grammy Awards
ROBYN BECK//Getty ImagesThe singer was invited back to perform at the Grammy Awards in 2010. This time she took the stage with other big names, including Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, and Usher. The group performed a Michael Jackson tribute by singing his 1995 song, "Earth Song."
8Academy of Country Music Presents Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country
Christopher Polk/ACMA2011//Getty ImagesNot too long after, Underwood joined forces with other country stars, including Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Naomi Judd, Wynona Judd, and Jennifer Nettles, to perform at the Girls Night Out: Superstar Women of Country concert. The group sang "Coal Miner’s Daughter" by country icon Loretta Lynn.
9London Showcase
Marc Broussely//Getty ImagesIn 2012, a 29-year-old Underwood crossed the pond to London to perform at The Arts Club in the city’s Mayfair neighborhood.
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10Blown Away Tour
C Flanigan//Getty ImagesUnderwood put on a dazzling show dressed in an eye-catching high-low dress at the Stockton Arena in 2013.
1155th Annual Grammy Awards
Kevin Mazur//Getty ImagesThe famous country singer performed at the Grammys in 2013 dressed in an iconic light-up dress that was designed by Irish fashion designer Don O’Neill.
12World Aids Day (RED) Concert
TIMOTHY A. CLARY//Getty ImagesUnderwood was part of the star-studded World AIDS Day (RED) Concert in Times Square. Other performers that night included Bruce Springsteen, Kanye West, and Chris Martin of Coldplay.
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13Faster Horses Festival
Scott Legato//Getty ImagesIn the summer of 2015, the country crooner belted out some of her most popular songs at the Faster Horses Festival in Brooklyn, Michigan. The annual country music fest showcases the best of the best in country music. This year’s lineup includes the likes of Shania Twain, Luke Bryan, Zac Brown Band, and Dwight Yoakam.
14Country 2 Country Festival
Burak Cingi//Getty ImagesShe also performed at London’s Country 2 Country Festival at the O2 Arena. The music fest, which started a decade ago, has had many famous country singers participate through the years, including Kacey Musgraves, Chris Stapleton, and Luke Combs.
15Live in Los Angeles
Kevin Winter//Getty ImagesUnderwood wore a gorgeous purple and pink chiffon dress to perform in Los Angeles during her Storyteller tour. Her opening acts included Little Big Town, Sam Hunt, Lauren Alaina, and Maddie & Tae.
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16At the Drive-In
Kevin Mazur//Getty ImagesUnderwood joined fellow country performer Brad Paisley, virtually during the pandemic, for Live Nation’s drive-in concert series, Live From The Drive-In. The two sang their hit song "Remind Me."
17Country Music Awards Summer Jam
Terry Wyatt//Getty ImagesShe also dueted with Dwight Yoakam at the Nashville Country Music Awards Summer Jam concert a year later.
18Stagecoach Festival
Amy Sussman//Getty ImagesWe can’t get over Underwood’s fringed jean jacket she wore for the 2022 Stagecoach Festival. This outdoor music festival, held each spring, started in 2007 and has had countless iconic country singers perform over the past decade and a half, including Blake Shelton, Shania Twain, George Strait, Willie Nelson, Eagles, Taylor Swift, and Tim McGraw.
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