NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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Prior to taking a ride on the Zamboni at Madison Square Garden are, from left, Kevin Kelleher, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Sony Music Entertainment; Randy Goodman, Chairman and CEO, Sony Music Nashville; Carrie Underwood; Sony Music Entertainment CEO Doug Morris, and Julie Swidler, Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel.
The RIAA has made math Carrie Underwood’s favorite subject. A rash of new RIAA album certifications of Underwood’s 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville catalogue have made her the most-certified country album artist to debut this century.
Underwood’s 2005 debut Some Hearts now stands at 8 million the highest album certification of any country artist to emerge since 2000. Underwood’s 2015 Storyteller has been certified Platinum; Blown Away is now 2x Platinum; Play On is 3x Platinum; and Carnival Ride is 4x Platinum).
Underwood is also the current Top Country Artist on the RIAA’s Digital Single Ranking with 28m download sales, putting her in the Top 5 females across all genres. Sony Music executives broke the news to her on the occasion of her sold-out show at Madison Square Garden.
Currently on tour, Underwood will co-host the 50th Annual CMA Awards from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena with Brad Paisley on 11/2.