USA Today Music — Carrie Underwood is expecting Baby No. 2. But getting there hasn't been easy: The singer says she suffered three miscarriages in 2017 and 2018.             more info

Consequence of Sound — The country superstar takes some modest political risks without changing the full-throated style that won her legions of fans in the first place. more info

USA Today Music — LGBT issues and gun control are two of the hottest-button issues in country music right now, and Underwood is using her platform to encourage compassion – albeit vaguely.             more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The most talked-about song on Carrie Underwood’s new album, at least in the run-up to its release on Friday, has been “The Bullet,” in which the country superstar traces the damage left behind by a shooting. “You can blame it... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The most talked-about song on Carrie Underwood’s new album, at least in the run-up to its release on Friday, has been “The Bullet,” in which the country superstar traces the damage left behind by a shooting. “You can blame it... more info

USA Today Music — LGBT issues and gun control are two of the hottest-button issues in country music right now, and Underwood is using her platform to encourage compassion -- albeit vaguely.             more info

Time — Carrie Underwood built one of the most consistent careers in country music on songs about other people. She named her last album Storyteller for a reason: she likes booming power ballads, rowdy revenge tales and slices of life from the American count... more info

USA Today Music — "Cry Pretty," available Sept. 14, is Underwood's most personal album yet.             more info

USA Today Music — The internet hates change.             more info

E! Online — The nominees for the 2018 CMA Awards are finally here. The Country Music Association announced the full list of contenders on Tuesday. Chris Stapleton tops the list of nominees... more info