• Music company representing Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, other American Idols suing Sony Music for royalty dispute

    A number of American Idol contestants are being drug into a lawsuit as their publishing company has discovered an issue with Sony Music's records. 19 Recordings, a music company run by Idol creator Simon Fuller, alleged that multiple audits have found several former Idol contestants have not been paid proper royalties. The performers include Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Jordin Sparks and Clay Aiken.

  • Carrie Underwood Honored at Country Radio Seminar

    Today, during the opening ceremonies of the Country Radio Seminar at the Nashville Convention Center, Carrie Underwood was honored with the Country Radio Broadcasters Artist Humanitarian Award for her work with children and animals.

  • Country Music Stars Popularity Ranking

    Repucom's Celebrity DBI measures perceptions. Their expanded database features more than 5,000 celebrities, including athletes, film and TV stars, musical performers, business leaders, news pundits, personalities and more and what more than 1.5 billion people (approximately 30% of the world's adult population) thinks about them. With the Grammy Awards being this past Sunday, Repucom shared information about the top ranking musicians who got Grammy nods.

  • NBC and "Peter Pan Live!"

    Carrie Underwood helped NBC bring musicals front and center with "Sound of Music Live!" and the project did so well that the company has turned their sights on Peter Pan.

  • NBC's 'The Sound of Music' probably won't make its money back...initially

    NBC obviously put a lot of work into promoting the new live performance of The Sound of Music, starring Carrie Underwood in the role of Maria Von Trapp, the role filled by Julie Andrews during the original film. The promotion campaign seemed to have paid off, as the broadcast brought in a huge viewership. But that doesn't mean the network made its money back. The Hollywood Reporter got numbers from analysts putting the production's budget at around $9 million.
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