No. 1 Billboard 200 and Country Album Debut
Best Country Album Debut of 2018
No. 1 Album in Over 20 Countries
Multi-platinum-selling global superstar Carrie Underwood’s new album Cry Pretty is the biggest all-genre debut by a female in 2018, topping Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy (April 6, 2018). The album debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Country Album Charts with 265,654 equivalent album units, making Underwood the only woman in history to land four country albums at the top of the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. The critically-acclaimed album is the best-selling Country album debut of 2018, as well as the biggest Country album debut since August 7, 2015 (Luke Bryan’s Kill The Lights) and the biggest female Country album debut since October 22, 2012 (Taylor Swift’s 2012 Red). Cry Pretty’s debut week also marks the most first week streams by any female in Country music. This is Underwood’s seventh consecutive album to debut at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart, representing all of her first seven albums including her Greatest Hits: Decade #1.
NPR declares that Cry Pretty “pushes her creative boundaries and leans into modern R&B, while retaining the Oklahoma singer-songwriter’s country roots” and “Underwood’s voice owns pretty much anything it touches.”
Rolling Stone lauds Underwood as “Arena country’s mightiest voice, as Cry Pretty reaffirms.”
Entertainment Weekly has called the album “Her most emotionally accessible work to date.”
Underwood was recently featured in a profile on CBS Sunday Morning, as well as performances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Ellen Show. She received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Sept. 20 and performed at the iHeart Radio Music Festival in Las Vegas. Nominated as Favorite Female Artist – Country, Underwood will perform at the 2018 American Music Awards on Oct. 9 following her promotional tour in Australia, which will include an appearance at the iconic Deni Ute Muster festival. Fans will get the chance to watch multiple performances from Carrie that night as she is also set to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm ET / 10:35 CT on ABC immediately following the 2018 American Music Awards live broadcast.
Cry Pretty is Underwood’s first release on Capitol Records Nashville and her first time co-producing alongside David Garcia. She co-wrote nine of the songs on the album including her current single, “Love Wins,” with David Garcia and Brett James. She recently released the official music video for “Love Wins,” which was directed by Shane Drake. View HERE.
Underwood returns this fall for her sixth season as the voice of primetime television’s #1 program, Sunday Night Football. This November, she and Brad Paisley will co-host the CMA Awards for the 11th consecutive year. In spring 2019, Underwood will launch a new arena tour, The Cry Pretty Tour 360. Sponsored by CALIA, the new tour will kick off on May 1 in Greensboro, NC, and will play 55 arenas across the U.S. and Canada and be promoted by AEG Presents. She will be joined on tour by special guests Maddie & Tae and Runaway June.
THE CRY PRETTY TOUR 360:
| Date | City | Venue |
| May 1, 2019 | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Coliseum |
| May 3, 2019 | Birmingham, AL | Legacy Arena at the BJCC |
| May 4, 2019 | N. Little Rock, AR | Verizon Arena |
| May 6, 2019 | San Antonio, TX | AT&T Center |
| May 9, 2019 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
| May 11, 2019 | Las Vegas, NV | MGM Grand Garden Arena |
| May 12, 2019 | Fresno, CA | Save Mart Center |
| May 14, 2019 | Sacramento, CA | Golden1 Center |
| May 16, 2019 | Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena |
| May 18, 2019 | Bakersfield, CA | Rabobank Arena |
| May 21, 2019 | Portland, OR | MODA Center at Rose Garden |
| May 22, 2019 | Spokane, WA | Spokane Arena |
| May 24, 2019 | Tacoma, WA | Tacoma Dome |
| May 25, 2019 | Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena |
| May 28, 2019 | Edmonton, AB | Rogers Place |
| May 31, 2019 | Saskatoon, SK | SaskTel Centre |
| June 2, 2019 | Winnipeg, MB | Bell MTS Place |
| June 9, 2019 | Toronto, ON | Scotiabank Arena |
| June 10, 2019 | Ottawa, ON | Canadian Tire Centre |
| June 13, 2019 | Hershey, PA | GIANT Center |
| June 15, 2019 | Cincinnati, OH | U.S. Bank Arena |
| June 16, 2019 | Indianapolis, IN | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| June 18, 2019 | St. Louis, MO | Enterprise Center |
| June 20, 2019 | Milwaukee, WI | Fiserv Forum |
| June 21, 2019 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center |
| June 23, 2019 | Lincoln, NE | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
| Sept 10, 2019 | San Diego, CA | Valley View Casino Center |
| Sept 12, 2019 | Los Angeles, CA | STAPLES Center |
| Sept 14, 2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | Vivint Smart Home Arena |
| Sept 16, 2019 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center |
| Sept 18, 2019 | Wichita, KS | INTRUST Bank Arena |
| Sept 19, 2019 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center |
| Sept 21, 2019 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| Sept 22, 2019 | Lafayette, LA | Cajundome |
| Sept 24, 2019 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
| Sept 25, 2019 | Oklahoma City, OK | Chesapeake Energy Arena |
| Sept 27, 2019 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
| Sept 29, 2019 | Columbia, SC | Colonial Life Arena |
| Sept 30, 2019 | Raleigh, NC | PNC Arena |
| Oct 2, 2019 | New York City, NY | Madison Square Garden |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Washington, D.C. | Capital One Arena |
| Oct 5, 2019 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center |
| Oct 10, 2019 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
| Oct 12, 2019 | Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints Arena |
| Oct 13, 2019 | Buffalo, NY | KeyBank Center |
| Oct 16, 2019 | Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena |
| Oct 17, 2019 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center |
| Oct 19, 2019 | Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena |
| Oct 20, 2019 | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| Oct 23, 2019 | Memphis, TN | FedExForum |
| Oct 24, 2019 | Tulsa, OK | BOK Center |
| Oct 26, 2019 | Des Moines, IA | Wells Fargo Arena |
| Oct 27, 2019 | Sioux Falls, SD | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center |
| Oct 29, 2019 | Chicago, IL | United Center |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Detroit, MI | Little Caesars Arena |
About Carrie Underwood:
Carrie Underwood emerged from the promise of her 2005 American Idol win to become a true multi-format, multi-media superstar, spanning achievements in music, television, and film. A seven-time GRAMMY® Award winner, she has sold 64 million records worldwide and recorded 26 #1 singles, 13 of which she co-wrote.
Earlier this year, she released the hit event anthem she co-wrote, “The Champion” featuring Ludacris, which opened NBC’s Super Bowl LII and was incorporated into the network’s coverage of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games and has been certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
In 2013, Carrie starred as Maria von Trapp in NBC’s three-hour holiday blockbuster, the Emmy®-winning The Sound of Music Live!, whose airings attracted 44 million viewers. She is lead designer for her fitness and lifestyle brand, CALIA by Carrie Underwood, which launched in 2015 and is exclusively available at DICK’S Sporting Goods nationwide and online at www.caliastudio.com. This spring, Carrie celebrated her 10th anniversary as a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry and returns this fall for her sixth season as the voice of primetime television’s #1 program, Sunday Night Football. This November, Carrie and Brad Paisley will co-host the CMA Awards for the 11th consecutive year.