List of appearances by Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood - Appearances - Since winning American Idol on May 25th, 2005, Carrie Underwood has made numerous appearances at award shows and events. She has also returned to American Idol every season since becoming the winner of season four, including participation in Idol Gives Back. As a member of the Grand Ole Opry, Underwood has made multiple appearances each year to perform.
2005
June 9 - Underwood made her first CMA Music Festival appearance.
June 10 - Underwood made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
June 14 - Underwood made her first performance on the Today Show.
June 18 - Underwood performed the National Anthem at the NBA Finals Game 4 between the Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs.
November 15 - Underwood gave her first award show performance with "Jesus, Take The Wheel" at 39th Annual CMA Awards.
November 19 - Underwood appeared at the Grand Ole Opry to celebrate the release of her debut album "Some Hearts".
November 22 - Underwood performed on the Today Show.
November 24 - Underwood appeared in the 79th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
November 30 - Underwood performed at Christmas at Rockefeller Center. She sang an acoustic version of her hit "Jesus, Take The Wheel" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".
December 6 - Underwood appeared at the Billboard Music Awards where she performed "Some Hearts".
December 11- Underwood performed "Last Christmas" at Christmas In Washington.
2006
January 22 - Underwood performed the national anthem at a NFC Championship Game between the Carolina Panthers and the Seattle Seahawks.
February 19 - Underwood performed during halftime at the NBA All-Star Game.
February 21 - Underwood returned to American Idol for the first time since her win. She performed her hit "Jesus, Take the Wheel" during the semi-final round of the fifth season.
March 18 - Underwood appeared at the Grand Ole Opry to participate in the Women of Country Music Celebration. She performed "Stand By Your Man" by Tammy Wynette.
April 10 - Underwood performed "Jesus, Take The Wheel" at the CMT Music Awards.
May 23 - Underwood performed "Jesus, Take the Wheel" at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
May 24 - Underwood appeared at the Season 5 American Idol Finale. She performed her single "Don't Forget To Remember Me" and "I Made It Through the Rain" with Season 5 contestants.
June 6 - Underwood appeared at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
June 10 - Underwood returned to the CMA Music Festival stage for a second year.
July 11 - Underwood performed the National Anthem at the 77th MLB All-Star Game.
August 11 - Underwood performed a short concert on the Early Show and Good Morning America.
October 10 - Underwood performed on "Decades Rock Live" with the band Heart.
October 30 - Underwood appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to perform her single "Before He Cheats".
November 1 - Underwood made an appearance on "Ellen" to perform her single "Before He Cheats".
November 6 - Underwood performed "Before He Cheats" at the 40th Annual CMA Awards.
November 7 - Underwood appeared at the Grand Ole Opry.
November 21 - Underwood appeared on the American Music Awards, and performed a medley of her three hits, "Jesus, Take The Wheel", "Don't Forget to Remember Me", and "Before He Cheats".
November 23 - Underwood performed at the Tenth Anniversary of The Salvation Army Red Kettle Kick-Off Concert during the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Halftime Show.
December 4- Underwood appeared at the Billboard Music Awards.
December 11 - Underwood made her first appearance on Oprah to perform "Jesus, Take The Wheel" for the "What's On Your iPod?" special.
December 26 - Underwood appeared at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C. She performed "Islands in the Stream" with Kenny Rogers as part of a tribute to Dolly Parton.
2007
February 11 - Underwood appeared at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. She performed "Life In The Fast Lane", "Desperado", and "San Antonio Rose" in tribute to Bob Wills and Don Henley.
March 2 - Underwood performed at the Grand Ole Opry.
March 8 - Underwood returned American Idol to perform "Wasted" during the Season 6 semifinals.
March 24 - Underwood made her first appearance on Saturday Night Live. She performed "Wasted" and "Before He Cheats".
April 10 - Underwood was in attendance at the CMT Music Awards where she performed "Before He Cheats".
April 25 - A music video from Underwood's Africa trip aired during the Idol Gives Back special. Underwood recorded an acoustic version of The Pretenders' classic "I'll Stand By You", which played over the package.
May 15 - Underwood appeared at the Academy of Country Music Awards. She performed her single "Wasted".
May 23 - Underwood appeared on the Season 6 American Idol Finale. She performed a cover of The Pretenders' hit "I'll Stand By You", and appeared in a Beatles Medley with Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Hicks, Ruben Studdard and the Season 6 finalists.
June 5 - Underwood performed at the Grand Ole Opry.
June 8 - Underwood performed at the annual CMA Music Festival in Nashville.
September 6 - Underwood appeared at "Fashion Rocks" where she performed "Go Your Own Way" with Lindsey Buckingham.
October 9 - Underwood appeared at the Grand Ole Opry.
October 20 - Underwood appeared at the Grand Ole Opry to celebrate the release of "Carnival Ride", her second album.
October 23 - Underwood performed a mini concert for Good Morning America to promote "Carnival Ride".
October 27 - Underwood performed the National Anthem at the MLB World Series - Game 3.
November 2 - Underwood attended "Movies Rock" where she performed "Sound of Music".
November 6 - Underwood performed "So Small" at the Annual CMA Awards.
November 13 - Underwood performed at Christmas at Rockefeller Center. She sang "Do You Hear What I Hear?".
November 18 - Underwood appeared at the American Music Awards.
December 11 - Underwood appeared at the Grand Ole Opry.
December 31 - Underwood performed "Flat on the Floor", "All-American Girl", and "Before He Cheats" on [...] Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2008.
2008
January 20 - Underwood appeared at the Grand Ole Opry to participate in a gospel special where she sang "How Great Thou Art".
February 10 - Underwood performed her song "Before He Cheats" at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards.
February 23 - She appeared on Saturday Night Live where she sang "All-American Girl", and "Flat on the Floor".
March 15 - During a performance at the Grand Ole Opry, Underwood was invited by her idol, Randy Travis, who snuck up on her as she was finishing her version of Travis' song "I Told You So", to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
April 6 - Underwood performed a rendition of George Michael's "Praying for Time" on Idol Gives Back.
April 14 - Underwood performed her song "All-American Girl" on the CMT Awards.
May 10 - She was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry by Garth Brooks. At the age of 26, she is currently the youngest member of the Grand Ole Opry.
May 18 - Underwood opened the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards with her new single "Last Name". She also performed "Make The World Go Away" with Brad Paisley in tribute to Eddy Arnold.
May 21 - Underwood performed "Last Name" on the season finale of American Idol.
June 3 - Underwood performed on the Grand Ole Opry.
June 6 - Underwood performed on the CMA Music Festival stage.
August 9 - Underwood appeared on the Grand Ole Opry.
September 5 - Underwood joined Ciara, Fergie, Rihanna, Beyonce Knowles, Mariah Carey, Leona Lewis and other singers in performing "Just Stand Up" for the anti-cancer campaign Stand Up to Cancer. The song was made available on iTunes on September 2.
November 12 - The Annual Country Music Association Awards aired, and were hosted by Underwood along with fellow country star Brad Paisley. She performed her single "Just a Dream", introduced by Leslie Ponder.
December 16 - Underwood appeared at the Grand Ole Opry alongside fellow country singers Martina McBride and Julianne Hough.
2009
January 7 - She performed "I Know You Won't" at the 35th People's Choice Awards.
February 8 - Underwood performed "Last Name" at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.
February 12 - Underwood appeared at the opening of Disney World's American Idol Experience where she performed her hit "All-American Girl" and "Go Your Own Way" with David Cook
March 7 - Underwood performed on the Grand Ole Opry.
March 17 - Underwood appeared on American Idol to perform a duet of "I Told You So" with Randy Travis,who originally recorded the song.
April 5 - Underwood helped open the Academy of Country Music Awards in a group performance with Brooks & Dunn, Taylor Swift, Sugarland, and Rascal Flatts in which she performed a portion of her hit "All-American Girl". She appeared later in the show to perform another of her hits "I Told You So".
April 14 - Underwood appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show along with fellow country stars Sugarland, Kenny Chesney and Darius Rucker for the Oprah Country Special. Underwood performed her hit single, "Just a Dream".
May 19 - Underwood performed her version of "Home Sweet Home" by Mötley Crüe on American Idol. The song had been used as the season's farewell song.Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx appeared with Underwood for this performance.
June 9 - Underwood performed at the Grand Ole Opry.
July 25 - Underwood performed at the Grand Ole Opry.
September 17 - Underwood was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. During the show that followed her induction, Underwood performed "Cowboy Casanova".
October 2 - Underwood appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for Opry Goes Pink which raised awareness for breast cancer.
November 2 - Underwood performed "Cowboy Casanova" on The Late Show with David Letterman to kick-off her album promotion for "Play On".
November 3 - Underwood performed a special outdoor concert at Lincoln Center on Good Morning America to celebrate her album release day for "Play On".
November 5 - Underwood visited with Live with Regis and Kelly to perform.
November 10 - Underwood and Brad Paisley played a free mini-concert in Nashville for ABC's Good Morning America, one day before the CMA Awards. She performed "All-American Girl" (from Carnival Ride) and "Temporary Home" (from Play On).
November 11 - Underwood co-hosted the 2009 CMA Awards with Brad Paisley for a second time. She performed "Cowboy Casanova" at the show.
November 14 - Underwood performed at the Grand Ole Opry.
November 16 - Underwood performed "Temporary Home" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
November 18 - Underwood performed on "Ellen" to promote "Play On".
November 19 - Underwood performed a mini concert on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
November 22 - Underwood appeared at the "American Music Awards" and performed her hit "Cowboy Casanova".
November 26 - Underwood performed "Change" from her album Play On on Thanksgiving for CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute.
December 1 - Underwood participated in a CMT Invitation Only episode. She performed her new single "Cowboy Casanova". She also debuted three other songs included in her album "Play On", Temporary Home, Undo It and Mama's Song The episode aired on Dish network on November 3 and on CMT on December 1.
December 7 - Underwood hosted Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special, a two-hour variety show on Fox.
December 16 - Underwood received the 2009 Harmony Award at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
December 19 - Underwood appeared at the Grand Ole Opry.
December 23 - Underwood performed "Temporary Home" on Faith Hill's Home for The Holidays.
2010
January 6 - Underwood appeared at the 36th People's Choice Awards.
January 16 - Underwood performed on the Grand Ole Opry.
January 31 - Underwood attended the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards where she was one of the select artist to participate in the Michael Jackson Tribute. She sang "Earth Song" for the tribute alongside Celine Dion, Usher, Smokey Robinson, and Jennifer Hudson.
February 7 - Underwood sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, Florida.
April 21 - Underwood sang "Change" from Play On on Idol Gives Back.
April 18 - Underwood opened the "Academy of Country Music Awards" with fellow country artist Miranda Lambert with the Creedence Clearwater Revival song "Travelin' Band". Brad Paisley accompanied Underwood and Lambert on guitar while Charlie Daniels appeared on fiddle. CCR lead singer John Fogerty made a special guest appearance. Underwood also performed her new single "Temporary Home" during the show.
May 23 - Underwood sang the National Anthem at the Cedar-Sinai Sports Spectacular.
May 23 - Underwood participated in the tribute show "Brooks & Dunn: The Last Rodeo" to honor country duo Brooks & Dunn. She performed the Brooks and Dunn classic, "Neon Moon". The event was held in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
May 26 - Underwood performed her hit "Undo It" on the American Idol Season 9 finale. She also sang a part of "Together We Are One" in tribute to Simon Cowell alongside Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, Kris Allen and many other former Idol contestants.
June 7 - Underwood participated in the City of Hope 20th Annual Celebrity Softball Challenge in Nashville.
June 8 - Underwood performed at the Grand Ole Opry.
June 9 - The CMT Music Awards were held in Nashville. Underwood performed "Undo It" at the show.
June 10 - Underwood performed at the 2010 CMA Music Festival. She performed a cover of Guns & Roses "Paradise City" with Jason Aldean on the main stage.
June 22 - Underwood participated in the Nashville Rising Benefit concert with fellow musicians Miranda Lambert, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, and many others. Her set consisted of her current single "Undo It" followed by her first single "Jesus Take The Wheel" which transitioned into classic hymn "How Great Thou Art".
July 27 - Underwood appeared on the Grand Ole Opry.
July 30 - Underwood performed at The Today Show Summer Concert Series. She performed "Before He Cheats", "Cowboy Casanova", and "Undo It".
August 27 - Underwood appeared at the Grand Ole Opry.
September 16 - Underwood appeared at the Grand Ole Opry.