Carrie Underwood
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It's official:

Some Hearts from Carrie Underwood has finally passed Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway to become the best-selling Idol album of all-time. The margin was razor-thin, according to Nielsen SoundScan: 5,813,400 for Carrie, 5,813,200 for Kelly.

Clarkson's current album, My December, is still the top-selling Idol album of the week, dropping from No. 11 to No. 15 on the Billboard chart. It sold 31,000, down from 42,000 the previous week, a 27% drop. It's sold 536,000 total.

Daughtry drops 22-25 on the chart, selling 23,000, an 8% drop; his total is 2.96 million. Carrie moves from number-30 to number-28 on the chart, selling 21,000, off 1% from the previous week.

Meanwhile, Elliott Yamin moves 81-84 with flat sales of about 9,000 and a total of 333,000; Bucky Covington slides 83-91, selling a bit more than 8,000, down 5%, with a total of 231,000.

Kellie Pickler has a nice week, climbing 141-99 on a 42% sales increase to more than 7,000. Her total's 593,000. And Fantasia drops 125-179, selling 4,000, a 31% drop. Total: 447,000.

There's a lot of American Idol album news going around these days, from Kelly Clarkson's latest effort, to Mandisa, to Constantine Maroulis.

Following that trend, here's news on the next Carrie Underwood CD...

Arista Records and 19 Recordings announced yesterday that the follow-up to the country crossover star's mega-hit debut Some Hearts has been slated for an October 23 release.

As E! Online reports, the hit-filled album, which dropped November 15, 2005, has been certified six-times platinum in the U.S. and is the best-selling country disc/download of 2007 so far, with nearly 1.1 million copies sold just this year.

After the American Idol-assisted success of the Grammy-winning "Jesus Take the Wheel," it was unsure whether Underwood would have mass-market appeal, but with spunky tunes such as "Before He Cheats" and "Wasted," she's become a powerhouse on the pop charts, as well. Some Hearts was named the best-selling album of all genres at the Billboard Music Awards in December, Underwood's eighth sales-fueled trophy in two years.

Some Hearts spawned seven singles, three of which went platinum, and Underwood also had a hit with her cover of the Pretenders' "I'll Stand by You," which she performed on the Idol Gives Back charity special in April.

The 24-year-old Oklahoman's as-yet untitled sophomore effort is being produced by Some Hearts collaborator Mark Bright and will feature some more songwriting by Underwood, who co-penned the tune "I Ain't in Checotah Anymore" on Some Hearts.

Before she repeats, however, Underwood can be heard on Brad Paisley's latest album, 5th Gear, on the tune "Oh Love," and she's set to help kick off New York's Fall Fashion Week by performing Sept. 6 at the fourth annual Fashion Rocks! gala at Radio City Music Hall.

We know she can sing. But looks like Carrie Underwood can play a little ball, as well.

Joining fellow country superstars Vince Gill and Alan Jackson, the American Idol champ proves herself to be an adept athlete, covering all the bases at the 17th annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge at Greer Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Careful, Carrie Underwood fans, your beloved singer may not be the one contacting you via her MySpace page.

A staffer at celebrity gossip blog, TMZ.com, has been receiving messages from "Carrie" herself over the past 24 hours. To his dismay, though, the message wasn't to invite him to lunch or even on tour. Instead, it was a spam message urging him to check out "these amazing free ringtones."

Underwood's people were made aware of the issue earlier this week and the password was changed to stop the hackers, but this is the latest bulletin posted from Carrie's page:

"Hey, this is Carrie Underwood. OK here's the deal, I need EVERY SINGLE myspace friend to stop what he/she's doing and GO HERE RIGHT NOW and put your cell # in. You'll recieve every ringtone from every myspace artist (including MY favorites)... (sic)."

Of course, that wasn't Carrie herself. It was just some loser with too much time on his hands.

Carrie Underwood added to her awards collection last night.

The 2005 American Idol winner, won album of the year for her debut CD, Some Hearts, and was honored as top female vocalist.

"I would not be here if it were not for American Idol," she said as she collected her vocal award. "Thank you, fans. God bless you."

See, Jennifer Hudson? Is it really that hard to thank the show that enabled you to get your foot in the Hollywood door?

American Idol season-4 winner Carrie Underwood helped Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo celebrate his 27th birthday in Dallas over the weekend – and the pair looked very cozy, sources tell People magazine.

Could the romance each has denied be surfacing now?

The two showed up together Saturday night at Dallas's hip Ghostbar, where they were joined by nearly the entire Dallas Cowboys team.

"Carrie and Tony were having a great time in the deejay booth," an insider said. "They were laughing, singing together, holding hands and their arms were around each other all night."

A spokesperson for Underwood, 24, confirms that the Grammy winner was on hand to celebrate Romo's birthday. Asked if they are dating, rep Jessie Schmidt told People: "They have recently been spending a little time together." But, says Schmidt, they are "definitely not boyfriend/girlfriend. It's very casual at this point. It's [in the] really early stages."

At Romo's party, the VIP section of Ghostbar was closed off for the football star's guests, who had their own private bar and seating area. But Underwood and Romo didn't stay in seclusion: They ventured into the deejay booth before midnight, where they played tunes and led the crowd in a loud version of Twisted Sister's hit "We're Not Gonna Take It."

"They sang and everybody joined in – I mean everybody," a rep for Ghostbar says. "It was pretty funny."

Underwood and Romo stayed in the deejay booth for around 45 minutes before returning to the VIP area. "They definitely weren't keeping their relationship a secret," says another insider.

And Underwood put her singing talent to good use when she led the entire club in singing "Happy Birthday" to Romo. The club also had "Happy Birthday Tony Romo" posted on all its video screens.

This weekend was not the first time Underwood and Romo have been spotted together. On Christmas Day, she showed up to watch the Cowboys play the Eagles, and Romo was spotted hugging her before the game.

But in February, the football star told reporters at a pre-Super Bowl press conference that he and the singer weren't an item. "She's a very nice, sweet girl, I care for her and whoever ends up with her will be a very lucky guy," he said at the time.

A call to Romo's rep was not immediately returned.

Carrie Underwood won a pair of country music awards earlier this week.

But some people are more concerned about the fashion choices of various celebrities. With that in mind, let's break down two country crooners from American Idol seasons past.

Carrie appears nice and understated, but Kellie Picker is practically falling out of her dress. Looks like those new "shoes" she bought recently are taking on a life of their own.

But what do you think, readers? Which look is better?

Tonight is country night on American Idol.

So it's fitting that country music sweetheart Carrie Underwood took home two big buckles at Monday’s 2007 Country Music Television Awards last night.

The singer picked up wins in the coveted "CMT Music Awards Video of the Year" and "Female Video of the Year" for her anger-fuel hit single “Before He Cheats.” Underwood’s song also brought home the “Video Director of the Year” award for Roman White.

The wins on Monday further cemented Underwood’s credibility in country music. The singer won the Female Vocalist of the Year award and the Horizon award at the Country Music Association show in 2006.

American Idol winner and country phenom Carrie Underwood says that she's "horrible around guys," and that since splitting with her college boyfriend Drake Clark in 2005 the phone hasn't exactly been ringing off the hook with new prospects.

Underwood told Cosmopolitan magazine that:

"Guys who would never look at me twice before might ask me out now, so I guess I have better opportunities," she says. "But when I do meet a guy, there's this 'Does he just want his picture in a magazine?' factor."

Underwood has been linked to both fellow Idol-er Anthony Federov and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, but denies both relationships.

We don't mean to pick on past American Idol finalists who perform on this season's results show. But it's hard not to see some differences in these singers.

Last week, for example, we mentioned a certain enhancement in the chest region of Kellie Pickler. So did Ryan Seacrest. It was difficult to miss.

Now - we hope we're mistaken - but compare the following Carrie Underwood photos. She's lost a lot of weight, hasn't she?

You're beautiful just the way you are, Carrie. Now go back for seconds at that breakfast buffet please!