Artist Updates: Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Hunter Hayes

Carrie Underwood Previews Complete ‘Storyteller’ Album

Carrie Underwood‘s fifth studio album, Storyteller, releases tomorrow (Oct. 23). A sneak peek of each track on the album is available at storytelleralbum.com.

Underwood recently hosted an album release party at Nashville restaurant The Standard, where each room of the venue was decorated in the theme of one of the album’s songs.

LeAnn Rimes Teams With Gavin DeGraw To Support Disabled Veterans

LeAnn Rimes has teamed with Gavin DeGraw for a duet titled “Celebrate Me Home” to support awareness for Disabled American Veterans (DAV). In addition, Rimes will provide disabled veterans with free tickets to her Christmas Tour this year. “While Gavin and I were recording ‘Celebrate Me Home,’ we were reminded of the emotional homecoming videos we’ve seen over the years, and thought that connecting the song to veterans elevated the meaning,” Rimes said.  “We thought of all the great work DAV is doing for transitioning service men and women and veterans of all generations and knew it was the perfect holiday partnership.”

Hunter Hayes Sets Free Nashville Concert To Launch CMA Awards Week

Hunter Hayes is bringing his hits and new music to the streets of downtown Nashville with his second annual free concert on Monday, Nov. 2, once again kicking off an event-packed CMA Awards week.

Featuring a performance by Hayes and special guests to be announced, portions of the show will be taped to air as part of a live broadcast during the CMA Awards red carpet coverage on Wednesday, Nov. 4.

Doors for the late night jam will open at 9:00 p.m. outside of Bridgestone Arena and the show is set to begin at 10:30 p.m.

Fans will get to hear new music from Hayes’ latest collection, The 21 Project, before it hits shelves on November 6. Featuring seven songs, the limited edition, three-disc set explores the life of each track through their progression from acoustic, to studio, to live tour recordings. Hayes produced the project with longtime collaborator, Dann Huff.