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Carrie Underwood big ‘Idol’ winner at 50th Grammys

by Reed Dunn
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Carrie Underwood performs ‘Before He Cheats’ at Sunday night’s 50th Grammy Awards.

After a high-energy performance of her hit single Before He Cheats at the 50th Grammy Awards, Season 4 American Idol winner Carrie Underwood picked up a couple more trophies to add to her growing award collection.

Underwood took home Grammys, thanks to Before He Cheats, in the Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song categories. The Best Country Song award actually was presented to songwriters Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins.

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Carrie Underwood poses with her Grammy backstage at the awards show.

Several former Idol contestants and/or winners were nominated, including four nominations for Daughtry. The rock band fronted by Season 5 finalist Chris Daughtry is nominated in the Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group and Best Rock Song categories for It’s Not Over; Best Rock Album; and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group for Home.

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Chris Daughtry and his wife, Deanna, attended Sunday night’s Grammy Awards.

As a co-writer of It’s Not Over, Ace Young was included in the Best Rock Song nomination.

Season 3 winner-turned-Broadway star Fantasia garnered three nominations in R&B categories. She was nominated in the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song for When I See You, as well as in the Best Contemporary R&B Album category for her self-titled release.

Underwood also was a nominee in the Best Country Collaboration category for her work on Oh Love. She was up against the original Idol, Kelly Clarkson, who was a Best Country Collaboration nominee for her Reba McEntire debut, Because of You.

Mandisa earned a nomination in the Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album category for her CD True Beauty.

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Posted in Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Fantasia Barrino, Kelly Clarkson, Mandisa on February 11th, 2008

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  1. Miley Cyrus Says:
    March 2nd, 2008 at 11:16 pm

    Carrie Underwood is by far the best American idol ever!

  2. Michelle Liston Says:
    May 19th, 2008 at 3:30 pm

    I’m just happy that people’s dreams can truly come true and I wish that mine could also…

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