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"Sunday Night Football" is keeping it country and sassy.

Carrie Underwood, a 30-year-old singer known for songs such as "Before He Cheats" and "Jesus, Take the Wheel," is set to perform the "Sunday Night Football" opening theme on NBC, the network announced in a statement obtained by OTRC.com on Tuesday, May 6. The news comes shortly after fellow country star Faith Hill's announcement that she would be stepping down from the gig.

Check out the full list of nominations for the 2013 CMT Music Awards, which will be held in the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

The fan-voted awards show honors country music videos and television performances. This year's ceremony will be hosted by "Veronica Mars" alum and current "House of Lies" star Kristen Bell for the second consecutive year as well as by first-time host and country star Jason Aldean. Check out the full list of nominations below.

Check out photos of Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and more celebs at the 2013 Grammy Awards.

Lopez gave Angelina Jolie's leggy 2012 Oscar gown a worthy and memorable opponent with her high-slit Anthony Vaccarello dress.

Carrie Underwood wants to state for the record that there is no feud between her and fellow country and pop star Taylor Swift.

Underwood, 29, was asked about the issue, recently raised in an Us Weekly magazine report, on "CBS This Morning."

Carrie Underwood wore two unique fashion choices at the 2013 Grammys on Sunday, February 10 -- an ivory Theia LED dress that had several images projected onto it during her performance and a $31 million Johnathon Arndt diamond necklace.

The piece contains 381 carats of oval, pear, marquise and round brilliant white diamonds, according to People magazine, which quoted the singer as saying: "I'm afraid someone is going to tackle me and steal it ... It's worth more than me."

Luke Bryan, a 36-year-old country singer from Tennessee came out on top with six total wins including Album of the Year, while Carrie Underwood nabbed the Female Artist of the Year award at the American Country Awards.

The 47th annual ACA Awards aired live on FOX on Monday, December 10 at 8 p.m. ET from the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas.

Carrie Underwood will portray Julie Andrews' old role of Maria von Trapp in a new three-hour live broadcast of "The Sound of Music," set to air on NBC.

The network announced the news in a statement on Friday, November 30. The event will take place around the 2013 holiday season and will be produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. They have worked on NBC's musical drama series "Smash" as well as the musical film "Chicago" and "Hairspray" and are also producing the 2013 Academy Awards.

The 2012 American Music Awards (AMAs) ceremony, which marks its 40th anniversary this year, airs live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on November 18.

Check out a full list of winners for the 2012 American Music Awards (NOTE: Refresh for updates)

The nominations for the 2012 American Music Awards (AMAs) ceremony, which marks its 40th anniversary this year, have been revealed.

Rihanna and Nicki Minaj lead the pack with four individual nods, while Justin Bieber, his mentor Usher, Maroon 5, Drake and the group One Director each earned three nominations. Other nominees include Rihanna's ex Chris Brown, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry and Pitbull. This year's ceremony also features a new category - Electronic Dance Music. Check out a full list of nominations for the 2012 American Music Awards.

The nominations for the 2012 American Music Awards (AMAs) ceremony, which marks its 40th anniversary this year, include Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber.

The two former artists lead the pack with four individual nods, while Bieber, his mentor Usher, Maroon 5, Drake and the group One Direction each earned three nominations. Other nominees include Rihanna's ex Chris Brown, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry and Pitbull.

Kenny Chesney's duet with Grace Potter for "You and Tequila" helped him lead the pack of nominations for the American Country Award with nine nods.

The 47th annual ACA Awards will air live April 1 from Las Vegas on CBS with Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton hosting.

Check out the list of nominations below.

Carrie Underwood recently gave a 12-year-old boy his first kiss, on the mouth. And everyone totally saw it.

The 29-year-old country star had invited the lucky guy, Chase, to come up on stage during her concert at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday night. He had held up a sign asking for her to be his first kiss. The venue seats more than 17,000 people.

Carrie Underwood can be counted on the list of celebrities who support same-sex marriage.

The "American Idol" season four champ and "Jesus Take the Wheel" singer expressed her support in a new interview with UK publication The Independent published on June 9.