Carrie Underwood to Perform on the ‘Today’ Show Summer Concert Series

As announced on air this morning, Carrie Underwood will perform on the “Today” Show Summer Concert Series this August as the morning show plans a full week of outdoor concerts following the 2012 Summer Olympics. Carrie’s concert in Rockefeller Plaza is set for Wednesday, August 15.

Among her hits, Carrie’s set will also include the title track and new single “Blown Away” from her fourth album. “Blown Away,” the single, has sales approaching quarter of a million and was written by Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins who also co-penned her smash hit, “Before He Cheats.”

Soon after her appearance on the “Today” Show, Carrie will continue preparing for her third headline arena tour across North America, “The Blown Away Tour.” The tour, which started in June with shows in the UK and across Australia, will launch in North America on September 14 in Manchester, New Hampshire, and continue through December.

Carrie’s Blown Away album made history this spring by debuting at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart making Carrie only the second country artist in the 47 year history of the chart to have each of their first four albums debut at No. 1. Blown Away also debuted at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart making Carrie only the second country artist in history to have three consecutive albums debut at No. 1. Blown Away became country’s best-selling digital album debut since 2010. “Good Girl,” her first single from Blown Away, has already achieved the No. 1 slot on both Billboard and Country Aircheck’s country airplay charts and became her 15th career No. 1 single.