When it comes to the music that Carrie Underwood grew up around, she says there was a wide variety — and she’s grateful for having that kind of musical perspective. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• Carrie is all over the radio with her latest smash, “Good Girl,” the rockin’ first single from her new album, Blown Away — now the number-one album in the nation for a second consecutive week! Pick up your copy at your favorite music store, and you can find it at this link, http://smarturl.it/blownaway, on iTunes!
• Did you see Carrie on last night’s Dancing with the Stars? If not, look for her performance here at the 30-minute mark!
• With five nominations, Carrie is the most-nominated artist for the 2012 CMT Music Awards, and she’s just been announced to perform on the big show! Tune-in June 6th, at 8pm, ET, on CMT and CMT.com — and be sure to cast your votes for Carrie and all your favorite nominees, with online voting underway here, on CMT.com.
• Carrie and Oprah! Don’t miss Carrie and hubby Mike Fisher in their first-ever in-depth TV interview together, as Oprah Winfrey and her crew visit with Mike and Carrie in their Tennessee cabin retreat for the latest installment of Oprah’s new series, Oprah’s Next Chapter. Catch the episode premiere this Sunday, May 20th, at 9pm, ET, on OWN — the Oprah Winfrey Network.
• Also on Sunday, May 20th, it’s shaping up to be a DVR evening for Carrie fans who don’t want to miss a thing, as she performs on the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, airing at 8pm, ET, on ABC.

  Carrie Underwood appreciates some of the musical variety that was a part of her childhood. (:21)
“Fortunately, with all my sisters’ Mötley Crüe-ness and like, the Poison and all of that stuff, I also had my mom like Karen Carpenter and my dad like Rolling Stones and Creedence Clearwater Revival and like all kinds of just a big mish-mash of music, which I am so thankful for now.”