Carrie Underwood is a triple-nominee at this year’s CMA Awards, in addition to being a show performer and returning as co-host for the seventh consecutive year with Brad Paisley. Carrie remembers when she first got the call about hosting with Brad, and she says that she’s very grateful for the podium partnership with her longtime pal. (AUDIO INFO BELOW) 

• The 48th Annual CMA Awards airs live from Nashville, November 5th, on ABC.
• Carrie’s three CMA nominations this year include Female Vocalist of the Year, as well as Music Video and Musical Event with Miranda Lambert for “Somethin’ Bad.”
• Carrie is hot on the charts with her new single, “Something in the Water,” available now on iTunes!
• “Something in the Water” is from Carrie’s December 9th album release, Greatest Hits: Decade #1, now available for pre-order on Amazon.

  Carrie Underwood talks about co-hosting the upcoming CMA Awards. (:43)
“It is so hard to believe that this’ll be the seventh year of me and Brad hosting the CMA Awards. I mean, I remember, like, getting the phone call the first year and bein’ like, ‘They want me to do what now?! With Brad? What?’ I couldn’t ask for a better co-host in Brad. I’ve known him for a really long time, and I feel like we’ve definitely got a groove on stage. And it’s so much fun kind of being at the helm of it all, and being kind of the captains of the country music awards show ship. You know, we have a lot of fun in the weeks leading up to it, and we get to look back on it and laugh at ourselves and hopefully say, ‘Wow, that was a really great night.’”