Carrie Underwood is a double-nominee at this weekend’s ACM Awards, where she’s up for Female Vocalist of the Year, as well as Album of the Year for her Blown Away collection. And in talking about award nominations, Carrie says that they always feel good, because even when she feels good about the work she’s doing, it’s always nice to know that other people do, too. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• Carrie’s ACM Album of the Year nominee, Blown Away, has already launched three number-one singles with the title track, “Good Girl,” and “Two Black Cadillacs.” Be listening for the next single from the album — it’s called “See You Again,” and Carrie’s performing it tonight on FOX’s American Idol!
• Be sure to tune-in for Sunday’s ACM Awards, where Carrie’s not only a double-nominee, but also a performer! Catch all the excitement of the 48th Annual ACM Awards this Sunday, April 7th, at 8pm, ET, on CBS.
• Look for Carrie on the cover of the new issue of PEOPLE magazine! It’s on stands now in New York and Los Angeles and hits everywhere on Friday! Check out a preview, online here!

  Carrie Underwood talks about award show nominations. (:30)
“It’s just a lot of reinforcement when you get nominations, you know, from award shows, ’cause you still want to…you still want people to be excited about what you’re doing. I’m excited about what I’m doing, but you know, if nobody’s there to check it out or go see it or go buy it or go watch it or listen to it, I mean I guess it doesn’t matter how excited (laughs) I am about it. So it’s really nice to kind of get those…you know, awards aren’t everything, but they do make you feel good.”