{"id":1315934,"date":"2019-10-22T09:18:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T15:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1813501"},"modified":"2019-10-22T09:18:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T15:18:02","slug":"carrie-underwood-sets-southbound-party-vibe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/carrie-underwood-sets-southbound-party-vibe\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrie Underwood Sets \u201cSouthbound\u201d Party Vibe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/morrise\/\" title=\"Posts by Edward Morris\" rel=\"author\">Edward Morris<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n55m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>There was just enough mist falling Monday afternoon (Oct. 20) to irritate windshield wipers as guests alighted from their cars and scurried into the BMI building in Nashville to celebrate the chart success of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/carrie-underwood\">Carrie Underwood<\/a>\u2019s single, \u201cSouthbound.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Underwood and Garcia co-produced the single, which was jointly written by Underwood, Garcia and Josh Miller. It was a by-invitation-only event, and clerks sat at the front door checking names and nodding to the security guard when the name was legit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pc4zBnvLt3g?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pc4zBnvLt3g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>While the partygoers lined up for their first drink, Underwood sat on a stool between her co-writers as a veritable Rubik\u2019s Cube of publishers, producers, promoters, managers, sponsors, bookers and kindred insiders took turns lining up beside them for pictures. The party was co-sponsored by BMI, the performance rights organization to which Underwood and Miller belong, and ASCAP is Garcia\u2019s home base.<\/p>\n<p>BMI\u2019s Jody Williams told the gathering that he was recently talking to award-winning songwriter Lori McKenna who was loud in her praise of Underwood. \u201cCarrie\u2019s not a good writer, she\u2019s a great one,\u201d he quoted McKenna saying. \u201cShe can hold her own with anyone.\u201d Statistics bear McKenna out. Underwood has co-written eight of her No. 1 singles on <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2019s country airplay chart.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WXIjXnvwmtY?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WXIjXnvwmtY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Williams pointed out that Underwood will co-host her twelfth CMA Awards show on Nov. 13 \u2013 this time with Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire \u2014 and that she is in the running for three of those awards: entertainer, female vocalist and album of the year. He asserted that Underwood represents country music and its fans with \u201cclass, humor and humility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams credited Miller with exhibiting \u201can extra level of musical smartness\u201d in all his songs. As a case in point, he cited the crossover success of Bebe Rexha\u2019s \u201cMeant to Be,\u201d featuring Florida Georgia Line. Miller co-wrote that song with Rexha, FGL\u2019s Tyler Hubbard and Garcia, who also produced the song.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WsyFjtA8F2c?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WsyFjtA8F2c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>ASCAP\u2019s Kele Currier spoke on behalf of Garcia and his passion for music, explaining that he grew up dissecting the credits on the backs of CDs. \u201cYou\u2019re not afraid to take risks,\u201d she told Garcia. Since moving to Nashville in 2009 after testing the musical waters in Los Angeles, the Long Island native has won four Grammys in Christian music and was named ASCAP\u2019s Christian songwriter of the year in 2015 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarrie, you\u2019re the premier voice of this generation,\u201d publisher Troy Tomlinson proclaimed. \u201cYou\u2019re the face of country music around the world.\u201d Cindy Mabe, president of Underwood\u2019s label, Universal Music Group Nashville, spoke of Underwood\u2019s generosity as an artist: \u201cShe\u2019s always working to shine her light on others.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/efRvCVp-zoc?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/efRvCVp-zoc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Showing a sense of wonder, Miller said, \u201cI\u2019ve had some other jobs, but nothing compares to this.\u201d To Underwood, he remarked, \u201cYour artistry is way bigger than just shows.\u201d Garcia was similarly awestruck, telling his co-writers, \u201cIf you had come to me a year and a half or two years ago and told me I\u2019d be up here with you two, I\u2019d never have believed it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so proud of this entire [<em>Cry Pretty<\/em>] album,\u201d Underwood said. \u201cI feel it\u2019s me to the fullest extent.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"c060fcfc\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/Carrie-and-Southbound-industry-1571756946.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/Carrie-and-Southbound-industry-1571756946.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/Carrie-and-Southbound-industry-1571756946.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/Carrie-and-Southbound-industry-1571756946.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/Carrie-and-Southbound-industry-1571756946.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/Carrie-and-Southbound-industry-1571756946.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/Carrie-and-Southbound-industry-1571756946.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/Carrie-and-Southbound-industry-1571756946.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"Carrie and Southbound industry\" class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Pictured Top Row (L-R): BMI\u2019s Jody Williams, ASCAP\u2019s Kele Currier, Universal Music Group\u2019s Cindy Mabe, Spirit Music Group\u2019s Frank Rogers, Universal Music Publishing\u2019s Troy Tomlinson, BMI\u2019s MaryAnn Keen, Warner Chappell\u2019s Ben Vaughn, Cornman Music\u2019s Nate Lowery and Brett James. Bottom Row (L-R): ASCAP songwriter David Garcia and BMI songwriters Carrie Underwood and Josh Miller (Photo: Steve Lowry)<\/em> <\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\"> Edward Morris is a veteran of country music journalism. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and is a frequent contributor to CMT.com. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1813501\/carrie-underwood-sets-southbound-party-vibe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Edward Morris 55m ago There was just enough mist falling Monday afternoon (Oct. 20) to irritate windshield wipers as guests alighted from their cars and scurried into the BMI building in Nashville to celebrate the chart success of Carrie Underwood\u2019s single, \u201cSouthbound.\u201d Underwood and Garcia co-produced the single, which was jointly written by Underwood, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1315934","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-14 05:27:50","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1315934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1315934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1315934\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1315934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1315934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1315934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}