Carrie Underwood

2005 Billboard Music Awards. Users cannot link directly to a page with the flash file without the interstitial launch page. Her favorite sports teams are the Boston Red Sox, Dallas Cowboys, and Los Angeles Lakers. Clicking this button spawns a pop-up window showing the flash file. She is a big sports fan. Linking to an item on Newgrounds can only be made to a launch page, where the reader has to find and click on a Watch this movie button. Carrie Underwood and Drake Clark agreed to break it off since the two were not spending enough time together. These could be blocked using the browser or add-on software, except that to use the site, users would have to configure an exception for Newgrounds, exposing them to the advertising.

During American Idol she dated Drake Clark, also from Northeastern State University. Newgrounds uses pop-up advertising. Pictures of the two of them surfaced when Chad Eagelton posted pictures of him and Carrie at the Maxim after party on his Facebook account. Around 2004, people began to complain that Newgrounds.com had been adding spyware, such as 180 Solutions to certain webpages. As of November 2005, Carrie Underwood is currently dating Northeastern State University student Chad Eagleton. Astroseries 2 became the very first submission to be received by Newgrounds in 2006. [4]. None have been made since spring of 2005, and it's unlikely that more will be made.

"Don't Forget to Remember Me" was recently announced as the next single. These collections have no theme, and seem to be primarily compilations of rejected or unused daily collection animations. On January 9th 2006, Some Hearts was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA with shipments of over 2 million units, making it the fastest-selling debut country album in the history of Nielsen SoundScan.[3]. Some daily collections were submitted simply under the name "DailyToon________" with the cartoon's submission date in the blank space. In December 2005, Underwood was named "Oklahoman of the Year" by Oklahoma Today magazine. Certain collections are based after people, while others have been based on movies, cartoon characters, and video games. The large first week sales of Some Hearts made it #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and the biggest debut of any country artist since the advent of the SoundScan system in 1990. Most of them are based on TV shows, mainly sitcoms, anime productions, and kids' shows.

When the week's sales figures were tabulated, Some Hearts entered the Billboard 200 chart with 315,000 copies sold. The daily collections are generally themed. [2] On that same day, she presented an award and performed "Jesus, Take The Wheel" at the 39th Country Music Association awards in New York City. As such, various other "Clocks" have guested on daily collections, as well as members of the similar "Star Syndicate", who also produce their own type of daily cartoons. Her initial album release, entitled Some Hearts, hit store shelves on November 15, 2005. These collections are masterminded by Newgrounds user "Coolboyman", better known as "Strawberry Clock", the self proclaimed "King of the Newgrounds Portal" and leader of the infamous Clock Crew. The single also debuted at #48 on the Billboard Hot 100 where it currently sits at #26 after reaching a peak at #25. Each collection features from four to five animations, typically with each cartoon produced by a single animator.

It is currently ranked at #1 in its thirteenth week on that chart. Due to the short timeframe, the majority of the included animations are of poor quality, featuring little (if any) animation and for the most part, speech to voice synthesis used for voices. It received so much airplay that it debuted at #39 on the Billboard Country Chart in its first week, setting a record. They were written, created, and submitted to Newgrounds within the course of one day. Underwood's second single, "Jesus, Take The Wheel" was made available for radio airplay on October 18, 2005. Daily collections are existed between 2004 and 2005. Underwood is also the latest spokesperson for Skechers shoes, following in the footsteps of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Currently there are a lot of collaborations based on songs, with each participating author animating one or more line each, because of the huge amount of collabs being started at the same time and spamming the Newgrounds Flash forum some members took it upon themselves to create the website NGCollabs where people with a batting average (average score of their Flash submissions) of lower than 3.00 could start collaborations.

The T-Shirts are now available to buy with proofs of purchase. They are also a great way for up-and-coming artists to get in the spotlight with the bigshots. She is also wearing vintage Hershey T-shirts that feature Hershey's, Almond Joy, Kit Kat, Reeses and other chocolate brand logos. Collaborations are a great way for artists to work together and get to know each other. The commercials have Underwood singing Hershey jingles like the jingles for Hershey's, Kit Kat and Almond Joy. It began with group works by the Clock Crew and flourished when the Newgrounds Time Trials sparked a more general interest among authors. In the same year, she starred in ads for Hershey's Chocolate. Another popular activity on Newgrounds is the collab—various animators, artists and programmers collaborating on a single movie or game.

Underwood performed a well-received "The Star Spangled Banner" before Game 4 of the 2005 NBA Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan. Various flash series submitted exclusively to Newgrounds. [1] The B-side is "Independence Day", a cover of the Martina McBride hit. His work includes:. Underwood's version was shunned by country radio reaching a peak of #59 on the country charts. These are referred to as Newgrounds Originals. The single debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with first-week sales of 170,000 copies, and briefly stopped Mariah Carey's run at #1 with "We Belong Together." One week later, runner-up, Bo Bice, released his version of the song, which debuted at #2. Tom Fulp has submitted several movies and games to Newgrounds.

As part of her title, Underwood gained a recording contract with Arista Records; her first single, "Inside Your Heaven", was released on June 14, 2005. The NG chat has spawned many spinoffs, such as #radiogrounds (The radiogrounds.com chat), #ngdrunks for the NGDr0kns (dr0kn.com), #blamclub for the blamclub (ADG/BlamClub Forums) and many other (smaller) user-made channels such as #ngpoker for the NG Late Night Poker Club, #nazigrounds.com, and #minimanjapan.com (minimanjapan.com). During the season, Constantine Maroulis tried to flirt with her but she refused to go out with him. The NG Chat is accessible via any IRC client by entering the java.webchat.org, area.webchat.org or irc.webmaster.com servers and joining the channel through the irc command: /join #newgrounds.com. On her last song of the night in the final two, Carrie's spectacular performance of "Angels Brought Me Here" had Simon saying, "I think you've done enough to win the competition." On May 25, 2005, she became the fourth winner of American Idol, beating Southern rocker Bo Bice, and she joins Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken as the only contestants who have never been one of the "bottom three" singers during any week's results. You go in, you get insulted and insult back. I will make a prediction, not only will you win this competition, but you will sell more records than any other previous 'Idol' winner." Cowell went on to say on the March 30 show that she has the "it factor" that will make her a star. The Insult room is somewhat self-explanatory.

On the March 22 show, after a performance of Heart's "Alone", Simon Cowell said, "Carrie, you're not just the girl to beat, you're the person to beat. The Hookup room is for any users who wish to "Chat intimately", trade pictures of one another, etc., to deter users from doing so in the main chat. After singing Martina McBride's "Independence Day" Simon Cowell said he couldn't believe no one has discovered her yet. NG Chat also has two other smaller, less frequented channels: the Hookup room (#nglove) and the Insult room (#ngwar). She can also play piano and yodel, the latter of which was demonstrated on the Tonight Show the night after she won. If an AOL user enters the NG Chat, they are automatically kicked upon entry. On the April 20 elimination show, Underwood demonstrated her ability to play the guitar. America Online (AOL) users on Java clients are not allowed into the NG Chat, because their IP Mask changes dynamically when the user begins a new dial-up session, so bans and akicks can't directly affect one person using that ISP (in any geographical region).

Underwood's musical influences include pop, but are predominantly country; she stated during Idol auditions that her favorite singer is Martina McBride. Many people join and chat about whatever they deem fit. She also competed in numerous beauty pageants at the university and was selected as Miss NSU runner-up in 2004. It's accessible via the CHAT button on the navigation bar at Newgrounds.com, or via any IRC client, such as mIRC, IRCle, Firefox's IRC clients, Trillian, etc. Underwood attended Northeastern State University, where she majored in mass communication and is a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. Newgrounds has its own chat, usually referred to as the NG Chat. Underwood graduated from Checotah High School in 2001 as salutatorian. The forums for regular members consist of the General section, the Politics section, the Programming section, the Flash section, the Clubs & Crews section, the Where Is/How To? section, the NG News section (for any and all news posts made by admins), the Network News section (For anything pertaining to the tech aspects of the BBS), the P-Bot's Posts section (for Portal updates from the automated Portal Bot, aka P-Bot), and the recently added Audio forum.

At the age of 13, her manager at the time tried to get a recording contract at Capitol Records, but due to management changes at Capitol it never materialized. Next to the Flash Portal, the BBS seems to be the most popular part of the site. Carrie Underwood was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma and raised in a farm in Checotah, Oklahoma. Site administrator, Wade Fulp, also clears the BBS of spam by deleting accounts that violate rules, a process which he calls 'terminating' or 'axing'. . Thanks to the moderators, it is kept relatively free of spam. Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American country singer who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol. Other forums are private, for use by moderators.

Top-Selling Country Single of the Year: "Inside Your Heaven/Independence Day," Carrie Underwood (Won). Some are reply-only, where you can't start a new topic, but are welcome to read and reply to existing topics. Country Single Sales Artist of the Year: Carrie Underwood (Won). Some are all access, where all users are welcome to read, post and reply. Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of the Year: "Inside Your Heaven/Independence Day," Carrie Underwood (Won). The BBS (Bulletin Board System) is a very popular forum on the site, which consists of multiple forums. Final Results Show (post-win performance of first single) - "Inside Your Heaven".
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Final Results Show (performance with Rascal Flatts) - "Bless the Broken Road". Note: You must have at least 30 reviews that week to win an award that involves calculating the review score as well, such as the Underdog or Review Crew Pick awards. Final Results Show (duet with Bo Bice) - "Up Where We Belong" (O.A.: Jennifer Warnes and Joe Cocker). When a movie or game is submitted to the Flash Portal, it has the chance to win any of the following awards:. Finals Top 2 Performance 3 (song originally written for Australian Idol) - "Angels Brought Me Here" (O.A.: Guy Sebastian). . Finals Top 2 Performance 2 (favorite from season) - "Independence Day" (O.A.: Martina McBride).
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Finals Top 2 Performance 1 (new song written for AI) - "Inside Your Heaven". On July 6, 2005, Newgrounds celebrated its ten year anniversary. Finals Top 3 Performance 3 (Judges' choice) - "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" (O.A.: Shania Twain). The site now has over 900,000 registered members and over 291,000 submissions. Finals Top 3 Performance 2 (Performer's choice) - "Making Love out of Nothing at All" (O.A.: Air Supply). This system of public voting creates a sense of community in Newgrounds and keeps visitors coming back for more. Finals Top 3 Performance 1 (Clive Davis' choice) - "Crying" (O.A.: Roy Orbison). A user-friendly system of voting and rating produces lists that directs visitors to the most popular flash movies and allows the Newgrounds site designers to easily locate any material that might be considered for deletion or promotion.

Finals Top 4 Performance 2 (Gamble and Huff Songs) - "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (O.A.: Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes). Visitors are encouraged to review the various submissions that they encounter on the site, as a means of providing other potential visitors with a vague idea of what they can expect from the many flash movies and games to choose from. Finals Top 4 Performance 1 (Nashville Songs) - "Sin Wagon" (O.A.: The Dixie Chicks). Over the years Newgrounds has grown to an incredible size, and with so much material to offer, it must rely on the willing cooperation and support of its many visitors in order to function properly. Finals Top 5 Performance 2 (Billboard top 40) - "Bless the Broken Road" (O.A.: Rascal Flatts' version of Marcus Hummon's "Bless the Broken Road"). This site allows its users to submit their own Flash movies, games, and music, and view submissions from other users. Finals Top 5 Performance 1 (Leiber and Stoller Songs) - "Trouble" (O.A.: Elvis Presley). Tim, Tom's former roommate, also assists in running the site.

Finals Top 6 Performance (Songs of the 21st Century) - "When God Fearin' Women Get the Blues" (O.A.: Martina McBride). It was created and is currently owned by Tom Fulp, who is assisted by his brother Wade Fulp, and is also helped by liljim, an administrator living in England. Finals Top 7 Performance (70's Dance Music) - "MacArthur Park" (O.A.: Donna Summer's version of Richard Harris' hit). Newgrounds is a website that hosts Macromedia Flash animations and games. Finals Top 8 Performance (Songs from Contestants' Birthyear) - "Love Is a Battlefield" (O.A.: Pat Benatar). Ben Edelman on 180 Solutions. Finals Top 9 Performance (Broadway Musicals) - "Hello Young Lovers" (O.A.: Johnny Mathis). "Newgrounds and Me".

Finals Top 10 Performance (Songs of the 90's) - "Independence Day" (O.A.: Martina McBride). "180 Solutions: Kill The Sleaze Ads". Finals Top 11 Performance (Billboard #1's) - "Alone" (O.A.: Heart). Shroud. Finals Top 12 Performance (Songs of the 60's) - "When Will I Be Loved" (O.A.: The Everly Brothers). Dr. Semi-Final Performance 3 (Women Top 8) - "Because You Love Me" (O.A.: Jo Dee Messina). Burnt Face Man.

Semi-Final Performance 2 (Women Top 10) - "Piece of My Heart" (O.A.: Faith Hill's version of Janis Joplin's classic). Madness Combat. Semi-Final Performance 1 (Women Top 12) - "Could've Been" (O.A.: Tiffany). Miss Dynamite. Hollywood 2 - "Independence Day" (O.A.: Martina McBride). YAAFM. Hollywood 1 - "Young Hearts (Run Free)" (O.A.: Candi Staton)". Retarded Animal Babies.

Louis Auditions - "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Original Artist: Bonnie Raitt). Waterman. St. College University. Salad Fingers. Neurotically Yours.

Broken Saints. Xombie. Pico's School. House Hunting.

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Beep-Me Jesus. Alien Hominid (Later remade for PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube (US only), Xbox (Europe only) and Game Boy Advance.). Turd of the Week: (Frequently referred to as TOTW) It is given to the submission with the lowest score that manages to pass judgement. Underdog of the Week: (Often referred to as UOTW) This award is given to the submission with the biggest discrepancy between the review score and the popular vote.

Review Crew Pick: This award is given to the submission with the best "overall" score in reviews. Weekly 2nd/3rd/4th/5th Place: Lesser awards given to submissions each week. Weekly Users Choice: The award given to the submission that scored the highest for the week. Daily 2nd/3rd/4th/5th Place: Lesser awards given to submissions each day.

Daily Feature: The award given to the submission that scored the highest for the day.