Carrie Underwood collaborating with Ryan Tedder?

In anticipation of Carrie Underwood's third studio album, currently slated for release on Tues., Nov. 3, there are many rumors swirling about which songwriters will be contributing to the disc. One of the biggest names that just popped up is Ryan Tedder, the in-demand songwriter and fronting member of OneRepublic. The photo on the right of Carrie and Tedder at the NightBird Studio in Los Angeles, Calif., adds fuel to the flames of this rumor. But there are other possibilities for the leakage of the photo.

Is this, perhaps, a way of getting back at Kelly Clarkson for her recent outspokenness about her disappointment with Tedder and her current single "Already Gone," which she claims is a rip-off of Beyonce's hit song "Halo," which Tedder also had a hand in writing. Tedder has written for other Idol alums, including Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis, so maybe it really isn't a stretch for him to be collaborating with Carrie.

As for Carrie's confirmed collaborations, she has once again been writing with Luke Laird and Hillary Lindsey ("So Small," "Twisted") and Ashley Monroe ("Flat On the Floor" according to Carrie's listings on BMI and ASCAP. Possible song titles that are widely suspected of making the cut include "Cowboy Casanova," "Faith, Hope, Love," "Lord Help Me" and "Oklahoma Wind." Her lead-off single for the forthcoming album is expected to be released sometime later this month.