Carrie caught at Senators game

You've heard of deer in the headlights, how about duck from the limelight? Carrie Underwood apparently did not want to be seen at Monday's Ottawa Senators / Nashville Predators game, a public setting mind you, where she was supporting boyfriend Mike Fisher, so what did she do to escape the unexpected panning from the cameras?

Guess this will teach Carrie not to go out in public without donning a disguise from head to toe. What's interesting is the whole story became lightyears bigger because she ducked than it would have been had she just sucked it up. Oh well, you live and learn.

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Stars come out for Carrie in Nashville

Carrie Underwood's Carnival Ride tour has been generating such positive reviews that a bunch of celebs - including a few Idol family members - decided to come out and see what all the buzz was about at her Nashville stop last night at the Sommet Center.

Among the 10,000 audience members in attendance in the music city, a partial list of celebs includes Simon Cowell, Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift, Mark Bright (produced Some Hearts and Carnival Ride), Ashley Clark and Roman White (directed all of Carrie's music videos).

Watch a clip of "Wasted" from the show below:



In addition to her long and impressive original setlist in her 100 minutes on stage, Carrie was able to throw in covers of Guns n' Roses' "Paradise City" and Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way" with Little Big Town.

In addition to her tour, Carrie will take a break to tape a special at the Grand Ole Opry on Tues., Dec. 16, which will air on GAC on Sat., Dec. 20.

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Kat: "I'm not making a country record, dont worry!"

Katharine McPhee caught up with a few fans on the streets of New York City a few days ago to sign autographs before getting into a car. When mentioning the fact that she was working on her sophomore album in Nashville, Kat blurted out "I'm not making a country record, don't worry!" as if that was a real concern. Watch the exchange below:



Just the thought of Kat singing "When God Fearin' Women Get the Blues" is a bit off-putting, but it's good to know she's working on music. Hopefully it will be more in the vein of her Japan Airlines commercial jingle than her offering on The House Bunny's soundtrack.

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Keeping up with Baylie Brown

Season 6 will forever be remembered more for its controversies than its talent, and Baylie Brown was a casualty of the former. The then-16-year-old country singer drew comparisons to Carrie Underwood due to her appearance and the fact that she lived on a ranch and impressed the judges with her rendition of Faith Hill's "Stronger," so much so that Simon called her "commercial with a capital C."

But Baylie's hopes were dashed in Hollywood when she was stuck with best friends Antonella Barba (the one with the pictures, remember her?) and Amanda Coluccio, which led to feuding and ultimately Baylie's demise.

Despite the fact that she could not advance on Idol, the Krum, Tex., native has actively pursued a career in country music, and is currently in the process of putting her debut album together. It helps that Jay DeMarcus, one of the members of Rascal Flatts, is producing the album. There are three tracks up on her official music MySpace page, "This Is My Life," "Young As Me" and "I Wish Ya Woulda Told Me," all of which sound like they could be hits on country radio.

Baylie, who is signed to Universal South Records, will appear today at 12th & Porter in Nashville where she will have a showcase at 6 p.m.

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Kelly Clarkson recording in Nashville

The original Idol has been spotted in the Music City this week, where she is said to be in the studio working on her fourth full-length album since winning the show's first installment back in Sept. 2002. Kelly, who signed a management deal with Narvel Blackstock (a.k.a. Mr. Reba McEntire) one year ago, is working with OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder in addition to Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello, the latter two having worked with her on her debut album Thankful. Kelly is shooting for a release in the fourth quarter of 2008, but no further information has been revealed. She has also been reportedly recording in destinations as distant as Australia.

With all the Idol alums that have cluttered Nashville as of late, they might as well change its name to Nash-"I was on the #1 show in the world and all I got was this lousy stigma"-ville.

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