Meet Brianna Kotzbaurt aka Carrie319, this week’s Featured Care Bear! Learn more about Brianna and her Care Bear story below.

Where are you from? Amelia, Ohio

What was the very first Carrie Underwood song you heard? Before He Cheats

How many years have you been a Carrie Underwood fan? As long as I can remember

How many Carrie Underwood shows have you been to? Only one but I am hoping for so many more in the future

What is the farthest you have travelled for a Carrie Underwood show? Not very far because she came to Cincinnati

What is one thing that sets you apart from other Carrie Underwood fans? Carrie was probably one of the first singers I had ever heard. I grew up listening to her music. I was only a year old when she won American Idol but my mom watched it and voted for her all the time. I honestly don’t know what I would do if my mom hadn’t had liked her. See, the thing is, every fan says that their favorite singer has changed their life, but has it really? I know for a fact Carrie changed my life and she did it in so many ways. Her music touches my heart to the point where if I’m feeling sad, angry, happy, jealous, or even just confused, I can always count on Carrie to lift me up. I think it’s amazing how someone can do that without even knowing your name! My point is that I love Carrie so much and I am definitely proud to call my self a Care bear!!!

Tell us your favorite Carrie Underwood related story: This is a hard question but I’d have to say my favorite Carrie related story is how she tried to make a record label deal. She didn’t make it but that didn’t stop her from trying out for AI and winning! This just inspires me and other people to follow our dreams!

If you haven’t already, enter to be the next Featured Care Bear here.

The Fan Club pre-sale starts Wednesday, May 9th at 1:00pm ET and ends Thursday, May 10th at 10:00pm ET.

DATE:  June 29
CITY:  Atlantic City, NJ
VENUE:  Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Official Fan Club Members also have the chance to win a Meet & Greet with Carrie before the show! Once you get your tickets, enter to win here.

Tickets will go on sale to the public starting Friday, May 11th at 10 AM EDT on Ticketmaster.com.

• Attendees must have their printed ticket AND a government issued ID in order to gain access to the Fan Club Party. Tickets will be available to print closer to the event date (you will receive an email with these details).
• As it is the minimum age to be a Fan Club member, you must be 13 years old to attend the event.
• For members chosen who are between 13 and 17 years old, ONE parent or legal guardian is required to accompany that chosen member. If you are a confirmed winner and under 18, please fill out this form with your chaperone’s information.
• You must bring a picture ID with you in order to gain access to the party, unless you are a child who does not have a picture ID.
• Tickets are non-transferable. Your ID must match the name on your ticket.
• Seating at the Fan Club event is general admission on a first come, first served basis.

CAMERAS

Video cameras, monopods, tripods, and audio recording devices are not permitted inside the Grand Ole Opry House at any time. This policy will be strictly enforced. You may bring in a digital, disposable or 35mm camera. The Opry reserves the right to disallow photography as warranted.

DIRECTIONS

The Grand Ole Opry House and Opry Entertainment Complex are located just off Briley Parkway (TN 155) at: 2804 Opryland Drive (use One Opry Mills Drive for online directions) Nashville, TN 37214

For detailed driving directions from your point of departure, we suggest you visit the mapping website of your choice (i.e., Mapquest.com, maps.google.com, etc.) and input physical address: One Opry Mills Drive, Nashville, TN 37214 as the destination address.

PARKING

The Opry House shares parking with Opry Mills Mall and can be accessed via Exit 11 or 12 off Briley Parkway (TN 155).

If you have any questions, please contact carrieunderwoodsupport@sparkart.com.

Photo credit: Randee St. Nicholas

MAY 7, 2018 – Carrie Underwood will return to American Idol as a superstar guest mentor on Sunday, May 13 (airing live on ABC 8:00 PM Eastern/7:00 PM Central/5:00 PM Pacific). Her appearance was announced during Idol’s live show on Sunday, May 6, along with a worldwide exclusive look at her new music video for the lead single and title track from her forthcoming album, Cry Pretty. The full video can now be viewed at http://smarturl.it/CryPrettyVideo.

The top five contestants, consisting of Gabby Barrett, Cade Foehner, Caleb Lee Hutchinson, Maddie Poppe and Michael J. Woodard, will perform songs from the Carrie Underwood songbook on next week’s live show, following a special mentoring session with her during a surprise trip to Nashville. Underwood will also perform her hit single, “Cry Pretty,” which Underwood co-wrote and co-produced, and debuted in its first week sales at #1 in the U.S. all-genres, topping the iTunes Top Songs charts in 12 countries.  The new album – her first for Capitol Records Nashville – will be released on September 14, marking the first time she has co-produced her own album.

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

 

VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE U.S. (EXCEPT PUERTO RICO) AND CANADA (EXCEPT QUEBEC) 13 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.

 

1) CONTEST: 2018 Carrie-Okie Contest (the “Contest”).

2) CONTEST SPONSOR: The Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club, Twang, Inc., Sparkart Group, Inc., and their respective affiliates and subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, suppliers of prizes, material and services related to this Contest (collectively, “Sponsor and its Agents”).

3) INTRODUCTION: For good and valuable consideration (including, without limitation, the possibility of publicity), the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, you are submitting certain design(s), illustrations, logos, artwork, photographs, videos, animation, writings, proposed product and/or brand names, idea(s), concept(s), communication(s), programming code, and/or other material(s) (the “Submission”) as part of your entry to the Contest upon the following express understandings and conditions.

4) ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the U.S. (except Puerto Rico) and Canada (excluding Quebec) 13 years of age or older. An entrant who is a minor in his/her state or province of residence must have the signed, written consent and all required paperwork completed by his/her parent or legal guardian in order to participate. Sponsor and its Agents and members of their immediate families and people living in the same household of each are not eligible. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Contest Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest.

5) TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. NO ENTRY FEE, PAYMENT, OR PROOF-OF-PURCHASE IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CONTEST.

(a) Online Entries: Go to the “News” section of the fan club website, click on the “Announcing the 2018 Carrie-Okie Contest” news post, and fill out the contest entry form. If online entry is not available, please enter via email or regular mail, as described below.

(b) Email Entries: Go to the “Contests” section of the website, follow the “How to Enter” instructions, and send an email with all required information (and with the Submission attached, if applicable) to carrieunderwoodsupport@sparkart.com. If email entry is not available, please enter via online entry, as described above, or via regular mail, as described below.

(c) Mail Entries: Mail a business envelope containing your Submission (if applicable) and entry hand printed or typed with your full name, shipping address, telephone number with area code, email address, and username to: The Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club, c/o 2018 Carrie-Okie Contest P.O. Box 1346, Oakland, CA 94604

All entries (whether submitted online, by email or mailed) must be received by  Friday, May 18, 2018 at 11:59PM PDT, regardless of method of entry. No facsimiles or mechanically reproduced entries (other than the electronic transmission of the online entry or entry via email) will be allowed. Limit one entry per person regardless of method of entry. In the event that there is more than one entry for the same person, Sponsor and its Agents may disqualify that person. Each entry must be mailed in a separate outer mailing envelope. Sponsor and its Agents are not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, stolen, damaged, illegible, misdirected or postage due entries. Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right to cancel, terminate, or modify any entry not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, force majeure, or technical failures of any sort. Upon submission, all entries and Submissions (if applicable) become the property of Sponsor and its Agents and will not be returned.

6) CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest commences on or about Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 10AM PDT and continues through Friday, May 18, 2018 at 11:59PM PDT (the “Contest Period”).

7) SUBMISSION TERMS AND CONDITIONS; SPONSOR’S OWNERSHIP AND USE OF SUBMISSIONS; YOUR AGREEMENT TO UNRESTRICTED USE: By entering your Submission into this Contest, you hereby grant, transfer and convey to the Sponsor and its Agents all rights, title and interests in and to the Submission, including but not limited to the irrevocable, royalty-free right to trademark, copyright, reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, publicly perform, adapt, exhibit and/or otherwise use or reuse (without limitation as to when or to the number of times used) your Submission (as submitted or as edited/modified in any way by the Sponsor and its Agents, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor and its Agents) on the Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club website, other websites, in concerts, on merchandise, for television, motion pictures, in home video copies, and in other media, whether now known or hereafter invented, throughout the world for any purpose whatsoever, without limitation, and without additional review, compensation, or approval from you or any other party.

1. You acknowledge and agree that you have no right of approval or consultation with respect to Sponsor and its Agent’s use of the Submission.
2. You agree to provide the Submission at no cost to Sponsor and its Agents or any other party.
3. You represent and warrant, and agree to further do so in writing, that you possess all necessary rights and authority to grant, transfer and convey to Sponsor and its Agents all the rights herein granted.
4. You represent and warrant, and agree to further do so in writing, that the Submission is wholly original with you and does not and will not violate the right of privacy or publicity of, or constitute a defamation against any person or entity and that it does not and will not infringe upon or violate the copyright, contract rights, proprietary rights, or common law rights or any other rights of any other person or entity.
5. You represent and warrant, and agree to further do so in writing, that the Submission has not been entered into a previous contest or has received any awards and has also not been published previously in any medium.
6. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor and its Agents and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates from and against any and all claims, liabilities, demands and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of or resulting from possession or use in any manner of the Submission.

8) WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION:  Four (4) or more winners will be chosen, at the sole discretion of Sponsor and its Agents, who will review and judge the Submissions privately. Winners will be notified by email and/or telephone on or about Tuesday, May 22, 2018 and potential winners may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release (where lawful) within 7 days of the date of notification, in which the winner will acknowledge that the Submission is a “work for hire” and will irrevocably transfer to the Sponsor and its Agents any and all rights, title, goodwill and interest in and to the Submission, including without limitation, all copyrights, trademarks and waive all moral rights in such Submission. If the Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release is not received within 7days of the date of notification, the prize may be forfeited (at the sole discretion of Sponsor and its Agents) and an alternate winner selected. Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right to require a potential winner to submit to a confidential background check to confirm eligibility and help ensure that the use of any such person in advertising or publicity will not bring the Sponsor and its Agents into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or reflect unfavorably as determined by the Sponsor and its Agents in their sole discretion. A winner who is a minor in his/her state or province of residence must have all required paperwork completed and signed by his/her parent or legal guardian within the time period specified above, or the prize may be forfeited (at the sole discretion of Sponsor and its Agents) and an alternate winner selected.

9) GROUNDS FOR DISQUALIFICATION: Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual deemed to be (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the contest or any website of the Sponsor and its Agents; (b) violating the Official Contest Rules; (c) violating the terms of use, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any web site, fan club, or other service, or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass another entrant, Sponsor and its Agents, or any other person. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.

10) PRIZES: Four (4) winners will receive first entry to the event and be selected to sing at the Grand Ole Opry during the 2018 Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club Party on June 5th in Nashville, TN. There is no retail value associated with this prize. Travel, transportation, and lodging not included. Sponsor and its Agents make no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the appearance, performance or safety of any prize awarded. Limit of one prize per person, household and address. Prizes will be delivered only to addresses in the United States or Canada. The timing and method of delivery of the prize will be determined at the sole discretion of Sponsor and its Agents. Return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable may result in the prize being forfeited and an alternate winner selected. The winner shall bear all risks of loss or damage to prize after it has been delivered. No prize substitutions or cash equivalents are allowed, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor and its Agents. Prizes may not be transferred. All federal, state, and local taxes associated with the receipt of any prizes are the sole responsibility of the winner. If the prize includes the online posting of materials, including but not limited to photos, text, audio, video, animation, graphic art, illustration, etc., then the location and duration of such posting will be determined solely by Sponsor and its Agents. Prizes for which a minor has been selected may be awarded to his/her parent or legal guardian.

11) GENERAL: Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right to cancel or modify the Contest if fraud, technical failures, or any other factor impairs the integrity of the Contest, or for any other reason or for no reason, as determined by the Sponsor and its Agents in their sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right to (but are not required to) award the prizes at random from among all non-suspect, eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment or cancellation. By entering, you: (a) agree to release the Sponsor and its Agents from all liability, injuries, loss and/or damage of any kind arising from your participation in the Contest and the acceptance, possession and use/misuse of any prize; (b) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and its Agents; and (c) give your express permission to be contacted by Sponsor and its Agents by email, mail or phone. By submitting an entry, you further consent to the use of your name, address, image, voice, likeness, statements, biographical material, as well as any additional photographic images, video images, portraits, interviews or other materials relating to you and arising out of your participation in this Contest (with or without using your name) in any media, whether now known or hereafter invented, throughout the world for any purpose whatsoever, without limitation, and without additional review, compensation, or approval from you or any other party (except if winner is a resident of Tennessee or where otherwise prohibited by law). If you are selected as a winner, prior to receiving the prize, you must agree to sign an affidavit to such effect, unless the winner is a resident of Tennessee or otherwise where prohibited by law. Each winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes applicable to the acceptance and use of his/her prize. All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. The Contest is governed by laws of the United States and all claims must be resolved in the United States. You further agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prizes awarded shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California or the appropriate California State Court located in San Francisco County, California. Should any of the provisions of the Official Contest Rules be found to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed severed or restricted and the remainder of the Contest Rules shall remain in full force and effect. The failure of Sponsor and its Agents to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

12) RELEASE: You release, and agree to indemnify and hold harmless, Sponsor and its Agents, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (the “Released Parties”) from and against all claims (know and unknown), liabilities, injuries, death, loss and/or damages of any kind arising from your participation in the Contest or the acceptance, possession or use or misuse of the prize. You assume all risks associated with the Contest or use or misuse of the prize, and you agree that the Released Parties will not be responsible or liable for any injury, harm, death, damages, costs or expenses.

13) WINNERS LIST & OFFICIAL RULES: The names of the winners will be posted on the News section of The Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club website after eligibility is confirmed. To obtain the name of a winner, send a request via email to carrieunderwoodsupport@sparkart.com or mail a letter request and self-addressed stamped envelope to: The Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club, c/o 2018 Carrie-Okie Contest P.O. Box 1346, Oakland, CA 94604. Requests must be received by Friday, May 18, 2018. To obtain a copy of these Official Contest Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address, Attn: Rules Request, 2018 Carrie-Okie Contest.

Simply submit a video up to 1 ½ minutes of you singing the Carrie Underwood song of your choice for a chance to compete in a karaoke-style sing-off at this year’s Fan Club Party in Nashville, TN on June 5th. Four lucky contestants will earn the chance to sing with Carrie and her band and battle fellow Fan Club Members on the historic Grand Ole Opry stage!

Not the best singer? No problem! We will be picking winners based on energy, creativity, and enthusiasm in addition to voice. You can dress like Carrie, or use other props and costumes, show us everything you got!

The contest ends Friday, May 18th at 11:59PM PDT. The four members chosen to compete at the Fan Club Party will be notified and given song assignments for their live performances by Tuesday, May 22nd. Winners will also get first entry into the Fan Club Party!

By submitting, you agree to the contest terms. One entry per person, multiple entries will not be considered.

1. Log in to CarrieUnderwood.fm
2. Go to the Fan Club Party event page
3. Click the “Enter Now” button under CONTESTS to enter to win an invitation to the Fan Club Party

Meet Bel Meek aka Nakattacks, this week’s Featured Care Bear! Learn more about Bel and her Care Bear story below.

Where are you from? Sydney, Australia

What was the very first Carrie Underwood song you heard? Jesus, Take the Wheel

How many years have you been a Carrie Underwood fan? 11 years

How many Carrie Underwood shows have you been to? 4

What is the farthest you have travelled for a Carrie Underwood show? From Sydney, Australia to Nashville for her Fan Club party

What is one thing that sets you apart from other Carrie Underwood fans? I can play just about every Carrie song on the piano 🙂 The first time I met Carrie she signed my Storyteller sheet music & it is now one of my most treasured possessions!

Tell us your favorite Carrie Underwood related story: I traveled solo from Australia to Nashville in 2017 to attend Carrie’s fan club party. It was my first time in Nashville & I was pretty nervous to be travelling alone. I arrived at the Opry super early and introduced myself to a few girls in the fan club line. We immediately bonded over our mutual love of Carrie’s music and it felt almost like we had known each other forever, even though we’d just met! After the party we spent the whole day together in Nashville shopping and being tourists & now we’ve even planned a trip back to Nashville together next year! I definitely made friends for life that day & it just shows how great Carrie’s music is at bringing people together, from all over the world!

If you haven’t already, enter to be the next Featured Care Bear here.