Carrie Underwoodturned the56th annual CMA Awardsred carpet into her own personal runway.
TheDenim & Rhinestonessuperstar wore a flowing gown in multiple shades of blue, featuring several textured fabrics, off-the-shoulder sleeves and a leg slit.
Carrie Underwood.Jason Kempin/Getty
The country music icon, 39, is nominated for three awards – entertainer of the year, female vocalist of the year, and musical event of the year alongsideJason Aldean(for “If I Didn’t Love You”).
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Underwood will also will rock the stage three times during the show, performing two tributes — one to the late Loretta Lynn alongside Reba McEntire andMiranda Lambertand another to Icon Award honoree Alan Jackson alongsideDierks Bentley, Jon Pardi and Lainey Wilson — as well as her new single “Hate My Heart.”
The"Blown Away"artist recently opened up to PEOPLE in February about her fashion taste, particularly when it came to curating thewardrobe for her Las Vegas Residency, which returned in March.
“For REFLECTION, it is all about more rhinestones and more fringe That was my main directive for the wardrobe and Emma and her team took it to the max. We wanted to combine the glitz and glamour of Vegas with the iconic style women of country have rocked for years,” themom of twoshared on working with stylist Emma Trask to manifest her onstage looks.
Underwood’s residency is only a chapter of her trailblazing career,which now includes her Denim & Rhinestones tourbut kickstarted onAmerican Idolwhen she won Season 4 of the reality competition series in 2005.
On the 17th anniversary of her milestone, she went down memory lane with anInstagram photo of an old diary entrywritten on the day.
Carrie Underwood.Jeff Johnson
“Today is the 17-year anniversary of my@americanidolwin! Where does the time go?” Underwood captioned the post. “Please enjoy a page from the journal of a 22-year-old farm girl who just had the most incredible night! I still feel the excitement through the pages! Happy anniversary to me and a forever ‘thank you’ to all who voted!” she continued.
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The 56th annual CMA Awards will air on ABC on Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. ET.
source: people.com
