December 24th, 2008

American Idol star Carrie Underwood, who is the only female performer in any genre to have two albums top 10 million in sales is set to perform at the 35th People’s Choice Awards on Jan. 7, 2009 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA. The singer was nominated for favorite female singer up against Alicia Keys and Rihanna, while her song entitled “Last Name” is up for favorite country song against Taylor Swift’s “Love Story”.

BET is prepping to launch a spin-off of its hit music show 106 & Park which will be called Generation Gospel. The weekly show will be hosted by Jorel Quinn from the hip hop gospel group 21:03 and Angel Taylor of the female gospel contemporary music group Trin-i-tee 5:7 and will feature a live studio audience, music videos, celebrity guests, and much more.