Singer Carrie Underwood has accepted an invitation to join country music mecca the Grand Ole Opry.

The 25-year-old was asked to become a member of the Nashville, Tennessee country institution by Opry member Randy Travis on Saturday. Underwood had just finished performing his song I Told You So onstage at the Grand Ole Opry when Travis made his offer.

The 2005 American Idol winner said backstage, “I feel like I just won something all over again.” Underwood, who has scored six consecutive number ones on the U.S. country singles chart, will be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on May 10th.

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Kenny Chesney snagged 11 nominations on Tuesday to lead contenders for the annual Academy of Country Music awards, and Rodney Atkins, who has had four straight number one singles, was second with six.

Atkins whose “If You’re Going Through Hell” was the most played country single of 2006, was Top Male Vocalist in last year’s academy competition.

Chesney’s nominations included one for Entertainer of the Year, which he has already won three times. Another win would tie Garth Brooks for academy honors in that category. The academy had originally announced Chesney had 12 nominations but later revised the total to 11.

The nominations were announced in Nashville along with the announcement that, for the first time, fans will choose the winner of the “Entertainer of the Year” award. Voting will start on May 5 and the awards will be presented on May 18 in Las Vegas in a program aired on CBS Television.

Third on the nominations list was Brad Paisley with four, while the duos Big & Rich and Sugarland also each won four nominations.

Miranda Lambert and 18-year-old Taylor Swift both received three nominations.

In addition to the top entertainer award, Chesney’s nominations included Top Male Vocalist, Album of the Year for “Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates,” Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year for “Don’t Blink.”

Atkins was nominated for Top Male Vocalist, Song of the Year and Video of the Year for “Watching You” and Album of the Year for “If You’re Going Through Hell.”

Brad Paisley was nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Top Male Vocalist, Album of the Year for “5th Gear” and Video of the Year for “Online.”

Big & Rich snared nominations for Top Vocal Duo and, for the song “Lost in this Moment,” Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year. John Rich was nominated for a producer and writer award, and Big Kenny for two producing awards.

Sugarland’s four nominations were for Top Vocal Duo, and for the song “Stay,” Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year. Jennifer Nettles also received two nominations for writing and producing, and Kristian Bush received one for producing.

Besides Chesney and Paisley, other nominees for Entertainer of the Year were the duo Rascal Flatts, George Strait and Keith Urban. The nominees for female Vocalist were Lambert, Swift, Martina McBride, LeAnn Rimes, and Carrie Underwood. Top Male Vocalist nominations went to Atkins, Chesney, Paisley, Strait and Urban.

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Carrie Underwood12 has said that her next big project could be on the silver screen, following her big win at the Grammys Sunday night.

The American Idol star has revealed that she has already been offered some acting roles, but wouldn’t say in what.

“I’m not going to say what I turned down,” she told reporters at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party Saturday in Beverly Hills. “We have had some offers for different things, but nothing has really felt right.”

The “Some Hearts” singer says she’d most most like to star in a light-hearted comedy. “I know I am not going to be the lead roles in some drama,” she said, “but if a small fun part comes open, than yes.”

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American Idol winner Carrie Underwood reveals her doable slim down strategy for slimming down and getting healthy in the February issue of SHAPE.

She hired a personal trainer to help her figure out the best equipment for reaching her goals- and the proper way to use it. They started with an elliptical machine for cardio, a balance ball for ab work, and free weights to tone her arms and shoulders. “We got really simple, basic stuff, because if it was complicated, I knew I wouldn’t have used it,” says Carrie.

“My favorite thing is cardio,” says Carrie. “It really helps the pounds melt off, and it gives me so much more energy. Now when I’m performing and running around the stage, it’s no big deal. Whereas before I was always gasping for breath. Working out has really paid off onstage.”

Once American idol made Carrie a bon a fide star, the singer’s weight became a popular topic in the tabloids and on gossip blogs. “I was heavier,” admits Carrie. “Still there’s nothing worse than going online and reading that someone called you chubby.” Now that she’s at a healthier weight for her body, Carrie is careful not to obsess over the numbers on the scale and vows t maintain a positive attitude in the high pressure celebrity world. “I’m a performer, and yes, being in good shape is part of the package,” says Carrie. “But I don’t ever want to get neurotic about my weight. I feel healthy and I know I’m a good size for me. And that’s what’s important.”

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Carrie Underwood wants you to know she wasn’t crying over her split from Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo — in fact, she claims they were never together.

“He was not my boyfriend and we were never dating,” the country star, 24, told the January/February issue of Women’s Health. “The more I screamed ‘We’re not dating!’ the more headlines claimed that we were a couple or that I was crying because he was out with another girl.

“We’re really good friends, we hang out a lot, and we’re close…well, friends smooch occasionally,” she added.

The split is better for Romo’s career. He played the second worst game of his career when Underwood was in the stands. His worst game? When Simpson attended last month!

(Romo, who just returned from a romantic getaway with current fling Jessica Simpson, has since been linked to Sophia Bush, Britney Spears — who gave him a lap dance last October — and her ex assistant Alli Sims last year.)

Underwood, who has moved on with Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford (they’ve been dating since July and she recently spent Christmas with his family) also revealed her dream job: being a news anchor.

“I love being on camera,” she says. “Diane Sawyer is my favorite. She never seems to lower herself to get the job done. She just carries herself well. I really admire her.”

In the meantime, the American Idol champ — who was voted one of Us’ best makeovers of 2007 — says she is content being at home “so I can eat what I want to when I’m out with friends.”

“The older I get, the harder it is to splurge without consequences,” she said. “I love food. Chocolate and cheese and anything that’s bad for me.

“Everyone has these expectations of what people should look like,” she added. “Some people think I’m fat, some people don’t. Who are they to judge? But it does bother me — if I see a picture, and I look chubby, it affects how I feel about myself.”

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