Carrie Underwood Receives Adorable Handwritten Letters From Her Sons On 40th Birthday

Nothing brings people together like music. The 2023 CMT Music Awards will be a star-studded event — not only for the show’s nominees and performers, but also for its presenters.

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Carrie Underwood is living out her wildest dreams.The singer's latest tour, Denim and Rhinestones – her seventh – is well under way, and as she continues to rock stage after stage, she's looking back at her humble beginnings.Carrie, 40, has come a long way: a small-town Oklahoma girl who won American Idol's fourth season in 2005 and now performs alongside icons such as Axl Rose. No wonder the Grammy-winning multiplatinum selling artist has branded herself "the luckiest girl in the world." You can see some of her show-stopping performances in the video below.WATCH: Carrie Underwood showcases incredibly toned legs with impressive tour videoMORE: Carrie Underwood drops huge surprise on 40th birthday and fans are freaking outAfter performing a show-stopping concert, at Los Angeles' Crypto.com arena, Carrie got nostalgic about when she first arrived in the famed city.She wrote on Instagram: "I'm from a small town in OK… I currently live outside of Nashville, TN… but I've got roots in LA, too."MORE: Carrie Underwood facing huge milestone - but how will her husband react?Recalling what a momentous trip it was, she added: "I took my first plane ride when I was 21 years old out to LA during auditions for #AmericanIdol.

Carrie Underwood recently invited Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose on stage to perform the latter’s ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ together at her recent concert in Los Angeles.Underwood brought Rose out during the encore portion of her set at the Crypto.com Arena on March 13, where both of them would sing a rendition of Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Welcome To The Jungle’.Watch the pair perform ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ below.This performance would mark the first time that Carrie Underwood and Axl Rose have performed the track together. Underwood first performed with the Guns N’ Roses frontman in April last year, when she brought him out to perform ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ and ‘Paradise City’ during her headlining performance at California’s Stagecoach Festival 2022.Elsewhere during her concert, Underwood performed a slew of her biggest hits including ‘Good Girl’, ‘Hate My Heart’, ‘Ghost Story’ and ‘Last Name’ before ending the show with ‘Before He Cheats’.Axl Rose and his Guns N’ Roses bandmates are set to headline Glastonbury later this year alongside Elton John and Arctic Monkeys.

2023 CMT Music Awards!The first round of performers for the upcoming awards show was announced on Tuesday and includes stars like Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, co-host Kelsea Ballerini and more.The names join previously announced performers Carrie Underwood and co-host Kane Brown and his wife, Katelyn Brown. A Video of the Year nominee, Shelton recently spoke with ET about why he thinks the CMT Music Awards «means more» than your typical awards show — and it boils down to the fans.«Our industry, there’s so many under-the-table political things going on, it’s always nice to win any award, but when you know for sure [that] fans took the time and they voted for you, then that means the world.»«I love being able to be a part of a show like that because I just feel like they have more credibility to me,» he added.

energetic onstage performances, and following her 40th birthday this week, she made one fan's night by donning a surprise accessory.Alongside her hot pink bodysuit, which was studded with rhinestones, Carrie wrapped a 40th birthday sash around her torso, with one fan getting very excited in the comments. "I gave you that sash you're wearing and you absolutely made my night!" Carrie Underwood took to the stage in a hot pink bodysuitThe birthday sash wasn't Carrie's only special-occasion attire – she also added a pair of bejeweled jeans for an extra sparkly look, paying homage to the name of her tour, which is appropriately called: "The Denim and Rhinestones Tour."Carrie looked incredibly toned in her on-stage outfit, and it's no surprise that the 40-year-old looks so fabulous - she has her own fitness app, Fit52, and regularly shares insight into her workouts with the app.

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Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are spending more time together, this time at a birthday party.

Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are spending more time together, this time at a birthday party.The former couple on Friday night attended Malika and Khadijah Haqq's 40th birthday party. According to , Khloe and Tristan arrived separately to the soiree held at The Nice Guy in Los Angeles.

Her biggest fans. Carrie Underwood showed off the sweet birthday cards her sons gave her as she turned 40 on Friday, March 10.

Party run-in? Khloé Kardashian was all smiles at her friends Malika Haqq and Khadijah Haqq’s joint birthday bash — where her ex Tristan Thompson was also in attendance.

Carrie Underwood celebrated her 40th birthday with an incredible cheese wheel cake - that weighed over 70lbs - and wine bottles from 1983 onwards, but it was two homemade cards from her sons that the country star was quick to share with fans.Her boys, eight-year-old Isaiah and four-year-old Jake, both wrote love letters to their mom on her big day, revealing their favorite things they love about her. Carrie shared these sweet homemade cards"I love her snuggles, I love her kisses, I love her singing and most of all I love her love," write Isaiah, while Jake, with the help of their father Mike Fisher, wrote: "When she kisses me, how much she loves me, she's beautiful, her snuggles, when she dresses up in her dresses."Carrie was fortunate enough to be home with Mike and their young sons for the special day, as she had a couple of days off her Denim and Rhinestones tour.The star celebrated the big 4-0 on March 10 and she revealed the incredible gifts her husband surprised her with, taking to Instagram to share pictures from inside her sprawling Tennesse home surrounded by bottles of red wine and with a cake like no other."A cake tower made entirely of cheese wheels & a lifetime's worth of wines starting at 1983," she wrote.

Shining bright! Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian and more members of their famous family couldn’t have been more eager to celebrate friends Malika Haqq and Khadijah Haqq’s 40th birthday.

Khloe Kardashian is stepping out to celebrate her BFFs’ 40th birthday!

Carrie Underwood wasn't about to let her milestone birthday go down without a fuss.The star celebrated the big 4-0 on March 10 and she shared some very rich-looking gifts with her fans.Carrie took to Instagram with some photos of herself inside her sprawling Tennesse home - which just got a new addition you can see in the video below - surrounded by bottles of red wine and with a cake like no other.WATCH: Carrie Underwood's new addition to her unbelievable 400-acre ranch "A cake tower made entirely of cheese wheels & a lifetime's worth of wines starting at 1983," she wrote. "I feel understood."She added a crying with laughter emoji and a close up of the impressive cake too.RELATED: Carrie Underwood is flawless in daring workout ensemble MORE: Carrie Underwood raises questions with latest tour appearance that surprises fansHer husband, Mike Fisher, also posted a snapshot of his wife on social media with a heartfelt message."Happy birthday babe!! The boys and I love you so much!! #happybirthday," the former ice-hockey pro said.

Carrie Underwood celebrated her milestone 40th birthday on Friday by sharing some huge news with fans that she's been keeping under wraps.The country music singer took to Instagram to drop a brand new song, titled Out of That Truck, which was released at midnight after giving no warning that new material was on the way. This is Carrie's first release since her Denim & Rhinestones album in June 2022.WATCH: Carrie Underwood performs a stunning rendition of Ghost Story from her latest recordIn the post, Carrie simply shared a musical intro before the full track went live at the stroke of 12, and her followers went into a meltdown over the surprise."Soo excited! A birthday present for your fans! Yay! And happy early birthday," replied one.