Country music’s hottest divas – WHBF – OurQuadCities.com
By Rachel Davis
Carrie Underwood, who turns 34 on Friday, is just one of the many hot country divas who have added some sizzle to country music. Take a look at Lambert and some of her fellow female country stars.
(Jason Merritt/Getty Images)Carrie Underwood sings for race fans before the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series Coca-Cola 600 on May 28, 2006, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina.
(Al Messerschmidt/WireImage)Carrie Underwood performs during the 48th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 5, 2014, in Nashville, Tennessee.
(Rick Diamond/Getty Images)Miranda Lambert performing in Dallas on July 1, 2007.
(Wikimedia Commons)Miranda Lambert, winner of Best Country Album for "Platinum," poses in the press room during the 57th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.
(Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)Miranda Lambert performs onstage at Fashion Rocks 2014 presented by Three Lions Entertainment at the Barclays Center on Sept. 9, 2014, in New York City.
(Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Three Lions Entertainment)The Pistol Annies, featuring (from left to right) Ashley Monroe, Angaleena Presley and Miranda Lambert
(L-R) Ashley Monroe, Angaleena Presley and Miranda Lambert of the Pistol Annies perform onstage during the 48th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7, 2013, in Las Vegas.
Ashley Monroe, seen here at the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards in April 2015, broke through as a solo artist with the album "Like a Rose," released in March 2013. In July 2015, she released her third full-length studio album, "The Blade."
Musgraves won two Grammys out of her four nominations at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, 2014, taking home Best Country Song for "Merry Go 'Round" and Best Country Album for "Same Trailer Different Park."
(Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)Kacey Musgraves performs onstage during the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival Village on Sept. 20, 2014, in Las Vegas.
(Jason Kempin/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)Maren Morris made her major label studio debut with her album "Hero" in June 2016. The album came after she generated some heat with her song "My Church," off her 2015 self-titled EP, which reached No. 5 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
Maren Morris poses for a photo in the press room during the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 2, 2016, in Nashville, Tennessee. She won the award for New Artist of the Year and was also nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Single of the Year.
Kelsea Ballerini hit No. 1 on the Country Airplay charts with her first three singles (2014's "Love Me Like You Mean It," 2015's "Dibs" and 2016's "Peter Pan). "Peter Pan" also topped Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
Kelsea Ballerini attends the 2016 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 8, 2016, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Cam, whose birth name is Camaron Marvel Ochs, began her career as a songwriter, writing songs for other artists, but she released her debut major label EP, "Welcome to Cam Country," in March 2015. Based off the success of her song "Burning House," she launched her second studio album, "Untamed," in December 2015.
Cam attends the 49th annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 4, 2015, in Nashville, Tennessee.
LeAnn Rimes performs a free concert for U.S. airmen at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Sept. 23, 2004.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)LeAnn Rimes performs on stage during the Academy of Country Music's USO concert at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada on April 17, 2010.
(Michael R. Holzworth, U.S. Air Force)Taylor Swift performs at a concert in 2007.
(minds-eye via Wikimedia Commons)Taylor Swift arrives at the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 6, 2014.
(Jason Merritt/Getty Images)Swift attends the "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2014, in New York City.
(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)Kimberly Schlapman and Karen Fairchild from Little Big Town attend 10th Annual ACM Honors at the Ryman Auditorium on Aug. 30, 2016, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Kimberly Schlapman attends the 2016 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 8, 2016, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Karen Fairchild arrives at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the Staples Center on Feb. 10, 2013, in Los Angeles.
After writing songs recorded by the likes of Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, The Band Perry, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes and Kacey Musgraves, Clark released her debut album, "12 Stories," in October 2013. She was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2015 Grammy Awards.
(Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Lady Antebellum (Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley) arrive at the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 18, 2010.
(Keith Hinkle via Wikimedia Commons)Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum performs onstage during 2016 CMA Festival - Day 1 at Nissan Stadium on June 9, 2016, in Nashville, Tennessee.
"Dancing with the Stars" dancer Julianne Hough made her country singing debut with her self-titled album on May 20, 2008, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Album chart and No. 3 on the Billboard 200.
(Courtesy of JulianneHough.com)Julianne Hough performs during the 2010 CMA Music Festival on June 11, 2010, at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee.
(Rick Diamond/Getty Images)Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland
(Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Jennifer Nettles attends the 2014 CMT Music awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 4, 2014, in Nashville, Tennessee.
(Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry performs during the 2012 Country Stampede on June 24, 2012, in Manhattan, Kansas.
(Rick Diamond/Getty Images)Kimberly Perry performs onstage during the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 6, 2014, in Las Vegas.
(Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Kimberly Perry attends Fashion Rocks 2014 presented by Three Lions Entertainment at the Barclays Center on Sept. 9, 2014, in New York City.
(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Three Lions Entertainment)Maddie Marlow and Tae Dye, who perform as Maddie & Tae, found success with their debut single "Girl in a Country Song," a criticism of the contemporary bro-country trend.
Tae Dye and Maddie Marlow perform onstage during the 2015 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 10, 2015, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tae Dye and Maddie Marlow perform onstage during day three of 2015 Stagecoach, California's Country Music Festival, at The Empire Polo Club on April 26, 2015, in Indio, California.
Kellie Pickler performing live on July 8, 2007
(minds-eye/Wikimedia Commons)Kellie Pickler in concert in Jacksonville, Fla., on Nov. 6, 2008
(Craig O'Neal/Wikimedia Commons)Martina McBride performs at Skyville Live studios on Jan. 14, 2015, in Nashville, Tennessee.
(Rick Diamond/Getty Images)Sara Evans performs Aug. 22, 2008, at Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, near Virginia Beach, Va., as part of the 2008 Navy Summer Concert Series.
(U.S. Navy photo)Sara Evans attends the 2014 American Country Countdown Awards at Music City Center on Dec. 15, 2014, in Nashville, Tennessee.
(Sara Kauss/Getty Images)The singer Jewel went country in 2008 with her album "Perfectly Clear." A second country album, titled "Sweet and Wild," came in 2010.
(Jason Merritt/Getty Images)Alison Krauss performs live on stage with Union Station during the third day of Hard Rock Calling at Hyde Park on July 15, 2012, in London, England.
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