Checotah native Carrie Underwood performs at Sunday’s American Music Awards. (AP)

Checotah native Carrie Underwood debuted her new single, “Two Black Cadillacs,” Sunday night on the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards with a spectacular performance.

The song, written by Underwood, Josh Kear and Hillary Lindsey, is the third single off her critically acclaimed album “Blown Away,” which garnered a win as Favorite Country Album. This win marks the fourth consecutive time an Underwood album has taken home the top album prize at the American Music Awards. Now a seven-time AMA …

Carrie Underwood arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Associated Press photos)

Carrie Underwood performs “Two Black Cadillacs” at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Country music superstar Carrie Underwood earned the favorite country album for her 2012 release “Blown Away” Sunday night at the 40th annual American Music Awards.

In addition, the Checotah native performed the third single from “Blown Away,” the dramatic story song “Two Black Cadillacs,” on the awards show …

Carrie Underwood brings her “Blown Away Tour” Wednesday to Tulsa’s BOK Center. She previously played a home-state show Oct. 25 at Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena. Photo by Garret Fisbeck, The Oklahoman Archives

A version of this story appears in Monday’s Life section of The Oklahoman.

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The country music superstar, who hails from Checotah, will bring her “Blown Away Tour” to Tulsa’s BOK Center on Wednesday.

As she …

Country music superstar Carrie Underwood, who hails from Checotah, will debut her new single, “Two Black Cadillacs,” when she performs on the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards at 7 p.m. Sunday on ABC.

The third single from her platinum-certified album “Blown Away” follows the albums’ No. 1 singles “Good Girl” and the title track, which together have spent three weeks atop the country airplay charts in 2012, more than any other female country artist this year, according to a news release.

The Oklahoma native is also a double nominee at …

Country music superstar Carrie Underwood, who hails from Checotah, appeared on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” last week and took the opportunity to show off her comedic chops alongside the show’s host.

Underwood and Fallon donned some outlandishly dated clothes to play a ’90s country-rap (or c’rap) duo named Jim Carrie. Their repertoire includes hip-hop classics like “Straight Outta Compton,” “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang” and “The Humpty Dance.”

Along with participating in the ridiculously funny c’rap routine, Underwood also belted her new hit single, “Blown Away,” the title track …

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Rockers Aerosmith released their 15th studio album, “Music from Another Dimension,” Tuesday, and will celebrate by launching the second leg of their “Global Warming Tour” at 7:30 tonight at Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W Reno.

The venerable rock ‘n’ roll band kicked off its triumphant, sold-out “The Global Warming Tour” this past summer, with critics from the New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Boston Herald and more.

After launching the tour’s second leg tonight here in OKC, Aerosmith – Steven Tyler (vocals), Joe Perry (guitar), …

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The famed PS22 Chorus of Public School 22 in Graniteville, Staten Island, N.Y., last week released its rendition of Carrie Underwood’s new hit “Blown Away” on YouTube.

Carrie Underwood (AP file)

Underwood took to Twitter (‏@carrieunderwood) to post the link and praise their rendition:

“So cool! Love these kiddos! Thanks @PS22chorus for making my day! You guys are so amazingly talented!”

The Checotah native traveled to Staten Island back in the spring to perform “Good Girl,” the first single from her “Blown Away” album, …

Carrie Underwood performs at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Oklahoman Archives

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Carrie Underwood will head to New York this week between headlining shows on her “Blown Away Tour” to perform her No. 1 hit “Blown Away” Thursday on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.”

The platinum-certified “Blown Away” marks Underwood’s 16th No. 1 career single, while the song’s dramatic music video continues its reign on top of both GAC’s and CMT’s video countdown programs.…

Steven Tyler, left, and Joe Perry of Aerosmith perform on NBC’s “Today” show on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 in New York. (AP)

Rockers Aerosmith released their 15th studio album, “Music from Another Dimension,” today, and will celebrate Thursday by launching the second leg of their “Global Warming Tour” at Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena.

The venerable rock ‘n’ roll band kicked off its triumphant, sold-out “The Global Warming Tour” this past summer, with critics from the New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Boston Herald and more.

After launching the tour’s …

Carrie Underwood performs in concert Oct. 25, 2012 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Oklahoman. To see more photos from the show, click here.

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Checotah native Carrie Underwood took to Twitter (@carrieunderwood) today to reveal the third single from her “Blown Away” album, which will again have her tapping into the darker territory of her fourth album.

“The next single is…”Two Black Cadillacs!” It’s certainly a favorite of mine! We’re going to shoot the video soon! It’s going …