Carrie Underwood celebrated triumphs in both her personal life and music career this year
Though she’s enjoyed plenty of career success ever since becoming the fourth American Idol in 2005, Underwood has been at the top of her game this year.
After a fall at her home in late 2017, Underwood recovered while she worked on her sixth album, “Cry Pretty,” the titular song from which she debuted at the 53rd Annual ACM Awards in April.
In September, Underwood became the first female country artist to have four No. 1 albums at the top of the all-genre charts, making chart history and surpassing Cardi B’s debut album. She cemented her place in country music history by becoming the most-awarded artist of all-time at the 2018 CMT Awards. That same month, she revealed that she had suffered three miscarriages and announced she was pregnant with her second child and is due in early 2019, helping shatter stigmas against pregnancy complications for women everywhere.
