Cry Pretty (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Cry Pretty" in English language version.

Last modified: 09:53:37, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

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9376web.archive.org

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53officialcharts.com

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44tasteofcountry.com

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41pastemagazine.com

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32iheart.com

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32ew.com

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32riaa.com

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31popmatters.com

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22people.com

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22roughstock.com

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21allmusic.com

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21metacritic.com

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21fyimusicnews.ca

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11gospelmusic.org

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11today.com

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11wbwn.com

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11hollywoodreporter.com

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11popculture.com

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11etonline.com

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11usmagazine.com

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11upi.com

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11consequence.net

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11exclaim.ca

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11newsday.com

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11musiccanada.com

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allaccess.com (Global: 2,366^th place; English: 1,205^th place)

"Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". AllAccess. Mediabase. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

allmusic.com (Global: 27^th place; English: 20^th place)

Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Cry Pretty - Carrie Underwood - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

apple.com (Global: 70^th place; English: 55^th place)

music.apple.com

"Cry Pretty". Carrie Underwood. Apple Music (US). September 14, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.

aria.com.au (Global: 579^th place; English: 379^th place)

cdn.aria.com.au

"ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 26, 2018.

australian-charts.com (Global: 453^rd place; English: 283^rd place)

"Australiancharts.com – Carrie Underwood – Cry Pretty". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 22, 2018.

avclub.com (Global: 227^th place; English: 126^th place)

music.avclub.com

Ihnat, Gwen (September 21, 2018). "A rare view of Prince, plus Metric and more in this week's new music". The A.V. Club. Carrie Underwood, Cry Pretty. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2026.

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 13^th place)

Kaufman, Gil (April 18, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Releasing Cry Pretty Album in September". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
Nicholson, Jessica (October 11, 2022). "Carrie Underwood Sets 'Hate My Heart' as Next Radio Single". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
Hughes, Hilary (April 15, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Stuns With Emotional Cry Pretty ACM Awards Performance". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
Atkinson, Katie (June 6, 2018). "Watch Carrie Underwood Bring the Bling to 2018 CMT Music Awards With 'Cry Pretty'". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Unterberger, Andrew (October 9, 2018). "2018 American Music Awards Performances Ranked". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
Jones, Abby (April 11, 2018). "Carrie Underwood's Comeback Single 'Cry Pretty' Has Twitter Ugly Crying". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 22, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Asker, Jim (July 10, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Is Sitting 'Pretty' As She Links Her 27th Straight Country Airplay Top 10". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Asker, Jim (April 24, 2018). "Carrie Underwood's Cry Pretty Is First Country No. 1 on Digital Song Sales Chart Since 2014". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
Asker, Jim (October 26, 2021). "Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood Top Country Airplay Chart With 'If I Didn't Love You'". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Pedrosa, Marina (September 12, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Brings People Together in Empathetic 'Love Wins' Video: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
"Hot Country Songs". Billboard. September 15, 2018. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Roland, Tom (December 9, 2019). "Makin' Tracks: Carrie Underwood Takes On a Racy Role in New Single 'Drinkin' Alone'". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
Kaufman, Gil (August 8, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Announces The Cry Pretty Tour 360 With All-Female Bill: See the Dates". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
Warner, Denise (April 4, 2019). "Cardi B Leads 2019 Billboard Music Awards Nominations With 21". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
Warner, Denise (November 24, 2019). "Here Are All the Winners from the 2019 American Music Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 25, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
Caulfield, Keith (September 23, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Makes Country History on the Billboard 200 Chart As Cry Pretty Debuts at No. 1". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
"Carrie Underwood Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
Zellner, Xander (September 26, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Is First Female Country Act to Rule Billboard Artist 100 Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
Caulfield, Keith (January 8, 2019). "Drake's Scorpion Is Nielsen Music's Top Album Of 2018 in U.S., 'God's Plan' Most-Streamed Song". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.

charts.nz (Global: 611^th place; English: 321^st place)

"Charts.nz – Carrie Underwood – Cry Pretty". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

cmaawards.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Nominees | The 53rd Annual CMA Awards". CMA Awards. 2019. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.

cmt.com (Global: 2,102^nd place; English: 1,054^th place)

Bonaguro, Alison (October 29, 2019). "Listen: Carrie Underwood on "Drinking Alone"". CMT. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

consequence.net (Global: 714^th place; English: 358^th place)

Graves, Wren (September 16, 2018). "Album Review: Carrie Underwood Balances Comfort and Risk-Taking on Cry Pretty". Consequence. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

dbknews.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Review: Carrie Underwood is as strong as ever on 'Cry Pretty'". The Diamondback. Arc Publishing. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

digitaljournal.com (Global: 4,642^nd place; English: 2,943^rd place)

Papadatos, Markos (September 14, 2018). "Review: Carrie Underwood flawless on new Cry Pretty country album (Includes first-hand account)". Digital Journal. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

dutchcharts.nl (Global: 274^th place; English: 183^rd place)

"Dutchcharts.nl – Carrie Underwood – Cry Pretty" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 22, 2018.

eonline.com (Global: 351^st place; English: 256^th place)

Johnson, Zach (April 11, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Premieres "Cry Pretty": Listen to Her "Emotional" New Song". E! Online. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Schnurr, Samantha (May 7, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Debuts Tearful Music Video for "Cry Pretty" 6 Months After Accident". E! Online. Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Johnson, Zach (August 8, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Is Pregnant With Baby No. 2, Going on Tour in 2019". E! Online. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

etcanada.com (Global: 4,879^th place; English: 2,891^st place)

Holmes, Martin (August 31, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Drops New Song 'Love Wins' — Listen Now!". Entertainment Tonight Canada. Canada. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.

etonline.com (Global: 1,065^th place; English: 659^th place)

Seemayer, Zach (April 7, 2019). "Carrie Underwood Delivers Fun, Flawless Performance of 'Southbound' at 2019 ACM Awards". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

ew.com (Global: 59^th place; English: 45^th place)

Rodman, Sarah (September 12, 2018). "Carrie Underwood on making a leap with Cry Pretty and taking women on the road". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
R. Moss, Marissa (September 14, 2018). "Carrie Underwood lays (some) cards on the table with Cry Pretty: EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

exclaim.ca (Global: 803^rd place; English: 403^rd place)

Easton, Anthony (September 14, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Cry Pretty". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

fyimusicnews.ca (Global: low place; English: 8,124^th place)

"Carrie Underwood Achieves 3rd No. 1 Album With Cry Pretty". Billboard Canada. September 24, 2018. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.

gospelmusic.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Dove-Winning Writer/Producer David Garcia to Co-Produce Entire Carrie Underwood Album Alongside Artist". Gospel Music Association. April 13, 2018. Archived from the original on April 15, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

hollywoodreporter.com (Global: 30^th place; English: 22^nd place)

Hudghes, Hilary (April 15, 2018). "ACM Awards: Carrie Underwood Returns to Stage in First Performance Since Accident". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

iheart.com (Global: 2,298^th place; English: 1,218^th place)

Snapp, Lauryn (August 21, 2018). "Carrie Underwood's Cry Pretty Album Listening Party". iHeart. Retrieved January 6, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
Taylor, Blake (October 29, 2019). "Carrie Underwood Announces New Single, 'Drinking Alone'". iHeart. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

irish-charts.com (Global: 1,974^th place; English: 1,153^rd place)

"Irish-charts.com – Discography Carrie Underwood". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 22, 2018.

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

Wood, Mikael (September 13, 2018). "Review: Why Carrie Underwood's new album has nothing on Willie Nelson's". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

metacritic.com (Global: 51^st place; English: 44^th place)

"Reviews for Cry Pretty by Carrie Underwood". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2026.

musiccanada.com (Global: 551^st place; English: 352^nd place)

"Canadian album certifications – Carrie Underwood – Cry Pretty". Music Canada. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

newsday.com (Global: 1,339^th place; English: 664^th place)

Gamboa, Glenn (September 12, 2018). "Cry Pretty review: Carrie Underwood at the peak of her powers". Newsday. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2026.

officialcharts.com (Global: 65^th place; English: 46^th place)

"Official Scottish Albums Chart on 21/9/2018 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
"Official Albums Chart on 21/9/2018 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
"Official Country Artists Albums Chart on 21/9/2018 – Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

pastemagazine.com (Global: 751^st place; English: 395^th place)

Salmon, Ben (September 19, 2018). "Carrie Underwood: Cry Pretty". Paste. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2026.

people.com (Global: 69^th place; English: 49^th place)

Mizoguchi, Karen (April 11, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Releases New Song 'Cry Pretty' Ahead of ACM Awards Performance". People. Archived from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Kruh, Nancy (October 22, 2019). "Carrie Underwood Hints at CMA Awards Show Details: 'It's Definitely Going to Be Heartfelt'". People. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

popculture.com (Global: 6,002^nd place; English: 3,463^rd place)

Thompson, Gayle (April 7, 2019). "Carrie Underwood to Perform New Single at 2019 ACM Awards". PopCulture. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.

popmatters.com (Global: 567^th place; English: 299^th place)

Cober-Lake, Justin (October 4, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Plays with the Formula on Cry Pretty". PopMatters. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2026.

riaa.com (Global: 153^rd place; English: 109^th place)

"American album certifications – Carrie Underwood – Cry Pretty". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
"Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; English: 39^th place)

Hermes, Will (September 14, 2018). "Review: Carrie Underwood's Populist Pop Pivot Cry Pretty". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
Freeman, Jon (August 20, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Details New Album Cry Pretty". Rolling Stone. United States. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
Hudak, Joseph (May 14, 2018). "See Carrie Underwood Perform 'Cry Pretty' During 'American Idol' Return". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Hudak, Joseph (June 5, 2019). "See Carrie Underwood Perform 'Southbound' at Nashville's Parthenon". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Hudak, Joseph (October 4, 2019). "Carrie Underwood Sings 'Low,' Talks Women in Country on 'Colbert'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 5, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
Freeman, Jon; Hudak, Joseph; Kelly, Hunter; McKenna, Brittney; R. Moss, Marissa (November 14, 2019). "2019 CMA Awards: 12 Best, Worst & WTF Moments". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
Hudak, Joseph (August 31, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Calls Out 'Politics and Prejudice' in New Song 'Love Wins'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

roughstock.com (Global: 4,905^th place; English: 2,400^th place)

Bjorke, Matt (January 8, 2020). "Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart: January 8, 2020". Roughstock. Archived from the original on January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
Bjorke, Matt (March 10, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020". RoughStock. Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

swisscharts.com (Global: 438^th place; English: 279^th place)

"Swisscharts.com – Carrie Underwood – Cry Pretty". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2018.

tasteofcountry.com (Global: 2,931^st place; English: 1,442^nd place)

Hermanson, Wendy (May 13, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Delivers Another Perfect 'Cry Pretty' for 'Idol'". Taste of Country. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
Whitaker, Sterling (May 19, 2019). "Carrie Underwood Sizzles With 'Southbound' on 2019 'American Idol' Finale". Taste of Country. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Hermanson, Wendy (September 7, 2018). "Carrie Underwood's 'End Up With You' Is Romantic and Kinda Sexy, Too [Listen]". Taste of Country. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Hermanson, Wendy (June 10, 2019). "Carrie Underwood's 'Southbound' Video Is Fun Summer Romp [Watch]". Taste of Country. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

tennessean.com (Global: 1,746^th place; English: 828^th place)

Watts, Cindy (September 11, 2018). "Carrie Underwood is crying. And that's a good thing". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 9, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
Watts, Cindy (April 18, 2018). "Carrie Underwood announces new album Cry Pretty". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Tamburin, Adam (April 15, 2018). "Carrie Underwood gives emotional performance at ACM Awards 5 months after fall". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

theboot.com (Global: 5,097^th place; English: 2,548^th place)

Stecker, Liv (April 15, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Debuts 'Cry Pretty' at 2018 ACM Awards". The Boot. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Liptak, Carena (May 19, 2019). "Carrie Underwood Returns to 'American Idol' for 'Southbound' Performance [Watch]". The Boot. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Stefano, Angela (April 9, 2018). "A New Carrie Underwood Single Is Coming This Week!". The Boot. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Stefano, Angela (April 10, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Says New Single, 'Cry Pretty', Is About Letting Your Emotions Take Over". The Boot. Archived from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Stefano, Angela (May 6, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Lets Herself Ugly Cry in 'Cry Pretty' Music Video [Watch]". The Boot. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Stefano, Angela (September 11, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Hopes for Unity in New Single 'Love Wins' [Listen]". The Boot. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Liptak, Carena (April 26, 2019). "Carrie Underwood's 'Southbound' + 6 More New Songs You Need to Hear". The Boot. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Hann, Michael (September 14, 2018). "Carrie Underwood: Cry Pretty review – precision-tooled country with a soupçon of sad". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

today.com (Global: 773^rd place; English: 432^nd place)

Pennell, Julie (September 17, 2018). "Carrie Underwood reveals she had 3 miscarriages in tearful interview". Today. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

ultratop.be (Global: 147^th place; English: 120^th place)

"Ultratop.be – Carrie Underwood – Cry Pretty" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
"Ultratop.be – Carrie Underwood – Cry Pretty" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

upi.com (Global: 377^th place; English: 206^th place)

Martin, Annie (May 7, 2018). "Carrie Underwood returns in 'Cry Pretty' music video". UPI. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

usatoday.com (Global: 55^th place; English: 36^th place)

Watts, Cindy (April 18, 2018). "Carrie Underwood announces new album Cry Pretty". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
McDermott, Maeve (September 13, 2018). "Carrie Underwood gets vaguely political in Cry Pretty". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2025.

usmagazine.com (Global: 598^th place; English: 423^rd place)

Hautman, Nicholas (April 10, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Shares an Update on Her Facial Injury, Announces New Single 'Cry Pretty'". US Weekly. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

variety.com (Global: 21^st place; English: 17^th place)

"Carrie Underwood Announces New Album, Cry Pretty". Variety. April 18, 2018. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
"Carrie Underwood Drops New Song 'Cry Pretty', Says Her Face Is 'Healing Nicely' (Listen)". Variety. April 11, 2018. Archived from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

wbwn.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Carrie Underwood says New Cry Pretty Album is Personal and from the Heart". WBWN. September 14, 2018. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Kaufman, Gil (April 18, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Releasing Cry Pretty Album in September". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
Watts, Cindy (April 18, 2018). "Carrie Underwood announces new album Cry Pretty". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
"Dove-Winning Writer/Producer David Garcia to Co-Produce Entire Carrie Underwood Album Alongside Artist". Gospel Music Association. April 13, 2018. Archived from the original on April 15, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
Rodman, Sarah (September 12, 2018). "Carrie Underwood on making a leap with Cry Pretty and taking women on the road". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
Pennell, Julie (September 17, 2018). "Carrie Underwood reveals she had 3 miscarriages in tearful interview". Today. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
"Carrie Underwood says New Cry Pretty Album is Personal and from the Heart". WBWN. September 14, 2018. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
Hermes, Will (September 14, 2018). "Review: Carrie Underwood's Populist Pop Pivot Cry Pretty". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
McDermott, Maeve (September 13, 2018). "Carrie Underwood gets vaguely political in Cry Pretty". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
Salmon, Ben (September 19, 2018). "Carrie Underwood: Cry Pretty". Paste. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
Cober-Lake, Justin (October 4, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Plays with the Formula on Cry Pretty". PopMatters. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Cry Pretty - Carrie Underwood - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
Hann, Michael (September 14, 2018). "Carrie Underwood: Cry Pretty review – precision-tooled country with a soupçon of sad". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
"Carrie Underwood Announces New Album, Cry Pretty". Variety. April 18, 2018. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
Freeman, Jon (August 20, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Details New Album Cry Pretty". Rolling Stone. United States. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
Hughes, Hilary (April 15, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Stuns With Emotional Cry Pretty ACM Awards Performance". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
Stecker, Liv (April 15, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Debuts 'Cry Pretty' at 2018 ACM Awards". The Boot. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Hermanson, Wendy (May 13, 2018). "Carrie Underwood Delivers Another Perfect 'Cry Pretty' for 'Idol'". Taste of Country. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
Hudak, Joseph (May 14, 2018). "See Carrie Underwood Perform 'Cry Pretty' During 'American Idol' Return". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Atkinson, Katie (June 6, 2018). "Watch Carrie Underwood Bring the Bling to 2018 CMT Music Awards With 'Cry Pretty'". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Unterberger, Andrew (October 9, 2018). "2018 American Music Awards Performances Ranked". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
Thompson, Gayle (April 7, 2019). "Carrie Underwood to Perform New Single at 2019 ACM Awards". PopCulture. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
Seemayer, Zach (April 7, 2019). "Carrie Underwood Delivers Fun, Flawless Performance of 'Southbound' at 2019 ACM Awards". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Liptak, Carena (May 19, 2019). "Carrie Underwood Returns to 'American Idol' for 'Southbound' Performance [Watch]". The Boot. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
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