Jason Michael Carroll Will Join Carrie Underwood In Birmingham

Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Arista Records) - Arista Nashville recording artist Jason Michael Carroll will join country superstar Carrie Underwood at the BJCC Arena in Birmingham, AL on Tuesday, June 17 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $35, $45 and $55, and can be purchased by calling (205) 715-6000, or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

With the release of his debut album Waitin' in the Country, Carroll took the country music scene by storm with his rich baritone vocals and uniquely talented songwriting skills. His first two self-penned singles, "Alyssa Lies" and "Livin' Our Love Song," became back-to-back Top 5 hits, with Carroll becoming Billboard's Top New Country Artist of 2007. The CD made its entry on the charts at No. 1, selling 58,000 copies in the first week. The 11-track collection, five of which were written by Carroll, also debuted at No. 8 on Billboard's Top 200 all-music chart, which hadn't happened by any new male country star since Billy Ray Cyrus hit the scene in 1992.

Some of Nashville's best songwriters also appear on this album, including multi-platinum recording artist Jewel, who calls Carroll's music "refreshing" and says "he's got one of the greatest voices of all time." Jewel is featured on "No Good in Goodbye," which she co-wrote with Carroll and Shaye Smith.

Carroll's third single, "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead," was recently released to radio and has rapidly become the singer's third hit, cracking country music's Top 40 singles and still heating up the charts. The song was spawned during a writing session with one of Nashville's legendary songwriters, Rivers Rutherford. Carroll mentioned that he used to play all night on Saturdays and drive more than eight hours after the show to be home with his four children on Sunday. Rutherford asked him, "When do you sleep?" Carroll replied, "I can sleep when I'm dead," and became the song they wrote that day.