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In anticipation of what is expected to be one of this year's hottest album releases, it was announced today that Carrie Underwood's new CD will be released on Tuesday, May 1.

Produced by Mark Bright, the forthcoming album was featured in Entertainment Weekly's recent "10 albums we can't wait for."

This will be the fourth studio album on 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville for the five-time Grammy winner.

The debut single co-written by Underwood, "Good Girl," will be released to country radio on February 23.