Carrie Underwood says she’s glad she took some time off from country music following her marriage to hockey star Mike Fisher in 2010. After storming the country music scene since her 2005 ‘American Idol’ win, her almost two-year break from recording and touring helped her find “real things to sing about”, and write what she calls her fun, rocking new single ‘Good Girl.’ “I feel like so many people get stuck. They write, they get songs together, they make an album, they go on tour. Then they do it all over again. I just wanted to change things up. I can’t have stuff to write about if I don’t have a life,” Underwood told Reuters. The singer says taking that time off allowed her to remember what it’s like to be normal. Underwood, 29, will be performing the single – the first from her upcoming album ‘Blown Away’ – at the Academy of Country Music Awards. She also is nominated for best female vocalist and best vocal event for her duet ‘Remind Me’ with Brad Paisley. ‘Good Girl,’ and its edgy music video, see Underwood showing off her rock chick side in a departure from the pop country that marked earlier hits like ‘Jesus, Take the Wheel’ and ‘Cowboy Casanova.’ Underwood said it was cool to be nominated for awards, especially when she has been away for some time. “It’s really amazing to still be remembered in the female vocalist category even though the industry and my fans haven’t necessarily heard me on the radio (or seen) me all over the place,” she said.
