AMA 2018: Carrie Underwood Occurs After Announcing Her Second Pregnancy

Carrie Underwood went on Tuesday night on the stage of the American Music Awards to poignantly interpret "Spinning Bottles".

After arriving at L.A.'s Theater Theater in a long black tight dress, the future singer changed into a fluid brown dress to take the stage. On stage, Underwood stood at the top of a rotating circle surrounded by lit candlesticks and a bunch of strings for his emotional performance, which sparked a standing ovation from the crowd, including Camila Cabello. .

Before the show on the red carpet, opened the discussion on the song inspired by the abuse of substances.

"I have the impression that when we wrote this song," Spinning Bottles, "we had everyone in the head," she said about the track. "It's hard to write, difficult to release, hard to say that the album will go on the album … It's hard to sing to the world, but his life; it's part of life. It's hard to just make yourself known like this. "

Underwood added, "You are just starting a writing session giving free rein to your feelings and hoping people will get it."

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In addition to her performance, the 35-year-old Nashville star won the Best Country Artist Award, for which she was nominated alongside Kelsea Ballerini and Maren Morris.

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The AMAs are the first appearance of Underwood awards since the revelation in August of the expectation of her second child with her husband Mike Fisher, with whom she already shares the son Isaiah Michael, 3 years old.

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This is also the second time Underwood has attended a series of awards since her fall in November 2017: she broke her wrist and received 40 to 50 stitches due to a facial injury. After spending nearly five months in the limelight, she appeared at the Academy of Country Music Awards in April, when she presented a moving and tear-stained performance of the new single "Cry Pretty".

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The news she's waiting for is one that follows years of heartbreak and disappointment: in September, the country singer revealed in an emotional interview with CBS Sunday morning Before this pregnancy, she suffered three miscarriages in the past two years.

Since the announcement of her pregnancy, Underwood – who will hit the road for her next tour in May 2019 – is touring the promotion of her latest album, Cry Pretty, appearances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The 2018 American Music Awards are broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 9 at 8pm. IS on ABC.