Carrie Underwood will host the 44th Annual CMA Awards for the third year in a row with Brad Paisley. The CMA Awards 2010 airs live on November 10th, and the award show is known as “Country Music’s Biggest Night.”

CMA Chief Executive Officer Steve Moore said, “Carrie and Brad have done a tremendous job hosting and we are very happy to have them back again this year. They have developed a natural rhythm and have a great rapport with the audience – both in the house and our fans watching at home. They each have a great sense of humor and timing, which are two essential ingredients for hosting a live awards broadcast.”

“It’s all about Country Music,” Carrie said. “We all live here. This is our community. The CMA Awards are in Nashville, the home of Country Music. It’s great to come here and celebrate that every year.”

In addition to hosting the show, Carrie is also nominated for two big awards: Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year (for Play On). With three CMA Awards wins for Female Vocalist of the Year, Carrie could tie Martina McBride and Reba McEntire for record wins (4) in the category.

Carrie has received five CMA Awards in her career, including three consecutive wins as Female Vocalist (2006-2008), as well as Single of the Year (2007 for “Before He Cheats”) and the Horizon Award (2006). The fourth American Idol, who has also won five Grammy Awards, adds hosting the CMA Awards to a whirlwind year which includes headlining over 100 concerts throughout the U.S. and Canada on her critically acclaimed “Play On Tour.”

With more than 12 million in U.S. album sales since her debut CD in 2005, Carrie has consistently broken new ground by becoming the first American Idol winner to ever achieve 13 No. 1 hits and the first Country Music artist ever to achieve 10 #1 singles just on the strength of their first two albums. Her latest single, “Undo It,” is the third consecutive chart-topping smash from her Platinum-certified Play On album. The song is one of seven tracks co-written by Carrie, and it becomes the sixth No. 1 of her career that she has co-written. Since its issue in November 2009, Carrie Underwood’s Play On has yielded the singer her 11th, 12th and 13th chart-topping singles with “Cowboy Casanova,” “Temporary Home” and “Undo It.”

View photos of Carrie Underwood performing “Undo It” on the Season 9 finale.