Carrie Underwood promotes women on new Cry Pretty tour

Typically, female country artists only get one or two slots on a tour or festival. But on Carrie Underwood's new Cry Pretty 360 tour, six women will be behind the mic throughout the show.

From left, Maddie Marlow and Tae Dye of Maddie & Tae, Carrie Underwood, and Hannah Mulholland, Naomi Cooke, and Jennifer Wayne of Runaway June, at the 2018 CMT Artists of the Year show in Nashville, Tenn. on October 17, 2018. [Photo: IC]

Underwood picked opening acts Maddie & Tae, and Runaway June to open for her arena tour that starts May 1 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The seven-time Grammy winning singer released her chart topping "Cry Pretty" album last year and the tour will hit more than 50 cities through October.

"Honestly, I've seen other ladies now, like, taking their friends out," she said. "I feel like it's been a really great time for women to kind of come together and just be like, 'Let's support each other. We're all in this together. Let's be all in this together, you know?'"

Underwood, who has won ACM Entertainer of the Year twice, said that her main goal is to give fans the best show they've ever seen.

(Story includes material sourced from AP)