MTV: Carrie Underwood Says 'Idol Gives Back' Matters More Than Contest

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PASADENA, California — Leave it to a small-town girl from Oklahoma to put "American Idol" into perspective."This is the stuff that really makes a difference," season-four winner Carrie Underwood said backstage at Wednesday night's charity-focused "Idol Gives Back" event. "We're coming up on 10 seasons of 'American Idol.' Twenty years later, people might not remember who won what, but this is the kind of stuff that can make lives better and people will remember that." TO READ THE REST OF MY BACKSTAGE REPORT ON LAST NIGHT'S "IDOL" AND RELATED CHARITIES, CLICK HERE