Carrie Underwood On Her Grammy: ‘I Vote For Myself Often!’

Carrie Underwood picked up a Grammy Sunday night for her single, “Before He Cheats,” and she revealed she had a hand in her win.

“I was only up for two [Grammys], but yeah, I vote for myself often,” the blonde said backstage at the event. “I have no shame. I pay to be a member.”

Underwood said picking up her latest Grammy has been another exciting moment on her rise to fame since winning “American Idol.”

“I think it’s all been such a whirlwind,” she said. “It started so quickly and it’s never slowed down — it’s amazing to think I ever ended up here, I don’t know how it happened. But I’m glad.”

In fact, Underwood got a chance to revisit with some people from her past – “Idol” judges Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, who she ran into the evening before the Grammys.

“I actually saw Randy and Paula last night at Clive Davis’ party,” she said. “They’re just so happy to see us. We’re just kids — when we’re starting out and we just blossom and mature.”

Having blossomed herself, all the way to a major co-headlining U.S. trek with Keith Urban, Underwood said she has some advice for the next crop of “Idol” contenders?

“The main thing I say is don’t take anything for granted,” she said. “People can forget why they’re in it and it’s ’cause they love music and this is what they always wanted to do. Don’t burn bridges.”

In 2007, Underwood was the good girl who picked up a host of Grammys. Backstage, when she was asked about the six wins by troubled British chanteuse Amy Winehouse this year, Underwood said she had nothing but praise for the star.

“I think Amy Winehouse is a very talented artist. No matter what’s happening in her personal life, she’s very talented and very creative and definitely deserves accolades,” Underwood said.