The Late Show with David Letterman will host a pair of star country performances this week. On Tuesday, Letterman will welcome Carrie Underwood to the show, and on Friday, he'll welcome Brad Paisley.
The two singers also recently appeared together as co-hosts of the 43rd Annual Country Music Association Awards.
Underwood will perform a song off of her recently released album, Play On. The country singer will also be joined on the show by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, star of The New Adventures of Old Christine, and celebrity chef and author of More Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri.
Paisley will also perform a song off of his current album, American Saturday Night. Former Vice President Al Gore will join the singer on the Friday night episode to discuss his book, Our Choice. Michael Bublé will also be present to announce Letterman's Top Ten list.
Other musical guests on Letterman this week include Weezer, the Cribs and Mika.
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