(Reuters) - American Idol winner David Cook sings the national anthem before the Los Angeles Lakers play the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball championship in Los Angeles, June 10, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES)

(Reuters) - American Idol Winner David Cook sings the national anthem before the Los Angeles Lakers play the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball championship in Los Angeles, June 10, 2008. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes (UNITED STATES)

(AP) - In this May 29, 2008 file photo, David Archuleta appears on the NBC 'Today' television program, in New York's Rockefeller Center. Archuleta, 17, the 'American Idol' runner-up, has a job lined up once he's finished with the summer Idol tour. He has signed a deal with 19 Recordings/Jive Records. The label posted a release on its Web site Tuesday, June 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

Imagine the thrill of getting to play a musician in a major Hollywood movie. Now imagine getting to experience this honor at the personal request of Billy Ray Cyrus! That’s exactly what was happened for Season 5's talented and lucky Bucky Covington who will be playing a musician in next year’s movie, "Hannah Montana: The Movie."

"I've never been on a movie set so I don't know what to expect," said Bucky. "I've always been a fan of Billy Ray's music and it really is an honor for him to ask me to be a part of what is sure to be the biggest movie released next year." The movie is being filmed in Bucky's newly adopted home state of Tennessee.

Bucky will have plenty of musically talented company in the film as multiplatinum country trio Rascal Flatts will appear and perform as well.

This will surely be a year of some exciting firsts for Bucky. Take a look back at the Behind the Scenes video of his music video, or further back to our exclusive Transformation photo gallery. You’ll be amazed by how far Bucky has come!

In case you had not heard already, Carrie Underwood's "Carnival Ride Tour" has taken the U.S. and Canada by storm. Almost 600,000 fans have been part of the audience to date, and with today's announcement of additional dates through December, this hot country tour has just gotten even hotter!

This fall, Underwood will tour a total of 51 cities as well as play summer fairs and festivals. She will continue to perform her current opening act with Jason Michael Carroll through June 24, but beginning September 23, shows will feature special guest Little Big Town.

The success of Underwood's tour is just the latest of many achievements. She was inducted as the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry in May, as well as being named Top Female Vocalist at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards for the second consecutive time. Within two months of release, Carrie's "Carnival Ride" was certified double-platinum. No surprise there as it contains the #1 co-written hits "So Small," "All-American Girl" and "Last Name."

Remember when Carrie was just trying out on Season 4? Take a stroll down memory lane in our exclusive Carrie Transformation Gallery!

Below are the venue and tour dates:

9/23 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center @ Cleveland State University 9/24 Highland Heights, KY Bank of Kentucky Center 9/25 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center 9/27 Grand Forks, ND Ralph Engelstad Arena 9/28 Sioux City, IA Tyson Events Center 9/30 Topeka, KS Landon Arena 10/2 Champaign, IL Assembly Hall @ University of Illinois 10/3 Hoffman Estates, IL Sears Centre 10/4 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena 10/ 6 London, Ontario CANADA John Labatt Centre 10/7 Toronto, Ontario CANADA Air Canada Centre 10/10 St. John, NB CANADA Harbour Station 10/11 Moncton, NB CANADA Moncton Coliseum 10/12 Halifax, NS CANADA Halifax MetroCentre 10/14 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Centre 10/15 Boston, MA Agganis Arena 10/16 Kingston, RI Ryan Center 10/18 Syracuse, NY OnCenter at War Memorial 10/19 Philadelphia, PA Liacouras Center 10/21 Newark, NJ Prudential Center 10/23 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum 10/24 Winston-Salem, NC LJVM Coliseum 10/26 Southaven, MS DeSoto Civic Center 10/27 Jonesboro, AR ASU Convocation Center 10/29 Tulsa, OK BOK Center 10/30 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre 11/1 Houston, TX Reliant Arena 11/2 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center 11/6 Las Cruces, NM Pan American Center 11/7 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena 11/8 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena 11/9 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre 11/14 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena 11/15 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena 11/17 Portland, OR Rose Garden 11/19 Salt Lake City, UT E Center 11/21 Missoula, MT Adams Center 11/22 Billings, MT Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark 11/24 Lethbridge, AB CANADA Enmax Centre 11/25 Edmonton, AB CANADA Rexall Place 11/29 Saskatoon, SK CANADA Credit Union Centre 12/1 Regina, SK CANADA Brandt Centre 12/2 Winnipeg, CANADA MTS Centre 12/4 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum 12/5 St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena 12/7 Nashville, TN Sommet Cener 12/8 Chattanooga, TN UTC McKenzie Arena 12/9 Tupelo, MS BankcorpSouth Arena 12/12 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum 12/13 Orlando, FL UCF Arena 12/14 Gainesville, FL Stephen Connell Center

(AP) - Former American Idol Jordin Sparks rides in the Puerto Rican Day Parade along 5th Avenue in New York on Sunday June 8, 2008. (AP Photo / Brian McDermott)

(Reuters) - American Idol winner David Cook performs at the Wal-Mart Shareholders Meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas June 6, 2008. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters)

(AP) - Recent American Idol winner David Cook performs during the annual Wal Mart Stores Inc. shareholder's meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Friday, June 6, 2008. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)

(Reuters) - American Idol winner David Cook smiles as he performs for the Wal-Mart Shareholders Meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas June 6, 2008. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES)