All Fired up: Carrie Underwood, 5 Browns to perform at Stadium of Fire

Grammy Award-winning country singer Carrie Underwood loves the Fourth of July.

"I think the best thing that we always did on the Fourth is being outside," Underwood said during a teleconference with Utah media last week.

"There's always something going on outside, whether it was throwing pool parties or going to see a firework show or having a barbecue. … It was all about being outside."

Underwood will be outside celebrating the holiday early on Saturday with Utah audiences during the Stadium of Fire at Brigham Young University. "It's special to do a Fourth of July show," she said. "Because the Fourth is about having fun outdoors and enjoying our country and things that are around us."

"I love summer. It's all about outdoor concerts, and everybody is there to have a good time. People are happy and excited; even if it's hot and sticky, there's nothing like that. It's such a huge celebration that I really look forward to everybody having a good time."

"And the fact that (the Stadium of Fire) is being broadcast to the U.S. military is extra special."

Underwood, winner of the fourth season of "American Idol," is the first female to garner back-to-back wins for Entertainer of the Year by the Academy of Country Music. She is also a three-time ACM Female Vocalist winner and a Grand Ole Opry inductee.

She has released three albums, two of which — 2007's "Carnival Ride" and last year's "Play On" — debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

She is a five-time Grammy Award winner and a five-time American Music Award winner.

In November, Provo's Freedom Festival organizers set up an online poll to see who Utah audiences wanted to headline the Stadium of Fire.

Underwood, who beat out Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift, Eric Dodge and Utah's own American Idol David Archuleta, said she felt great about the poll.

"That's awesome how they figure out who they want to perform," Underwood said. "That's a good way (to do it). Just give the power to the people and see who they want.

"It's a good feeling, too, when you go into a stadium show and festival (and know) that the people really want to see you and want you there. It's a great feeling."

Underwood, who is on tour supporting "Play On," said she had to adjust her regular set to accommodate the Stadium of Fire time constraints.