Before she became a country music superstar, Carrie Underwood was just a small-town girl chasing a dream on American Idol. Now, nearly two decades later, she's returning to the show as a judge. As she steps into her new role,

Carrie Underwood has “American Idol” on her side. After collecting backlash for performing at Donald Trump’s second inauguration, which resulted in the star belting out “America the Beautiful” a cappella due to a technical difficulty,

Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images When 25-year-old Breanna Nix stood in front of the American Idol judges, she had the support of her family with her. As her husband played the piano for audition in a teaser for the Sunday,