It’s not the first time an “Idol” contestant took a gamble with an Underwood song. The same episode featured New York City singer JMarie winning raves and moving onto the Hollywood round after she belted out Underwood’s signature hit, “Before He Cheats.”

It takes guts to audition for American Idol. It takes even MORE guts to audition a Carrie Underwood song in front of the legend and Idol winner herself. And then it takes a triple amount of guts to audition with a slowed-down version of NBC's Sunday Night Football theme song (which,

American Idol is currently in its 23rd season. On Sunday the show aired the final round of auditions for the season as judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan decided who would be going to Hollywood this year.

For over a decade, football fans have had the pleasure of hearing Carrie Underwood perform the theme song leading into NBC’s Sunday Night Football, promptly named “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night.” But on Sunday,

Carrie Underwood surprised fans with a rare makeup-free selfie, and many are now calling for her to embrace a more natural look. The American Idol judge, who recently stepped in to replace Katy Perry,

Carrie Underwood was taken aback by an American Idol contestant - not for the first time this series - and found herself singing along to her own anthem, "Waiting All Day For Sunday Night." The 2005 American Idol winner is now a judge on the hit show and was treated to a rendition of her famous song,

A Live Celebration red carpet on March 19 with her husband, former hockey pro Mike Fisher, in tow. It was Fisher's first red carpet appearance in over two years. All eyes were on the couple — who married in 2010 — as they stunned in matching black outfits.

If you are going to be a contestant on American Idol, doing something bold is not the worst strategy to get noticed. And breaking out a song made famous

A woman from Tabernacle and a man from the Stratford/Runnemede area have made recent appearances on "American Idol." And one is still competing.