Carrie Underwood’s ‘American Idol’ Journey: Relive The Highlights From First Audition To Big Win

Five years have passed since “America’s Got Talent” alum Yoli Mayor appeared on the competitive reality TV show and, now, the singer is making a comeback with her “American Idol” Season 20 audition.

Sam Hunt has shared the news that he is expecting a baby girl.MORE: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Kane Brown among top nominees for 2022 CMT AwardsThe 37-year-old and his estranged wife Hannah Lee Fowler are set to welcome their first child in May, and the Body Like A Back Road singer has now revealed that he and Hannah will become parents to a "little girl".WATCH: Sam Hunt reveals engagement story on Bobby Bones Show"I haven't talked about this, but I have a little girl on the way," Sam shared while acting as a guest co-host for Country Countdown USA. The baby is due in about "eight weeks", and he added: "I blocked out two months at the end of May and early June.

Carrie Underwood had a special milestone to celebrate on social media while featuring a picture of several members of her family.MORE: Carrie Underwood wows in dazzling silver mini dress ahead of Las Vegas returnThese proved to be photographs of her adopted family, however, as she took the time to shine the spotlight on her many dogs in honor of National Puppy Day.WATCH: Carrie Underwood introduces new family member in adorable video with her sonsThe singer posted a picture of herself lounging on a deck chair in a pair of cat-eyed sunglasses and what looked to be a neon green swimsuit that peeked out from under her while she held on to one of her puppies.She then followed it up with many other shots of the others, with several of them also adorably clad in bow-ties and one hilariously wearing a diaper.MORE: Carrie Underwood's tasseled dress might be her most impressive look yetCarrie captioned her sweet post: "It's #NationalPuppyDay! My babies might be all grown up now (even got one in diapers), but they'll always be puppies in my heart! Be extra sweet to those furry family members today!"Her fans loved the photographs and instantly started gushing over her brood of dogs, with one fan writing: "Love love our fur babies!!!"A post shared by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood)Carrie celebrated her puppies with a compilation of photographsAnother said: "Awww look at them! Little Ace she is getting old poor girl! She is so loved," with a third also including: "All the love for the puppy in a diaper."Carrie is riding on cloud nine currently, not only basking in the love of her many pets, but also in the love of her fans as she recently kicked off a new era of music.MORE: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Kane Brown among

Party in Music City! Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean and more of country’s biggest stars will be honored at the 2022 CMT Music Awards.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Normani returned with a stripped-down, heartfelt breakup single, «Fair,» Carrie Underwood shared her haunting new track, «Ghost Story,» and Arcade Fire shared «The Lightning I, II,» a two-part introduction to their upcoming album, .If you need a little pick-me-up after all that emotion, thankfully Charli XCX, ROSALÍA and K-pop faves Stray Kids all dropped their new albums today.

Carrie Underwood left fans overflowing with emotions on Friday as she announced huge news on Instagram.The country music star has been teasing her new music recently and finally, her single, Ghost Town, dropped. MORE: Carrie Underwood shares rare photo of son from family beach tripCarrie filmed a video for social media and said how excited she was to finally let fans know they could download the track. WATCH: Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher's love story revealed Many of her followers commented: "OMG," and marveled at just how good the song is while others said they couldn't believe the time had finally come. The buzz over Ghost Town was amazing as other fans declared: "I know all the words already," and another added: "I haven't been able to stop listening to it since it came out last night."MORE: Carrie Underwood's jaw-dropping birthday cake needs to be seen to be believedMORE: Carrie Underwood wows in leg-lengthening micro shorts at ACM AwardsCarrie captioned the post: "Today is the day! I'm so excited my new single is finally here! Hope you guys love it. Welcome to a new era! #GhostStory *link in bio."A post shared by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood)Carrie was thrilled to announce the release of her new single Ghost Town The mom-of-two is equally as overjoyed with the end result of her hit and she opened up about what a magical song it is. MORE: Inside country music singers' jaw-dropping homesMORE: Carrie Underwood's $3M estate with husband Mike is 400 acres of perfection"Ghost Story is a thrilling, dramatic song that David (Garcia), Hillary (Lindsey) and Josh (Kear) wrote for me," she said.

Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert have been nominated for two CMT Awards each, going head to head in the Video of the Year category.MORE: Carrie Underwood 'couldn't be more proud of sister' Miranda Lambert after 'long overdue' winThe show, the only fan-voted country music awards show, sees Carrie also nominated for Collaborative Video of the Year for her hit song 'If I Didn't Love You' with Jason Aldean, while Miranda is up for Female Video of the Year for 'If I Was A Cowboy.' WATCH: Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood perform together at 2014 CMT Music AwardsKane Brown leads the nominations this year with four, including Video of the Year, Male Video of the Year and CMT Performance of the Year.Kelsea Ballerini - who is hosting alongside Marvel star Anthony Mackie - has three nominations, along with Mickey Guyton, BRELAND and Cody Johnson; it is the first CMT nods for Cody and BRELAND.SEE: All the show-stopping looks from the 2022 ACM AwardsTwelve acts are nominated for Video of the Year - the big award - with the final nominees, from a second round of voting, announced on show day.A winner is picked via social media votes and announced as the final category during the live show. Kelsea will co-host with Anthony MackieJoining Miranda and Carrie in the category are Taylor Swift and Chris Stapleton, Mickey Guyton, Kane Brown, Maren Morris, Luke Combs, Kacey Musgraves, Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, and Brandi Carlile."Expect the most unforgettable CMT Music Awards yet, jam-packed with the most star-power, world premiere performances and one-of-a-kind collaborations from in and around Music City," executive producers Margaret Comeaux, John Hamlin and Leslie Fram said in a statement.

Carrie Underwood fans have gone wild following the singer finally revealing what she has been working on.MORE: Carrie Underwood thrills fans as she makes cryptic announcementThe star previously teased that something exciting was coming fans' way, and they were ecstatic to find out just what it is. On Monday, Carrie shared a cryptic five second video revealing something was coming on Friday, 18 March.Luckily fans didn't have to wait too long to find out what it was, as she took to Instagram on Tuesday to finally reveal the surprise.WATCH: Carrie 'couldn't be more proud of sister' Miranda Lambert after 'long overdue' ACM Awards winMORE: Carrie Underwood shares rare photo of son from family beach tripThough the video shared was no less cryptic than the first, Carrie made it extra clear in the caption, finally proving her fans' suspicions.The mother-of-two is releasing her latest single, Ghost Story, on Friday.

Carrie Underwood gave fans a reason to be excited as the week goes on as she made a big announcement about something dropping really soon.MORE: Carrie Underwood shares rare photo of son from family beach tripThe singer took to social media to share a short clip that simply read: "Coming Friday March 18" paired with ominous music and the curious eyes emoji in her caption.WATCH: Carrie Underwood shares special message for her fansShe even changed her profile picture on her social media handles to a deep purple background with what looked like a dark silhouette on it.Fans were immediately thrown into a frenzy by the announcement as many deduced that Carrie would be releasing a new single and kicking off a new era this Friday.MORE: Carrie Underwood's jaw-dropping birthday cake needs to be seen to be believedOne commented: "It's happening.

It’s a woman’s world! Carrie Underwood, Mickey Guyton and more women in country music have inspired listeners with their empowering lyrics.

Carrie Underwood sent country music fans into a tailspin on Wednesday, when she took to social media with an uplifting message.The star shared a snapshot of herself singing into a microphone in a studio and captioned the image: "So, I did a thing."MORE: Carrie Underwood wows in leg-lengthening micro-shorts at ACM AwardsFans immediately rushed to express their hope that she was releasing fresh tunes and commented: "NEW MUSIC!!! SO EXCITED," and another added: "You're torturing us!! How about real soon instead of Carrie 'soon' PLEASEEEE."WATCH: Carrie Underwood 'couldn't be prouder of sister' Miranda Lambert Others added: "Omg! New album?" and "WHAT!? YEEESSSS," while there were plenty of praying hand emojis and excitement among fans. Her teasing post comes as Carrie prepares to return to Las Vegas for the next run of her REFLECTION residency.MORE: Inside country music singers' jaw-dropping homesMORE: Carrie Underwood shares incredible birth video as she welcomes two new family membersIt's been a very busy time for the mom-of-two, who also blew fans away at the recent ACM Awards.A post shared by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood)Carrie's fans are hoping for some new music Not only were her outfits show-stopping but her tribute to fellow musician, Miranda Lambert, was the talk of the town. After Miranda won the Entertainer of the Year award, Carrie immediately congratulated her. MORE: Carrie Underwood's $3M estate with husband Mike is 400 acres of perfectionREAD: Carrie Underwood to make comeback on American Idol's upcoming series? All we knowMiranda had been nominated several times over an almost two-decade career, but this was her first win; she was unable to be at the ceremony in person as she was performing in London. 

Headlining major award shows, as well as stepping up as a fashion icon, Underwood clearly let “Jesus, Take the Wheel.” She’s been married to her husband and NHL star Mike Fisher for over a decade, and the couple has been vocal about the joint successes and hardships they’ve faced — even heartbreaking miscarriages. Yet Underwood’s tenacity has carried on as she’s been able to juggle a thriving career, a legacy as an icon for the NFL and motherhood.

Wilson Chapman editoriHeart Radio has set performers for the upcoming 2022 iHeart Radio Music Awards, with Megan Thee Stallion, Jason Aldean, John Legend, Charlie Puth and Måneskin all newly announced to perform on the March 22 telecast.The five join two other artists who were previously announced for roles in the event and are now confirmed for performances as well — host LL Cool J, who teased a special performance for the night, and Jennifer Lopez, who will be receiving the iHeart Radio Icon Award during the ceremony.Megan Thee Stallion, Aldean and Måneskin all have three nominations each. Megan is nominated in the hip-hop artist of the year category, as well as in the fan-voted categories of top fan army and TikTok bop of the year, for her hit single “Thot Shit.” Aldean is nominated for country artist of the year, and his duet with with Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn’t Love You,” is recognized in the collaboration and country song categories.

For over ten tears, Carrie Underwood has walked her life with Mike Fisher by her side. The country music star has been happily married to the former hockey player, and they have taken their love from red carpets to country festivals to the random throwback photo on Instagram. But, for those unfamiliar with the man who has captured the “Good Girl” singer’s heart, here’s what you need to know about Carrie Underwood’s husband.

2022 Academy of Country Music Awards saw the likes of Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton picking up coveted trophies, and performances from Dolly Parton, Kelsea Ballerini and Kelly Clarkson.MORE: Kelly Clarkson stuns in bodycon dress during Dolly Parton tribute at ACM AwardsThe ceremony took place on Monday 7 March at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium, and viewers enjoyed "wall-to-wall" music during the two-hour show, which streamed coast to coast instead of tape-delayed on Amazon Prime in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.WATCH: Dolly Parton kicks off 2022 ACM AwardsCountry music legend Dolly Parton helmed the ceremony and was joined by co-hosts Gabby Barrett and Jimmie Allen but HELLO! was behind the scenes and below are several fun moments from your favorite stars...MORE: Carrie Underwood wows in leg-lengthening micro shorts at ACM AwardsCountry stars including Tenille Townes spoke to HELLO! and many of them shared that Dolly Parton was their dream collaborator."I really do feel so inspired that Dolly Parton is in the house, anything around her would be a dream come true," Tenille told us, when asked who she would love to perform with, dead or alive.

Miranda Lambert has become the eighth country star to win the rare ACM Awards triple-crown award.MORE: Country music fans go wild for Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert news Miranda was named the 2022 Entertainer of the Year award - a first for the singer - and which means that after now winning the ACM category, as well as Female New Artist and Female Artist categories, she has won the coveted triple-crown.WATCH: Get ready for country music's biggest party!Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean are the most recent recipients of the honor.Miranda was in London and unable to be at the stadium and in her acceptance speech for Entertainer of the Year, she said: "I cannot believe I am not there to celebrate, it is the first time I have missed this in 17 years and so my heart is broken."MORE: Inside ACM Awards nominees' jaw-dropping homes: Carrie Underwood, Jimmie Allen, Miranda Lambert + moreMORE: All the show-stopping looks from the 2022 ACM Awards"I have been waiting for this a long time and I never thought it would happen," she added."Thank you to the country music family for embracing me and supporting me, and also, this one goes out to the singer-songwriter girls out there putting their blood sweat and tears into their guitar strings." Miranda was not there in person to win the coveted awardThis year's Academy of Country Music Awards took place on Monday 7 March at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium.Viewers enjoyed "wall-to-wall" music during the two-hour show, which streamed coast to coast instead of tape-delayed on Amazon Prime in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.Country music legend Dolly Parton helmed the ceremony and was joined by co-hosts Gabby Barrett and Jimmie Allen.The show also saw some of country

Taking a break to enjoy the music! While presenting two awards at the 2022 ACM Awards, Luke Grimes and Kelsey Asbille didn’t forget to offer a special shoutout to their hit show Yellowstone.

Carrie Underwood steps out on stage with Jason Aldean to accept the Song of the Year award at the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards on Monday (March 7) at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev.

Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany, are talking about their close friendship with Carrie Underwood. The couple spoke to ET's Cassie DiLaura at the 2022 ACMs on Monday, where they were good sports about the possibility of their 3-year-old daughter, Navy, dating Underwood's 3-year-old son, Jacob, in the future.Aldean and Underwood earned three nominations this year for their hit song, «If I Didn't Love You.» When it was pointed out that Navy and Jacobs are the same age and that they could possibly be the next big country couple, Brittany wasn't opposed, though Aldean joked that Navy wasn't ever allowed to date.«That's probably accurate, yeah,» he cracks.Brittany adds, «I feel like she does what she wants.»Aldean noted that Navy is already strong-willed at three years old.«Yeah, I don't know if I am going to have much say in that,» he shares of her future dating life.