Bryan has released eight albums and earned more than two dozen No. 1 singles. His most recent album, "Mind of a Country Boy," dropped in September and features the single "Georgia Ways" with rapper Quavo and soul singer Teddy Swims. Bro-country lives!

The season is only in its second week of auditions. However, judge Luke Bryan thinks he found the next Chayce Beckham, who was the season 19 winner in 2021. Bryson Quick performed “Time” by Pink Floyd’s with a country spin.

Perhaps Carrie Underwood should forego the mascara while serving as a judge on American Idol. The new judge found has found herself reaching for the tissue box a time or two already this season and was once again moved during a contestant’s audition,

Samantha Ray won her 'Idol' Golden Ticket with her audition of Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance,' a tribute to her late sister.

Country music icon Carrie Underwood has returned to the show that started her career, American Idol, twenty years after she won Season 4—this time as a judge.