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Carrie Underwood To Lead ‘American Idol’ Webseries As Singer Joins ABC Show As Judge


EXCLUSIVE: Carrie Underwood is set to remind people of her American Idol origin story ahead of getting behind the judging desk. The singer is to lead webseries Icon to Idol, which will be released as a companion to the ABC show. It will air on YouTube starting on March 4. It comes ahead of the […]

Underwood has had a busy start to the year; in addition to replacing Katy Perry on Idol, the eight-time Grammy winner performed at Donald Trump’s inauguration, singing America the Beautiful despite some tech glitches. She kept a journal throughout her time on Idol and the series will feature her reading exclusive diary entries along with covering fashion highlights and behind-the-scenes confessional moments. She auditioned for the show, which was then on Fox, with Bonnie Raitt’s I Can’t Make You Love Me and her version of Alone was thought to be one of the reasons for her win.

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