Underwood's performance experienced technical difficulties, leading her to sing a cappella. She asked the attendees to join in. "You know the words," she said. Michaels Wolflick p

Carrie Underwood's Inauguration Day performance took place shortly before she made her debut as a judge on 'American Idol.'

Crew members on the set of American Idol are tip-toeing around judge Carrie Underwood. After Carrie’s performance for President Trump’s inauguration in January, things have been “tense” on set at American Idol.

The new Michigan football quarterback didn't mince words or the opportunity when he met LeBron James last week.

“A couple Heismans and at least one natty,” Underwood, the nation’s top recruit out of Belleville High, said on the show. The Heisman Trophy is awarded annually to the top player in college football and "natty" is a slang term for national championship.

The Detroit native and star quarterback at nearby Belleville High School walks into an ideal situation at Michigan, which fielded one of college football’s worst offenses in the country in 2024 — weighed down by a bad passing offense that saw three different quarterbacks start games.