{"id":164460,"date":"2025-04-26T02:10:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/carrie-underwood-on-american-idol-is-she-a-goner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T02:10:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:10:45","slug":"carrie-underwood-on-american-idol-is-she-a-goner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/carrie-underwood-on-american-idol-is-she-a-goner\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrie Underwood on American Idol: Is She a Goner?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The recent past has not been especially kind to Carrie Underwood.<\/p>\n<p>Not after she chose to sing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/carrie-underwood-trump-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration<\/a> in January and has since incurred the wrath of those who don\u2019t believe she should have supported the President in any way.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, however?<\/p>\n<p>Television viewers are wondering about Carrie Underwood\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2205962954-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-524267 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2205962954-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2205962954-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2205962954-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2205962954-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2205962954-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2205962954-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2205962954-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2205962954-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carrie Underwood performs onstage during Opry 100: A Live Celebration at Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium on March 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jason Kempin\/Getty Images for the Grand Ole Opry)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to The Sun, the former American Idol winner isn\u2019t thrilled with her gig as a judge on American Idol.<\/p>\n<p>Underwood has been \u201cstruggling\u201d being so far from her family while critiquing aspiring singer, this outlet reports, because she lives in Nashville yet has been spending a great deal of time in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>To be clear, no decisions have been made about panelists for new American Idol episodes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ll have more of an idea in the next month or so,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/14091011\/carrie-underwood-future-american-idol-quit-returning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sun insider said<\/a> this week. \u201cNothing is off the table. At the beginning of filming, everyone thought [Carrie] would be back next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie Underwood on January 20, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-517357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie Underwood on January 20, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-517357 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Country singer Carrie Underwood performs during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s not such a sure thing any longer, however.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer Idol future is much more uncertain now than it was and I think that feeling is mutual,\u201d The Sun reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe seems miserable being away from her family and in LA this much. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think she wants to have to answer to TV networks and play the \u2018Hollywood\u2019 game so it wouldn\u2019t be a surprise if she\u2019s one and done.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie Underwood performs onstage for ATLive at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on October 21, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.\" class=\"wp-image-516648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie Underwood performs onstage for ATLive at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on October 21, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.\" class=\"wp-image-516648 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1750765080-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carrie Underwood performs on stage for ATLive at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on October 21, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Paras Griffin\/Getty Images for ABA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As cited previously, Underwood garnered backlash for her performance on January 20.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/carrie-underwood-im-not-maga-i-just-love-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Underwood said in a statement<\/a> to People Magazine in response to the controversy, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was some chatter at the time that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/carrie-underwood-fired-from-american-idol-over-donald-trump-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Underwood might be fired<\/a> over this move.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-scaled.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516774 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-scaled.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carrie Underwood attends the 2024 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 13, 2024 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Joy Malone\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A religious individual, Underwood has spoken openly about how her faith and the entertainment industry do not always mix.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in March on the show to a group who auditioned with a cover of Brandon Lake\u2019s spiritual song, <em>Gratitude<\/em>, Underwood said on air:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know how difficult it is to come into the entertainment industry and bring your faith with you. It is a brave thing to do because there are a lot of outside forces that are going to tell you not to do that. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to tell you that I\u2019m proud of you guys,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/carrie-underwood-on-american-idol-is-she-a-goner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes The recent past has not been especially kind to Carrie Underwood. Not after she chose to sing at Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration in January and has since incurred the wrath of those who don\u2019t believe she should have supported the President in any way. Right now, however? 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