Twenty years after winning American Idol, Carrie Underwood is back! The country music superstar, 41, joined her fellow judges, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, and host Ryan Seacrest in NYC for a photo shoot on October 2 for the upcoming season of the singing competition.

Carrie Underwood is set to star as an "American Idol" judge for season 23. While she revealed that her return to the show has been smooth, some social media users criticized her appearance, seemingly unaware that she once underwent facial surgery for serious reasons.

Carrie Underwood shares sons Isaiah, 9, and Jacob, 5, with husband Mike Fisher. The singer shared her son's cute reaction to her new job as a judge on 'American Idol'

Carrie Underwood says that her sons don't exactly know what she does for a living and are happy with her just being their mom.

Carrie Underwood won Season 4 of American Idol. Now, she's giving singing hopefuls their chance at musical stardom as a judge on the competition show.

Exactly two months after announcing that Carrie Underwood would replace Katy Perry as the new “American Idol” judge, the country superstar has begun filming season 23 with her new co-workers — Luke Bryan,