Carrie Underwood‘s American Idol journey has come full circle. Fans first met Underwood when she auditioned for season 4 of the singing competition. Following her 2005 victory, Underwood went on to become one of the biggest names in the country music world,

American Idol” contestant Samantha Ray paid tribute to her late sister with an audition that brought judge Carrie Underwood to tears during Sunday’s new episode.

For over a decade, football fans have had the pleasure of hearing Carrie Underwood perform the theme song leading into NBC’s Sunday Night Football, promptly named “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night.” But on Sunday,