The news comes as Underwood is fresh off of finishing her first Idol season as a judge, replacing Katy Perry on the panel next to Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. Her last album, Denim & Rhinestones, dropped in 2022 and reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200.

It's not Sunday Night Football without Carrie Underwood. Hearing her sing, "waiting all day for Sunday night," has become an iconic part of the NFL season, as football fans listen to this before every primetime game on football fans' favorite day of the weekend.

Carrie Underwood shared the first look at her new Sunday Night Football opening on Thursday evening (July 31).