Underwood reportedly makes between $10 million and $12 million for being a judge, according to The U.S. Sun. Life & Style reported a similar figure, claiming that the country singer makes about half of Perry’s previous salary (more on that below), which would put Underwood’s payday at $12.5 million.

American Idol's new judge Carrie Underwood admits to the thing that will make her a better judge as the competition moves ahead amid signs of change.

Underwood won Season 4 of the singing competition show in 2005, and recently returned for Season 23 as a judge.

Spoiler alert! Judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan have finalized this season's Top 24 of the hit ABC singing competition.

Not only can Addis teen John Foster sing, but Carrie Underwood thinks he's cute. Add that to Foster gifting Underwood and her fellow "American Idol" judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan each a Louisiana care package when he auditioned for the show in Nashville,

Four artists automatically made it to the Top 24, while 16 were eliminated, and the rest must perform again to learn their fate.

Of the 62 "Idol" contenders who competed in the "showstoppers" portion of Hollywood week, only a handful learned if they would be among the Top 24.

Canaan James Hill gave "the greatest performance" Lionel Richie has ever seen, and a handful of contestants were eliminated before the Top 24.

"American Idol" is airing the 6th episode of its 23rd season, which will be the first with Carrie Underwood, on Sunday, April 6 at 8 p.m.