Carrie Underwood will replace Katy Perry as judge on American Idol.
According to Variety, ABC is expected to announce the news today, August 1st.
Carrie won the show in 2005 and is arguably the most successful Idol Alum. She has returned to the show several times since competing as both a mentor and a performer.
Auditions for the new season are set to begin nationwide August 12th.
“Idol Across America” auditions will be held as follows (subject to change):
- Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi (Aug. 12th)
- Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas (Aug. 14th)
- Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina (Aug. 16th)
- Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Washington (Aug. 19th)
- Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania (Aug. 21st)
- Nationwide open call (Aug. 23rd)
- Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming (Aug. 26th)
- Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin (Aug. 28th)
- Florida, Michigan, Virginia, West Virginia (Aug. 29th)
- West and Midwest open call (Sep. 4th)
- Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, Tennessee (Sep. 6th)
- Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington D.C. (Sep. 9th)
- Nationwide open call (Sep. 11th)
- The South open call (Sep. 13th)
- East Coast open call (Sep. 17th)
