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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 20: Luke Bryan attends the 18th Academy Of Country Music Honors at The Pinnacle on August 20, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM)
AMERICAN IDOL -"714 (Shania Twain Mentors the Top 10 on Songs From Their Year of Birth)" – Country music icon Shania Twain mentors the Top 10 who perform songs from their birth years, all vying for a spot in the Top 8 as America votes live. 2011 winner and bestselling superstar Scotty McCreery performs. 2020 winner Just Sam also performs. SUNDAY, APRIL 28 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT) on ABC. (Disney/Eric McCandless)MIA MATTHEWS, JACK BLOCKER, MCKENNA BREINHOLT, JULIA GAGNON, KAYKO, TRISTON HARPER, EMMY RUSSELL, WILL MOSELEY, KAIBRIENNE, ABI CARTER
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 18: Phil Vassar attends the 60th ASCAP Country Music Awards Celebration at The Twelve Thirty Club on November 18, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MAY 1971: (L-R) Tawl Ross, Bernie Worrell, Tiki Fulwood, Billy "Bass" Nelson and Eddie Hazel (seated) of the funk band Parliament-Funkadelic pose for a portrait in May 1971 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – MARCH 19: Carrie Underwood performs onstage during Opry 100: A Live Celebration at Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium on March 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Grand Ole Opry)
AMERICAN IDOL: "819 (Grand Finale)" – It's the grand finale! The Top 3 give their final performances in a star-studded night with music legends and top stars. Then, this year's "American Idol" winner is revealed live. SUNDAY, MAY 18 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) on ABC. (Disney/Christopher Willard) JOHN FOSTER, BREANNA NIX, JAMAL ROBERTS (Photo by Christopher Willard/Disney via Getty Images)
AMERICAN IDOL – "901 (Auditions)" – Luke, Lionel, Carrie and Ryan welcome the newest class of hopefuls to Idol University in Nashville, where future stars take their first steps toward becoming the next American Idol. MONDAY, JAN. 26 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EST) on ABC. (Disney/Eric McCandless) CARRIE UNDERWOOD (Photo by Eric McCandless/Disney via Getty Images)
