When Carrie Underwood first signed on to be a judge on American Idol, she admitted she’d be “very honest” with her feedback to contestants, and she has kept to her word.
However, not everyone appears to be a fan of the “Before He Cheats” singer’s constructive criticism, but that hasn’t deterred Carrie.
During the show’s ‘Hollywood Week: Music City Takeover’ episodes, which were filmed in Nashville, Carrie has found herself on the receiving end of some negative feedback of her own.
During Tuesday’s episode, the singer was booed several times by the audience for her strong yet constructive criticism of the contestants, and she took it in her stride.
“They just like to boo me,” she said, before fellow judge Luke Bryan attempted to defend Carrie during one long stretch of booing.
“She only won this. She knows,” he informed the crowd, referring to Carrie winning season 4 of American Idol.
Luke’s interference had little impact, leading Carrie to sternly warn the audience that they were “not included in the discussions” of the judging process.
The boos didn’t stop there and became particularly extreme after Carrie’s evaluation of contestant Mor, who performed an original song.
“They are going to boo me,” she told Luke. “You guys are gonna boo me. You’re gonna boo me,” she then told the crowd. “It’s coming. Bring it on. I love it! Your boos are feeding me.”
Carrie was correct as a chorus of boos rang out after she told Mor: “In a room like this for you to bring an original song with that incredible band sitting behind you twiddling their thumbs, I feel like it was a missed opportunity.”
© Getty ImagesShe later took to X to clap back at the negative reaction she received during the shows, writing: “Boo me. I don’t care.”
Addressing the boos she received after her assessment of Mor’s performance, she added on X: “Singing original music is SUCH a gamble at this stage in the competition. Don’t. Waste. The. Band. Mor’s voice and previous audition kept him in. I wanna hear his original music after he’s a big star!”
© Getty ImagesShortly after Carrie was confirmed as the new judge in 2024, replacing Katy Perry, she reflected on what a full-circle moment it was, as it came 20 years after her own win during season four in 2005.
© Getty ImagesSpeaking on Good Morning America at the time, she emphasized: “I mean it feels like home,” adding: “There’s so many people that still work on the show that were there when I was a contestant, and I feel like being on both sides of the coin, I’ll be able to hopefully offer some insight and help.”
Asked what kind of judge she might be, one thing she could say was: “I can’t lie, I just can’t, you can tell. I feel like I’ll be very honest but hopefully inspiring.”
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