"American Idol" is airing the second episode of its 23rd season, which will be the first with Carrie Underwood, on Sunday, March 16 at 8 p.m.

Despite looking older than he is, 21-year-old Kam'Ron Smith is a sprinkler installer and farmer from Rocky Mount, Virginia. He sings a cover of a Joe Diffie song that is full of country twang. Carrie notes that she "likes" him, remarking that he made the song his own. Kam'Rom receives three yeses. He's going to Hollywood!

Carrie Underwood was the obvious pick to join the judging panel after Katy Perry's exit, according to 'American Idol showrunner

American Idol” alum and new judge Carrie Underwood isn’t too proud to admit when she’s wrong. On Sunday’s episode of “American Idol,” contestant Mikaela Bautista wowed Underwood’s fellow judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie when she sang a soaring rendition of “Saving All My Love for You” by Whitney Houston during her Los Angeles audition.