As “American Idol” prepared to name the contestant who would round out this season’s top 24, Carrie Underwood got emotional. But the “Idol” judge’s emotions had more to do with the performance she had just heard than it did the pressure of the situation.

On Monday night's episode of "American Idol," judge Carrie Underwood got emotional after contestants performed a Christian worship song, opening up to contestants.

As far as returning to American Idol, Underwood also tells Las Vegas Weekly that it's definitely a bit of reunion for her, but she has also loved getting to work with new judges (