Champlin sang "Good Girl" by Carrie Underwood as her audition. And Underwood quickly jumped in. But the new judge later admitted she was nervous when Champlin said she was singing one of her songs. “I loved the delivery. I loved your voice. And I love how you just present,” Richie said.

Producer Megan Michaels Wolflick said it was "great" that two "American Idol" judges had performed at the last two presidential inaugurations.

She held her own, and she remained cool, calm and collected,” the showrunner noted of Underwood’s technical mishap.