
Underwood steps in for Faith Hill, who announced last month that she would not be back for a seventh season. Underwood will sing a new version of "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night," the network said Tuesday.
Carrie Underwood will take over the theme song for "Sunday Night Football," with NBC sticking to the formula of a female country music star for its intro.

Faith Hill is out of the football game. The country star announced Monday morning on Twitter that she won't be doing the "Sunday Night Football" theme song this year.
Be it concert or charity auction, Bruce Springsteen can bring any event to a crescendo.
Tim McGraw is free.

Tim McGraw has moved on from a troubling label, quit drinking and grown up a bit, and all that has given him a new energy he says you can hear on his latest album, "Two Lanes of Freedom."
All five nominees for album of the year at this year's Grammys will perform at the awards show next month.
Jon Stewart is hosting the MusiCares salute to Bruce Springsteen.
Ne-Yo feels right at home in Music City.