Country Stars We Want to See at the Judge’s Table on ‘American Idol’

Carrie Underwood is obviously our first choice to judge Idol. Not only is she one of the biggest stars in country music, she is one of the handful of country artists to come from the Idol stage. She braved her way through the competition and won, so it's only fitting that she be a judge.

Like Underwood, McCreery battled his way through the competition and took home the title of American Idol. His career has been solid since the show, all the while going to college. He would be a great judge because he has been in the contestants shoes, plus he is young and could connect well with a younger audience.

Vince Gill is kind of the Superman of country music. He sings, writes, produces, performs, and has a hand in almost every part of country music there is. He doesn't do just country either. I think Vince would make a heck of a judge by finding good, raw talent.

Before you start judging this pick, hear me out. I understand he's young and doesn't have the same amount of success as others, but this kid knows music. He plays every instrument you can think of, wrote every song on his album, produces, wrote some of the biggest hits for other artists, stretches out from genre to genre, and is just straight up talented. He knows his stuff from every angle of the industry. He's definitely a good choice.

Shania knows a thing or two about sitting behind the judges table. Back in season 9 she was a guest mentor on the show in which every contestant sang one of her songs. The episodes she was on brought in the highest numbers of the season just under the finale. America loves her, contestants love her, so why not?