As American Idol prepares for its 24th season, judge Luke Bryan hints at Carrie Underwood's likely return while weighing his own future on the show.

The country music star recently spoke with Taste of Country Nights, where he opened up about the future of Idol and whether he and his fellow judge Carrie Underwood will be back next season. Underwood joined Bryan and Lionel Richie for Season 23, replacing Katy Perry.

Luke Bryan dropped new hints over his future as an American Idol judge. “Idol is kind of a year-by-year, 'Do we do it or not?’” Bryan, 49, told A Taste of Country in an interview published on Thursday,