Tuesday night she headlined the Time 100 Gala and received a standing ovation during her performance at New York's Jazz at Lincoln Center. The event, which honored present and past recipients of the 100 most influential people in the world, included attendees Amy Adams, Alfonso Cuaron, Megyn Kelly, Seth Meyers, Rupert Murdoch, Rand Paul, Charlie Rose, Christy Turlington, Pharrell Williams and more.

Brad Paisley wrote about Underwood in TIME's feature. In it, Paisley praises Underwood, who TIME writes as being "the all-round American Idol."