American Idle

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from either Ace Young or Bo Bice (come to think of it, it’s been years since they’ve been in the spotlight for their singing), but they’ve been busy on the musical circuit.

Such is the case with many former American Idol stars, but at least they’re making a living, right?

This week marks the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, which will eventually be renamed the Jerry Lewis H1N1 Telethon. Or maybe not; Ace Young is actually co-hosting the event, so maybe there will be some life in this telethon, after all.

The music is always good and the entertainment is great, so listen to Bo Bice sing a Southern rock song for your enjoyment.

Bo Bice - “The Long Road Back”

And here’s Ace pulling double duty, singing “It Had To Be You.”

Ace Young - “It Had To Be You”

Opening the chitchat up on a busy post-Christmas Day weekend, Kady Malloy (remember her? Above photo should refresh your memory) from last season’s Top 24 has a single called “Broken Dreams,” which is available on iTunes and Amazon. Actually released a month ago (November 19 to be exact) the single is nice, but not overpowering, which is unfortunate, considering Malloy has a wonderful voice. Guys know her for other things (trust me, I KNOW what they searched for and it wasn’t her name). If Malloy can get some decent representation she could probably do some damage. - Amazon

Bo Bice has arisen from the dead Idol folklore (he underwent three operations, if you weren‘t aware) and is busy playing gigs, like the Christmas concert on MyTV we featured. But that’s not all he’s doing; he’s preparing to put out another album (hopefully it goes better than the first), a live CD which will be coming in March or April of 2009, and his health is better after all these surgeries to correct a problem he’s had for years. And you’ll see him this season at some point on American Idol 8! So look for some big things in the next year from Bo Bice. - Blogcritics

And finally, we have some Paula Goodspeed news! Sort of. If Goodspeed’s manic behavior causing her to take her own life in front of Paula Abdul’s house wasn’t enough, her fiance Paul MacInnis has taken the madness one step further, claiming he’s keeping her ashes because he promised he’d “never abandon her” and that “she did not like the cold” of her home state of Maine. Well, alrighty then. Kinda weird, but they’re grieving, you know. That does explain two things, however: Why she chose to not return to Maine, which she was planning to do, according to reports. And it explains that psychological disorders are nothing to laugh at, in this well-written story. - Kennebec Journal

Happy 18^th birthday to David Archuleta!