American Idol season 4 runner-up, Bo Bice, and his wife, Caroline, are expecting their third child.  They are already the proud parents of Aiden Michael, 3, and Caleb James, 9 months.

Bo announced the big news to fans on Friday and said: "American Idol has a new winner each year – seems things are the same in our house.  Can’t wait to introduce our new little ‘Idol’ to the world January 31st!"

If you would like to see Bo perform, he will be touring with Lynyrd Skynyrd in August.

There were so many stars on the red carpet last night for the American Idol season 8 finale that I wouldn’t even dream of trying to list them here. 

Of course, there were the finalists, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, along with the rest of the Top 13 and judges but the celebrities (and former contestants) came out in droves to see who would win the singing competition. 

It looks like season four winner, Carrie Underwood, hurt her knee somehow since she’s got her “owie” all covered up with four Hello Kitty bandaids. She still managed to look absolutely fabulous!

SEE MORE GREAT RED CARPET PICS AFTER THE JUMP!

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Want to relive the year Carrie Underwood won American Idol?  Now you can!  American Idol Rewind looks at the fourth season of the popular singing competition.  Here’s the schedule (get more information from TV Guide):

• Fri, Mar 6 - Hollywood Week
  A look at Season 4’s Hollywood week includes 2009 interviews with Carrie Underwood, who talks about… more
• Sat, Mar 7 - Hollywood Week
  A look at Season 4’s Hollywood week includes 2009 interviews with Carrie Underwood, who talks about… more
• Sun, Mar 8 - Hollywood Week
  A look at Season 4’s Hollywood week includes 2009 interviews with Carrie Underwood, who talks about… more
• Fri, Mar 13 - Semifinals
  The Season 4 semifinals find 24 contestants competing for 12 slots and performing for America’s… more
• Sat, Mar 14 - Semifinals
  The Season 4 semifinals find 24 contestants competing for 12 slots and performing for America’s… more
• Sun, Mar 15 - Semifinals
  The Season 4 semifinals find 24 contestants competing for 12 slots and performing for America’s… more

I can’t say that I’ve watched American Idol Rewind all that much but this was a good season so maybe I’ll tune in for a little bit.  It’s always fun to look at people like Carrie and see what they were like before they were famous!

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I just came back from the private opening of the American Idol Experience at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios and I had a blast.  I’m thoroughly exhausted but it really was a lot of fun.  Disney really knows how to put on a show and I am extremely grateful to them for the fabulous trip!

I will cover the event in three parts (motorcade, American Idol Experience show and the after-party) over the next three days.  Today, I’ll kick things off by telling you all about the American Idol motorcade. 

The blue carpet was rolled out for the stars and one by one.  Mickey Mouse got things started but was then followed by Justin Guarini (runner-up, season 1).  He looked great and was all smiles for the fans and the media.
Next was Chris Sligh (finalist, season 6).  He talked a little bit about how his song “Here Comes Goodbye” was picked up by Rascal Flatts and is actually the first single off of their new album.

It was a star-studded event.  Check out more pictures including Carrie Underwood, David Cook and David Archuleta after the jump!

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I’m so excited!!!  Have you heard that the American Idol Experience attraction is opening at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida this month!
The guest list continues to grow and, already, this party is starting to sound incredible!!!  On the confirmed guest list are the following:

• American Idol host Ryan Seacrest
• David Cook, winner Season 7
• Jordin Sparks, winner Season 6
• Taylor Hicks, winner Season 5
• Carrie Underwood, winner Season 4
• David Archuleta (runner-up, Season 7)
• Bo Bice (runner-up, Season 4)
• Justin Guarini (runner-up, Season 1)

The list continues to expand so, hopefully, we’ll be able to add a few more names to this list! 

The event takes place on February 12, 2009 and is by invitation-only.  Fortunately, I’ve been invited so I’m planning to take a TON of pictures and share them with you!  I’ve put up a few posts about the event which you can see here:

• American Idol Experience at Disney World!
• David Archuleta Talks About Disney’s American Idol Experience
• David Cook To Appear at American Idol Experience
• Disney’s American Idol Experience Audition Process
• American Idol Experience with Syesha Mercado

In the meantime, here are some images to show you just how much Idol contestants love Disney!

See more pictures after the jump!

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I took the weekend off from blogging so I need to do two seasons today to catch up in time for tomorrow night’s American Idol season 8 premiere.  Are you excited? 

The fourth season of Idol ended with a showdown between Carrie Underwood (winner) and Bo Bice (runner-up).  It was a relatively good season, if you ask me, and I genuinely was unsure who would win.  I really adored Anthony Federov and was so upset when he was eliminated and I had an inexplicable fondness for Constantine Maroulis. 

For fun, here’s a look back at that season’s Top 12 (the dates indicate when they were eliminated – year was 2005):

1. Carrie Underwood – Winner
2. Bo Bice - May 25
3. Vonzell Solomon - May 18
4. Anthony Fedorov - May 11
5. Scott Savol - May 4
6. Constantine Maroulis - April 27
7. Anwar Robinson - April 20
8. Nadia Turner - April 13
9. Nikko Smith - April 6
10. Jessica Sierra - March 30
11. Mikalah Gordon - March 24
12. Lindsey Cardinale - March 16

Watch this video compilation of Carrie’s performances throughout the season:

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American Idol season 4 runner-up, Bo Bice, sang the national anthem at the Pepsi 500 this weekend.  I love Bo and I respect him as an artist but this was not a great performance.  He was all over the place and I was actually kind of stunned. 

Since American Idol is now over for the season, I’m planning on doing “flashback” posts from the different Idol shows from around the world.  The first one is today and it’s Bo Bice from season 4 singing “I Don’t Want to Be.”  Years later, I would love to hear what you think of this performance!

Bo Bice returned to the American Idol stage last night where he performed his song “Witness.”  What did you guys think of it?  I think he sounded good but I would have liked to see him perform one of his other songs from the album since I think a lot of people are already familiar with this one. 

Now, what did y’all think of his hair?  I had some people say that they really thought he needed a haircut to deal with those split ends.  All the same, he seemed like he enjoyed himself and that was great to see!  Watch it here:

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Here’s a video of Bo Bice performing his song “Witness” earlier this month at the House of Blues.  It’s not the best quality video but Bo looks amazing and he sounds great!  His hair is soooo long now!  Check it out: