Thread: American Idol 7 semi-finalists form country/pop trio Whitaker Malloy; Hear Songs

A similar blurb was posted on USA Today's Idol Chatter blog:

Kady, Alaina form country trio
The headline might not make immediate sense -- you may be asking yourself, "How could two near-miss Idol semifinalists from last season form a trio?" Easy enough: Kady Malloy and Alaina Whitaker are joined by Alaina's sister (I presume), Brittney, and they've got a cover of Martina McBride's When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues and some other stuff up on their MySpace site (a live version of Gretchen Wilson's Here for the Party among them). Trying to fill that country gap before Kristy Lee gets there?

Just what we need - more teen blondes in country music, lol! I don't know much about Alaina and her sister, but Kady didn't seem the least bit interested in country to me when she was on Idol. I'm all for those that have always wanted to be country to come on over and give it a try, but I am getting really tired of hearing that every new blonde chick wants to be country because they think it's an easy field to be successful in. Although from the two things I've read, who knows if they even have a record deal, or it's just something they're trying to put together themselves.

I understand Kellie Pickler in country, I would understand Kristy Lee Cook (even though I don't think she's very good), and I understand Julianne Hough (since she says she's always wanted to be country), but I don't get these girls other than they want to copy Carrie, Kellie, and the boys that have gone country from Idol.