Abdul blames plane landing for her problems

Paula Abdul, who has a new song with fellow American Idol judge Randy Jackson, blames a plane mishap for keeping her out of the musical arena for more than a decade.

“I’ve been really really blessed and fortunate and it’s really poignant for me to come back now,” Abdul, who is one of the pre-Super Bowl performers in Scottsdale, Arizona, said.

Abdul is featured on the first single of the new album from Jackson, due out next month.

The song is titled 'Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow'.

Abdul says an emergency plane landing that caused her injury in 1992 was a key reason why she abandoned her multiplatinum singing career – she hasn’t released a new album since 1995.