A look at the winners of Fox's "American Idol" and what they've been up to since taking home the prize: • Kelly Clarkson: The 27-year-old singer has released four...
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Former "American Idol" Ruben Studdard has married Surata Zuri McCants at a church in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. But there was no singing during the 30-minute ceremony...
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American Idol champ Ruben Studdard has something to sing about. The season two winner married Surata Zuri McCants, his girlfriend of two years, in his hometown of...
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Looks like the Velvet Teddy Bear has found a long-term snuggle bunny. American Idol season-two champ Ruben Studdard obtained a marriage license in his hometown of...
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To paraphrase "The Godfather: Part III" -- just when you think you're out on "American Idol," they pull you back in. Season-two winner Ruben Studdard will perform the...
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American Idol resumes its annual search for a new singing star next week—or, not a moment too soon.
J Records has confirmed the departures of former Idol champs...
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The Velvet Teddy Bear is turning into a lounge lizard.
Ruben Studdard has signed a deal with Memphis-based developer Performa Entertainment Real Estate to open a club in...
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"American Idol" champion Carrie
Underwood's Grammy victories on Sunday underscored the growing
impact of the hit TV talent search on U.S. pop culture.
Underwood, who won...
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"American Idol" champion Carrie
Underwood's Grammy victory on Sunday further underscored the
growing impact that the smash hit TV talent competition is
having on U.S. pop...
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In six short years,
songwriter/producers Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas, aka the
Underdogs, have amassed an extensive and diverse list of
credits that stretches from...
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At age 29, Taylor Hicks was the oldest contestant to win American Idol. Unfortunately, he released his debut disc in a week that favored the Young.
Peach State rapper...
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As the saying goes, every time an American Idol alum becomes a star, Simon Cowell's ego gets new wings.
"We have our history together, don't we, Jennifer?" the...
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This season of American Idol is getting a supersized premiere to match last season's supersized ratings.
Television's most-watched show is returning for its sixth cycle...
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Ruben Studdard is starting over.
After winning "American Idol," in 2003, Studdard became an instant superstar. His face was plastered everywhere, his debut album "Soulful"...
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You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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Before Hurricane Katrina hit, Tanio
Hingle lived in a house in the Treme section of New Orleans
with his wife and three kids, gigging around town with the New
Birth Brass...
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Two former "American Idol" rivals — second-season winner Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken — will battle again when their new albums are released next...
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Get ready for the Claynation versus the Velvet Teddy Bear in a
battle royale. Again.
Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken
are set for a record store rematch this fall, with...
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The state Bureau of Tourism and Travel isn't missing a beat when it comes to "American Idol" winners Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard and finalist Bo Bice.
The agency...
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"American Idol" finalist Taylor Hicks returned home to Alabama on Friday with a made-for-TV visit that included a parade, a visit with the governor and some down-home...
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Brad Hicks fondly recalls the time he and wife Linda settled down for dinner at a small Mexican restaurant in Birmingham years ago and spied a curiously familiar face on...
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"American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard has a plan to get teenagers off the streets and into the music industry, even if they can't follow his steps into stardom.
Studdard...
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As is her wont, Madonna will be stuffing plenty of stockings this
holiday season.
The Material Girl scored her third
consecutive chart-topper with Confessions on a...
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How big of impact did the hurriane-wrought devastation have on
Hollywood? So big even miserly record labels are coming together to help
out hurricane victims.
Like the...
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By withdrawing from American Idol before the finals even
began, Mario Vazquez couldn't lose. And, as it turned out, he won.
The smooth singer who departed the...
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Mario Vazquez didn't need to win "American Idol" to get the record contract — the "Idol" dropout has signed a deal with J Records, home of previous winners Fantasia and...
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Luther
Vandross wasn't just a singer. He was a wedding
day. A
radio-show song dedication. A makeout session.
Vandross, whose
smooth voice earned him eight Grammys
...
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Under that Velvet Teddy Bear exterior lurks a grizzly.
Second-season American Idol champ Ruben Studdard has
filed a criminal complaint in an ongoing battle with his...
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Bo Bice is happy being a loser.
In an interview in the
new issue of Rolling Stones, the American Idol runner-up
admits to not wanting to win, because he wanted to...
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Carrie Underwood is making her Idol status official.
The country crooner, who walked away with the title on the
fourth season of American Idol last week, has signed her...
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Two decades after the original Live Aid, when rock stars descended on Philadelphia and London to raise money for Ethiopian famine relief, singer-activist Bob Geldof is...
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ABC will air a news special examining what the network called "explosive" allegations about the hit TV talent contest "American Idol."
The hourlong "Primetime Live" report...
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If Constantine Maroulis fails in his mission to become the next
American Idol, at least he'll have something to fall back on.
The unkempt rocker's band, Pray for the...
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Talk about an offer he'd rather refuse.
Ruben Studdard 's
former manager--who also happens to be the American Idol champ's
godfather--has filed a $500,000...
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Sports Entertainment Enterprises Inc., which owns most of the Elvis Presley estate, Friday it has agreed to acquire 19 Entertainment Ltd., the British company behind...
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Clive Davis can't help but dance.
Put on a record of one of his artists and his feet
automatically start to tap, then he'll get up from behind his
desk and groove.
With...
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Who needs Kid Rock when you've got Brett Scallions fueling an
F-bomb controversy at an inaugural event hosted by Jenna and Barbara
Bush?
Scallions, lead singer and...
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You might say the Janet Jackson moment of President Bush 's inaugural festivities came Tuesday at a youth concert with hundreds of preteen Hilary Duff fans in the...
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In a move to level the playing field, American Idol producers have decided to give half of the 24 semifinalist spots to men once the series kicks off next Tuesday (January...
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The talent lineup for President Bush 's upcoming inaugural bash is
missing one American Badass--and we ain't talking Hilary Duff.
As expected, Kid Rock didn't make the...
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The third chart entry proves to
be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the
Billboard Hot 100 with "Let Me Love You" (3rd Street/J). The
single moves 3-2,...
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Snoop Dogg was too hot to drop
from the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as
his hit tune "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell logged
a third week at...
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A trip to "The Red Light
District" scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on
the U.S. pop charts Wednesday.
The Atlanta rapper/actor's fourth Disturbing Tha...
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The holiday mood at independent
music retailers is one of cautious optimism, despite Nielsen
SoundScan numbers showing that overall sales at U.S. indie
merchants were down...
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The 2004 Billboard Music Awards winners, announced in Las Vegas on Wednesday:
Artist of the Year: Usher
Female Artist of the Year: Alicia Keys
Duo/Group Artist of the...
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Big day for Jay-Z.
On the same day the hip-hopster
was officially named president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings (he starts
Jan. 3), his latest CD topped the...
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It took an atomic bomb to dismantle Eminem 's encore.
U2's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb blew Em's
Encore out of the top slot the latter had occupied for two
straight...
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The music industry's ultimate popularity contest just can't get
enough of Usher and Alicia Keys.
The R&B competitors
lead the pack of finalists for this year's...
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An on-the-mend Ruben Studdard was released from the hospital,
where he was being treated for exhaustion, just in time to enjoy a
Thanksgiving feast.
The Velvet Teddy...
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Clay Aiken has canceled the first
three dates of his Joyful Noise holiday tour due to illness.
The "American Idol" finalist, who suffered vocal chord
damage from ear and...
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The red carpet was rolled out for pop music's hottest performers Sunday night at the 32nd annual American Music Awards, and many of the stars also turned out to be...
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First there was cheerleading and cross-country running. Then there was a three-girl group. Now Ciara Harris is getting a chance to shine as a solo artist.
The 18-year-old...
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"We are going to kick some ass,"
Carl Mello, music buyer for Boston-based retail chain Newbury
Comics, says when assessing this year's holiday...
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For Clay Aiken , performing at what he considers the nation's pre-eminent July Fourth bash, PBS' "A Capitol Fourth" in Washington, could have been moving enough.
But this...
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Believe it, the American Idol machine has minted another
number one single.
"I Believe"/"Chain of Fools," the inaugural
double-sided single from reigning Idol champ...
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Now comes a real thrill for the pride of Snellville.
"American Idol " finalist Diana DeGarmo's first single, "Dreams," will be released Tuesday by RCA Records, and the...
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Reports of the demise of Arista
Records have been premature.
The label -- which has lost many of its superstar acts to
other BMG labels in recent months as part of its...
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Two Southern teenagers who are
contestants on the popular television program "American Idol"
will learn on Wednesday which one will become the country's
next instant pop...
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Tuesday (April 13), the eight American Idol finalists will take on songs from the movies. Judges Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell will be watching closely to...
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American Idol contestants were chased out of their own home last week--by insects. The residents were forced to flee their Hollywood Hills mansion last week after finding...
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OutKast may have walked away with the most awards, but it was Janet Jackson who won hearts at the 18th Annual Soul Train Awards, held March 20 in Los Angeles. Resplendent in...
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"American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard has settled his lawsuit against the makers of a hip-hop clothing maker.
Studdard's attorney, Byron Perkins, wouldn't release details...
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American Idol judge Randy Jackson apparently has the answer to that age-old question, who let the dawgs out? Jackson has written a book titled, What's Up Dawg?: How To...
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American Idol winner Ruben Studdard will release his debut album Soulful on November 11, on J Records. The singer has collaborated with Fat Joe and R. Kelly on tracks, and...
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Ruben Studdard may be America's Idol, but the people who run the 205 Flava Inc. clothing company don't think so. Studdard often wore 205 Flava's jersey during the recently...
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It seems that not everyone was happy with the outcome of this season's American Idol. A large group of AI fans have banded together online and have started an email campaign...
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Nine American Idol finalists hit the road Tuesday (July 8) at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, for a 39-city tour that wraps up August 31. Clay Aiken and Ruben...
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