Covington graduates from 'Idol' to Nashville
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NASHVILLE (Billboard) - With the "American Idol" finals just getting under way, it's too early to tell if there are any budding country stars in the field, but the last two seasons have provided a bumper crop. And country-rocker Bucky Covington, who finished eighth last year, is the latest "Idol" finalist to get a Nashville record deal.
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While some "American Idol" contestants might fear Simon Cowell's biting criticism, Bucky Covington says he's grateful for it.
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Four saw the door as `American Idol' whittled its 24 semifinalists down to 20 Thursday night. Amy Krebs, Nicole Tranquillo, Paul Kim and Rudy Cardenas were cast off by viewers getting their first chance to vote in the top-rated talent contest's sixth season.
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Coming in fourth place on &quot;American Idol&quot; isn&#039;t so bad. Chris Daughtry, who was voted off the Fox talent contest&#039;s fifth edition in an elimination round, has signed with music mogul Clive Davis in conjunction with 19 Recordings Unlimited, the label managed by &quot;Idol&quot; creator Simon Fuller, RCA Records announced Monday.
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About 10,000 "American Idol" hopefuls showed up at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday with wide-eyed dreams of becoming the next Taylor Hicks or Carrie Underwood.
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By Carly Harrington, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn.  Dec. 15--After graduating from the University of Tennessee in 2001, David  Sales found it hard to meet other local musicians around town.
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At least 29.5 million "American Idol" fans watched the finale of the hit talent show as 17-year-old Jordin Sparks was crowned the youngest winner yet in the program's history, preliminary numbers showed on Thursday.
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Long before "American Idol" struck the fancy of U.S. viewers, music reality shows in Spain and Latin America were creating bona fide stars.
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Randy Travis has tried his hand at television and film, but it was his career as a country crooner that got him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Harry Connick Jr. was so moved by the devastation he witnessed in his Katrina-ravaged hometown of New Orleans, he wrote a song about it.
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Thousands of "American Idol" hopefuls descended on the Rose Bowl before dawn Tuesday with wide-eyed dreams of becoming the next Taylor Hicks or Carrie Underwood.
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Ayla Brown is wasting no time moving "Forward" after her experience with "American Idol." Just hours after her contractual obligations expired with the Fox talent contest, Brown signed a CD recording contract Thursday with Double Deal Brand Records. Brown, 18, made it to Hollywood with "Idol" and finished 13th.
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Jeff Paquette of Billerica graduated from Fitchburg State College last month with a degree in industrial technology and architecture. After a few job interviews, he had a couple of promising leads.
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LaShonia Hunter left her home in the Poconos about 3:30 Monday morning for a shot at her dream to become a professional singer.
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Blah. If any word were to sum up this year's mostly bland and sometimes unwatchable batch of "Idol" contestants, that'd be it. Sure, there are some standouts &#151; sweet-natured former backup singer Melinda Doolittle, big-voiced belter LaKisha Jones and cocksure beatboxer Blake Lewis are shoo-ins to face off in the weeks before the Fox talent show's big May finale. Each are confident, worthy performers &#151; yet they don't leave you wanting more.
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The winner of the Championship Flight of the Grand National Teams in Nashville on Saturday was District 9 (Florida).
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By Ronnie Gill, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 7--Entering the sixth season of "American Idol," it feels as if we've seen it all -- both off- and online.