Former `Idol' rivals to compete again
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Two former "American Idol" rivals &#151; second-season winner Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken &#151; will battle again when their new albums are released next month.
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Taylor Hicks, below, the 2006 winner of âAmerican Idol,â has followed Ruben Studdard, the 2003 winner, out the door of J Records, The Associated Press reported. âTaylor is going to record on his own for the next album,â said Liz Morentin, a public relations representative for J, a label within Sony-BMG. Mr. Studdard left his contract with the label late last year but remains under contract with 19 Entertainment, a company managed by Simon Fuller, creator of âIdol.â Mr. Studdardâs last album, âThe Return,â sold only 236,000 copies. Mr. Hicksâs self-titled album, released in December 2006, reached No. 2 on the Billboard chart and sold 699,000 copies, failing to reach the million mark achieved by the debuts of previous âIdolâ winners, Nielsen SounScan reported.
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The competitors preparing to take the field Tuesday at the Rose Bowl had "American Idol" fame in mind, not football.
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Ratings for Fox's top-ranked "American Idol" will probably decline as the television talent search show enters its fourth season this week, a network official said on Monday.
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The integrity of "American Idol" as  a contest for raw, undiscovered talent was called into question  again after an Irish singer who once had a major-label deal,  and solo album that flopped, advanced to the top rung of the  competition this week.
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This year's and last year's winners of a television talent show topped the singles charts Sunday, ensuring they reigned supreme heading into the New Year.
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Faith Hill and Tim McGraw will return this summer for another go-round of their hugely successful Soul2Soul tour.
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ST. LOUIS -- So I have this idea for a new reality TV show. Kind of a Survivor/Apprentice/Benefactor/Wife Swap thing, except without the competition part.
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LOS ANGELES  - Gwen Stefani, Pink and Annie Lennox will perform on a star-studded two-night "American Idol" charity special next month.
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The Shortlist Music Prize, which was put on hiatus last year after its co-founders disputed over its future, is being resurrected.
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Walt Disney World will host its own  version of the hit TV show "American Idol" starring park  visitors at a new attraction set to open later this year, the  Walt Disney Co said on Thursday.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - "American Idol" season five champ Taylor Hicks will tackle songs written by Bryan Adams, Rob Thomas and Marvin Gaye on his upcoming self-titled effort.
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LOS ANGELES  - Fox's "American Idol"  creamed the competition again on Tuesday, raking in nearly 30  million viewers in its second week on the air.
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Former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles said Monday he will run for a new term, challenging the nation&#039;s oldest governor for a chance to return to office.
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Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, Tony Bennett, Diana Ross and Bon Jovi are among nine musical stars who are set to appear on "American Idol" this season.
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Be careful who you trust. That's the advice from Antonella Barba, New Jersey's "American Idol" contestant, a day after being voted off the show following two weeks of turbulence over racy photos posted on the Internet.
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SAN JOSE, California  - Former world number one Venus Williams will make her long-awaited comeback from injury at the Memphis International on Monday, more than four months after her last competitive match.