Search Results for 'Winner'

'American Idol' Winner Scotty McCreery's Debut Album Certifi...

For proof, look no further than American Idol season 10 winner Scotty McCreery, whose debut album, Clear As Day, has been certified gold marking sales in excess of 500,000.The feat took all of two months, as the album was released on Oct. [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' winner Ruben Studdard files for divorce

Ruben Studdard may have found a little career success in his post-American Idol days, but his marriage is down in the dumps. People reported the season 2 winner filed for divorce from his wife of three years, Surata Zuri McCants, on Thurs [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

American Idol winner Ruben Studdard files to divorce his wif...

American Idol winner Ruben Studdard is divorcing his wife of three years, saying they haven’t lived together since last year. Court records show Studdard filed a contested divorce last week in Shelby County, where he lives in suburb [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' roundup: Four new music videos from non-winn...

It’s always fun to follow the careers of American Idol contestants who don’t win the show. Most of them fade into relative obscurity once the American Idols LIVE! tour wraps, but some score record deals and go on to have fruit [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' winner: Accolades belong to Joplin

In hindsight, David Cook said, going out for a pasta dinner Friday night might have been the undoing of what, up until then, had been a closely guarded secret about the identity of entertainment for the Joplin High School homecoming dance [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' winner Lee DeWyze dropped by RCA Records

Lee DeWyze might have taken the crown on "American Idol" last year but today, he needs a new label to call home. Following a recent restructuring of RCA Records, the long-running home of "Idol" winners, the label decid [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' Winner Scotty McCreery Releases Debut Video

Interscope Records boss Jimmy Iovine promised that the rollout of music by this year's "American Idol" winner would be much faster than in the past, and he wasn't kidding. While champ Scotty McCreery has already scored a [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

‘American Idol’ Winner Lee DeWyze is Engaged!

In case 2010 American Idol winner Lee DeWyze‘s year hasn’t been exciting enough, the singer, 25, is now engaged to model/actress Jonna Walsh, 26. Somehow, Lee managed to make the most magical place on earth, Disney World in Or [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Former American Idol winner David Cook releases new album? (...

The album, "This Loud Morning" features several tracks co-written by Cook with other songwriters, including the Goo Goo Dolls' Johnny Rzeznik and Tulsa native Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic. The album's first single is " [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Pizarro: 'American Idol' winner Ruben Studdard will perform ...

Soul singer Leela James and "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard are headlining this weekend's Juneteenth in the Park festival in downtown San Jose. The African-American cultural festival runs from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday a [...]

Posted On : Jun, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

New Idol winner is Paula's pick, too

SHE left American Idol two years ago, but Paula Abdul hasn't lost her touch in picking Idol winners. The 48-year-old former Idol judge had picked latest winner Scotty McCreery, who was crowned on Wednesday, as her choice. Abdul, [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks Hosts 'Gong Show' on Jam C...

You could say that, in its own way, 'American Idol' is not too unlike the classic television series 'the Gong Show' which ran on NBC in the '70s and '80s. So then the irony was not lost on 'American Idol' [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

American Idol: 2002-2011 History of Winners

With the new season of American Idol just around the corner I wanted to go back and revisit the past winners of the show and see what they are up to these days. Some we know because they are huge stars, but others, we might have forgotte [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

American Idol Welcome Home Special Looks At Past Winners

American Idol decided to take a look back at the lives of their past winners in a new special that popped up unexpectedly on the network over the weekend. The special wasn't announced before it aired, so many Idol fans might have mis [...]