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  'Idol 2' finalist Kimberley Locke's CD 'One Love' debuts at #16 in U.S. charts

  May 13, 2004
  Looks like Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard weren't the only stars produced by American Idol 2.
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  Second 'American Idol 3' vote stunner: LaToya London out, while three teens remain

  May 13, 2004
  Is this really American Idol 3 -- or is it really American Juniors 2?

• Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan: potential 'American Idol 4' guest judges?

  May 11, 2004
  Goodbye, Monterey Pop ... hello, American Idol?

• 'American Idol 3' CD sells only 55% of 'Idol 2' units in debut but places #10

  May 8, 2004
  At least one of the following is true: (1) the American Idol franchise on the wane; (2) the Idol 3 cast is less appealing than the Idol 2 cast; or (3) soul classics are less appealing to the Idol audience than love songs or greatest moments. But which one(s)?
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  Clay AIken's 'Solitaire' / 'The Way' leads U.S. singles sales for seventh straight week

  May 7, 2004
  If Shakespeare had written about Clay Aiken instead of Richard III, we might have had the line, "Airplay! Airplay! My kingdom for some airplay!"
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  Buzz over Jennifer Hudson's ouster from 'American Idol 3' continues

  April 26, 2004
  The shocking ouster of 22-year-old Jennifer Hudson from Fox's American Idol 3 continues to create buzz among fans of the show.

• 'American Idol' Top 12 finalists to release "Greatest Soul Classics" album on April 27

  April 22, 2004
  American Idol judges Simon, Randy, and Paula have called them the "best group of twelve in the history of American Idol." Now America will get to hear them via something other than their televisions when the twelve release a new compilation album of the greatest soul classics of all time on April 27.

• Endemol's 'Star Academie' rules Canada CDs, as Stephanie Lapointe wins season 2

  April 21, 2004
  Once again, the Francophones and the Anglophones are headed in different directions on the Canadian music charts -- and it's all based on which reality-TV music program predominates.

• FOX to air 'American Idol: The Final Five' special on May 3

  April 20, 2004
  FOX has announced that it will air American Idol: The Final Five 2004, an all-new special that takes American Idol fans back to the beginning of the season and highlights what has happened to date, on Monday, May 3 at 8PM ET/PT.
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  Clay Aiken's 'Solitaire'/'The Way' remains top-selling single in U.S. and Canada

  April 8, 2004
  American Idol 2 runner-up Clay Aiken continues to hold down the #1 spot with his RCA Records single 'Solitaire'/'The Way', both on Nielsen SoundScan's U.S. Singles Sales chart for the week ended April 4, for the third straight week, and on Nielsen SoundScan's Canadian Singles Sales charts, for the second straight week. However, despite this, 'Solitaire' once again plummets in the Billboard Hot 100 charts, dropping another 21 places (after a 23-place drop last week) to #48 on the April 17 chart.

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