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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?
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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.
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  'Idol' reject William Hung's CD 'Inspiration' debuts at #34 in U.S. sales charts

  April 14, 2004
  Some jokes just keep going and going and going...

• 'Canadian Idol' Ryan Malcolm's album 'Home' debuts at #4 in Canada

  December 17, 2003
  The Pop Idol concept may not play as well in Canada as in the U.S. -- at least not on the album sales charts.

• 'Bachelor' Bob Guiney's CD '3 Sides' opens to disappointing sales

  December 17, 2003
  Maybe Bob Guiney, the star of ABC's The Bachelor 4, has already had his fifteen minutes of fame.

• Clay Aiken's final college course led to launch of Bubel/Aiken Foundation

  December 10, 2003
  Sometimes the best stories take place behind the scenes. Thanks to the controversy about Clay Aiken's graduation this month, we just learned one of them.

• Original 'Idol' runner-up Justin Guarini dropped by RCA Records

  December 3, 2003
  According to numerous media reports, American Idol runner-up Justin Guarini has been dropped from RCA Records after disappointing sales of his debut album. In comparison to the hit debut albums of fellow Idol alumni Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken, which have each sold well over one million copies to date, Guarini's self-titled "Justin Guarini" album has sold only 134,000 domestic copies since its June release.

• 'American Idol' winner Ruben Studdard delays debut album 'Soulful' until Dec. 9

  October 24, 2003
  We now know that Clay Aiken, runner-up in Fox's American Idol 2, has achieved the greatest success of any Idol contestant so far. But we'll have to wait a little longer to see whether Ruben Studdard, who edged him in the finals of Idol 2, can match that success.

• Clay Aiken fights to keep sexual "edge" out of 'Measure of a Man' CD - and wins

  October 7, 2003
  Time magazine reports that American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken and his record label, RCA Records, battled continually during the making of his debut CD Measure of a Man over both content and career direction. Clay’s goal, to produce an album free from both sexual innuendo and “edge,” was strongly resisted by RCA executives led by label chairman and music industry legend Clive Davis. However, Clay's CD, scheduled for release on October 14, ultimately came out "clean" -- the way that Clay wanted it.

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