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UPN's 'America's Next Top Model 3' to premiere on September 22 in a new 8PM timeslot
July 22, 2004
When a fledgling network has a breakout hit series one year, should it change the broadcast time of that show the next year?
Fantasia Barrino bests Diana DeGarmo by 1.3 million votes to win 'American Idol 3'
May 27, 2004
In the "Battle of the Teens" on the season finale of Fox's American Idol 3, 19-year-old Fantasia Barrino, the last remaining member of the show's "Three Divas," defeated 16-year-old Diana DeGarmo to become the third "American Idol" selected by the show.
Ruben Studdard's 'Soulful' debuts at #1 in U.S. with sales of 416,500 units
December 17, 2003
American Idol 2 winner Ruben Studdard finally has his own #1 CD to match runner-up Clay Aiken and Idol 1 winner Kelly Clarkson.
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.