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  'Idol' runner-up Blake Lewis' debut album sells 98,000 first-week units

  December 13, 2007
  Blake Lewis' debut album "Audio Day Dream" dropped at No. 10 on The Billboard 200 album sales chart after selling 98,000 copies during its initial week of release, according to Nielsen Soundscan data for the week ending December 9.
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  Jordin Sparks' debut album sells only 119,000 copies in first week

  November 28, 2007
  Jordin Sparks' self-titled debut album has debuted at No. 10 on this week's The Billboard 200 album sales chart after selling only 119,000 copies during its initial week of release, according to Nielsen Soundscan data for the week ending November 25. 

• Report: HBO giving rapper Kanye West his own reality series

  January 10, 2007
  Acclaimed music producer-turned-rapper Kanye West will reportedly star in a reality series being developed by HBO. The currently untitled series is said to focus on the hectic, crazy nature of West's daily life, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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  Fox's 'American Idol 6' open audition tour hits New York City

  August 31, 2006
  When New York played home to auditions for the sixth season of "American Idol," the show's judges were surprised to find the contestants weren't New Yorkers.
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  'American Idol 5' runner-up Katharine McPhee signs record deal

  June 6, 2006
  "American Idol" runner-up Katharine McPhee Tuesday signed a record deal with producer Clive Davis and 19 Recordings Unlimited.
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  Fox's 'American Idol 5' cuts four more, reveals its Top 12 finalists

  March 10, 2006
  The fifth edition of Fox's American Idol has determined its Top 12 finalists, with Ayla Brown, Will Makar, Gedeon McKinney, and Kinnik Sky being eliminated from the competition during the live broadcast of last night's results show.

• Alicia Keys signs TV drama development deal with UPN

  January 12, 2006
  Nine-time Grammy-winner Alicia Keys has signed a deal to develop an hour-long drama based on her life with TV's UPN network.

• BET cable network celebrates 25 years of broadcasting

  October 28, 2005
  The nation's top African-American stars flocked to the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium for the taping of "25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Special."

• Alicia Keys 'Unplugged' debuts atop album sales charts

  October 19, 2005
  Alicia Keys' "Unplugged" has become her third album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums charts, the industry magazine reported Wednesday.

• Cable networks join Hurricane Katrina broadcast telethon effort

  September 7, 2005
  About 20 cable TV channels are joining the major networks in airing Friday night's "Shelter from the Storm" telethon for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

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