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  'American Idol' judge Paula Abdul to perform new single on show

  May 5, 2009
  Former American Idol finalist Chris Daughtry won't be the only member of the Idol family performing on Wednesday night's results show. 
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  Daughtry to release new album July 14, debut single on 'American Idol'

  May 5, 2009
  Chris Daughtry is returning to the show that made him a household name to release the first song from his band's second album.
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  Ex-finalist Chris Daughtry to perform on 'American Idol' results show

  May 1, 2009
  Rocker Chris Daughtry, one of the best-selling "American Idol" artists who did not win the competition, says he will return to the show to debut his new single.
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  Cowell would fight for Seacrest, Jackson and Abdul, but not DioGuardi

  April 29, 2009
  While Simon Cowell feels Kara DioGuardi should reprise her role as American Idol's fourth judge, he also apparently wouldn't go to the mat in an effort to retain her.
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  Jorge Nunez and Jasmine Murray fans of new 'American Idol' twist

  March 12, 2009
  Even though they didn't receive the benefits of it after their eliminations from American Idol's eighth season on Wednesday, you can count both Jorge Nunez and Jasmine Murray as fans of the show's new "The Judges' Save" rules twist.
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  'American Idol' cuts Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nunez, reveals twist

  March 12, 2009
  Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nunez were revealed to be the first two finalists eliminated from American Idol's eighth season during last night's live results show broadcast on Fox.
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  'American Idol' producer reveals details about the "big surprise"

  March 11, 2009
  American Idol producer Ken Warwick seems to have let the cat out of the bag about tonight's announcement of the "big surprise" that may "alter the face of" the show's eighth season.
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  'American Idol' to use Carrie Underwood's 'Home Sweet Home' as exit

  March 10, 2009
  Carrie Underwood is returning to her American Idol roots with a noble cause -- and an 80's rock anthem -- in hand.
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  A Look Back: The 2008 Reality TV Year In Review

  December 31, 2008
  With 2008 drawing to a close, it's time to take a look back at the year that was.  The following is Reality TV World's 2008 Reality TV Year In Review, a month-by-month review of some of the past year's reality TV headlines, highlights, lowlights, and milestones.
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  'Idol' David Cook's debut album sells 280,000 units, debuts at No. 3

  November 26, 2008
  David Cook's self-titled debut album dropped at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 album sales chart after selling 280,000 copies during its initial week of release, according to Nielsen Soundscan data for the week ending November 23. 
   
  The American Idol seventh-season champ's first-week debut album sales were significantly higher than that of Idol sixth-season champion Jordin Sparks -- whose self-titled debut sold 119,000 copies and dropped at No. 10 on The Billboard 200 in its first week of release last November.

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