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  Fox: 'American Idol' Top 12 finals to feature controversial "big surprise"

  January 19, 2009
  A big surprise is apparently awaiting American Idol's Top 12 eighth-season finalists.
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  Simon Cowell 'happy and optimistic' about 'Idol's eighth season

  December 18, 2008
  American Idol judge Simon Cowell feels optimistic that the show's eighth-season contestants will be better than what viewers saw last season.
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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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  Kara DioGuardi joining Fox's 'American Idol' as new fourth judge

  August 25, 2008
  After seven seasons, American Idol is getting a new judge.  Fox has announced Grammy-nominated songwriter and former The One: Making a Music Star judge Kara DioGuardi will serve as Idol's new fourth judge and join Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson as a regular member of the show's eighth-season judging panel.
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  'American Idol' champ David Cook's debut single sells 236,000 copies

  May 29, 2008
  American Idol seventh-season champ David Cook's first single -- "The Time of My Life" -- made its debut at No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100 and at No. 1 on the Hot Digital Songs single sales charts after moving 236,000 downloads in its first week of release.
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  'American Idol' seventh-season champ David Cook signs record deal

  May 29, 2008
  American Idol seventh-season champ David Cook has signed a recording contract with 19 Recordings/RCA Records and is set to start working on his debut album, which is currently scheduled to drop this fall.
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  David Cook beats David Archuleta, crowned 'American Idol' champ

  May 22, 2008
  David Cook took David Archuleta's Tuesday night "knockout" punch and came out a champ.
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  Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert take home ACM Awards

  May 19, 2008
  The song remained the same for Carrie Underwood during last night's live broadcast of the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS.
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  Simon Cowell: Paula shouldn't apologize for 'American Idol' confusion

  May 5, 2008
  Simon Cowell is never one to offer an apology, and he apparently thinks Paula Abdul doesn't need to make one either.
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  Ex-'Idol' finalist Kellie Pickler claims three 2008 CMT Music Awards

  April 15, 2008
  Kellie Pickler's mantle will no longer be bare.

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