• Ruben Studdard's 'Soulful' drops to #8 in US while Clay's CD sales surpass Kelly

  December 29, 2003
  The second week wasn't a charm for American Idol 2 winner Ruben Studdard ... but his J Records labelmate Alicia Keys had another reason to celebrate Christmas this year.

• Ruben Studdard settles lawsuit against Birmingham jersey-maker 205 Flava

  December 22, 2003
  Looks like we'll never get to find out about the alleged secret payoffs.

• "Plus-size" contestant wins U.K. 'Pop Idol', as judge Pete Waterman walks out

  December 22, 2003
  If, as rumored, Pete Waterman becomes a judge for Fox's American Idol 3, he's got some growing up to do first.

• RCA cans commercial release of Clay Aiken's "Invisible" CD single

  December 18, 2003
  Once again, RCA has changed its mind with regard to release of Clay Aiken's CD single "Invisible" -- and the latest change isn't good news for American Idol 2 runner-up Clay's devoted fans.

• Ruben Studdard to guest-star on UPN's 'One on One'

  December 18, 2003
  Possible song choice for a duet between American Idol finalists Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard: Irving Berlin's "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better".

• 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.

• '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.

• Simon Cowell to serve as "American judge" for the upcoming 'World Idol' competition

  December 5, 2003
  FOX has announced that Simon Cowell will serve as America's representative on the upcoming World Idol judging panel. According to reports, Cowell was given the choice to either represent either FOX's American Idol program or the U.K.'s original Pop Idol program (where he still also serves as a judge) and opted to represent the American edition on the international judging panel.

• Clay Aiken CD certified double platinum, while Clay prepares for graduation day

  November 21, 2003
  Not many graduating collegians can claim to have two platinum records. But then again, not many graduating collegians are Clay AIken.

• Clay Aiken wins American Music Awards "Fan's Choice" award

  November 17, 2003
  Clay Aiken might have lost last spring's American Idol 2 viewer voting contest to Ruben Studdard, but his devoted fans apparently made sure that Clay wouldn't fall just short a second time. Powered by the efforts of his "clay maniacs," Aiken took home the American Music Awards Fan's Choice award on Sunday night, beating out 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake, and Beyonce among others. The award is the only AMA award where the winner is determined by online fan voting.

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