American Idol 2 News
May 7, 2004
If Shakespeare had written about Clay Aiken instead of Richard III, we might have had the line, "Airplay! Airplay! My kingdom for some airplay!"
April 14, 2004
On April 12, a tour bus leased by American Idol 2 winner Ruben Studdard was stopped by Ohio highway patrolmen, and three passengers on the bus were arrested for marijuana possession. According to the Birmingham (AL) News, Ruben was not on the bus at the time, and the arrested men were not part of Ruben's band.
April 8, 2004
American Idol 2 runner-up Clay Aiken continues to hold down the #1 spot with his RCA Records single 'Solitaire'/'The Way', both on Nielsen SoundScan's U.S. Singles Sales chart for the week ended April 4, for the third straight week, and on Nielsen SoundScan's Canadian Singles Sales charts, for the second straight week. However, despite this, 'Solitaire' once again plummets in the Billboard Hot 100 charts, dropping another 21 places (after a 23-place drop last week) to #48 on the April 17 chart.
April 6, 2004
Just give him airplay. That's what he wants.
March 25, 2004
Once again, the Billboard "Hot 100" singles and tracks chart is faced with the issue of whether strong sales should count for more than strong airplay. Once again, the reason for the question is Clay Aiken.
March 24, 2004
A CD-single debuting in the U.S. with six-figure sales? It must be the return of American Idol 2 runner-up Clay Aiken.
March 24, 2004
At last, Ruben Studdard doesn't have to go over to Clay Aiken's house to see what a platinum record looks like.
- February 18, 2004
With a platinum debut album and a Grammy nomination under his belt, Ruben Studdard, the winner of last year's American Idol competition, says he's now ready to take his Soulful sound on the road.
- 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.
- December 22, 2003
Looks like we'll never get to find out about the alleged secret payoffs.
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