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  'Idol' champ Ruben Studdard preparing to begin work on fourth album

  June 14, 2007
  Ruben Studdard sang in gospel choirs as a child and graduated from Alabama A&M University with a voice studies degree in 2000, but the 28-year-old couldn't break into the music industry until he auditioned for a certain reality competition series in 2002.
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  Ex-'Idol' finalist Kellie Pickler and new beau each other's biggest fans

  June 13, 2007
  Opposites attract, and it doesn't get much more different than American Idol fifth-season finalist Kellie Pickler's native Albermarle, NC and the hometown of her new boyfriend Jordin Tootoo, a professional hockey player from Churchill, Manitoba in Canada's Northwest Territories.
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  Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell continuing their banter sans 'Idol'

  June 13, 2007
  American Idol's sixth season ended weeks ago, but the lack of a camera apparently hasn't deterred the playful banter between host Ryan Seacrest and judge Simon Cowell.
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  Original 'Idol' winner Kelly Clarkson parts way with her manager

  June 12, 2007
  Original American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, already embroiled in an ongoing feud with RCA chairman Clive Davis over the musical content of "My December," her upcoming third album, has now parted ways with Jeff Kwatinetz, her longtime manager, just two weeks before the album's release.
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  Former 'Idol' finalist Kimberley Locke living healthier 'Fit Club' lifestyle

  June 12, 2007
  Kimberley Locke gained notoriety as a finalist on American Idol's second season and recently lost 28 pounds as a contestant on Celebrity Fit Club's fifth season.
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  Report: Carrie Underwood, Tony Romo engagement may be coming

  June 12, 2007
  Last month, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo reportedly wanted a timeout from his romantic relationship with fourth-season American Idol champ Carrie Underwood -- but now, he's reportedly called an audible and reversed course.
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  New 'American Idol' champ Jordin Sparks saving herself for marriage

  June 12, 2007
  Jordin Sparks sports a platinum band on her wedding finger, but don't expect to see the American Idol sixth-season champ walking down the aisle anytime soon.
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  Ryan Seacrest blames Simon Cowell for 'American Idol' ratings slip

  June 11, 2007
  From an early change to daylight-saving time to a lackluster cast, numerous theories have been bantered about as to why American Idol's sixth-season ratings fell slightly from previous installments of the Fox mega-hit.  However host Ryan Seacrest has his own take on why the numbers were down slightly.
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  Original 'Idol' Kelly Clarkson "could give a crap about being a star"

  June 11, 2007
  Kelly Clarkson may be the original American Idol, but she apparently has no grandiose visions for her celebrity status.
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  Taylor Hicks' 'Heart Full of Soul' book to be released July 10

  June 7, 2007
  Random House has announced American Idol fifth-season winner Taylor Hicks' memoir "Heart Full of Soul" will be released on Tuesday, July 10.

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