• Clay Aiken concert invite misfires for student singers

  December 10, 2004
  A group of New Jersey high schoolers got a glimpse of another side of show business when invited to sing with Clay Aiken.

• Clay Aiken hopes his Christmas special buries Billboard Awards show

  December 8, 2004
  "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken says he hopes his Christmas TV special buries the competing Billboard Music Awards Wednesday.

• Clay Aiken becoming American holiday appearance king

  December 5, 2004
  Clay Aiken's name is getting to be less synonymous with Fox's "American Idol" and associated more often with U.S. holidays.

• Fantasia's 'Free Yourself' album sells 240,000 units in debut week

  December 3, 2004
  The debut album of Fantasia, the third winner of FOX's "American Idol" competition, did not premiere at the top of the Billboard sales list.

• Clay Aiken's Christmas memories not all fond

  December 2, 2004
  "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken may have the top-selling U.S. Christmas album, but he's a little ambivalent about the holiday itself.

• 'Idol 2' winner Ruben Studdard hospitalized with bronchitis

  November 30, 2004
  Ruben Studdard, who gained fame as the second-season winner of "American Idol," is recuperating after a bout with bronchitis, a report said.
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  Clay Aiken reschedules "The Joyful Noise Tour" holiday concert tour dates

  November 29, 2004
  One-time American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken, who last week had to cancel the first three shows of his "The Joyful Noise Tour" holiday concert tour due to ongoing ear and sinus infections, has announced rescheduled dates for the shows.
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  Clay Aiken's "Merry Christmas With Love" holiday album debuts to record sales

  November 29, 2004
  The sales numbers for the first week of Clay Aiken's new holiday release are in, and it looks like the one-time American Idol runner-up is well on his way to his second straight platinum album.

• Fox's fourth 'American Idol' edition to premiere January 18

  November 18, 2004
  The long wait (for both viewers and ratings-starved Fox executives alike) is nearly over. Fox has announced that the fourth edition of its top-ranked American Idol series will return with a special two-hour premiere on Tuesday, January 18 at 8PM ET/PT.
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  NBC to air Clay Aiken Christmas special on December 8

  November 18, 2004
  If you can't beat them, join them. Having watched Fox ride its American Idol series to ratings highs over the last three years, NBC has announced that it will broadcast A Clay Aiken Christmas, a one-hour holiday special showcasing Idol 2's extremely successful runner-up, on Wednesday, December 8 at 8PM ET.

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