David Archuleta's first-week record sales rank him third among runners-up, 10th overall

David Archuleta's debut was released last week, and its first-week sales were strong enough to make his album the third-most popular among American Idol runners-up, and he sold enough copies to place...

19 Entertainment says it will let Idols out of their contract if they have record deal offers

Although American Idol contestants are locked into a three-month contract, 19 Entertainment said "if the contestant is in danger of losing a recording contract because of that, [19] generally will...

American Idol's web site made $13 million

The money-printing machine known as American Idol is worth $2.5+ billion, and brings in about $500 million a year in advertising revenue. And the show's web site earned $13 million by itself. The...

David Archuleta and David Cook's albums out this week and next, both happy for each other

On Tuesday, American Idol 7 runner-up David Archuleta's self-titled record will be in stores. One week later, on Nov. 18, winner David Cook's self-titled debut drops. Both are doing press to promote...

Josiah Leming says he'll release his album in January despite Idol threat

Josiah Leming was cut during American Idol 7's Hollywood round, yet became one of the show's early break-out stars, in part because he was living out of his car, used his fame--among other things, he...