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After signing with Universal Records Motown, season six contestants Sabrina Sloan and Sundance Head are teaming up to release an album featuring both of their talents. Sloan said, "I can’t wait to get into the studio. Sundance is an amazing talent and it’s funny that both of us joked about working together when we left the show on the same night and now here we are both signing on with Universal Records. We are thrilled!"
The Peter Collins-produced (Bon Jovi, Rush) album will contain a mix of new and classic material. In regards to the albums duet format, Sloan said, "Singing duets was Jolene’s [Cherry, senior VP of A&R at Universal Records Motown] idea. She felt that the combination of our soulful voices would make for an amazing album. We all met together to kick around the concept and now we’re really excited about the direction of the record. As the [...]

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Ryan Seacrest will host the 59TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS airing live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles Sunday, Sept. 16 at 8/7c on FOX.
Mike Darnell, President of Alternative Entertainment, FOX, said: Ryan Seacrest is known and loved by television audiences around the world. His work on AMERICAN IDOL is unparalleled in the industry. Hes a consummate host of major live broadcast events and a proven talent who always makes it look easy, which makes him the perfect choice for this year’s Emmy telecast.
Ryan Seacrest appeals to a broad audience, including the highly desirable young adult demographic, so he should serve as a magnet for attracting a diverse array of viewers to our Emmy telecast, said Dick Askin, Chairman and CEO of the Television Academy. He is charismatic and talented, and he will be very comfortable in the production environment that has been created for this year’s telecast.
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In addition to traveling the country on the American Idols Live! Tour, Season 6 winner Jordin Sparks has kept busy preparing her first album. After signing with 19Recordings/Jive Records, Jive recently announced that Jordins first single, Tattoo, will be arriving at radio stations nationwide on August 27th, with a full studio album scheduled for a November release. Jordins first single is being produced by the duo Stargate, well-known for their work with Beyonce and Ne-Yo, and is co-written by chart-topping writer Amanda Ghost.
American Idol has truly been a life altering experience, Jordin said. Signing with 19Recordings/Jive and Barry Weiss [CEO and President of Zomba Label Group] and his great team is hopefully the beginning of another dream opportunity for me to deliver the kind of meaningful music I love. I cant wait to share this next chapter of my story with all the fans that have supported me so far. [...]

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In the least surprising "Idol" news, Carrie Underwood’s "So Small" was an instant success on the charts. It exploded on to the Hot Country charts at No. 20. As Billboard notes, "It’s not only the highest new entry of 2007, it’s the highest new entry ever for a solo female artist since January 1964, when the chart expanded from 30 to 50 positions."
"So Small" is also Carrie’s highest-debuting single, as "Jesus, Take the Wheel" came on to the chart scene at No. 39 in 2005. The song is also Carrie’s eighth chart entry in slightly over two years. "Bless the Broken Road," a collaboration with Rascal Flatts, was her first song that charted. It debuted and peaked at No. 50 in June of 2005.
As Billboard points out, Carrie is one of four "American Idol" alumnae in the top 20 of this week’s country chart. [...]

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