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The number one spot on the Top Gospel Albums and Top Gospel Artists was claimed by Ruben Studdard. Ruben Studdard was the 2003 American Idol winner and his release “I need an Angel” won him top position.

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The top position on the Top Christian albums charts went to Clay Aiken the runner up during season two of American Idol. His platinum selling release Merry Christmas with Love was the best selling new holiday album of 2004 as well.

Coming in the number two position after Clay Aiken was the Switchfoot. Others that also won awards for the Top Gospel Albums chart include Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin, Israel & New Breed, and dance-pop duet Mary Mary.

American Idol stars have been seen everywhere since the popular show began and they are normally seen at the top of many music charts today. I wonder what greats we will see created coming up in 2006.

American Idol is due back beginning in January with all new talent and just a bit more competition.

During the summer, American Idol held auditions throughout America in various cities including Greensboro, Denver, Chicago, Las Vegas, Austin, Boston, and San Francisco. The all-new American Idol premieres on Tuesday, January 17 at 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT and on Wednesday, January 18 at 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT on the Fox network.

The episodes that feature each audition city will air on four consecutive Tuesdays. The dates and times being:
January 17 at 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT
January 24 at 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT
January 31 at 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT
February 7 at 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT
Then on three Wednesdays which include:
January 18 at 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT
January 25 at 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT
February 1 at 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT

All contestants that make it past the judging will held to the Hollywood Round which is set to air on Wednesday, February 8 at 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT, Tuesday and Wednesday February 14 and 15th at (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT, and on Wednesday, February 15 at the same allotted time. There will be 24 top semifinalists that will be announced. Among the semifinalists will be 12 males and 12 females.

Then it will be time for America to decide you keeps going on in the competition. The top 12 male competitors will be on Tuesday February 21 at 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT and the next night on February 22 the top females competitors will perform. On Thursday February 23, the votes will air and two male and female contestants will be sent home.

The weeks will go by and finally on March 14, the top 12 finalists take the stage. The next American Idol will be officially announced on Wednesday, March 15 at 9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT.

The former American Idol star was rushed to the same Desert Springs Hospital Monday that he was rushed to in August. This time Bo became ill and began to cough up blood while rehearsing for his performance of the 2005 Radio Music Awards at the Aladdin Resort & Casino.

In a statement that was released by RCA records explained, “In what appears to be a complication from a previous surgery, Bo was rushed to the hospital yesterday.”

“He is doing fine and is returning home for treatment. He is canceling his performance on the Radio Music Awards (Monday night) and Jimmy Kimmel Live (Tuesday)”, stated Roger Widynowski, a publicist for RCA Records.

Since Bo had to cancel his performance, the Goo Goo Dolls will replace him on the Radio Music Awards.

Former American Idol finalist Julia DeMato was busted on December 4th and charged with driving under the influence and drug possession in Brookfield Connecticut.

According to the Brookfield Police Department Julia DeMato was seen by officer’s drive her SUV into a parking lot of Pancho and Gringos Restaurant about an hour after it had closed. They watched her to learn what she could be doing there at 2 am. They could tell that she had been drinking and gave her a sobriety test, which she failed, at location. She was then arrested. In the arrest report was the statement “During a subsequent search of DeMato’s vehicle, police found two marijuana pipes, a small quantity of marijuana and a glassine baggie with a small amount of white powder in her purse that field tested positive for cocaine.”

After the discovery, DeMato was arrested and charged with possession of narcotics, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of less than 4 ounces of marijuana. This is not what fans or friends would expect from the 26-year hairstylist and a finalist of the 2003 edition of American Idol.

She did state that she did not have a drug problem and that the arrest was a mistake and that is was a misunderstanding. She was released on a $10,000 bond and was ordered to appear in court again on December 16.

On December 16th, Julia DeMato appeared in Connecticut’s Danbury Superior Court and pleaded not guilty to drug possession charges. She is due back in court on January 12th, 2006.

By the time, you read this Bo Bice will have released his debut album “The Real Thing”.

His new album was produced by Clive Davis, the album teams Bice with Chad Kroeger, Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, Ben Moody, John Shanks, and Swedish producer Max Martin.

There are two different editions of his album, the regular CD and a DualDisc version that has extra bonus material, which includes three songs that were written by Bo himself.

The DualDisc version not only includes the full album in enhance stereo but also includes a 22 minute video of a “A Day in the Life” of Bo, a glimpse of Bo behind the scenes in the studio, at promotion appearances, photo shoots and even meeting his fans. The three songs that Bo wrote are an exciting feature that everyone will love which include the titles “Cinnamon & Novocaine,” “Sinner in a Sin” and “Whiskey, Women and Time”, and you will also enjoy the acoustic performances of “Changing for the Better,” “Whisky, Women and Time,” “Sinner in a Sin” and “Papillon.”

You can see Bo Bice at the Radio Music Awards on December 19th and the Jimmy Kimmel Live show on December 20th. He will also be performing at many events to help promote his new album.

For all of us that love Bo Bice, this is just the beginning of the albums that we are sure to see in the future.

If you missed any of either Idol 4 or 5 or would just love to watch them, again you will have your chance the FOX Reality Channel has picked up the rights to both seasons. The fourth season will air daily at 5 p.m. ET starting on Jan. 2 and ending on Jan. 17, when season five of American Idol is due to debut on FOX. The fifth season will begin to air in March.

This Fox Reality show will have fans very excited, as they have gone behind the scenes of the popular American Idol. You will see contestants that were voted off as they are followed around and be able to get up close and personal with several of the contestants, the competition, their families, and of course their fans.

You will also see footage that has never been seen before and through the eyes of the contestants themselves, as they audition and lose their dream of becoming the next American Idol.

This will be reality TV like you have never seen and exactly what you desire to see. You will learn what happened behind the scenes and what happened to the contestants that did not make the cut.

Fox Reality is being viewed in around 18 million households and is on track to become one of the six new cable or satellite networks that will go over 20 million home during its first year. You can learn more about what shows and programs are scheduled for Fox Reality by visiting foxreality.com

So, remember, if you are pining away for American Idol then you can learn what its like behind the scenes while you wait on the debut for this season.

Good news for all of us American Idol fans. We do not have to change any of our plans for the new season of American Idol. Fox announced that it would keep the talent show on Tuesday and Wednesday night after its season premiere on January 17th.

Preston Beckman, the Fox scheduling chief, believes that American Idol will help get more viewers for other shows on Fox on Tuesday and Wednesday nights especially the show “Bones”, which will move to 9 p.m. on Wednesday nights on January 25th.

Fox has also changed their schedule for the time being and will replace “Prison Break” with “Skating with Celebrities” another reality show. Prison Break will return on March 20th.

Many other shows will be shuffled around but at least American Idol will keep its place and keep its fans happy. I guess when they know they have something good they know not to change it.

Yes, the judge we all love to hate, Simon Cowell, the British record producer signed on for another five seasons. So, we will get to watch him in action again as he belittles and embarrasses all upcoming talent.

This harsh worded Simon Cowell has aided the Fox talent shows in becoming one of the most popular shows on the Fox Network. Maybe it is because of his say it like it is personality.

The Fox Network revealed to sources today, December 2nd, 2005, that they did sign with Cowell to keep him on their popular show for at least five more seasons, beginning with the fifth edition of American Idol that is to air in January.

Simon Cowell still gets to keep his rights that he had previously to sign the winning singer and even the runner-up from every American Idol contest to a recording contract with his own label. His label is Sony BMG, which is a partnership between Bertelsmann AG and Sony Corporation.

Not only did Fox sign the deal with Cowell but they also renewed with 19 Entertainment, which is owned by CKX, and the Idol producing partner, FremantleMedia. With this agreement, American Idol will be aired for at least four more seasons also beginning in January with the fifth season.

Idol was the most popular show and watched show on television in the United States last season, with an average of 27 million viewers on Tuesday night. It was also the in the lead of the ratings race among viewers aged 18 to 49 which is the group that is prized by advertisers.

American Idol is Fox’s largest advertising cash prize, currently mounting between $500,000 and $700,000 for every 30-second commercial.

As the new American Idol season begins, we will enjoy seeing our old favorite judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson.