daPrettyman said:

Uh huh

daPrettyman said:

He had one album that went gold and that was it (thank goodness).

RipHer2Shreds said:

"I stand corrected". I just checked on RIAA's site and u are correct. I also see that he had a single to go gold along with the album.

daPrettyman said:

Ugh. Make it stop. He was terrible. How can somebody from Michigan have a southern drawl?

RipHer2Shreds said:

LOL! I guess the same way someone from Michigan can get a British accent!

daPrettyman said:

At least she's around British people. He was around a bunch of "don't axe don't tell" service men in San Diego.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Maybe he "asked" a few for some...and decided not to "tell".

banks said:

Hes a good singer that just need good material

banks said:

I'm surprise THIS didn't happen a lot sooner.

Singing in the style of the old-school soul, Taylor would have been more marketable in the 80's (around the height of Michael McDonald's solo era). But in the 2000's Taylor looks a lot older than his age number. And that's a real bad thing if you're within the hip-hop sounding era of Usher/Justin Timberlake/Chris Brown/Ne-Yo/Akon/T-Pain.

Taylor is better off as an independent artist.

theodore said:

Kelly Clarkson & Carrie Underwood are marketable as 21st century versions of Pat Benatar & Faith Hill.
[Edited 1/7/08 16:34pm]

banks said:

how about jordin sparks? is she selling records like daughtry? curious..

'Idol' Champ Hicks Splits With Arista





1/7/08

Billboard



2006 "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks has split with Arista, which released his self-titled major-label debut in late '06. The set has sold 699,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

"Taylor is going to record on his own for the next album," says a source close to the situation, who declined further comment.

Hicks told Billboard last year that he had signed a three-album deal with the label following his "Idol" victory, and that "We all knew what we were getting into when we signed the contracts."

"Everybody signs the deal at the top 24 period," he said. "You know, by that point, you take anything you can get. That's the way I've always been. I've tried to hustle gigs my whole life, and I'm still hustling gigs, believe it or not."

The artist, whose inspirational memoir, "Heart Full of Soul," was released last July, added, "You could write a pretty good book" on the intricacies of the contracts "Idol" contestants sign.


In a post on his MySpace.com site just before Christmas, Hicks said he was planning on releasing a new album and DVD in 2008, as well as touring, but did not provide further details.

RipHer2Shreds said:

I don't think we've ever agreed more. Sometimes I have nightmares with him and Carmen singing a duet.

TonyVanDam said:

Carrie Underwood is pretty gross. Kelly is cool

AlexdeParis said:

That the smily giggly idiot with the flower in her hair?

RipHer2Shreds said:

No, that was Jasmine from season 3. Carmen was the blonde girl from Utah on season 2 who sang with such vibrato she was dubbed "Goat Girl." She was awful.

lastdecember said:

....like Bill Murray's character in Saturday Night Live?

banks said:

Excatly. Never heard them not say it. Rarely will they all say something honest.

paisleypark4 said:

Listen again....Taylor was HORRIBLE. He was not a "pop" singer at all. Taylor is the kind of singer you go to a bar and hear sing, not a concert venue.

myloveis4ever said:

It's a little too early to tell, but Jordin's single "Tattoo" is getting radio play on pop, ac and kids formats.

AlexdeParis said:

Carmen Rasmussen was HORRIBLE!!! Everyone kept wanting her to leave, but she kept surviving.

daPrettyman said:

goodie,, i like tattoo"