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Kristy Lee Cook "Why Wait" out September 6th

Kristy Lee Cook readies first single

Season seven American Idol finalist Kristy Lee Cook is currently on the road with the American Idols Live! Tour 2008, getting ready to release "Why Wait," her debut on Sept. 6.
Produced by songwriter Brett James, "Why Wait" is a 10-track collection spearheaded by the first single, "15 Minutes of Shame." The song is at country radio now, and is available as a digital single at online retailers beginning Tuesday, Aug. 12.

Other tracks include Cook's version of Lee Greenwood's 1984 Top 10 hit, "God Bless the USA," which she performed on Idol, as well as "Not Tonight," a song that James and Chris Lindsey co-wrote with Carrie Underwood.

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Bo Bice a father

American Idol Runner-Up Bo Bice & Wife Welcome Baby Boy

Bice, 32, and Fisher wed in July 2005 in Helena, Alabama. Their son Aidan was born in September 2005.

"[Caleb] is a good biblical name," Bice said at the American Idol finale show in May. "We stuck with that with both kids – good Irish and good biblical names... We're just blessed to have such a beautiful family."

The rocker, who lives in Nashville, released the album See the Light in October 2007

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Brooke white CD out: Songs from the Attic

Brooke White - Songs from the Attic - American Idol

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Littlest Claymate arrives

Clay Aiken becomes a father

Clay Aiken became a father Friday morning with the birth of a baby boy, his mother told WRAL’s Lynda Loveland in an exclusive interview.

Aiken’s best friend, producer Jaymes Foster, gave birth at 8:08 a.m. at an undisclosed location in North Carolina.

Parker Foster Aiken weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces and was 19 inches long.

Aiken’s mother, Faye, said the baby has dark hair and that her son is smiling from ear-to-ear.

Mom, dad and baby all are doing fine.

Aiken and Foster will raise the child together. They met when Aiken appeared on American Idol. Foster has produced several of his albums.

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This weeks cover of Allure

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Clay returns to broadway in Spamalot

Clay Aiken Returns As 'Sir Robin' In Spamalot 9/19- 1/4

Clay Aiken will return to the scene of his triumphant Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Monty Python's SPAMALOT this Fall. Clay's debut on Broadway earlier this year was met with wild enthusiasm from both his legion of fans and the New York press. He will reprise the role of 'Sir Robin ' at the Shubert Theatre from September 19 2008 - January 4 2009.

When he made his Broadway debut in SPAMALOT at the beginning of this year, Newsday said "Aiken is a charmer" and the Associated Press said that "Clay Aiken deftly handles supremely silly."

Clay Aiken became a music superstar following his success on the "American Idol" television series, and has sold more than six million albums; co-authored a best-selling book; and, played six sold-out concert tours, said "Since leaving SPAMALOT in May, jokes have just not been funny. Food has lost its taste. The grass is no longer green -- the sky no longer blue. And, babies WON'T stop crying!! I'm so excited about coming back to the funniest show in the world!"

This spring, Aiken released his fourth album, On My Way Here, his first album of original songs since his 2003 chart topping, double platinum debut Measure of a Man. On My Way Here's debut in Billboard Magazine's Top 5 continued his streak of all four of his albums having debuted in the Top 5.

Directed by Mike Nichols, who won his eighth Tony Award for his direction of the new musical, Monty Python's SPAMALOT has a book by Eric Idle, "lovingly ripped-off" from the screenplay of the Pythons' best- loved film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. The music is by Eric Idle and John Du Prez.

Tickets are available online now at telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200/(800) 432-7250.

Other members of the SPAMALOT creative team include Casey Nicholaw (choreography), multiple Olivier Award-winners Tim Hatley (sets and costumes) and Hugh Vanstone (lighting) and Acme Sound Partners.

Winning more awards than any other show in the 2005 Broadway Season, including the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Cast Recording, SPAMALOT has set box office records since opening on Broadway to critical acclaim in March, 2005 at the flagship Shubert Theatre.

Monty Python's SPAMALOT is currently running in London's West End at the Palace Theatre and is also on National Tour around the US. Monty Python's SPAMALOT is produced by Boyett Ostar Productions, The Shubert Organization, Arielle Tepper, Stephanie McClelland/Lawrence Horowitz, Elan V. McAllister/Allan S. Gordon, Independent Presenters Network, Roy Furman, GRS Associates, Jam Theatricals, TGA Entertainment and Live Nation.

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Chris Daughtry to play Republican National Convention in St Paul, Minnesota

'Idol' star to be at GOP event

Daughtry joins the list of music acts slated to play private events during the St. Paul convention, also including LeAnn Rimes, Sammy Hagar, Gretchen Wilson and Smash Mouth. The rock band led by the successful "American Idol" alumnus Daughtry will perform Sept. 3 at Epic nightclub in Minneapolis, an invitation-only event intended to trumpet the causes of both organizations.

The association lobbies on behalf of record companies such as Sony and Universal. One is a celebrity-driven charity fighting global disease and poverty.

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Clay Aiken sings "On my way here" on an Korean Olympic album to inspire their athlete's.

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American Idols meet U.S. troops in Afghanistan

Justin Guarini
Brandon Rogers
Gina Glocksen
Nadia Turner

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Flying around Afghanistan by helecopter