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Ruben Studdard stopped by the Wendy Williams Show yesterday to talk about weight loss, what it’s like to go vegan, married life, and what he thinks about this year’s Idol. Plus, he loves him some Paula Abdul.

After, Ruben sings “Don’t Make Them Like U No More” from his album, Love Is. via Idolator.

Video after the JUMP…

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Season 8’s Nick Mitchell aka Normund Gentle spoke with his local paper, the Danbury News Times. Not only is he recording a satirical single called “Brit Slap” written by some folks who worked with Billy Joel and Paul McCartney, but he says that he’s headed for Vegas:

The other thing I wanted to tell you about, I got called to do a show in Las Vegas and it will be a four-month show. I’m not allowed to say the casino yet, but it’s going to be with two “Idol” winners and a couple of finalists, and I’m just going to be hosting it.

So, who do you think the Idol winners are? I’d bet Taylor Hicks is one. With the Grease tour winding down in May (he plays the Teen Angel in the producton), he’ll be ready for a new gig. Ruben Studdard will be the other, maybe.

Currently, Nick is the special Idol correspondent on the Wendy Williams show.

Read more  HERE.

A press release from Mediabase reveals that 4 American Idol performers have achieved over 1 million US radio spins over the last decade (2002 – 2009)

Here is the Top 10:

1. KELLY CLARKSON Season 1 Winner 3,786,731
2. (CHRIS) DAUGHTRY Season 5 Finalist 2,012,389
3. CARRIE UNDERWOOD Season 4 Winner 1,675,041
4. JORDIN SPARKS Season 6 Winner 1,042,670
5. FANTASIA (BARRINO) Season 3 Winner 604,006
6. JOSH GRACIN Season 2 Finalist 479,204
7. DAVID COOK Season 7 Winner 464,435
8. RUBEN STUDDARD Season 2 Winner 346,366
9. ELLIOTT YAMIN Season 5 Finalist 340,339
10. JENNIFER HUDSON Season 3 Finalist 296,150

According to the release, acts from “American Idol” have received airplay at every major radio format from Top 40 to Urban, Country, Adult Contemporary and Rock radio formats.

Look at Season 2 Idol, Josh Gracin on the chart at 6. His self-titled debut in 2004 produced 3 Top 5 country hits. Unfortunately, his label, Lyric Street, dropped him when his sophomore album “We Weren’t Crazy” underperformed.

After the Jump, the most played songs of the decade by American Idol performers:

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Y’all know Michael Sarver got signed. His new single, “You Are” debuted on Ryan Seacrest’s blog yesterday. Check out the pretty country ballad HERE. The single, plus a bonus track, “Cinderella Girl” will be available digitally on Tuesday, December 8.

Matt Giraud visited a middle school in Michigan yesterday to perform for the students. He told a fan via twitter that he sang one of his new songs called “4 AM” written with JT Harding, who co-wrote “Smile” for Uncle Kracker. Check out a photo of Matt with the kids HERE.

Kris Allen played the Jingle Ball in Chicago last night, and there are tons and tons of tweets from fans who where there HERE.   Kris was sitting in the audience enjoying the other acts like the Fray and Colbie Caillat, much to the delight of his fans in the audience! I’ll be at the concert in Worcester, MA on Monday. Yay me!

David Archuleta just launched a new iPhone app that allows fans to sing along to his songs, and then compare how well they did with other fans. The app contains five songs from his new Christmas from the Heart CD. It’s holiday themed! More info at Idol Chatter HERE.

Check out David’s latest video blog HERE. I cracked up when he turned around his laptop to show the scenery outside his tour bus window. Archie is too funny. And kind.Tweeters report that he dropped by an assisted living facility in Idaho to entertain the residents. Update: “I”ll Be Home For Christmas”

It happened quietly last week, but Carrie Underwood surpassed Kelly Clarkson as the highest selling Idol domestically.   World Wide?   Kelly is still #1.     The Top 5 Idol sellers in the US are:

• Carrie Underwood – 10,539,000
• Kelly Clarkson – 10,428,000
• Daughtry – 5,356,000
• Clay Aiken – 4,910,000
• Ruben Studdard – 2,532,000

Ruben gets no respect these days, but he sold a boatload of records…

Clay Aiken sang “Unchained Melody” as a surprise guest at David Foster’s Hitman concert in San Jose California last night (11/06). Foster’s sister, Jaymes is the mother of Clay’s son, Parker Foster Aiken, born in August 2008.

It was nice of Clay to drop by Uncle David’s show!

Also featured in the hitman lineup are Season 2 winner, Ruben Studdard and Season 7 Idol, Michael Johns.

The video is terrible, but the audio is decent…

Kara DioGuardi is shopping around a new reality show.   Called Dropped, Kara says it “…takes the best acts that have been dropped and gives them a second chance… I was dropped. Think about how many times in your life you haven’t achieved one goal, but you’ve achieved another one.”   Well, good luck with that, Kara. via Vulture.

Carrie Underwood will be inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame tonight in Muskogee. She’ll also be performing. Tickets are still available via News OK.

Also, some lucky fans recently got to hear new tunes from Carrie’s 3rd album, Play On, set to be released November 3rd. The fans were invited to a taping of CMT’s concert series, Invitation Only. Carrie’s episode will air sometime in December. via CMT.

Ruben Studdard has co-written a song, “I’m a Fighter” to raise awareness for sickle cell disease. The song will be the anthem for Be Sickle Smart, a nationwide grass roots health-education program.   Ruben will take his message to the concert stage, with a promotional tour that begins September 19 in Memphis. More info HERE. via Live Daily.

Season 5 Idol, Bucky Covington, is going back to his hometown, Rockingham NC next week to give his first concert there since he competed on Idol.   The free Saturday concert at Rockingham’s Harrington Square will be the culmination of a weekend of events that Bucky will use to support local food resources.   If you’re going, bring non-perishable food items and canned goods to donate to charity. via Idol Chatter.

Idol news in a nutshell, ya’ll

David Cook took the plunge. He’s finally joined twitterville with the rest of us!   Follow David on twitter   HERE.

A newly blonde Katharine McPhee twitters excitedly about her upcoming single, debuting next week, “My brand new single, Had It All, debuts in 5 days!” That’s Tuesday August 25, so mark your calendar. No deets yet on how “Had it All” will be unveiled, but Kat says to stay tuned. She shot the music video yesterday, 8/19… ETA: Kara DioGuardi sings a song by the same name HERE. She wrote it with David Hodges. It’s possibly Katharine’s single.

Also unveiling new music next week? Phil Stacey who is set to release his second album, a Christian/Gospel effort, Into The Light, on Tuesday August 25. Phil has a brand-new website HERE. He’ll be celebrating the release at a concert Friday at Westlink Christian Church, in Witchita, KS.

Ruben Studdard will try his hand at film acting when he takes on the role of a minister in the first independent film project to qualify for financial incentives from the Alabama Film Office. The film, Lifted, began shooting on 8/17. Ruben plays a minister who befriends Henry, the lead character.

Elliott Yamin recently cut some performances for LiveDaily.com. Watch him sing sweet acoustic versions of “Fight For Love” and “Know Better” from his latest album Fight For Love plus his hit single, “Wait For You.”   Check it out HERE. Incredible performances–click the link, you won’t be sorry.

Season 3 runner-up, Diana DeGarmo recently began a run in the Off-Broadway musical, Toxic Avenger.   Check out clips from the show and a short interview with FOX 5 HERE.

President Obama joins Kelly Clarkson and LeBron James for the 30 minute special, Get Schooled: You have the Right, presented by Viacom.   The special, set for September 8 at 8 pm and will air on all Viacom stations, including, BET, MTV, VH1, CMT, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV and Nickelodeon.   The documentary promotes education, and is sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. More info HERE.

David Archuleta is leaving the road sooner than he planned.   Disney canceled the last 3 shows of his tour opening for Demi Lavato, due to the always mysterious “scheduling conflicts.”   But don’t worry, the shows scheduled for Atlantic City, Providence RI and Manchester NH have been rescheduled for late October. More details at FOD.