American Idol 7 is starting next week on January 15, 2008. While the American Idol Season 7 contestant list may already have been leaked, it’s all part of the hype in gearing up for the season premiere.

While last season’s winner Jordin Sparks and runner up Blake Lewis are both currently in the Billboard top 100 rankings, some other former American Idols are not faring so well. Just recently, past Idols Taylor Hicks, Katherine McPhee and Ruben Studdard have been given the ejector seat by Sony BMG Music, Incorporated.

Citing low CD sales and artistic differences, Sony has put the Idols on idle in an effort to clean house before the next season of the TV talent show begins. The top questions on everyone’s mind for season 7 are “Will the contestants be more talented than last time” and “Will Simon Cowell be nastier than last time”? What else is there?

Ah, yes, there is one more question that those in the know want to know and that is “Will the obnoxiously bad and oblivious contestants be any worse this year”? What’s a talent contest without a little train wreck TV thrown in? Stay tuned for next week.

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