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Ruben Studdard Dropped from J Records

Posted December 21st 2007 by Dustin in News & Gossip | Views: 50

Ruben Studdard Dropped from J Records

American Idol Season 2 winner Ruben Studdard has reportedly been dropped from his record label. J Records, the label run by record mogul Clive Davis, cut Ruben earlier this week due to declining album sales.

Studdard’s first CD, “Soulful,” was a big hit in 2003, going platinum. And his second album, “I Need an Angel,” a gospel album, also sold well, despite being aimed at a specialty audience. But the poor sales for his 2006 CD, “The Return,” apparently prompted the label to let him go. That CD sold less than 250,000 copies.

Studdard, meanwhile, has turned his attention to the stage. He is reportedly preparing to star in a road-show version of the Broadway hit “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” playing the lead character, jazz great Fats Waller. So all is not lost I suppose.

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MissyD1215
Dec.21.2007 @ 7:19 PM

wow i feel sorry for ruben. to be honest i kind of forgot about him.

Dee
Dec.21.2007 @ 8:15 PM

I don’t feel sorry for him, he wasn’t going up there being country and getting what’s his. They didn’t market him correctly, and I didn’t even know he had a CD out when he did. He should have showed his country behind and told them get ish right.

Koriee
Dec.24.2007 @ 1:49 AM

I knew that was going to happen HA. That sucks, Ruben just did boring music. No cute way to put it. When he went Gospel, that’s when he messed up.

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