American Idol season 8 contestant, Danny Gokey, must be thrilled at  the fact that he has officially been signed by 19 Recordings/RCA Nashville! This makes him the last of the top 4 contestants for that season to be signed with a record label, following Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert and winner Kris Allen.  Actually, Danny is making history because this is the first time that Idol’s label has signed the top four contestants of a single season!.
Joe Galante, chairman of Sony Music Nashville said of Gokey, "We absolutely love Danny. We haven’t had anybody like that (in country) since Ronnie …read more

A recent post at LiveJournal has the scoop on just what exactly the Season 5 idols are experiencing with their life on the road, and just what they think about the life now that they’ve got a few months under their belt.
Katharine doesn’t really like life on the road and isn’t a big fan of the potential idea for the show to introduce song writing as part of the criteria and judging experience.

“I would call my boyfriend and just cry hysterically and literally feel ill,” McPhee said. “I never did overcome the stress until now that the show is over.”
Taylor …read more