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‘American Idol’ Winner Lee DeWyze Dropped By Label

Season-nine winner’s album was lowest-selling by show champ. By Gil Kaufman Lee DeWyze Photo: Christopher Polk/ Getty Images Season-nine “American Idol” winner Lee DeWyze has set a couple of records since taking home the title two years ago over dreadlocked rival Crystal Bowersox. Unfortunately for him, though, they’re not the kinds you want to brag about. After landing the worst-selling debut album from an “Idol” winner in history, the soft-spoken rocker has quietly been dumped by his label, RCA Records , after just one release. The singer and former paint-store clerk failed to catch fire with an audience while selling just 168,000 copies of his 2010 major-label bow, Live It Up. With only sporadic touring and no single topping the charts, DeWyze was largely off the radar in the months following the album’s release as he kept a much lower profile than previous winners. He becomes only the second “Idol” winner to be dropped after a single album, following in the footsteps of season five’s Taylor Hicks, whose Arista Records debut sold more than 705,000 copies. While a spokesperson for RCA could not be reached for comment at press time, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the news. In an interview with the trade magazine last week, newly appointed RCA Records CEO Peter Edge let slip that Illinois native DeWyze, 25, is no longer on the label’s roster. DeWyze’s option with the label expired in September, and his season was the final one of a nine-year partnership between “Idol,” 19 Recordings and RCA’s parent company, Sony Music. While DeWyze has been let go, a number of previous “Idol” winners remain on the RCA roster, including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks, David Cook and Kris Allen. An unnamed rep for the singer told THR that DeWyze is in a “good place right now” and he is reportedly working on new music and planning his upcoming wedding to model Joanna Walsh. For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines . Related Videos Lee DeWyze Talks New Album ‘Live It Up’ Related Artists Lee DeWyze

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OutKast Signing With L.A. Reid’s Epic Records

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OutKast fans can finally rejoice! It looks like music executive L.A. Reid is making major moves at his new label home Epic Records. According to The Hollywood Reporter , legendary Atlanta duo OutKast will be signing a group deal with Reid, in addition to Atlanta’s own Ciara. The HR says: Since taking over Sony Music’s Epic Records in July, label chairman and X Factor judge L.A. Reid has been busy erasing the company’s tarnished image and rebuilding its roster, which will soon include Outkast and Ciara, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Reid has a long history with both acts, who were originally signed to his LaFace Records (label home to a young Usher, Pink and TLC). In 1994, LaFace, which had entered into a joint venture partnership with Sony’s Arista Records in 1989, released Outkast’s debut album, Southern-playalisticadillacmuzik. Ten years later, with Reid nearing the end of his presidency at Arista, the duo’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below sold 11 million copies and won six Grammy awards. Hip-Hop fans have been yearning for a new OutKast album, so this news comes as a pleasant surprise. SOURCE Will L.A. Reid Get OutKast To Finally Drop An Album Together? L.A. Reid Goes To Epic Label Group! OutKast’s Andre 3000 May Finally Play Jimi Hendrix In New Indie Biopic Andre 3000 Featured On Beyonce’s “4″ Album; Track Listing Revealed! Chris Brown “Deuces” Remix (Feat. Andre 3000, Kanye West, T.I., Drake, Fabolous) EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Big Boi Talks Solo Album, OutKast Label Drama

OutKast Signing With L.A. Reid’s Epic Records

Shyne’s Lawyer Explains Confusion Over Prison-Release Date

Due to computer error, even Shyne wasn’t sure when he was being released. By Jayson Rodriguez Shyne Photo: Robert Mecea/Newsmakers Now that Shyne is “90 percent of the way home” from prison, as his lawyer told MTV News earlier this week, the rapper’s October 6 release date from prison will be as highly anticipated as a blockbuster album release date. But fans also might wonder if Shyne is really getting out of jail this time

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Britney Spears Appearing — Not Performing — At Teen Choice Awards

Singer apologizes for erroneous message on her Web site. By Jocelyn Vena Britney Spears Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage After announcing on her Web site on Wednesday that she would be performing at the Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Awards on Sunday, Britney Spears took to her site on Thursday (August 6) to clarify that she will be appearing — not performing — at the show. “Update: Britney is appearing, not performing at the TCAs,” the statement reads

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Will Shyne Pick Up Where He Left Off?

Our hip-hop team speculates what’s next for the former Bad Boy artist, in Off the Dome. By Shaheem Reid Shyne Photo: Bad Boy/Arista Records It looks like Shyne is coming home

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