Katharine McPhee - whose self-titled disc debuted at No. 2 (which hasn't gone gold yet despite being released nearly a year ago) - has been dropped by her label, a rep for RCA has confirmed to Usmagazine.com.
Two days before: Taylor Hicks - who beat out McPhee on season five - was dropped by his label, J Records.
Late last year, ex-champ Ruben Studdard of season 2 also exited his contract with J Records.
What gives?
"I think the industry has seen that unless these artists can churn out strong enough original material, they don't really have that much traction once we don't see them on television week after week singing songs we already know and love," Rollingstone.com editor Caryn Ganz tells Usmagazine.com.
What happened to the McPhever? Katharine McPhee seemed to be very popular and has some live performances that were all over YouTube so it is hard to believe she won't be picked up by another label. Still, it really isn't good news for either of them.
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