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The mother is Aiken’s 40-something best friend Jaymes Foster — a record producer whose L.A. home he stays at when he is in town, TMZ.com reported.
Due in late August, Foster divorced a few years back and does not have kids, the Web site reported. She has produced several of the 29-year-old “American Idol” star’s CDs.
Foster was artificially inseminated, but Clay will reportedly play an active role in raising the child, according to TMZ.com.

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David Cooks Up Idol Record Deal Marcus Errico Wed May 28, 10:23 AM ET Los Angeles (E! Online) -
Time for David Cook to start heating up the studio. The latest
American Idol
champ officially has a record deal, signing to 19 Recordings/RCA Records, and will be soon laying down tracks for a debut album due this fall, the record company announced today.

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Too often with pop music, especially with dance-oriented music, slick production techniques supersede the expectation of an artist possessing actual singing ability. Clever hooks and beats compensate for any vocal deficiencies, rendering the artist all but incidental to the overall creation. Such was certainly the case in the age of disco, yet Donna Summer stood out specifically because, in addition to delivering some of the ‘70s’ most exquisitely sophisticated and sensual songs, she could sing the hell out of them.

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LOS ANGELES — Even after seven seasons, with ratings down about 10 percent from last year and some of the teenage fans who helped build the franchise in its early years shunning the show for its un-hip ubiquity, “American Idol” demonstrated on Wednesday that it still has the capacity to surprise.
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Multi-Platinum, once on top of the mainstream, nu-metal wonders POD (Payable On Death) come again with their latest stab titled
When Angles And Serpents Dance
.  Previously known for creating such hits as “Alive” and “Southtown”, this Jesus loving (in not a pushy way) rock act has returned with new material since 2006’s
Testify
.  This CD was released under Sony BMG Music Entertainment and even debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200.  Not too shabby for a band that many lost interest in.

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`American Idol’: Vote wasn’t even close By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer Wed May 21, 9:29 PM ET LOS ANGELES - The “American Idol” finale got under way Tuesday with a startling revelation: the contest between David Archuleta and David Cook wasn’t even close.

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Simon Cowell says he’s sorry — before “American Idol” fans tell him he was wrong, wrong, wrong
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Rocker David Cook wins "American Idol" By Nichola Groom 1 hour, 9 minutes ago LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -
Rocker David Cook won the coveted
title of "
American Idol
" on Wednesday, dealing an unexpected
defeat to a silken-voiced teenager, also named David, on the
most popular U.S. television show.

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