American Idol is not pleased that not quite everyone has found a reason to be ticked off at the show. If you aren’t irked that your contestant didn’t win, aren’t getting overly bored wondering what the hell Paula Abdul is still doing on the show, didn’t get kicked off yourself, or… well, the list goes on forever actually, then you have a new potential outlet. Josiah Leming barely got his EP out, and I barely finished telling you to give his songs a listen , when American Idol sent official word to Josiah that he could be facing legal trouble if he releases his ...
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Just two days after he released his album-teasing EP, Josiah Leming is already facing record company drama as the entertainment company behind American Idol threatened to pursue legal action if he releases his debut album through Reprise Records. Even though Leming was booted from the show before the show narrowed its cast to 24 contestants, AI’s 19 Entertainment claims that each singer signed into a contract that gave 19 exclusive rights of refusal for management, merchandising and recording, with Sony/BMG the preferred label of choice. “Josiah was the only Idol contestant ever to get a record deal who didn’t make the top 24, and ...
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Remember the adorable Josiah Leming who was probably the most heavily featured early AMERICAN IDOL contestant to ultimately be left out of the Top 24? He of the heartbreaking backstory of living in his car after dropping out of high school to pursue his musical dream? Well, after getting dissed by the AI machine, the 19-year-old was quickly snatched up by Warner Brothers, making him the first idol contestant outside of the Top 24 to get a record deal, as well as being only one of the four contestants this season to get a deal. However, 19 Entertainment, the force behind IDOL , is ...
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Last week, former American Idol wannabe Josiah Leming announced that his album debut would be released on Warner Brothers’ Reprise Records label in January 2009. Now it turns out that American Idol folks are threatening to sue the singer. While Josiah Leming didn’t make American Idol’s top 24, but as a contestant, he did have to sign a contract that promises to record only with Idol’s preferred label, Sony/BMG. The contract also gives American Idol producer Simon Fuller’s 19 Entertainment exclusive rights of refusal for management and merchandising. Looks like Josiah Leming’s album deal may go bust because he’s in violation of the Idol ...
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Bosses of hit TV talent contest American Idol are threatening legal action against a contestant who is due to release an album with a rival record company.
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