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IndieRotation Chart: SWV, Ruben Studdard, Karina Pasian & More

Date Added: 12/19/2011 9:10:17 AM | SR Staff | Comments: 0

Singersroom's "IndieRotation" is a weekly evaluation of the latest singles, leaks and releases from independent artists. Each Monday we will deliver a list that showcases the week's hottest records based on our editorial staff, listeners feedback and spins.

Soul veterans SWV returns to music with their first project in fourteen years, landing on the top on Singersroom's indie chart. In ad...

Ruben Studdard Preps New 'Letters' Album in March 2012

Date Added: 12/13/2011 7:39:15 AM | Connie Tang | Comments: 0

American Idol alum Ruben Studdard has announced that he will be releasing his fifth studio album, ‘Letters From Birmingham,’ on March 11th, 2012 via Shanachie Entertainment.

The Alabama native has made his way back into the studio with only one producer and one writer to work on the “entire album to create one sound.” The eleven-track project was produced by Elvis “Blac Elvis” Wi...

Ruben Studdard Splits with Wife of 3 Years

Date Added: 11/18/2011 7:34:22 AM | SR Staff | Comments: 1

Season 2 American Idol winner Ruben Studdard announced his marriage of three years with Surata Zuri McCants has ended. The couple met in October 2006 when he was signing albums at a Wal-Mart in Atlanta, Georgia.

The pair exchanged marital vows in 2008 in Alabama, Ruben's home state, and initially the couple separated in 2010.

Earlier this year, Studdard inked a recording contract ...

Ruben Studdard Enjoys 'The Perfect Gift' With Golden Brooks of Girlfriends

Date Added: 10/29/2011 9:37:40 AM | SR Staff | Comments: 0

American Idol winner Ruben Studdard and Golden Brooks of "Girlfriends" is set to star in Alvin Moore Jr.'s new straight to DVD stage play "The Perfect Gift." Available November 1st, Studdard stars as Michael with his wife Sandra (Golden) in a story about family, honesty and generosity.

The synopsis reads: When Sandra’s (Golden) parents stop by for an unannounced visit, holiday stress i...

Ruben Studdard Inks New Record Deal, Says Fans Will Finally Hear The Real Ruben

Date Added: 7/15/2011 11:19:45 AM | SR Staff | Comments: 2

American Idol alum Ruben Studdard has inked a new record deal with Shanachie Entertainment for the release of his next album, which is set for a Fall 2011 release. The set will be the follow up to 2009’s ‘Love Is,’ which was released independently via Hickory Records.

"We believe that for all his success, Ruben Studdard is an undervalued artist," says Shanachie General Manager, Randa...

Ruben Studdard Gets Real On 'Life After' Idol

Date Added: 06/16/10 | By SR Staff | Comments: 2

How has life really been for Alabama native Ruben Studdard since winning the American Idol title ? Studdard will let us in on what it is truly like behind the scenes in the just announced second season of TV One's Life After.

"Once a choir boy, R&B crooner Ruben Studdard became American Idol's first African American winner during the show's nail-biting second season, edging ou...

Ruben Studdard Fights For Sickle Cell

Date Added: 09/17/09 | Newsroom | Comments: 0

Ruben Studdard has lent his pen and voice to Be Sickle Smart, a nationwide health education program aimed at increasing awareness of iron overload among people living with sickle cell.

Co-writing a new song titled "I'm A Fighter," Studdard is set to perform in support of the organization via 'Empowerment Days'.

Slated to kick off September 19th in Memphis, TN, the 'Empowerment Days'...

Ruben Studdard Premieres 'Together' Video, Talks Love Album

Date Added: 04/28/09 | By Singersroom News | Comments: 4

American Idol winner Ruben Studdard is ready for the limelight again with the music video for his single “Together” via Hickory Records. “Together,” will be released on Studdard's May 19th CD, Love Is, his first album since being

Ruben Studdard 'Returns' To American Idol This Week

Date Added: 03/23/09 | By NjaiJoszor | Comments: 2

American Idol winner Ruben Studdard is set to return to the hit Fox! reality-competition that started it all Thursday !

Studdard, once known as the Velvet Teddybear, will perform his new single "Together" during a night filled with "Motown Classics" and a special performance from Smokey Robinson.

"Together" is Ruben Studdard's lead single from the forthcoming album "Love Is."

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Ruben Studdard Cuddles With 'Love IS' Album, Nabs Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

Date Added: 02/20/09 | By NjaiJoszor | Comments: 0

Former American Idol champ and R&B singer Ruben Studdard is back and ready to sing about love -- especially since he tied the knot in 2008.

Studdard, who was released from a recording contract with J Records in 2007, is moving forward with the follow up to 2006's "Change Me" titled "Love IS".

"Love IS," ...

Ruben Studdard’s Unpaid Taxes Put New Club In Jeopardy, Singer Plots Third Album For Fall

Date Added: 08/28/08 | By Njai Joszor | Comments: 2

Ruben Studdard’s plans for a nightclub in Birmingham, Alabama may come to a stop after recent tax reports revealed more that $193,000 in unpaid taxes.

According to the state of Alabama liens have been placed on all property belonging to the American Idol winner for the unpaid taxes between 2003 and 2005 which amount to $171, 911 in federal taxes and $21,731 in state income taxes.

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Louis Vuitton and SonyBMG Lawsuit Pulls Ruben Studdard’s Record Off Shelves

Date Added: 08/02/08 | By Njai Joszor | Comments: 2

French fashion house Louis Vuitton won a landmark lawsuit this week after Sony BMG artists Ruben Studdard, Britney Spears and Da Brat used the designers logo without authorization.

According to recent reports, the fashion house won the undisclosed sum after battling the label for five years over the unauthorized use of the logo on cars, jackets and other materials featured in the music vid...

It’s Official: Ruben Studdard Now A Married Man (Video)

Date Added: 06/28/08 | Singersroom News | Comments: 15

R&B singer Ruben Studdard, American Idol’s Season 2 winner, official tied the knot Today (Jun 28) with Surata Zuri McCants at Canterbury United Methodist Church in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama.

Studdard, who obtained a marriage license at the County Probate Office in Columbiana, Ala., las...

Update: Ruben Studdard Preps For 'Big' Wedding

Date Added: 06/25/08 | By Njai Joszor | Comments: 1

As previously reported on Singersroom, American Idol alum Ruben Studdard picked up a marriage license Monday in Birmingham, Alabama. According to PEOPLE, the “Change Me” singer is planning a big southern wedding this weekend.

The wedding to longtime girlfriend Surata Zuri McCants will feature 20 gro...

Ruben Studdard to Record and Perform American Idol 'Farewell Song'

Date Added: 02/29/08 | Singersroom News | Comments: 3

R&B singer Ruben Studdard is book to perform the "farewell song" used to play off the losing contestants when they depart the top 12.

This season, the song will be a cover of Kenny Loggins' "Celebrate Me Home," in a new version produced by Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam. "It's very soulful, very heartfelt," Lewis says. "Ruben is singing his pants off."

"[Lewis and Jam] were on my ...