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Buzz Watch: American Idol Kellie Pickler – Mindless Entertainment? Not necessarily.

Authored by Jay Baage on July 18, 2006 - 12:17pm.
Kellie PicklerOn Monday Kellie Pickler became the fourth season-five finalist to sign a recording contract, signing a deal with Sony BMG's Nashville-based country label BNA Records and American Idol producer Simon Fuller's 19 Recordings Limited. 
Kellie joins Katharine McPhee, Chris Daughtry and winner Taylor Hicks on the 19 Recordings roster that is now getting bigger and bigger.
 

Now, will the TV ratings success continue to translate into album sales? Millions and millions have tuned in when American Idol aired on Fox and if just a little share of them buy the albums that these Idol contestants produce, they will become instant hits.