RUBEN STUDDARD DROPPED?

Second season American Idol winner Ruben Studdard has reportedly been dropped from J. Records after disappointing record sales of his most current release, 2006’s The Return. Studdard’s first J. Record release, Soulful, released in 2003, is RIAA certified platinum. His 2004 gospel follow up, I Need An Angel also fared well - reaching gold status. However, sales from The Return have been unable to match his previous success, moving barely 235,000 copies.