What does this week's American Idol winner have to look forward to? Far less than in the past. The pop music market, now saturated with close to 100 of the show's alums, is showing signs of Idol fatigue. Earnings for some of Idol's top vocalists have nosedived over the past year. The show that reshaped television and the music business just isn't minting cash for its stars like it once did.Kris Allen, the 2009 Idol winner, has sold just 300,000 albums, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In the past year his music and touring sales have delivered an estimated $748,000--nothing much to sing about. He places 10th on their annual list of the top-earning stars launched by American Idol.
Jennifer Hudson's light touring schedule and the end of her lucrative role as Avon spokeswoman hit the Oscar winner in the pocketbook, too. Forbes estimates that she earned $3.5 million in the year from June 1, 2009, to the end of this month, compared with $5 million the previous year. That dropped her to sixth place from second on last year's list. Carrie Underwood, No. 1 on our list, earned an estimated $13 million over the past year--$1 million less than the year before. One Idol star, Taylor Hicks, didn't earn enough to remain on their list.
Then you have Reuben Studdard who stole our hearts so much and after he won, nothing else was heard of after the first album. I was sure disappointed.
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