American Idol winner Lee DeWyze has been dropped by RCA Records. The season nine winner of American Idol was let go following recent restructuring by the company. His contract expired in September and RCA decided not to extend it.
"Live It Up" his first release since Idol, was a commercial disappointment for RCA, with a debut in 19th place on the Billboard 200.
It is the worst selling debut by an Idol winner. DeWyze's previous two albums, released independently, failed to generate much acclaim.
Another Idol alumnus, season 7 runner up David Archuleta, split from Jive Records earlier this year for similar reasons. Both Jive and RCA have been owned by Sony since July.
However, other Idol winners are remaining with RCA, including Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson, who are the most successful of the Idol winners.
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