Former American Idol winner Ruben Studdard has been dropped by J Records. After experiencing an initial surge of success following his run on the popular reality show, Studdard's popularity gradually declined. His debut album Soulful went platinum, his follow up I Need An Angel went gold, but his last album The Return barely moved 200,000 copies.

Studdard has recently tried his hand in theater, starring alongside Robin Givens in "Heaven I Need A Hug", and will also play Jazz great Fats Waller in a national theatre tour of "Ain't Misbehavin'."
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