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“American Idol” Winner Kris Allen Signs Record Deal

Kris Allen, winner of U.S. TV’s top-rated singing contest “American Idol,” has signed a record deal with producer 19 Recordings, and his debut album is expected to be released this coming fall through Jive Records.
“Everyone’s been asking me what it’s going to sound like. It will be very similar to what you heard from me [...]

Hi Five’s Tony Thompson Found Dead

Friends believe singer died of a drug overdose.

Tony Thompson, a member of the 1990s R&B group Hi Five, was found dead Friday night of an apparent drug overdose, friends told the Waco Tribune-Herald. He was 31.
 
      Thompson’s body was discovered at around 10 p.m. outside of an apartment complex in his native Waco, Texas.
 
       Immediately [...]