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The Vote Off Song has a new voice in Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery.

As each Idol contestant says goodbye from the final 13, Scotty's rendition of Garth Brooks' Please Remember Me will try to soothe them as they leave.

The Idol winner joins

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Yup, this has happened before.

Back in 2008, Ruben Studdard had a property lien filed against him after he failed to pay $200,000 in taxes.

And now the former American Idol champ and his estranged wife Zuri have found themselves in hot water again as they have had another tax lien strike against them in the amount of $180,216.73 for the year 2009.

The two filed for divorce back in November so looks like things about to get even more messier for them.

Seems like Ruben is getting to be known more for his money problems than his music. Sad.

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Nice to see Ruben bouncing back after his recent divorce.

Check out the behind-the-scenes look (above) at Ruben Studdard's upcoming music video for June 28th (I'm Single).

Keep up the good work, Ruben! We have a feeling things'll be all uphill from here for ya!

What do U think? Are U excited for new music from the American Idol season 2 winner???

We haven't talked about this guy in a while and we wish we were bringing up his name with better news, but unfortunately we're not.

Season 2 American Idol winner Ruben Studdard and his wife are divorcing.

He filed the papers in Alabama this week and cited "irreconcilable differences."

Studdard married Surata Zuri McCants in 2008, but his rep told sources that they "have gone their separate ways.”

It sounds like it was for the best and with no kids, it shouldn't be too messy of a divorce.

Sorry to hear that things didn't work out, guys! We wish them both the best of luck as they move on with their lives.

It's the American Idol dream!

Not only has Scotty McCreery's debut album Clear As Day debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, but he's also the first country act to have their freshman album debut at the top of the chart.

AND, at 18 years old, he's the youngest man to open at the top of the chart with his first release.

Crazy!

What's even crazier is that since Kelly Clarkson's debut in May 2003 and Ruben Studdard's debut in December 2003, he's the first AI winner to hit Number 1.

Good for him! That's huuuge!

In other news, what's Taylor Hicks up to these days??

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No William Hung this year??? LOLz.

Forbes has released their list of the Top Earning American Idols, and Carrie Underwood's got everyone else beat by A LOT! Wowsa!

Check out the list (below) to see how much your favorite Idols earned, before taxes, between May 2010 and May 2011:

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As you've probably heard, Kate Middleton aka the Duchess of Cambridge tied the knot with Prince William in a gorgeous Alexander McQueen gown -- and we have all the deets!

The official Royal Wedding website says the bride chose Sarah Burton and the house of McQueen "for the beauty of its craftsmanship and its respect for traditional workmanship and the technical construction of clothing".

The site adds:

"Miss Middleton wished for her dress to combine tradition and modernity with the artistic vision that characterises Alexander McQueen's work. Miss Middleton worked closely with Sarah Burton in formulating the design of her dress."

The dress itself features a lace applique of hand-cut flowers on the bodice and skirt made by the Royal School of Needlework.

All fabrics used were made by British companies and included English lace and French Chantilly lace, ivory and white satin gazar with the underskirt made of silk tulle trimmed with Cluny lace.

The back of the custom McQueen gown was finished with 58 gazar and organza covered buttons fastened by Rouleau loops.

Kate also wore hand-made McQueen shoes made of ivory duchesse satin with lace hand-embroidered by the Royal School of Needlework.

The Duchess of Cambridge's silk tulle veil was held in place by a Cartier tiara, lent to bride by the Queen.

We can't say enough how gorgeous she looked! So breathtaking!

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