October 8, 2008 - Taylor Hicks celebrated his birthday yesterday (10/7) by announcing a new deal with the independent artist services company Artist To Market to release his new album, due in stores Feb. 10. Under the new deal, the Season 5 "American Idol" winner will maintain complete control of direction and ownership of his master recordings on his solely owned and operated Modern Whomp Records label, according to a press release.
September 16, 2008 - Taylor Hicks, the winner of the fifth season of FOX's "American Idol," continues his Broadway role as "Teen Angel" in the first national tour of "Grease." Kicking off Dec 2 in Providence, RI, the Tony Award nominated production will grace the stage in more than a dozen US cities, including Minneapolis, Chicago, San Diego, and Seattle. Each stop will run several nights and feature a handful of performances, tickets for which are not yet available.
August 1, 2007 - "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks has extended his current tour deeper into summer as the "Soul Patrol" leader continues to back his self-titled debut album.
May 2, 2007 - "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks, who is in the midst of his first US outing, has added a run of summer dates in the South and on the East Coast.
February 23, 2007 - Now that "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks has released his debut album and made the talk-show rounds, the soul singer finally has set out on his first major headlining tour.
January 3, 2007 - Taylor Hicks' soulful voice and colorful live performances resonated with fans of "American Idol" season five, but a single question has loomed since the charismatic singer emerged victorious in the top-rated television show's May '06 finale: Stripped of his quirky and awkwardly endearing live persona, how would Hicks stand-up in the recording studio? Judging from his self-titled debut, the answer is surprisingly well.
December 29, 2006 - Soul man Taylor Hicks has added more dates to his 2007 tour, keeping the momentum going behind his "American Idol" win and recently released major-label debut.
Taylor Hicks' soulful voice and colorful live performances resonated with fans of "American Idol" season five, but a single question has loomed since the charismatic singer emerged victorious in the top-rated television show's May '06 finale: Stripped of his quirky and awkwardly endearing live persona, how would Hicks stand-up in the recording studio? Judging from his self-titled debut, the answer is surprisingly well.
