"AMERICAN IDOL" Top 10 Compilation Album, Featuring Studio Versions of Full Songs Performed on Wednesday's Show, Now Available on iTunes

"AMERICAN IDOL" Top 10 Compilation Album, Featuring Studio Versions of Full Songs Performed on Wednesday's Show, Now Available on iTunes

Album Features Music from the Billy Joel Songbook

LOS ANGELES, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AMERICAN IDOL's Season 11 Top 10 compilation album, featuring music from the Billy Joel songbook, is now available at the iTunes Store. Individual songs are also available for sale.

The Top 10 - DeAndre Brackensick, Hollie Cavanagh, Colton Dixon, Heejun Han, Skylar Laine, Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, Elise Testone and Erika Van Pelt - were mentored this week by Diddy (aka Sean Combs), the Grammy-winning, multi-platinum-selling artist, producer, actor and entrepreneur.

Tune in to AMERICAN IDOL tonight, Thursday, March 22 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX, as America finds out who received enough votes to continue in the competition and who will be sent home. In addition, IDOL alum Haley Reinhart, who placed third in last year's competition, will return to the IDOL stage to perform her new single, "Free."

Follow the AMERICAN IDOL finalists on Twitter and Facebook:

DeAndre Brackensick
www.twitter.com/BrackensickAI11
www.facebook.com/BrackensickAI11

Hollie Cavanagh
www.twitter.com/CavanaghAI11
www.facebook.com/CavanaghAI11

Colton Dixon
www.twitter.com/CDixonAI11
www.facebook.com/CDixonAI11

Heejun Han
www.twitter.com/HHanAI11
www.facebook.com/HHanAI11

Skylar Laine
www.twitter.com/SLaineAI11
www.facebook.com/SLaineAI11

Joshua Ledet
www.twitter.com/JLedetAI11
www.facebook.com/JledetAI11

Phillip Phillips
www.twitter.com/PPhillipsAI11
www.facebook.com/PPhillipsAI11

Jessica Sanchez
www.twitter.com/JSanchezAI11
www.facebook.com/JSanchezAI11

Elise Testone
www.twitter.com/ETestoneAI11
www.facebook.com/ETestoneAI11

Erika Van Pelt
www.twitter.com/EVanPeltAI11
www.facebook.com/EVanPeltAI11

About CKX, Inc.

CKX, Inc. is engaged in the ownership, development and commercial utilization of globally recognized entertainment content. The Company's current properties include the rights to the name, image and likeness of Muhammad Ali and Elvis Presley, and the operations of Graceland. Through its wholly-owned division 19 Entertainment, CKX owns proprietary rights to the Idols and So You Think You Can Dance television brands, including the AMERICAN IDOL series in the United States and local adaptations of the Idols and So You Think You Can Dance television show formats which, collectively, air in more than 100 countries, as well as other television properties. Also through 19's recording and management groups, CKX has relationships with some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, Scotty McCreery, Adam Lambert, Haley Reinhart and Jordin Sparks, among others. For more information about CKX, Inc., visit its corporate website at www.ckx.com.

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