DAUGHTRY'S STRONG ROCK ALBUM HITS THE STORES; TELEVISION APPEARANCES SCHEDULED THIS WEEK

Fans of Daughtry, with American Idol Season 5 finalist Chris Daughtry as frontman, will have a full agenda this week. First, the band's new album, "Leave This Town" has arrived in record stores and is available for purchase.

Next, there are the television shows -- appearances to promote the new album. On Wednesday, Daughtry will be on The View. Then on Thursday, the band will rock on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien -- and on Friday, it will be Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Chris Daughtry might not have been crowned an American Idol winner, but it is hard to believe that winning would have rocketed his career beyond where it is today!

In an early review of the new album, Mario Tarradell of the DallasNews expressed: "Leave This Town comes packed with the same big-chorus stadium rockers that hooked fans of mainstream pop and rock during these last three years. Listening to Daughtry and Leave This Town makes it clear why this group enjoyed such huge success."

And some fans have already issued their rave reviews. On Twitter, one fan wrote, "This CD Rocks!" Another said, "I love the new cd." And another opined, "new daughry cd is AMAZING. like, seriously, I'm in love."

Obviously pleased with fans' responses, Chris Daughtry responded, "You all have made me smile BIG today with all your praise toward "Leave This Town"!!! Thank U all!"

It looks like this second Daughtry album, Leave This Town, might just match or surpass the success of the first album -- which sold 4.5 million copies! American Idol connections can definitely count Chris Daughtry as an Idol alum who has made a big impact in the music world -- and his fans on the show will want to continue following his career post-American Idol. For Daughtry, this seems only the beginning! Sphere: Related Content

AMERICAN IDOL 2002 RUNNER-UP JUSTIN GUARINI ON NEW ALBUM

American Idol 2002 runner-up Justin Guarini is on center stage with Philadelphia based Drivetime in a new jazz album, ‘Reflections’, that is scheduled to be released next month.

The Philadelphia based jazz sextet and Guarini, as lead vocalist, perform a collection of classics ranging from ‘What You Won’t Do’ to ‘Let’s Stay Together.’

“Drivetime is a rock-solid band that has been working hard on the East Coast jazz scene for a couple of years,” said Guarini. “It was an absolute pleasure to work with them on the project. ‘What You Won’t Do’ is a classic tune that I grew up with, and I jumped at the opportunity to record when … asked.”

Rick Denzien of Slot-1Studio, who recorded and mixed the new release, said, “Reflections has the honest sound of real instruments, human feel and human taste.” Sphere: Related Content