Clay Aiken Leaves RCA

There has been a lot of buzz lately about Clay's disappearing presence on the RCA website. The fans noticed it quite a while ago, but the gossip bloggers belatedly found out about it yesterday. And of course, put the worse possible spin on it. But now, Clay has confirmed it officially with PEOPLE:

...Clay Aiken is setting the record straight: the former American Idol has parted ways with RCA Records, Aiken's rep has confirmed exclusively to PEOPLE.

"We were unable to come to terms in a recent contract negotiation, and decided that it was best to move on," the rep, Cindi Berger, said Friday. ...

So, it is official folks. Clay has left RCA. And contrary to what some sites have reported, most fans are very happy at this turn of events. Many have felt that RCA was not supporting Clay's work as much as they could have. It is going to be interesting to see where Clay goes from here.

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