Compilation Album From This Season's Top 10 Contestants To Release June 30th Marks First Time These Tracks Have Been Available On CD NEW YORK, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- 19 Recordings and RCA Records have teamed up exclusively with Walmart to release "American Idol Season 8" on June 30th, 2009.

The top 10 contestants from American Idol Season 8 are expected to begin their North American summer tour in July, 19 Entertainment Ltd.

Megan Joy Wednesday night became the latest contestant booted from this season of American Idol. The 22-year-old Idol contender from Sandy, Utah, left the show after performing an encore of Turn Your Lights Down Low, the song she sang on Tuesday night's show, E! News reported.

American Idol Contestant Teams up with SendOutCards.com to Raise Money for Struggling Single Parents SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Megan Joy, the 23 year-old Utah native turned American Idol sensation, is already proving herself to be an on-stage favorite this season.

American Idol judge Randy Jackson says male contestants on the singing competition show take an early lead in Season 8. The previously taped season premiere is slated to air Tuesday night and will feature auditions in Phoenix.