Former American Idol winner Ruben Studdard has been dropped from his record label. Studdard was released from J Records earlier this week after failing to match the success of his debut album, 2003's Soulful,

The Ultimate American Songbook Vol. 1 is a dream project for Tony Bennett, who personally chose the 15-song program from his Columbia repertoire. Literally hundreds of singers have recorded versions of these songs over the years,