American Idols Earn the Big Bucks

A reporter from the New York Times got a hold of the Idol contracts from last year, and is reporting a breakdown of the earning for the Top 10.  Read it here: Factoids: Kris has earned $650,000* Winners have never failed to earn $1M in the year or so after the contest Top 5 earn close to $100K from the show* Top 10 several thousand dollars.* Contract binds contestant to pay 15 percent of his earnings, not including those from recording and merchandising contracts, a manager’s fee...

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