LOL - yeah. Don't know what the deal is with that - no one can deny Daughtry's success. Don't know why they are ticked at Hicks fans - we pretty much all think Daughtry should have been in the finale w/ Taylor, and then there would have been a real competition. Anyway - updated link I found on an AI blog (McPhee was also dropped)-

UPDATE: Apparently J Records is leaving open the possibility that they’ll work with Taylor Hicks in the future. From the EW Hollywood Insider post on Katharine McPhee:

“…a rep for the RCA Music Group (which includes Arista, RCA, and J Records) tells Insider, “After six seasons, we are proud of the eight artists on the roster who started their careers on the show. With respect to Taylor, we have an understanding that he will come back to us to play music once he’s finished writing his new material.”