She's a star in her own right -- launched by the show -- but has proven herself on her own. She proved with (her) second album, she has far more as an artist to her than flash-in-the-pan success.

The instant built-in audience for the winners is enormous, so if even a fraction of viewers download a new single or buy a CD, it's an enormous amount of sales. It's a huge payday for the artist and the label.

Maybe 10 or 12 popular artists have been introduced into popular music since the show's debut, and it's only four seasons in.

We don't have all the pieces in place right now, but I feel that we'll be very strong by the end of the year. It will be a mistake to give up on us because we've had a slow start. I believe, when it's championship time, we're going to be there.

If we do everything correctly, we'll be right there.

You don't want to see that happen on the pitch, it's only right to try and break it up.