Below is an excerpt from a CKX press release titled,
"19 Recordings Releases Two "American Idol" Top Seven Compilation Albums, Featuring Studio Versions of Full Songs," which features this year's Idols.
If you've ever seen a business-related press release, you know at the end they include background information on the companies mentioned. Here is how they described CKX.
Quote:About CKX, Inc.
CKX, Inc. is engaged in the ownership, development and commercial utilization of globally recognized entertainment content. The Company's current properties include the rights to the name, image and likeness of Muhammad Ali and Elvis Presley, and the operations of Graceland. Through its wholly-owned division 19 Entertainment, CKX owns proprietary rights to the "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance" television brands, including the AMERICAN IDOL series in the United States and local adaptations of the "Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance" television show formats which, collectively, air in more than 100 countries, as well as other television properties. Also through 19's recording and management groups, CKX has relationships with some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, Scotty McCreery, Adam Lambert, Haley Reinhart and Jordin Sparks. For more information about CKX, Inc., visit its corporate website at www.ckx.com.
^^ Thought it was interesting they saw fit to include Haley in their list of "some of the biggest names in entertainment" alongside the best-known Idol alums and those who have had recent success.
