Billboard: Album Will Be Out in May/June

Billboard is confirming recent reports that Clay's sophomore album will be out this May or June. In today's "Ask Billboard" column, Billboard said:

ACHIN' FOR AIKEN

Hi,

When is Clay Aiken going to release his next studio album? I've read some news saying that he started working on it back in March 2005 but there is still no news about its release date. Do you have any idea when will it be released? I've also read that he might be collaborating with Faith Hill and Martina McBride. Is that true?

Yours sincerely,

Ronald Tai
Penang, Malaysia

Hello Ronald,

Right now, Clay Aiken's forthcoming RCA studio album is tentatively slated for release in May or June. It's the follow up to "Measure of a Man," which debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 in 2003. It has sold 2.7 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Aiken also released a holiday set, "Merry Christmas With Love," in November 2004. It reached No. 4 on The Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top Holiday Albums chart and has moved 1.2 million in America.

As for what you've heard about Aiken working with Faith Hill and Martina McBride, it's only a rumor.