It's because of this:

It has sold in TOTAL as much as Scotty's first week.

This doesn't look good for American Idol at all. I can picture Ryan Seacrest saying "on our search for the next American Idol...who won't have a career in 2 years anyway." It's just bad credibility.

He isn't the first and won't be the last. Justin, Tamyra, Ruben, Clay, Taylor, Katherine, Alison, David A., and now Lee to name a few were all dropped or left. Idol contestants are no different than any other artist starting in the business. Even Lady Gaga and Katy Perry were dropped from their labels when they were starting out. It's just part of the business.

People would be naive to think if they win a show they're set on being super famous and selling millions. It's a good thing they dropped Idol's original name years ago... "American Idol: The Search For A Superstar" lol

aw that's too bad. other than he's kinda cute, I never really understood his appeal. but he's a boy...and only mediocre boys win Idol these days