American Idol finalist Casey James, who placed third on the ninth season of the talent competition, has signed a record deal with Sony Music Nashville and 19 Recordings/BNA Records. A native of Cool, Texas, he auditioned in Denver but had never seen an episode of the television show.

The guessing game as to where breakout star and American Idol Season 9's third place finisher's music will land has apparently ended.�Kara Dioguardi's�forbidden fruit, Casey James, has finally found a home for his music.According to a Los Angeles Times inside source at Sony Nashville, James will be signing with the label, which is also the musical home to fellow Idol alums, Carrie Underwood ...

Casey James, who came in third place in the ninth season of American Idol , says that his unfamiliarity with the Fox hit show actually worked to his advantage in many ways.

The American Idol tour may be getting cut short in 2010, but that isn't stopping the Top 10 from performing their little hearts out for the Good Morning America summer concert series.We love how Casey James gets to rock out on the guitar during the It's My Life group number -- but we aren't huge fans of the vocals. There's a reason all these people were in a singing competition for ...

BURBANK, Calif. -- Casey James sits on a stool onstage, an acoustic guitar slung around his neck as the other nine Top 10 singers from this season's American Idol gather like disciples in a semi-circle before him.