The second season of American Idol officially raps up Wednesday, after Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard battle it out on the mic Tuesday night.

In a very close contest, it appears that Studdard has the slight edge, but nothing is concrete.

No matter who wins, both finalists will surely have a career in the music business. The winner gets a recording contract and 1 million dollars. The loser will get lots of contract offers from labels, movies, and much more.

Justin Guarini, last year’s runner up, signed a recording contract shortly after the series ended. His album is due out in June.

Check back Wednesday night to see who wins. And just for the record, early on in the season, andPOP chose Studdard to win it all. However, that is a small feat, since almost everyone else did as well. We’ll take what we can get.






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