I agree. I noticed during the sixth season, they either ignored Taylor or made snide remarks about him. Even Clive Davis appeared on the show praising Daughtry to the skies and dismissing Taylor and Katharine McPhee. All I can figure, either Taylor must've ticked them off somehow or else they just didn't want him to win because he wasn't as marketable. But they still should've represented and promoted him as they did other winners.
I think they liked his personality at first but never expected him to get far in the competition. They all seemed to be visibly unhappy as he advanced. Then when he pulled the real shocker off & actually won he probably didn’t make many friends by hiring an attorney to go over the contract & make changes. I think their ideal is someone who knows little about the business & will be easy to lead around. That wasn’t Taylor.
They should market all winners with the same zeal. Let the consumer decided what they want to buy or hear. I have noticed that certain radio stations play a broad range of music and Taylor's music would certain fit in there just as easily as some of the other artists that they play.
Sad news, that Taylor feels compelled to sue because they failed to promote him like they did with past winners. A shame. Even tho I wanted Daughtry or Elliot to win, and both had better voices than Taylor - he was still the winner of the competition.