I'd heard that Taylor is suing for breach of contract. They hadn't represented or promoted him as they did past winners. I hope its true and that he wins. I tried a search and so far all that came up is the following, and the link led to an empty blog page.
It's A Soul Thing!: Taylor Hicks - Did JRecords Breach His Contract?Taylor Hicks - Did JRecords Breach His Contract? “Mr. Hicks was not dropped by his label, as has been widely reported over the past couple of days. ... soulthing.blogspot.com/2008/01/taylor-hicks-did-jrecords-breach-his.html - 69k -
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.