Kristy Lee Cook

She was booted from 'American Idol' and lost her record deal, but Kristy Lee Cook is not one to be deterred. The tenacious singer is launching a new reality series, 'Goin' Country,' based on her love of music, horses and, perhaps a little more surprisingly, hunting...

Kristy Lee Cook is speaking out against her former record label, Arista Nashville. The 'American Idol' alum says record execs spent too much time and money on another country 'Idol.' "(Arista) released me again. It's because I was on the same label as Carrie Underwood," Cook tells the Grants Pass Daily Courier...

'American Idol' alum Kristy Lee Cook has parted ways with Arista Nashville once again. The country singer was first signed to the record label in 1999, also inking a deal two years later with BMI and with Britney Spears' production company as its first signed artist...

Kristy Lee Cook is getting a lot more than just 15 minutes of fame. The 'American Idol' finalist kicked her career into high gear shortly after wrapping up the show, signing with Arista Nashville and releasing her first country single, '15 MInutes of Shame' in August...

Former 'American Idol' contestant Kristy Lee Cook has signed a record deal with 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville. Cook was the only country-leaning finalist on Season Seven of the hit talent competition. The 24-year-old Oregon native sold her beloved horse in order to pay for transportation to the 'Idol' auditions in Philadelphia...