Q: Are there any record deals in the works for Elliot Yamin? He deserves it. —Anonymous

A: Poor Elliot: In an interview with this week’s Entertainment Weekly, he reveals that he will not be signed by 19 Entertainment, the company that produces “American Idol” and has the option of signing any of the finalists.

19 decided not to sign him, even though he placed third, and even though they signed Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee, Chris Daughtry and Kellie Pickler. (It hasn't gone unnoticed by Yamin's vocal online fans that Daughtry and Pickler didn't place as high on the show as Yamin.)

However, this news is not upsetting to Elliott, who says he is “close to signing a deal” with another label. And that will let him “make the music I want to make.”

Specifically, that’s an album that will “have a funky, R&B vibe to it,” and will “Not [be] too watered down, not too overproduced. Just good music.” —A.D.

Here's the above interview with Entertainment Weekly;
http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1222242_3_0_,00.html

awww. well at least he doesnt have to be with the stupid ai company

aww.. I really hope that he gets a record deal! He has many fans out there and I think he really deserves to make an album (of course)..

wonder why 19E didn't sign him, but did sign Pickler?

awwww i really hope he gets a deal !

he was my second favorite to chris, cause he's so cute and has an amazingggggggg voice !

Well the rumor is that he will be signing with EMI. Ace was suppose to sign with Virgin but that deal fell through over the weekend.

im not worried with Elliot. he'll definitely get signed, its just a matter of with whom. he has a great voice, i think its the AI management's lost that they didn't sign him.

aw...that stinks. after chris went out, elliot was my favorite (of course, seeing that chris went out, my favorites never really last long lol). yeah, at least he won't have to record with that stupid record place lol. i'm kinda worried for chris, because seeing how everyone else recording with rca has turned out, maybe he'll turn out the same! and we all know that'd be terrible!

I feel kinda bad that 19 entertainment didn't sign him but I'm sure he will get a deal with another company and he'll be able to sing what he wants. The deal will probably be better as well.

I cannot believe they won't sign him, but they signed Kellie Pickler...

Oh well, he will be better off without them and as he said, he will get to sing his music HIS way.

i agree!