TAYLOR HICKS
Nov. 14
Season 5's winner — the man who gave hope to rhythmically challenged white men everywhere — will actually be releasing his third album. (He recorded two pre-Idol independent discs.) ''It's going to be soulful, old-school, R&B-flavored. But it's also going to have a new-wave edge,'' he says of the untitled project. Another issue: Hicks hasn't started recording it yet. ''There's gonna be horns,'' he promises of the CD, which may include a track written with John Mayer. ''I like to say brass with ass.'' Hmmm...now, there's a title.