American Idol Ex-'American Idol' runner-up Katharine McPhee signs new record deal 06/10/2011 NBC and Columbia Records say they have agreed to a recording rights deal for the soundtrack of the new U.S. musical series "Smash," starring Katharine McPhee. Read More RELATED NEWS Katharine McPhee leaves David Foster tour after "horrible" family tragedy'American Idol' alum Kellie Pickler's husband Kyle Jacobs dead from apparent suicideKatharine McPhee gives birth to first child with David Foster TAGS: American Idol Katharine McPhee Anjelica Huston Debra Messing Robert Greenblatt Smash