Season 7 American Idol runner-up Blake Lewis has been hard at work on his sophomore album for quite some time. Today we learned more details about the upcoming release.

Tommy Boy Entertainment announced today that Blake's album will be called Heartbreak on Vinyl and will drop on October 6th.

Blake's new single, Sad Song, should hit the air waves this month and then will be available for download via an exclusive ringtone from the Blake Lewis Official Fan Club.

Excited about his upcoming album, Blake said, “Heartbreak On Vinyl is the culmination of over 10 years in the dance scene — the music that gets me out onto the dance floor to lose my inhibition. The title is an ode to all the record stores that have been closing down due to my industry eating itself. These are the stores that brought inspiration to all of us music lovers and have led me to make the music I create today. Heartbreak On Vinyl is filled with electro pop goodness, with melodies I cherish and that I hope my fans will sing to. It comes from the land of the broken-hearted to help you mend lonely wounds.”

Lewis continues to work on his sophomore album. On Tuesday Blake tweeted, "Just finished all my vocals for Binary Love. Time to get producing now."...

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Blake has worked with numerous songwriters, producers and collaborators for the new album including S*A*M & Sluggo (Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco), Dave Audé (****cat Dolls), Rodney Jerkins (Lady Gaga, Britney Spears), and Jean Baptiste (Will.I.Am, Black Eyed Peas), according to the press release.

“Blake Lewis has the distinction of not only one of the most amazing voices I have ever worked with, but his songwriting and general musical ability on guitar, keys and as a human beatbox combined with his love of new technology and DJ culture makes him uniquely qualified as the rebel American Idol,” said the Founder and CEO of Tommy Boy Entertainment Tom Silverman. “Blake is the most well-known Tommy Boy artist since James Brown. I can’t walk down the street with him without stopping traffic — but most amazing is the songs he created for this album, the best of which he co-wrote in under 90 minutes and they are out-of-the-park home runs. Blake Lewis is one Idol who will stand the test of time,” Silverman added.