Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard Hit the Road

Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard have announced they will hit the road together this July for a multicity tour performing "renditions of classic hits from the past five decades."

The two became close when they competed against each other on the second season of American Idol. Studdard ended up winning the competition, but Aiken went on to sell more albums.

"I couldn't ask for a better tour mate," Aiken said in a statement. "To be able to share the stage with him again is so exciting. He is such a talented artist. He inspires me daily and I think that respect and admiration will truly be reflected in our show."

Aiken made headlines when he delivered a moving speech at a Human Rights Campaign fund-raiser in North Carolina in February. The singer came out as gay in People magazine last year.