After her American Idol stint, Caldwell was an entertainment correspondent and hosted various shows on the TV Guide Network.

She was a five-time junior vocalist winner on Star Search, and she also performed at the Grand Ole Opry.

Caldwell also appeared on the second and final season of Popstars: USA, where she was rejected from the group and told she would do better as a solo vocalist.

[citation needed] In May 2008, Caldwell was asked out on a date by American Idol winner David Cook while on the red carpet before the show's seventh-season finale.

"[7] Caldwell was featured on the August 25, 2010 episode of LA Ink, where she received a tattoo on her back of lyrics from her song "With You I Can".

On June 18, 2011, Caldwell was crowned "Queen of Don't H8" at Nashville Pride, a title handed to her in honor of her work with the LGBT community.

On May 21, 2009, Caldwell announced she had just signed a record deal, and her debut album Without Regret would hit stores on April 6, 2010.