New Details On Kelly Clarkson’s Upcoming Album

Songwriter Claude Kelly, who worked with Kelly Clarkson on ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’, has teamed up with original American Idol and is dishing new details on Clarkson’s upcoming album release in September.

“I will say that I’d be willing to bet that the reason it was pushed back was not for anything as horrible or earth-shattering as people think — it’s probably [just] a better setup.”

Describing the current pop scene as “congested,” Claude Kelly thinks that a slightly delayed release will work in Clarkson’s favor. “They want to make sure that the arena is clean for Kelly Clarkson’s return, ’cause when she comes back, she always comes back pretty big,” he said. “They want to make sure when her first single comes out, there’s nothing out there that’s competing with it. I don’t know for sure, but Kelly always does it big, so when it comes out, the fans will be happy and she’ll sing her butt off and it’ll be good times.”

“The songs I did write for her were in true Kelly Clarkson form, singer records that showcase her voice, but also show her edge and her attitude and her personality,” he explained. “[It's] always up-tempo for me when it comes to Kelly. I like to hear her in kick-butt mode. She has an edge to her voice that you want to hear her sing high and get in your face.”

Christina Aguilera Has The New ‘Vogue’ On Upcoming Album

According to songwriter, Claude Kelly, Christina Aguilera has the modern day ‘Vogue’ on her upcoming album, Bionic.

Kelly says:

“I wrote this crazy ass song with Tricky Stewart called ‘Glam.’ It’s a hard club song that’s about high fashion. It’s really for the ladies about getting dressed and looking your best, working it in the club and getting glam and sexy before you go out.

Christina wants to talk about getting sexy and independent, but being strong at the same time. It will surprise people. I’m calling it a modern day ‘Vogue.’ I wouldn’t say it unless I believed it.”

Madonna’s ‘Vogue’ is legendary, but if anyone could pull if off, all bets would be on Christina Aguilera.

Adam Lambert Album Track List Revealed

The track list for Adam Lambert’s debut album For Your Entertainment has been released!

Fans are in for quite a treat with some great collaborations on Lambert’s upcoming album For Your Entertainment.

The track ‘Whataya Want From Me?’ was co-written by the hit-maker Max Martin and pop divas Pink.

American Idol judge and songwriter Kara DioGuardi worked with Lambert on ‘Strut’ and the Princess of Pop, Lady GaGa, penned ‘Fever’ for the American Idol runner-up.

Here’s the rest of the track list with writing credits:

1 “Music Again” 3:16 – Rob Cavallo, Justin Hawkins of the Darkness
2 “For Your Entertainment” 3:35 – Claude Kelly/Dr. Luke
3 “Whataya Want from Me” 3:47 – Pink, Max Martin
4 “Strut” 3:29 – Adam Lambert, Kara DioGuardi
5 “Soaked” 4:33 – Muse
6 “Sure Fire Winners” 3:32 – Rob Cavallo
7 “A Loaded Smile” 4:04 – Adam Lambert, Linda Perry
8 “If I Had You” 3:48
9 “Fever” 3:26 – Lady GaGa
10 “Sleepwalker” 4:25 – Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsay, Ryan Tedder
11 “Aftermath” 4:26
12 “Broken Open” 5:03
13 “Time for Miracles” Bonus Track 4:43 – Rob Cavallo

Are you excited for Lambert’s upcoming album?

Leona Lewis ‘Echo’ Tracklist Revealed

Leona Lewis sophomore set, “Echo,” hits stores this November 17th. “I titled my album ‘ECHO’, since an echo describes a big, organic sound. I’m in the midst of the recording process, working with incredible songwriters and producers, and my music has really evolved. It’s so exciting to create something new,” Leona said. The debut single, “Happy” was written by Ryan Tedder of the group One Republic. Tedder also produced her monster hit, “Bleeding Love”. “It’s a contradiction of song because, yes, it’s named ‘Happy,’ but the song’s kind of dark, a bit sad, somber,” she said.

The album includes production and songwriting from Justin Timberlake, Claude Kelly, Ryan Tedder, Max Martin, and Ne-Yo. “In my songs I want people to go on a journey, and (to get to) happiness, you go through a lot of pain and sadness to get there sometimes and that’s what we wanted to convey on the song,” she added.

Track Listing:

1. Happy
2. I Got You
3. Can’t Breathe
4. Brave
5. Outta My Head
6. My Hands
7. Love Letter
8. Broken
9. Naked
10. Stop Crying Your Heart Out
11. Don’t Let Me Down
12. Alive
13. Lost Then Found (featuring One Republic)

Kris Allen’s Upcoming Album

As we previously reported, American Idol’s Kris Allen will be releasing his debut album on November 17th, 2009.

According to Billboard.com, “Allen has been recording his debut album with The Fray’s Joe King, songwriter Claude Kelly (Akon, Leona Lewis), Salaam Remi (Nas, Amy Winehouse) and David Hodges (Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry). Allen also hit the studio in Nashville with singer/songwriter Matt Kearney, and last week he told EW.com of writing sessions with Toby Gad (Beyoncé, Fergie) and Lindy Robbins (Backstreet Boys, Jordin Sparks).”

Sounds like an impressive list of talent for the Idol winner. Allen’s album is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com.

CLAUDE KELLY HITS BIG WITH CLARKSON, SPEARS

(Billboard.com – Mariel Concepcion, N.Y.)

Last summer, singer/songwriter Claude Kelly told Billboard he hoped to work with Kelly Clarkson in the future. Six months later, not only has he co-written the pop singer’s latest single, “My Life Would Suck Without You,” but he’s sharing in its record-breaking success.

As previously reported, the song jumps 97-1 this week on the Billboard Hot 100, setting a record for the largest leap to the top in the history of the chart.

“This is a huge deal for me. I’m beyond words,” the 28-year-old New York native tells Billboard. “I feel very accomplished and relieved to know that hard work definitely pays off.”

The lead single from Clarkson’s March 17 RCA album “All I Ever Wanted,” “My Life Would Suck Without You” was co-written with writer/producer Max Martin (Britney Spears) and songwriter Dr. Luke (Katy Perry). “Max had an idea of some of the concepts. They came up with the music, Max threw some ideas at me, and then they threw me in the mix,” Kelly says of the songwriting process.

The song is Kelly’s second top 10 Hot 100 this week. He also co-wrote Britney Spears’ “Circus,” which is No. 10 after peaking at No. 3 last month.

Coming up, look for Kelly’s work on new albums from R. Kelly (“Expect a creative, soulful, classic R. Kelly record,” he says), Toni Braxton, Leona Lewis, OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder, Chrisette Michele and Corbin Bleu. Some songs he worked on with Jennifer Hudson are also likely to appear on a re-release of her self-titled J debut.