Kelly Clarkson’s 4th of July Presidential Performance

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Matt Sayles

The incredible Kelly Clarkson performed for the America Celebrates July 4th TV special. Clarkson performed Nikki Costa’s hit ‘Everybody Got Their Something’ in front of President Obama and the First Lady, Michelle Obama, and she knocked it out of the park!

Check out Kelly’s performance of ‘Everybody Got Their Something’ –

Kelly Clarkson Records Duet For New Album

Kelly Clarkson announced that she’s started recording on her fifth studio album and she’s got a big surprise for all of her fans.

Clarkson tweeted:

“Officially recorded the first song for my 5th album today! It’s so awesome and is a duet but I can’t tell you who quite yet ”

Who do you think it is?

Kelly Clarkson Dishes On Her Relationship With Record Label RCA

In a recent interview in New Zealand, Kelly Clarkson spoke about her relationship with her record label RCA Records. Clarkson seems to have had a love/hate relationship with RCA, but things seem to be going well at the moment.

Clarkson said:

“I actually am getting along quite well [with the label]. I don’t want to jinx it but we’re doing very well for this next record and we’ve been agreeing on a lot of stuff that we normally don’t. I’m working with a lot of new people as well at the label, so it’s actually going well.”

“It’s one of those things and ya’ll understand that you’re in a job where there’s a lot of cooks in the kitchen. It’s one of those things where I’m more of a people person, and I know that obviously it’s a business and you’re not always gonna agree but I just wanna be working with people that I respect and people that respect me. That’s really the only key thing for me”.

Have you heard the newly leaked track ‘Wash, Rinse, Repeat’ by Kelly Clarkson? I wonder what Ryan Tedder has to say about it?

Thanks to TheProphetBlog for posting this story. Make sure you check them out for more music news.

Kelly Clarkson Is Furious Over A Leaked Song

Kelly Clarkson is not a happy camper! A demo track she was working on was leaked on the internet.

The American Idol winner is holding hackers responsible for leaking the track titled, “Cleopatra” without her permission.

Clarkson took it to her Twitter page to show how disgusted she is:

“Cleopatra is NOT a song on my next record! It was written for another artist! I have no idea how it leaked, it’s a rough demo, unfinished! I’m so tired of disrespecting, lying, sneaky little trolls that pretend to be human.”

Those sneaky trolls will get you every time!

Wrap Up

Noteworthy links for you to check out!

Esmee Denters & Justin Timberlake Are Love Dealers – Hollywire

Singing Sensation Lin Yu Chun Can Dance! – PopGoesTheBeat

Lil Wayne Thanks Fans While Launching New Web site – TheFameChaser

VIDEO: Watch Southern Rockers Need to Breathe Perform Their Hit “Something Beautiful” – US Magazine

WATCH: Kelly Clarkson performs medley live in Sydney – The Prophet Blog

Video: Rihanna Takes A Tumble On Stage In Marseille – Neon Limelight

Idol Gives Back results: The summary – Idol Chatter

H*Wood – Could It Be You – Crazed Hits

Money Left On The Table…Weekly Digital sales of the most popular songs – Kings Of A&R

The Xx Play with Fire in ‘Islands’ – Billboard.com

Taio Cruz Makes Billboard History: Hits #1 On Hot 100

British import Taio Cruz made Billboard history this week when his single ‘Break Your Heart’ jumped from #53 to #1 on the Hot 100. The previous record for the largest jump to #1 was held by the original Idol, Kelly Clarkson’s single ‘A Moment Like This’.

Check out the video for his chart-topping single ‘Break Your Heart’ -

Even Kelly Clarkson Gets Homesick

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Matt Sayles

The original American Idol, Kelly Clarkson, admits that, after touring the world and selling millions of records, even she still gets homesick.

Clarkson tweeted,

“I am a little homesick today. I miss my family. So happy my sis and April are coming to South Africa in a few days. I need some Texas!!”

Clarkson is currently on tour with a show tonight in Copenhagen, Denmark and then she’s off to South Africa.

Kelly Clarkson Joins Lilith Fair Lineup

Kelly Clarkson has just been added to the upcoming Lilith Fair lineup!

No specific dates have been announced, yet. Clarkson joins an impressive list of performers including The Bangles, The Go-Go’s, Dixie Chicks’ Emily Robison and Martie Maguire’s new band The Courtyard Hounds, Martina McBride and Suzanne Vega.

Kelly Clarkson Chimes In On The Taylor Swift Grammy Controversy

Kelly Clarkson has written an open letter to a record executive who defended Taylor Swift’s off-key performance at the 2010 Grammy Awards by declaring. Scott Borchetta came to Swift’s aid on Thursday after critics picked apart her duet with Stevie Nicks at the Los Angeles ceremony last Sunday. Scott Borchetta felt that Swift should be excused for the slip.

He said, “This is not American Idol. This is not a competition of getting up and seeing who can sing the highest note. This is about a true artist and writer and communicator. It’s not about that technically perfect performance.”

Kelly Clarkson took this quite personal, here’s what she had to say.

In a post on her official blog, she writes, “Wow… Dear Scott Borchetta, I understand defending your artist obviously because I have done the same in the past for artists I like, including Taylor, so you might see why it’s upsetting to read you attacking American Idol for producing simply vocalists that hit ‘the high notes’… You know what, we not only hit the high notes, you forgot to mention we generally hit the ‘right’ notes as well. Every artist has a bad performance or two and that is understandable, but throwing blame will not make the situation at hand any better.”

“I have been criticized left and right for having shaky performances before (and they were shaky) and what my manager or label executives say to me and the public is ‘I’ll kick butt next time’ or ‘every performance isn’t going to be perfect’. I bring this up because you should take a lesson from these people and instead of lashing out at other artists (that in your ‘humble’ opinion lack true artistry), you should simply take a breath and realize that sometimes things won’t go according to plan or work out and that’s okay.”

The pop star then signed her message, “Sincerely, One of those contestants from American Idol who only made it because of her high notes.”

So there you have it! What side are you on? Hahaha

iMusicDaily’s Top 10 Most Talked About Music Acts of 2009

1. Lady Gaga
The entire world went loco for Gaga this past year. Lady Gaga started 2009 at the top of the Billboard Charts and managed to find her way back there with hit after hit. Just Dance, Poker Face, Love Game, Paparazzi, Bad Romance…the list goes on and on. And don’t forget, “Is Lady Gaga a man?” was one of the most asked questions of 2009. Has anyone figured it out?

2. Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift won the heart of America by being the sweetest and most gracious teenager in history, all while winning every major award at every single awards show including Entertainer of The Year in 2009. She accomplished more in 2009 than most celebrities accomplish over the span of their career. Swift’s star got even brighter following the incident with Kanye West at the MTV VMAs.

3. Michael Jackson
The unfortunate passing of Michael Jackson became the greatest celebration of an artist in history. Sales of Jackson’s music topped the charts and the documentary, ‘This Is It’, made from Jackson’s final dress rehearsal, became a blockbuster at the box office.

4. Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle became a YouTube sensation seemingly overnight while she was a contestant on Britain’s Got Talent. Although Boyle did not win the competition, she has taken the world by storm and sold over 3 million copies of her debut album in the United States alone.

5. Miley Cyrus
From her pole dancing routine at the Teen Choice Awards to her significantly older boyfriend, Disney star Miley Cyrus has been a hot topic of conversation. With all of the scandals aside, it was a big year for Miley with the success of her hits ‘The Climb’ and ‘Party In The USA’. And don’t forget that Miley officially became a Diva this year on Vh1.

6. Beyoncé
Two Words: ‘Single Ladies’.

7. Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas officially made a comeback and topped the charts with their first single ‘Boom Boom Pow’ for 12 weeks. The Peas went on to score another No. 1 hit with their second single ‘I Gotta Feeling’.

8. Britney Spears
Many people doubted she could pull off a world tour after the rollercoaster her life has been on, but she proved everyone wrong. In 2009, Britney showed the world that she’s back on track and capable of topping the charts once again. Britney released her singles collection and scored a No. 1 hit with her new single ‘3’.

9. Kelly Clarkson
In 2009, Kelly Clarkson proved that life would suck without her. Clarkson released her fourth studio album, All I Ever Wanted, and topped the charts with her first single ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’. Clarkson’s third single ‘Already Gone’ sparked some controversy for sounding strikingly similar to Beyonce’s ‘Halo’, both written by OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder.

10. Kings Of Leon
It should come as no surprise that Kings of Leon’s hit ‘Use Somebody’ has been nominated for four Grammy Awards. Their album Only By The Night was just named iTunes Album Of The Year. ‘Use Somebody’ became one of the biggest cover songs of the year with acts like Paramore and Kelly Clarkson performing it.

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