Saturday, 25 July 2009

Kelly C is pissed with RCA



Why Kelly Clarkson’s new song sounds a lot like Beyonce’s Halo

If you’ve been listening to the radio lately, it’s possible you’ve heard the soaring strains of Already Gone, the newest single off All I Ever Wanted. It’s very likely that you thought you’d heard the epic song before, albeit in a slightly different form. Kelly Clarkson collaborated with Ryan Tedder on the track, a dramatic ballad driven by a pounding heartbeat, twinkly piano and swooping strings. Unbeknownst to Clarkson, Tedder used suspiciously similar elements when he produced another recent mega-hit, Beyonce’s Halo.

“Ryan and I met each other at the record label, before he was working with anyone else,” Clarkson begins, gritting her teeth. “He’s from Oklahoma, I’m from Texas; we got along really well and had some of the same influences. We wrote about six songs together, four or five of them made the album. It was all fine and dandy. I’d never heard of a song called Halo. Her album came out when my album was already being printed. No-one’s gonna be sittin’ at home, thinking ‘Man, Ryan Tedder gave Beyonce and Kelly the same track to write to.’ No, they’re just gonna be saying I ripped someone off. I called Ryan and said, ‘I don’t understand. Why would you do that?’”

The palpably frustrated Clarkson claims she “fought and fought” to try and prevent her label from releasing Already Gone as her third single, out of respect for Beyonce.

“In the end, they’re releasing it without my consent,” she sighs. “It sucks, but it’s one of those things I have no control over. I already made my album. At this point, the record company can do whatever they want with it. It’s kind of a ty situation, but.… You know, you learn.”

Source:
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2009/07...-new-album.html

6 Comment(s):

Haze said...

well, i must admit that this doesnt suprise me, his has gone even further down in my books now... well he wasnt even on them anyway.. :D

Venture said...

LOL! DAMN!

Anonymous said...

honestly...i like both songs...and for some reason i think ive heard this song before but i didnt knw it was her to meeh it doesnt even sound like her...but either way i dont think they sound too alike...well they are distinguishable lool either way i dont see why shes so upset its not like they are like IDENTICAL...cuz even if they had been the same melody or something they would have both taken the songs in different directions...which they have done even with the two songs heree :)

Venture said...

She just bitchin.

Frederick said...

i really like Halo, looks like I'm gonna be DL'ing Kelly Clarkson's album tonight lmfao

Venture said...

lol11111111111111111111