Kelly Clarkson decides to let her songs be used on American Idol
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at 23:47 on January 18, 2006, EST.
By DAVID BAUDER

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, subject to a scolding from Simon Cowell for not letting her songs be used by new contestants on the show, has agreed to do so, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Roger Widynowski, from Clarkson's Sony BMG record label, said Clarkson's management is negotiating with the show over which songs will be used.

A day earlier, he said Clarkson was not allowing any of her songs to be licensed for other purposes. He said Wednesday he had not been informed by her management that negotiations were underway and Clarkson would allow it on a "case-by-case basis."

That was also a day after American Idol judge Cowell sharply criticized her.

"I think that by ignoring the show you're ignoring the audience who put you there," Cowell said Tuesday.

Clarkson has become a major star in the last year, with her hit Since U Been Gone earning both massive sales and critical respect, particularly from a rock community that has looked upon American Idol contestants warily. Her album Breakaway earned a Grammy nomination for best pop vocal album.

American Idol must obtain permission from owners of song licences before the music can be used on the show. While many love the exposure, some artists - the Beatles, for one - like to rigidly control use of their music.

Clarkson, in an interview last year, said she knows she'll always be identified as an American Idol and she has no problems with that.

"That's where I got my start," she said.

"They always talk about the big first thing that you did. I think the only thing that I do mind is I don't want people to only focus on that."


©The Canadian Press, 2006

Fucking Simon Cowell

I have total respect for her success, she's got an awesome live voice and succeeded despite idol. All she needs to keep doing is make good songs

Since when does Kelly Clarkson have control over who licenses her music?????

This drama is horseshit.

Dauphin said:

Thank you. I was just about to say for someone who doesn't even write her own songs that's a hell of a lot of power.

this is way out of proportion

simon cowell owns kelly clarkson's arse

simon owns every bastard who makes it from american idol and x factor

greedy bastard!

CynicKill said:

Co-Sign

jasonstar said:

i didn't think she had any power at all about the control of the songs she sings...

mynameisnotsusan said:

Simon Cowell is an ass and probably realizes that Kelly will be the only person that survivies Idol because she has gone beyond it and that is probably the reason she didn't want them to use her songs....could you imagine her coming back on that show and performing one of her hits now? She is well beyond the show. The show helps to produce an artist who has one huge sell through single and then is pretty much on their own....Kelly flourished; others won't.

VinnyM27 said:

Well, Kelly just caved in and allowed Idol to use her songs..She didn't want the backlash from her old fans that voted her on...Smart move...
[Edited 1/19/06 20:17pm]

CynicKill said:

She's a girl....she can't write her own songs...I'm shocked she even dresses herself!

Kelly co-wrote "Because Of You" and "Behind These Hazel Eyes" ("Since...", probably her biggest hit if you ask the public, was a cover). She co-wrote three other songs...

"God Bless you and Fuck Off."

murph said:

That's true but at the end of the day, Idol doesn't make a career....it makes for one huge sell through single that most people buy and don't even like or remember and maybe one hit album....maybe!

VinnyM27 said:

since you been gone? a cover? by who