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Clarkson, Beyoncé Songs Nearly Identical

Clarkson explains fiasco, didn't mean to copy Knowles

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 27, 2009 11:39 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Kelly Clarkson is battling her record label again, this time for releasing a song that appears to copy the Beyoncé single “Halo,” the New York Post reports. When Clarkson realized that the backing track songwriter Ryan Tedder had given her for “Already Gone” was the same as the one on “Halo,” she “fought and fought” to stop her version from being released, she told Canada’s CBC radio network—but to no avail.

“In the end, they’re releasing it without my consent,” says Clarkson, who said she didn’t realize the snafu until she heard “Halo” recently. She says she asked Tedder, “I don’t understand. Why would you do that? No one’s gonna be sittin’ at home, thinking ‘Man, Ryan Tedder gave Beyoncé and Kelly the same track to write to.’ No, they're just gonna be saying I ripped someone off.”

In this Feb. 7, 2009 file photo, Kelly Clarkson arrives at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party in Beverly Hills, Calif.
In this Feb. 7, 2009 file photo, Kelly Clarkson arrives at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party in Beverly Hills, Calif.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
Beyonce accepts the best female R&B artist award at the 9th Annual BET Awards on Sunday, June 28, 2009, in Los Angeles.
Beyonce accepts the best female R&B artist award at the 9th Annual BET Awards on Sunday, June 28, 2009, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Kelly Clarkson, the winner of the first edition of American Idol, attends an event to meet fans in Hong Kong Wednesday, May 27, 2009.
Kelly Clarkson, the winner of the first edition of "American Idol," attends an event to meet fans in Hong Kong Wednesday, May 27, 2009.   (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 9 comments
peacenique
Jul 28, 2009 12:58 PM CDT
LOL You're such a smartass! LOL
northeast
Jul 28, 2009 10:17 AM CDT
I guess the solution would be "write your own music and this wouldn't happen," but I suppose that's too much to ask for.
Spudsy
Jul 27, 2009 8:27 AM CDT
Wait, this article mentions music AND an American Idol winner? How do those two subjects fit together?

 
entertainment • music • music industry • Kelly Clarkson • celebrity • Beyonce • music label • songwriter • Ryan Tedder

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