With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, Kelly Clarkson is looking to corner the lovesick pop anthem market with “Heartbeat Song.” The track, which we originally panned because of its striking similarity to Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle,” has become a fast-rising hit at radio and now has an incredible video to help it attract […]
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Kelly Clarkson Shares Uplifting Video For “Heartbeat Song”
February 5th, 2015 
James Shotwell 
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Kelly Clarkson’s New Song Sounds A Little Like Jimmy Eat World
January 12th, 2015 James Shotwell We have encountered a number of similarities in songs over the last few years. The most recent one that comes to mind being a debate over One Direction‘s “Steal My Girl” and its uncanny resemblance to the piano intro in New Found Glory‘s Coming Home single “It’s Not Your Fault.” Today, the first similarity of […]
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Kelly Clarkson Releases “Silent Night” Video
December 11th, 2013 James Shotwell As someone who has long hated Christmas music I have spent a surprising amount of time this fall covering holiday themed releases. It has been by no means intentional, but I refuse to overlook a great piece of art simply because I am not a ‘fan’ of the record’s theme. Two such releases from 2013 […]
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UTG LIST: 10-Year Album Anniversaries We Want To See Celebrated In 2014
November 11th, 2013 Brian Leak The majority of our staff was in high school a decade back and as 10-year anniversary tours have seemingly become a staple in the genres we held closest to our hearts at the time (and still), we’ve grown to accept this fact and find it only appropriate that we again look back and pinpoint our […]
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SWOON: Kelly Clarkson Releases “Tie It Up” Music Video
August 14th, 2013 James Shotwell WARNING: If you are trying to avoid sending your lover into a wedding frenzy, we highly suggest not watching the following video in their presence. Original American Idol Kelly Clarkson has released the official video for her latest single, “Tie It Up.” A wedding themed single released fittingly to accompany the wave of wedding-related press […]
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May 28th, 2013 James Shotwell Kelly Clarkson is certainly no stranger to the world of pop anthems intended to empower the downtrodden, but her latest single and video may be her best to date. We first praised “People Like Us” when the audio found its way online earlier this year, and now we are standing on our spinning office chairs […]
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April 12th, 2013 James Shotwell Following news we posted yesterday regarding her progress on her new Christmas album, Kelly Clarkson took her energetic stage show to the stage of American Idol last night to remind the country why they voted for her all those years ago. Serving as the latest single off Greatest Hits: Chapter 1, “People Like Us” is […]
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April 11th, 2013 James Shotwell A little sarcasm never hurt anyone, right? Christmas is many months away, and while I’d rather not think of the advertising juggernaut that precedes it, the truth of the matter is planning for those monstrous promotional campaigns usually starts around this time (if not earlier) every year. Details on all the big sales will obviously […]
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Kelly Clarkson Responds To Accusations Made By Clive Davis In His New Memoir
February 19th, 2013 James Shotwell Clive Davis’ highly-anticipated memoir hit shelves today, and buried amongst the decades of stories he has to share is an in-depth account of what exactly occurred between him and former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson a few years back. If you do not recall, Davis and Clarkson reportedly had a falling out based on a […]
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55th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees
December 6th, 2012 Grant Trimboli It is December 6 and you know what that means? Time to announce the 55th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees for 2013. Gracing the list this time around are everyone from Fun., Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen and many more! The 55th Annual Grammy Awards air […]
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WATCH: Cassadee Pope Covers “Behind These Hazel Eyes” On ‘The Voice’
November 13th, 2012 James Shotwell The girl most of us discovered through Hey Monday is still fighting her way to the top of reality television, and this week we have another great performance clip to share. Cassadee Pope took to the stage of The Voice last night with a guitar in hand to perform a cover of Kelly Clarkson’s “Behind […]
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MUSIC VIDEO: Kelly Clarkson – “Catch My Breath”
November 12th, 2012 James Shotwell Some of you may be a bit confused by our recent increased embrace of Top 40, but have you heard the radio recently? There is a lot of crap out there, yes, but it is good to “keep up with the Joneses” and that includes being aware of the good side of mainstream music. Moving […]