Kelly Clarkson: All Is Forgiven
Kelly Clarkson had a bad year last year, you may recall. Her album, called "My December," was a dud. But before it was released, she wound up in an unfortunate war of words with legendary J Records label chief Clive Davis, who’s also the head of BMG North America.
But time heals all wounds. The magnanimous Davis has held out a very key olive branch to Clarkson by including her photo among just a few select acts in the glittery invite to his annual pre-Grammy dinner gala.
The swanky black and gold square-shaped invitation has four pages of past dinner performers. The book opens with Alicia Keys, and continues with such Davis stalwarts as Whitney Houston, Rod Stewart, Annie Lennox, Barry Manilow, Fantasia and Jennifer Hudson.
But it’s the fourth page that’s most interesting. Diana Ross in the upper left hand corner. Rob Thomas and Carlos Santana are next to her. Below that pair is Clarkson, by herself. And to Clarkson’s left is the duo of Usher and Kanye West.
Clarkson should be thrilled, and relieved. Her inclusion in the book is a telltale sign that Davis is ready to work with her again after that unfortunate mess. "She should be so lucky" is an expression that comes to mind.
Some of the other performers pictured from previous Davis outings, by the way, include Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige and Chaka Khan. Not pictured, of course, is Justin Timberlake, who blew off performing at last year’s dinner with no notice after claiming he’d had the flu.
This year’s dinner at the Beverly Hilton, on Saturday night, should be the biggest yet, by the way. Davis has ruled the charts with Alicia Keys’ "As I Am" album for three months. As the invite says, "Yes, The Entertainment Will Be Very Serious!"
source; http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,328370,00.html
But time heals all wounds. The magnanimous Davis has held out a very key olive branch to Clarkson by including her photo among just a few select acts in the glittery invite to his annual pre-Grammy dinner gala.
The swanky black and gold square-shaped invitation has four pages of past dinner performers. The book opens with Alicia Keys, and continues with such Davis stalwarts as Whitney Houston, Rod Stewart, Annie Lennox, Barry Manilow, Fantasia and Jennifer Hudson.
But it’s the fourth page that’s most interesting. Diana Ross in the upper left hand corner. Rob Thomas and Carlos Santana are next to her. Below that pair is Clarkson, by herself. And to Clarkson’s left is the duo of Usher and Kanye West.
Clarkson should be thrilled, and relieved. Her inclusion in the book is a telltale sign that Davis is ready to work with her again after that unfortunate mess. "She should be so lucky" is an expression that comes to mind.
Some of the other performers pictured from previous Davis outings, by the way, include Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige and Chaka Khan. Not pictured, of course, is Justin Timberlake, who blew off performing at last year’s dinner with no notice after claiming he’d had the flu.
This year’s dinner at the Beverly Hilton, on Saturday night, should be the biggest yet, by the way. Davis has ruled the charts with Alicia Keys’ "As I Am" album for three months. As the invite says, "Yes, The Entertainment Will Be Very Serious!"
source; http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,328370,00.html
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