Hey y'all, So I just heard Clive Davis is releasing a memoir and spreading false information about me and my music. I refuse to be bullied and I just have to clear up his memory lapses and misinformation for myself and for my fans. It feels like a violation. Growing up is awesome because you learn you don't have to cower to anyone - even Clive Davis. First, he says I burst into "hysterical sobbing" in his office when he demanded Since You Been Gone be on my album. Not true at all. His stories and songs are mixed up. I did want more guitars added to the original demo and Clive did not. Max, Luke and I still fought for the bigger sound and we prevailed and I couldn't be more proud of the life of that song. I resent him dampening that song in any way. But, yes, I did cry in his office once. I cried after I played him a song I had written about my life called "Because Of You." I cried because he hated it and told me verbatim that I was a "sh*tty writer...

It is almost easier to list the artists legendary music business executive Clive Davis hasnt worked with than the ones he has during his half century-long career. Suffice it to say that the founder of Arista and J Records and the current chief creative officer of Sony Music Entertainment has overseen releases by everyone from voice-of-his-generation Bob Dylan to Milli Vanilli who, as it turned out, werent even the voices of themselves. Davis recalls his interactions with both acts in his new memoir, the Anthony De Curtis-cowritten The Soundtrack of My Life , which is published today by Simon & Schuster. The book also finds the exec reminiscing about Bruce Springsteen , Simon & Garfunkel , Janis Joplin , Carlos Santana , the Grateful Dead , Patti Smith , the Foo Fighters , and Jennifer Hudson , amongst many others. But the real, headline-grabbing portions are to be found in the chapters dealing with Whitney Houston , Kelly Clarkson , and Davis own sexuality. Davis signed Houst...

. On Wednesday The Inspiration Behind Kelly Clarkson's Stronger Revealed was a top story. Here is the recap: (Celebuzz) Adele famously won a whopping six Grammys after penning her heartbreak album 21 in 2012, and now songwriter Ali Tamposi is gunning to do the same. The 22-year-old, who co-wrote Kelly Clarkson's Grammy-nominated "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," told Celebuzz on the 2013 Grammy Awards red carpet that she only has her ex-boyfriend to thank for inspiring her to write the little revenge tune. "I wrote the song heartbroken. I was going through a serious heartbreak and it turned around. I mean, it's gotten me so far," she said. "It went No. 1 for four weeks and then I'm here [at the Grammys]." "So, thank you to my ex-boyfriend for breaking my heart," she continued, laughing. "I need my heart broken more often!" According to the Florida-native, she has a few more ideas in her back pocket. "I told K...

Nearly two decades after her debut LP Pieces of You dropped, Jewel decided there's no time better than the present to release a greatest hits collection. With 10 studio albums, 23 chart-topping singles and more than 27 million copies sold worldwide the singer/songwriter finally felt she had a "real body of work" to choose from. When first signed at the age of 18, Jewel knew there were several genres of music she wanted to "get out there," and now that we've heard folk, pop, country, dance, holiday, and even children's songs from her, the now 38-year-old says it is a "good time to look back." "I think 20 years in is a good middle point," Jewel explained. "I also feel like often, like with greatest hits, you can just go make your own on, you know your iPod or whatever. So the reason I feel validated in doing mine is a lot of [the songs] are rare radio edits that you can't get anywhere else." To sweeten the deal, Jewel al...

FOX BIG LOVE: In celebration of Valentines Day, a list of the top 50 love songs according to chart performance on the Hot 100 has been posted at www.billboard.com . To be eligible, a song had to have a form of the word love in the title. Using the same criterion, what is the No. 1 love song by an American Idol ? Its a tricky ( tricky , not trick) question because you want to start by searching through the repertoires of Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood . But you wont find the No. 1 love song there. You can look through the hits of Daughtry and youll have no luck. Heres one more clue before the big reveal: the No. 1 love song according to chart performance on the Hot 100 is by an American Idol winner. PHOTOS: 'American Idol' Season 12: Mariah Carey, Nicki Mi! naj Search for a Winner Give up? Alright, SPOILER ALERT, heres the answer. The No. 1 love song by an Idol is I Love You This Big by Scotty McCreery . You wont find a bigger song by an Idol with the word love in the...

Kelly Clarkson has jetted to Hawaii to celebrate St. Valentine's Day (14Feb13) with her new fiance Brandon Blackstock . The Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) hitmaker has enjoyed a busy week full of celebrations - she served as the Grand Marshal of a Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans, Louisiana last Saturday (09Feb13), claimed her third Grammy Award on Sunday (10Feb13) and received a nomination for Vocal Event of the Year at the Academy of Country Music ( Acm ) Awards on Wednesday (13Feb13) - and she's topping it all off by spending the most romantic day of the year (13) on the beach. Noting her latest achievements on her Twitter.com blog, she writes, "What a freaking awesome week ....Mardi Gras, Grammy's, Hawaii 4 (sic) Valentine's day, & I just heard I'm nominated for an Acm !! Life is great. Congrats to everyone nominated for an Acm !! Here we come Vegas!" She also had kinds words for those fans who have stuck by her ever since she won reality Tv...

Face Off 4 Recap: Giant Challenge Proves 2 Heads Are Better Than One | Home | Taylor Lautner Celebrates 21st Birthday! February 13, 2013 01:00 PM by Lisa Princ Its no secret that American Idol s very first winner, Kelly Clarkson is excited about her upcoming wedding to Brandon Blackstock this fall, and so is Brandons family. One person who cant for the big day is none other than Country music superstar, Reba McEntire, who recently gushed about her excitement to welcome Clarkson into her family! Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock are planning a simple wedding this fall, and while Clarkson is over the moon with excitement, so are family members. One of those family members, Reba McEntire, who is Blackstocksstep-mom, shared her excitement recently with Katie Couric. When asked by Couric about her excitement of the upcoming wedding between Clarkson and Blackstock, Reba couldnt contain her joy, as she said that she is: Thrilled to death, thrilled to death, adding: To have my buddy...