Shape Editor Defends Photoshopping Kelly Clarkson Cover Photo
Self editor Lucy Danziger made an ill-advised appearance on The Today Show today with plus size model Emme to talk about the fury over Self's major retouching of Kelly Clarkson's cover photo. The entire issue is about being happy with yourself as you are, yet the art department shaved off quite a bit of weight from Kelly's frame and made her taller.
Meredith Vieira goes after her for hyprocrisy: the magazine tells women to be happy with themselves, but presents Kelly Clarkson's "personal best" as being impossibly taller than she actually is. Kelly has a quote in the magazine about how she's happy with her weight. But the cover clearly conveys a different message -- that Kelly's delusional and that the only way she's attractive is if she were taller and much, much thinner. That's not cool.
Ms. Danzinger calls the cover a "poster" and says it is "aspirational." This is Self magazine, not Vogue which treats fashion as wearable art. It's an entirely different genre which is supposed to be about empowering women. Well, it's an epic fail on that level. Take a look:
Here is the new music video for Kelly Clarkson's "Already Gone." The music video was directed by Joseph Kahn who has worked with Kelly Clarkson some of her earlier videos. Kelly looks very pretty in the gold dress and statement necklace at the opening of the video. It's good to see her adding more glamour to her music videos. It's much better than this outfit. Take a look:
Kelly Clarkson gave a private concert in New York City Tuesday Night at the PC Richard and Son theater in TriBeCa. Here she covers Janet Jackson's hit single "If".
Kelly Clarkson's Latest Cover Art: I Do Not Hook UP
Kelly Clarkson's cover art for her single releases attracts a lot of attention these days. In the cover art for "I Do Not Hook Up" Kelly's wearing a pink corset lined with purple feathers over a skin-tight yellow top. The cover art for her last single can be found here.
Kelly Clarkson to Hold #1 Spot on Billboard's Album Chart
Billboardreports that Kelly Clarkson should hold the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a second straight week. Clarkson's album, All I Ever Wanted, sold 255,000 the first week and will sell under 100,000 this week but that's still likely to be enough for her to stay at #1.
Clarkson leads the Nielsen SoundScan Building chart that was released on March 18, which reflected unweighted sales through the close of business on Tuesday, March 11. Billboard estimates the seven merchants who report to Nielsen SoundScan's Building chart -- Trans World Entertainment, Best Buy, iTunes, Starbucks, Borders, Target and Anderson Merchandisers -- comprise about 60% of all U.S. album sales.
Gorilla Zoe's new album "Don't Feed Da Animals" (Block/Bad Boy South/Atlantic) looks like it'll be the chart's highest debut, likely arriving in the top 10. Next in line should be Static-X's "Cult of Static" (Reprise/Warner Bros.), which is aiming for a top 20 debut.
The Decemberists' "The Hazards of Love" (Capitol) could start in the top 30 of the tally next week, following its early exclusive release through iTunes and on 180 gram vinyl in select indie stores. On March 24, the set becomes available in all standard physical and digital formats.
On Amazon.com's list, Kelly's album is third behind U2's No Line On The Horizon and Diana Krall's Quiet Nights. Amazon is current selling Clarkson's latest album for $9.99. Kelly's album is currently #2 on iTunes behind The Decemberists' The Hazards of Love. Kelly's album can be purchased here on iTunes.
Kelly Clarkson's New Album Leaked Accidentally by Norwegian iTunes
Oops. The Norway division of Apple's iTunes service accidentally leaked Kelly Clarkson's entire new album, All I Ever Wanted. Rolling Stonereports that a pre-purchase error let Norway iTunes users download the entire album. It spread around the Internet from there.
Clarkson fans rejoiced earlier today when they noticed that Norwegian iTunes was streaming 30-second clips of each song on All I Ever Wanted, which is typical of the digital music service's pre-purchase preview. However, listeners soon realized that they could, due to an iTunes error, purchase the entire new album rather than just settle for snippets. And as things snowball quickly on the Internet, All I Ever Wanted was quickly distributed on P2P sites and message boards.
Kelly Clarkson's new album was suppposed to be released in March. The Amazon.com listing shows a release date of March 10th. The good news for Kelly is that the album is getting positive reviews from fans who have heard it. You can read more about the leaked album here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.
Billboardsays Kelly Clarkson will make history tomorrow when she debuts at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, to, with the largest leap to No. 1 in the chart's 50-year history. Clarkson's single will jump from 97-1 which beats Britney's jump with "Womanizer" from 96-1.
Her new single, "My Life Would Suck Without You," is set to rocket 97-1 after selling 280,000 digital downloads in its first week of availability. The song is also faring well at radio, jumping 58-38 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart and 27-18 on the Mainstream Top 40 list.
"My Life" introduces Clarkson's March 17 RCA album "All I Ever Wanted." This is the second time the artist has set the record for largest jump to No. 1. She took her "American Idol" victory song, "A Moment Like This," 52-1 on the chart dated October 5, 2002.
That mark lasted nearly five years until Maroon 5 soared 64-1 with "Makes Me Wonder" in May 2007 and had been broken four more times since, most recently by Britney Spears' "Womanizer" (96-1).
The music video for has already leaked online. Kelly posted a thank you message to fans on her blog. The new Billboard 100 will be posted tomorrow (Jan. 29) on Billboard.com.
Kelly Clarkson Releases Cover Art For Upcoming Single
The cover art for Kelly Clarkson upcoming single "My Life Would Suck Without You" was posted on her blog earlier today. The cover with Kelly Clarkson wearing red lipstick and holding a red heart-shaped lollipop is being generally well-received despite some obvious photoshopping. You can read some commentary here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. The single itself will be out January 19th. Kelly's new album is expected to be out in March - it will be her fourth studio album. Amazon.com shows a March 17th release date. Kelly Clarkson's last album was her 2007 album, My December. She recently posted an update for fans on her YouTube channel. Take a look:
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Oops. The Norway division of Apple's iTunes service accidentally leaked Kelly Clarkson's entire new album, All I Ever Wanted. Rolling Stone 
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