TAYLOR SWIFT'S RECORD COMPANY DEFENDS HER OFF-KEY WARBLING. KELLY CLARKSON AIN'T HAVIN' IT

Oh, lordy. Chalk it up to a bad performance and let it go. Not Taylor Swift's record company. They defended it AND pissed off Kelly Clarkson in the process. SNAP! Big Machine's Records CEO Scott Borchetta made the statement that, "She (Taylor Swift) is the voice of this generation. She speaks directly to (her fans), and they speak directly back to her." Okay. So far so good. BUT THEN, ""This is not 'American Idol.' This is not a competition of getting up and seeing who can sing the highest note. This is about a true artist and writer and communicator. It's not about that technically perfect performance." CLEARLY!! I have said since the beginning that Taylor is not a very good singer. I can deal with that. She writes some cute songs. Well, when Kelly Clarkson got wind of this, she put down her pizza and stepped up to the mic. Kelly fired back with this statement on her blog.

"Wow …..Dear Scott Borchetta,
I understand defending your artist obviously because I have done the same in the past for artists I like, including Taylor, so you might see why its upsetting to read you attacking American Idol for producing simply vocalists that hit ‘the high notes’. Thank you for that ‘Captain Obvious’ sense of humor because you know what, we not only hit the high notes, you forgot to mention we generally hit the ‘right’ notes as well.
Every artist has a bad performance or two and that is understandable, but throwing blame will not make the situation at hand any better. I have been criticized left and right for having shaky performances before (and they were shaky) and what my manager or label executives say to me and the public is “I’ll kick butt next time” or “every performance isn’t going to be perfect” ……I bring this up because you should take a lesson from these people and instead of lashing out at other artists (that in your ‘humble’ opinion lack true artistry), you should simply take a breath and realize that sometimes things won’t go according to plan or work out and that’s okay.
Sincerely,
One of those contestants from American Idol who only made it because of her high notes"

Very very well said, Kelly. Don't f*ck with American Idol, Scott. You will ruin everything for Taylor.
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