Jesse’s history with Kelly dates back to the days of 2011′s Stronger (including the GRAMMY-nominated title track “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”), and most recently with her holiday record, Wrapped In Red. But far from the festive classics that she belted out in time for Christmas, the Idol alum’s now opting for songs that sound “a little left-of-center and cool” for her upcoming studio album, due out later this year. “One of them is kind of an electronic banger, but it has kind of a haunting melody that I think she was attracted to,” he says. “She’s really open-minded.”
Previously we saw that her team were asking for songs in the vein of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill with strong melody's. Sounds like she's really shaking things up for her 6th album.
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Kelly Clarkson Looking to Release Next Album Later This Year
“I’ve written some stuff [for her] that’s very, very pop, like, straight down the middle pop, and she adds all the bells and whistles to it. Kelly is the kinda person where her voice kinda dictates anything, so it can go anywhere from a little country-leaning to a little dance-leaning, so I think she’s taking a bit of everything and making it her own with her voice… She has full, complete say in everything that happens. She has power now. She knows what she’s doing.”
“I’m pretty excited about Kelly Clarkson’s next album. It has been a pleasure to work with her as Greg’s [Kurstin] engineer on Stronger and Wrapped in Red. To be able to transition into a more creative role on one of her albums feels especially poignant.”
I want her to shake up the current R&B and bring back the classic rock sound. I think she should approach the album with collabs with Sufjan Steven, Anthony Kiedis and Tracy Chapman. Def AOTY worthy if they manage to pull the material together.
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