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Kelly C to sign with Taylor's label or RCA?
This has probably already been posted, but who do you think Kelly is going to sign with after the end of her PBP era?
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Kelly Clarkson has notched another American Idol first. Arguably the biggest star to emerge from the Fox show. Clarkson is the first alum to fulfill the recording contract she won in 2002. And with the release of her seventh studio album, Piece by Piece, on RCA she's now a free agent who could command a hefty new deal.[
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So where will the pop star, who has notched 10 top 10 hits and sold 13 million albums (In the US), end up? Sources tell Billboard Clarkson is in early talks to directly sign with Sony Music's RCA, as opposed to her current structure that goes through Idol's recording arm, 19 Recordings.
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What might Clarkson fetch today? Between $1 million and $3 million per album, depending on terms, say insiders, with skeptics pointing to the lower end of the scale due to the singer's age (almost 33) and already mature career.
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A number of sources speculate that if Clarkson doesn't re-sign with RCA, Big Machine Label Group could be a leading contender for several reasons: Its pop success with Taylor Swift (aided by Universal's Republic Records) has proved the Nashville-based shop can work both pop and country, and Clarkson has stated her desire to make a country album; BMLG president/CEO Scott Borchetta is now a mentor on Idol (which partnered with Universal Music in 2010); and, on a personal note, Clarkson's mother-in-law, Reba McEntire, is very close to Borchetta and recently signed to his new Nash Icon label.
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It's worth noting that most artists whose contracts are imminently due to expire would renegotiate on album number 6 (as Britney Spears did with RCA), but in running out the clock, Clarkson has much more leverage
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That’s a good time to mention you’re a free agent, when you have a No. 1 album,” notes one manager of major pop acts
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Also, Clarkson has a proven track record at radio. Says Jim Ryan, program director at New York top 40 station WWFS: “She’s a core artist for the format. Our listeners have watched her grow up. The last album had three huge hits for us, so it only made sense to embrace this one.” Indeed, Clarkson’s latest single, “Heartbeat Song,” was played 466 times through March 21,
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