10 Artist-Producer Breakups That Prove The Curmudgeons Right This Valentine’s Day
2. Kelly Clarkson & Ryan Tedder
Ah, the great “Halo” vs. “Already Gone” fiasco of 2009. The gist of Kelly Clarkson‘s meltdown after hearing Beyonce‘s Grammy-winning ballad goes a little something like this: Ryan Tedder was in demand as a songwriter following the one-two punch of OneRepublic‘s “Apologize” and Leona Lewis‘ “Bleeding Love,” and was enlisted to pen numbers for both Beyonce’s I Am… Sasha Fierce and Kelly Clarkson’s All I Ever Wanted. Bey’s release preceded Kelly’s, and when Clarkson heard “Halo” — which, she claimed, had the same arrangement as her own Tedder composition — she tried to have “Already Gone” removed from her album. Alas, it was too late.
Kelly told CBS, “Beyonce’s album came out when my album was already being printed. No one’s gonna be sittin’ at home, thinking, ‘Man, Ryan Tedder gave Beyonce and Kelly the same track to write to.’ No, they’re just gonna be saying I ripped someone off. I called Ryan and said, ‘I don’t understand. Why would you do that?’”
Tedder rebuffed Clarkson’s claims, and in an interview with Idolator, he stated the following: “If I was going around and selling the same track to the biggest artists in the world, how long would my career last? It’s ludicrous. And she knows me well enough to know I’m not an idiot. I’m not the kinda guy who’s gonna bust my ass for 10 years to try and pull a fast one on Beyonce or Kelly.”
Whatever the case may be, while the pair never worked together again, “Already Gone” went on to sell nearly 2 million digital downloads. Maybe Kelly underestimated the public’s tolerance for repetition?
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Ugh. Love this song. Effing "Halo."
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