'The Dolly Parton/ Katy Perry duet performance during the ACM Awards was very painful. Dolly looked like she wanted to run off stage and Katy, full of energy, appeared oblivious to the fact that she was singing completely off key." -
NYTimes
"This is not 'American Idol,'" Bradford Cobb said, in response to mounting criticism over Katy's less-than-stellar vocals during her duet with Dolly Parton. "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." -
Bradford Cobb ( Perry's Manager)
"I understand defending your artist obviously because I have done the same in the past for artists I like, including Katy, so you might see why its upsetting to read you attacking 'American Idol' for producing simply vocalists that hit 'the high notes,'" Clarkson wrote. "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." -
Kelly Clarkson fires back at Perry's Manager