Kelly Clarkson & Chris Daughtry Should Collaborate... Seriously.

I had heard about Kelly Clarkson's duet with Chris Daughtry, but I hadn't seen it until now.

Check out the YouTube clip below!



Weren't they awesome? They sounded great together and "Fast Car" was an amazing song choice.

Now, I hope they collaborate on a song - or two or ten - for Kelly's next album or for Daughtry's next record. That would be freaking awesome.

Kelly Clarkson: Top American Idol Of All-Time

Y'all know I hate American Idol, but it brought Kelly Clarkson into my life. Since becoming the first Idol, Kelly has become my favourite singer ever. I have her records and my second-favourite song ever (after Mariah Carey's "Butterfly") is "Maybe," from her My December album.

I also love Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks, and Kris Allen. But Kelly Clarkson remains my favourite American Idol.

Boy, am I glad that Billboard agrees with me!

As of April 17th, Kelly Clarkson leads the Top 24 American Idols of All-Time with 10.6 million albums sold, 15.9 million singles sold, and 4.26 million radio plays (total = 30.76 million).

Boo-yah.

Carrie Underwood is at number two with 11.5 million albums sold, 13.9 million singles sold, and 2.426 million radio plays (total = 27.826 million). Jordin Sparks is at number four with 1.3 million albums sold, 9 million singles sold, and 1.146 million radio plays (total = 11.446 million). Lastly, Kris Allen is at number 11 with 0.31 million albums sold, 2.6 million singles sold, and 0.165 radio plays (total = 3.075 million).

Yay, Kelly! I can't wait for her next album! I also hope I can see her perform at Lilith Fair either in Toronto on July 24th or in Montreal on July 23rd.

Buon Natale!!!

That's MERRY CHRISTMAS in Italian!

So, Christmas has come and gone. It`s one of the quietest Christmas I've had. 'Twas neither too exciting nor too boring.

On Christmas Eve, we went to the encore presentation of our church's Children's Ministry Christmas play entitled The Best Christmas Present Ever. It was a hit, just like last Sunday's presentation. My niece sang in the choir and spoke a bit towards the end of the play.

Then we went to our churchmate's - and family dentist's - house for a Christmas dinner party. The C's came with us and I mostly hung out with them. Other churchmates attended the shindig and we wished each other a merry Christmas. I missed MuchMoreMusic's broadcast of VH1 Divas 2009, featuring Kelly Clarkson, Adele, Jordin Sparks, and Jennifer Hudson for this party.

We left with Christmas gifts - mine was suspiciously shaped like Purdy's chocolates - at around 11 PM. We stopped by Shoppers Drug Mart for about half an hour so my sister could get the antibiotics that our dentist prescribed. Then we went home.

We opened the presents just after midnight, after a couple of Kodak moments (i.e. picture-taking sessions). I gave my nephew the Casio watch (a.k.a. Usher's watch) that he wanted, a $50 iTunes gift card, and $100. I gave my niece a copy of Rhythm Heaven Nintendo DS Game and $100. I gave Miss KC a $50 iTunes gift card and $100, because she only asked for money. I gave Little Mr. JC a Rex the Dinosaur collectible figure from Toy Story and $40.

And what did I get?

Aside from my mom's early Christmas gifts during Black Friday, she also gave me Ferrero Rocher. Yum! As I guessed, my dentist gave me Purdy's Hedgehog chocolates. Double yum! The C's gave me the Inglourious Basterds DVD and He's Just Not That Into You Blu-Ray disc. Then the A's gave me Stephen King's Under The Dome and Jennifer Weiner's Best Friends Forever. Yippee!!!

At least I got four items from my updated wish list. Hehehehehe... Didn't get the BlackBerry Curve 8520 or the first issue of Y: The Last Man, though. Oh, well. Maybe I can get these on my 27th B'Day? Hehehehehe...

After all the excitement from the gift-opening, we sat down for a bit of eggnog and coffee for the grown-ups and hot chocolate for the kids. Then I brought my Blu-Ray player to the living room so my bro-in-law could hook it up to his Bose system. Then we watched the He's Just Not That Into You disc. We finished the movie at about 3:40 AM and they went to bed. I stayed up until 4:30 or 5 AM, then I fell asleep.

I woke up at noon on Christmas Day and stayed in bed until about 1 PM. Then I went upstairs to eat. I went back to my room to watch The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and the rest of the trilogy. However, partway through Disc 2, I fell asleep. I didn't wake up until 10:30 PM. I was hungry, so I went upstairs to get some food to bring to my room. I  continued the trilogy; it's now 5 AM and I'm watching The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Disc 1.

I must finish the movie, and maybe get some sleep before tonight's party.

Buon Natale! And Happy Boxing Day!!!

Clarkson and Rowland Net One Grammy Nomination Each

Oh, happy day!

Two of my favourite singers ever - i.e. Kelly Clarkson and Kelly Rowland - are nominated for a Grammy Award each!!!

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards nominations were announced tonight on CBS via a music-filled concert. (Yes, I know, I'm from the West Coast. It's all over Twitter and celebrity sites, though.) Beyonce Knowles leads with 10 nominations, including Record of the Year for "Halo", Album of the Year for I Am... Sasha Fierce, and Song of the Year for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)".

Back to my favourites...

Kelly Clarkson's fourth studio album, All I Ever Wanted, is nominated in the Best Pop Vocal Album category. I totally, totally, totally love this album. I don't care much about its competition (The E.N.D., Breakthrough, The Fray, and Funhouse - well, except Funhouse) and I really, really, really want Kelly to win!

Image via Wikipedia

Kelly Rowland, on the other hand, is nominated for her collaboration with French DJ David Guetta - i.e. When Love Takes Over, which became a Song of the Moment in my house - in the Best Dance Recording category. She and Guetta face stiff competition from the Black Eyed Peas (Boom Boom Pow), Lady Gaga (Poker Face), Madonna (Celebration), and Britney Spears (Womanizer), though. All the nominated songs are so darn catchy!

You can view the rest of the nominees here. The ceremony will be held on January 31, 2010, and will be aired on CBS from 8 PM (Eastern/Pacific).

Thank God for Work Share Days

I am so glad I'm off today, thanks to the EI Work Share Program.

I caught Kelly Clarkson on The View! Woot woot!

Check out this YouTube video (yes, it's already up):



Thanks to YouTube user TooWeirdToFunction for the clip.

Wasn't she awesome? I love it when she said that she failed her own iPhone Open Mic app. I was seriously laughing my butt off. 

Here's a clip of her "Already Gone" performance:



Thanks again to YouTube user TooWeirdToFunction for the clip.

Now, I'm singing her song. I wouldn't be surprised if it gets stuck in my head (it'll join the songs from last night's Glee).

I love Work Share Days. I'd love 'em even more if I could see the EI payments on my bank statement. (Come on, it's taking forever!)

Kelly Clarkson Gives Kanye West a Butt-Whoopin'

Kelly Clarkson posted a butt-whoopin' entry regarding Kanye West's egotistical behaviour last Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Actually, it was more like an open letter to Kanye - a badass one.

I love this part of the letter (in verbatim - i.e. EXPLICIT LANGUAGE WARNING):

What happened to you as a child?? Did you not get hugged enough?? Something must have happened to make you this way and I think we’re all just curious as to what would make a grown man go on national television and make a talented artist, let alone teenager, feel like shit. I mean, I’ve seen you do some pretty shitty things, but you just keep amazing me with your tactless, asshole ways. It’s absolutely fascinating how much I don’t like you. I like everyone. I even like my asshole ex that cheated on me over you…which is pretty odd since I don’t even personally know you. The best part of this evening is that you weren’t even up for THIS award and yet you still have a problem with the outcome. Is winning a moon man that much of a life goal?? You can have mine if it will shut you up. Is it that important, really??

You go, girl!

She posted this yesterday at 4:16 AM, so she must have been holding it in since 6:30ish Sunday night. She could also be discussing it with her friends and decided to post this letter afterwards. Either way, this is full of the things that I omitted (e.g. the curse words) from my own blog post.

She ended her post with this:

Taylor Swift, you outsell him ….that’s why he’s bitter. You know I love your work! Keep it up girl!

I wouldn't be surprised if this were true - that Kanye may have been bitter about a teenage country singer outselling him.

I do think Kanye's childhood and upbringing may have something to do with his egotistical behaviour, but I think he was over-indulged or over-hugged when he was a kid. He didn't lack anything other than a whole lot of money. I think he was loved too much. This, in turn, made him believe that only his opinion matters.

I will say it again because it is most likely true: he may have apologized to everyone he pissed off, but he will do this again. He will ruin someone's moment again because he doesn't agree with it. His ego demands it.

Self Magazine Goes Photoshop-Happy

Rumour has it that Self magazine Photoshopped Kelly Clarkson's image on the cover of the September issue a tad too much.

Here's the pic I got from the Stop The Presses! blog from Yahoo! Music:


Look at this pic from her Good Morning America guest appearance. Whatta difference, eh?

So, either the photographer made her pose a certain way to appear that she drastically slimmed down for the shoot or she was Photoshopped too much. If I were a betting woman, I'd put my money on the latter.

While Kelly herself doesn't have any problems with her weight or her figure, it seems that a lot of people are concerned about it. I've come across blog posts or photo commentaries that are harsh about her weight gain. Is the old female-stars-should-be-skinny-as-a-twig mentality rearing its ugly head?

The worse part of this whole controversy is the magazine's issue theme: total body confidence. Well, if you're removing the cover girl's curves, then you're sending the wrong message. If you're not even confident enough to show Kelly Clarkson's natural curves, then who's going to believe your "total body confidence" articles?

*Sigh* When will the media - and the general public - accept that real women have curves? Tsk tsk tsk...

Kelly Clarkson is Back on Top!!!

The results are in: 255,000 copies of Kelly Clarkson's new album, All I Ever Wanted, were moved. This number propelled the album to the number ONE spot on the Billboard 200.

Boo-yah!!!

Congrats, Kelly! I'm sure my two Deluxe Editions (physical CD and iTunes pre-order) helped. :P

You can read the rest of the story - including the other albums in the Billboard Top 200 Albums - here.

All I Ever Wanted Tops (Canadian) iTunes Album List

Kelly Clarkson's brand-spankin'-new album, All I Ever Wanted, is out today! I've been enjoying the album since last night (I pre-ordered the deluxe version of the album on iTunes). And the physical copy of the deluxe version I pre-ordered from Amazon.ca arrived today too!

It's 21:51 PDT and the album has gone to number ONE!!! On the Canadian iTunes Top Albums list anyway, that is. I'm also proud to say that the deluxe version is number FOUR!!! (Yes, one of The Numbers!)

The US iTunes Top Albums list, on the other hand, has the deluxe version on number ONE, and the regular album on number FOUR!

Congrats, Kelly!!! I hope the physical - and the overall - first-week sales of the album translate to Billboard #1!

My Life Would Definitely Suck Without Kelly Clarkson

Is Kelly Clarkson reading my journal and/or my thoughts?

I just finished downloading Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted (Deluxe Version) from iTunes. Actually, I'm already on my second run of the entire album. And I love it already!

Despite its stark contrast to My December's moodiness and darkness, I actually like it. Both albums reflect my current thoughts and feelings regarding all aspects of my life. While My December helped me through my lengthy depressive period, I think All I Ever Wanted will be my soundtrack for the next few months. (I don't actually know what's going to happen in spring/summer; it's just a gut feeling.)

My favourite songs so far:

• "My Life Would Suck Without You;"
• "I Do Not Hook Up;"
• "Cry" - I just about wept when I first heard this song;
• "All I Ever Wanted;"
• "If I Can't Have You;"
  
• "Whyyawannabringmedown;"
• "If No One Will Listen;"
  
• "Tip of My Tongue;" and
  
• "Can We Go Back"

Will any of these songs beat "Maybe" as my favourite Kelly Clarkson song of all time?

Official Track List for the Deluxe Edition Released

The track listing for the deluxe edition of Kelly Clarkson's new album, All I Ever Wanted, has also been released on her website, KellyOfficial.com

Aside from the regular 14 tracks, there are two bonus tracks, as well as bonus DVD.

Bonus Tracks

1. Tip Of My Tongue
2. The Day We Fell Apart

Bonus DVD List

1. Making The Video
2. Making The Album
3. "My Life Would Suck Without You" (Music Video)
4. Photo Gallery

The deluxe edition is only a buck more than the regular edition, so I'm definitely pre-ordering it. Yay!

UPDATE: Amazon.ca just lowered the price for it. When I pre-ordered the deluxe edition, the price was $17.99 Canadian. The regular edition is now $14.99 Canadian.

I want to flash-forward to March 10th now!

All I Ever Wanted Official Track List Released!

The track listing for Kelly Clarkson's new album, All I Ever Wanted, has been released on her official website, KellyOfficial.com!

1. My Life Would Suck Without You
2. I Do Not Hook Up
3. Cry
4. Don't Let Me Stop You
5. All I Ever Wanted
6. Already Gone
7. If I Can't Have You
8. Save You
9. Whyyawannabringmedown
10. Long Shot
11. Impossible
12. Ready
13. I Want You
14. If No One Will Listen

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! So excited!!! Why can't it be March 10th already????

All I Ever Wanted can be pre-ordered on Amazon.com, as well as on Amazon.ca. There is also a deluxe edition (CD/DVD) available for pre-order on both American and Canadian Amazon sites.

And I thought the album will be released on 17th of March (i.e. St. Patrick's Day)? Now it's 10th of March? Well... even better!

WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

My Life Would Suck Without... The Official Release Date!

The official iTunes release date for Kelly Clarkson's new single, "My Life Would Suck Without You," has finally been released!

I previously reported it as 13th of January, but it turned out to be the add date for radio. Then, yesterday, I received the official newsletter, which said that the single will be available on iTunes on 20 January 2009. So, I was off by a week. Hehe... Here are the actual words on the newsletter if y'all don't believe me:

"My Life Would Suck Without You"
Available on iTunes starting Tuesday 1/20!

For some weird reason, the single release date is not found on the official website. But at least, there's now an official release date for the song on iTunes.

Thank God!

That means, next Tuesday would be very busy and eventful for me. Aside from the craziness at work, these will happen on that day:

1. US President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration;
2. The return of Fringe; and
3. The iTunes release date of "My Life Would Suck Without You"!

Oh, yeah!

My New Favourite YouTube Video Is...

... The audio for "My Life Would Suck Without You"!!!



Hahahaha!!!

Since the song was only released to radio today and not to iTunes (neither US nor Canadian store - I checked!), I gotta find another way to hear the entire song. So I went to Kelly Clarkson's official website to get info on when the single will be available. And I found the aforementioned video. Hah!

I think I'm gonna have to re-install iMesh to get an mp3 of this song, just so I can listen to it on a loop. Hahahahahahahaha!!!

Update on "My Life Would Suck Without You" Release Date

Kelly Clarkson herself revealed when her single "My Life Would Suck Without You" will be released to radio: 13 January 2009.

Her Friday blog post title alone told the tale. And then she went on to say this:

"i think it’s 4 more days and my first single drops at radio and i’m super super pumped!!"

Yay!!! I can't wait!!!

"My Life Would Suck Without You" Lyrics Released!!!

The song has not even been released to radio, but Kelly Clarkson has already shared the lyrics of her new single, "My Life Would Suck Without You" to AOL's PopEater.

Here it is:

"My Life Would Suck Without You"
Written by Max Martin, Dr Luke, Claude Kelly
From the album All I Ever Wanted (2009)

Guess this means you're sorry
You're standing at my door
Guess this means you take back
What you said before
Like how much you wanted
Anyone but me
Said you'd never come back
But here you are again

Cuz we belong together now
Forever united here somehow
You got a piece of me
And honestly
My life would suck without you

Maybe I was stupid for telling you goodbye
Maybe I was wrong for tryin' to pick a fight
I know that I've got issues
But you're pretty messed up too
Anyway, I found out I'm nothing without you

Cuz we belong together now
Forever united here somehow
You got a piece of me
And honestly
My life would suck without you

Being with you is so dysfunctional
I really shouldn't miss you, but I can't let go
Oh yeah

Oohhhhhh! Interesting lyrics...! I'm feeling the words!

Anyway, you can also listen to a snippet of the song on PopEater. Enjoy!

One More Kell Bell For Y'all...

In other Kelly Clarkson news, Kara DioGuardi praised my favourite American Idol:

DioGuardi says she loved working with inaugural "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson, calling her "feisty" and a singer who can handle any song.

Oh, yeah.

Kara DioGuardi has written several songs with Kell Bell: "Gone," "Where Is Your Heart," "Walk Away," "You Found Me," "I Hate Myself for Losing You," "Hear Me," (from 2004's Breakaway) and "One Minute" (from 2007's My December).

She's now my favourite American Idol judge. That is, if I still watched AI. Haha.

New Kelly Clarkson Album Details Released!!!

Finally! The official title and cover of Kelly Clarkson's new album has been revealed on her official website, KellyOfficial.com. The site sent out the official newsletter with the title, cover, and release date of the album.



Hmmm... Not really feeling the cover background, but the title is interesting. Wonder if All I Ever Wanted is also the title of one of the tracks?

However, there is still no official release date for the first single with the fantabulous title - "My Life Would Suck Without You" - and cover though. RCA is saying it's January, but there are only three New Music Tuesdays left this month. I guess I'll have to check iTunes every Tuesday then?



Remember y'all: Kelly Clarkson's new album, All I Ever Wanted, is coming out on 17 March 2009 - as in, St. Patrick's Day! Y'all can pre-order the album from Amazon.com for now. Unfortunately, it is not available for pre-order on Amazon.ca yet. I'll let y'all know when it is.

Can't wait!!!

5... 2... 7... B'Day

It did not rain today!

It was little cloudy and breezy in the morning, but it became very sunny and a bit breezy in the afternoon. Woohoo! God heard my prayer. Hallelujah!

I meant to go to the brand-spankin'-new Apple Retail Store in downtown Vancouver, but I got lazy. Hehe... Anyway, I got a few pairs of Capri pants, and a pair of jeans. Thank God! My waistline ain't what it used to be (yeah, it sucks), so I needed new jeans.

Then everyone (my extended family and the C's) went to Nando's Chicken and had a great meal. The server asked us a few times if we needed anything else - which is quite unusual for a server of any restaurant. Must be the 27% tip that I gave her. Haha. (Don't be so shocked; I'm generous when it's my birthday!)

I got a few gifts from my housemates. Got a necklace from my mom, an iTunes gift card and Hershey's chocolates from my sister and the kids, and a couple of shirts from the C's. I'll post the pictures that I took later.

Overall, my 25th birthday didn't surpass the awesomeness of my 21st birthday. But it's in my top three, so I guess it was pretty good.

Thanks to everyone who sent birthday greetings (The Fuselage, Lostpedia, Lost Forum, Kelly Clarkson fan community, several Facebook and Friendster pals, C. N., the Gurlash, L. D., my bro and his family, and my best friend A. G.). Got a pleasant surprise too. =)

For those who forgot... Nah, whatever. I forgive y'all. I'm generous in many aspects when it's my birthday. *Wink wink* Or I could sic Ol' Smokey on you. Hehe.

Motorola Brings JC and Kelly Together

Motorola celebrated its ninth anniversary with a party attended by celebrities, including Brittany Murphy and JC Chasez on November 8th. The best American Idol - Kelly Clarkson - provided entertainment.

I chanced upon this YouTube video of JC saying very, very nice things about my favourite American Idol.



Aside from JC, some other people said very, very nice things - fine, mentioned at the very least - about Kelly. They are Brittany Murphy (Sin City), Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters), Olivia Wilde (House M.D.), and Audrina Patridge (The Hills).



Lastly, here's a footage from E! News where JC attempted to sing "Since U Been Gone" and an all too brief clip of Kelly singing "Behind These Hazel Eyes".



Seriously, JC!

If they would only hook up, get married, and kick the butt of anyone who tries to screw up their careers... I would be a very happy fan.