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Okay, so we first got wind that Ryan Tedder might have done something with Kris from the UCA newspaper interview with Daniel. But, here's confirmation from Ryan himself. I'm not gonna post the whole article, because it's all about Ryan, not Kris. Here is the relevant excerpt:

What are you working on these days?The last song for the OneRepublic ( Read more... )

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Earlier this week, Entertainment Weekly's Music Mix expressed the opinion that Kelly Clarkson might have been over-reacting just a teensy bit when she alleged that co-writer/producer Ryan Tedder had ripped off his own work on Beyonce’s “Halo” for her new single “Already Gone.” Now Tedder has issued a statement in response to Clarkson’s remarks, and ( Read more... )

Saw this over at ONTD main, figured I'd bring it over here since Kelly is Idol-related. (;

Remember when Kelly Clarkson calling out Ryan Tedder for giving her the same track as Beyonce, and then slamming her record label RCA for forcing her to release it as a single? Well it looks like the label, Clive Davis in particular, aren't too happy about ( Read more... )

KELLY'S BEYONCé DRAMA
WRITER GAVE 'IDOL' A SONG THAT IS ALREADY A HIT

( In essence, Tedder gave both singers a tune with the same backing track -- without telling Clarkson, who wrote the lyrics. )