Kelly Clarkson

Away for a wedding all weekend. Please come back Sunday night/Monday morning for all the latest in Kelly’s world!!

Why? I don’t get why the constant speculation about any celebrity’s sexual orientation can stir up so much interest. As for Kelly, don’t you think she would have come out if she truly was a lesbian. Clearly she doesn’t play by the standard industry rules. I can picture the conversation now:

Kelly: Clive, I want to release My December as is and I am a certified lesbian.

Clive: No Kelly. It’s either one or the other. You can’t release a crap album and be gay.

Kelly: But Pink did it!!!

Clive: Which is it Kelly?

Kelly: Fine. But just you wait until the lead single from my next album is ‘Since She’s Been Gone’!

Seriously. When will these ‘journalists’ just give it a rest.

Faux News

‘Sober’ sits at #93 with a -6 bullet. XM Radio seems to be on board now, so that is why spins are going up a tiny bit.

Clarkson: December in July.

Both Clarkson’s My December and the new Hannah Montana album will sell between 320-350k for their first week, enough to put them in a lively dead heat for top of the chart.

DUEL OF THE POP DIVAS

Clarkson-Montana Race Too Close to Call as Major Foot Traffic Is Expected

June 27, 2007

It’s a horse race between a pair of thoroughbred fillies.
Former Idol queen Kelly Clarkson vs. Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus for the #1 spot on next week’s gala Fourth of July HITS album chart.

Clive’s well-oiled RCA Music Group machine vs. Disney’s multi-media marketing team for all the marbles.

Folks, it doesn’t get any better than that. Just make sure you don’t blow your fingers off with the cherry bombs.

So far, with early returns from eager retailers looking for some early-July fireworks, it’s way too early to make a call.

This much can be said. Both Clarkson’s My December and the new Hannah Montana album will sell between 320-350k for their first week, enough to put them in a lively dead heat for top of the chart.

Consulting the tea leaves, Clarkson is showing strengths from a pair of reporting precincts in iTunes and Best Buy. Ms. Cyrus is ahead, as expected, at mass merchants and non-traditional retail. Both have visibility and sales at Costco and Limited II clothing stores, but Miley, of course, has the Disney Stores and JC Penney as well.

Look for plenty of foot traffic this weekend in front of the 4th of July, with observers opining Ms. Montana will take the mini-van market.

But, our cracked retail expert Mark Pearson insists, it’s way, way too close right now to make any kind of clear-cut pick.

A couple other new albums hit the streets today, including alt-country mainstay Ryan Adams’ new album, Easy Tiger, for Luke Lewis’ Lost Highway, which is looking like a pretty robust 50k, with #3 ranking at iTunes and Starbucks spinner visibility.

The Beastie Boys’ all-instrumental Capitol album, The Mix-Up, is being accompanied by a massive online push and a tour, and is expected to garner 30k, give or take.

Overall, at the six-month point of 2007, the market was down 7% vs. last week, down 5.2% over same week last year and now down 15% to date, marking a slight uptick in a year that has been less than impressive.

www.hitsdailydouble.com

In an interview today with XM Radio Kelly gave the following quote:

DJ: I feel like pop radio, across the country, in general, didn’t give you a fair shot [with Never Again]. For whatever reason.

Kelly Clarkson: Well, we had a lot going against me… A lot of people and a lot of things kind of fighting against me. I called that from the beginning. I mean, when I decided on that for the single, I knew it wasn’t going to… because it’s not as mainstream, I know, I get it. And nothing is going to be popular if you don’t have people backing you full on, like they promote other stuff. I said that as PC as I possibly could. I love people that are actually playing it, it’s pretty awesome.

Hey, hey I wonder who she, she is talking about??

‘My December’ sits a measly 5000 copies behind the #1 album in the UK Midweeks. Come on Brits…get the album!!!!

Promo. Promo. Promo.

From Hits:

POP GO THE DIVAS: RCA/RMG’s Kelly Clarkson and Disney’s Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana, are in a pitched battle for #1 on next week’s chart as their albums hit the street today. Based on early retail reports, both CDs are on target for between 350-400k, with sales brisk across the boards. (6/26p)

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com

‘Sober’ is at a -20 today. But it’s okay, it’s okay people! Kelly said in an interview with The Sauce on the Fuse Network yesterday that ‘Sober’ has indeed been put on hold until they “kinda surround themselves with the best team possible.” Let’s hope they do!

Everyone go get a copy! Yes, even you, illegal downloaders!! Come back tomorrow as I’ll have first estimates from Hit’s on Kelly’s projected sales for her opening week.

‘Sober’ sits at #95 with a bullet of -15. We’ll have to see if the album release tomorrow will cause some Program Directors (PDs) at radio to actually spin this and try to get a reaction from their audience. ‘Sober’ has not been given a fair chance at all.

My December, Kelly’s highly scrutinized 3rd release, doesn’t seem to be setting the radio charts ablaze as of yet. I’ve read in different places that the track ‘How I Feel’ is the surefire hit from the album. I disagree. Watch the video and let me know what you think.