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...they broke with him are paint-by-numbers pop. As much as a Monkees fan like myself hates to admit it, their records were never quite the same after they discarded Don Kirshner, who took his team of songwriters and backup musicians with him. And speaking of the boy-band era, remember when Britney Spears and the non-Timberlake members of 'N Sync decided to not rely so heavily on hit-crafters like Swedish producer-songwriter Max Martin and write their own songs? Anyone remember Spears' "Dear Diary"? Of course...
...singers under their strict control rebel against them. But Svengalis are going through a particularly rough patch these days. Phil Spector, one of the most renowned and controlling, is on trial for murder. Lou Pearlman, who helped concoct the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync by way of his boy-band factory in Florida, has been unceremoniously dragged back to the U.S. from Guam to face bank-fraud charges...
...title, and the executive smiled and said, "Cliveis the head of A&R." In recent interviews, though, Clarkson has made it clear that she wants to steer her own music and career. When it came to My December, that meant Clarkson penning songs with members of her own band and ignoring Davis' suggestions to collaborate with established tunesmiths. Shooting back, Davis reportedly took a swipe at some of Clarkson's new tracks at a SonyBMG meeting where upcoming releases were played for the staff. Whether it was directly related to the fracas or not, Clarkson cancelled her summer tour...
...deceptively easy to take Clarkson's side: Artists should be able to express themselves, and anyone who's ever heard the slick, wan albums that the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers Band made while under Davis' wing has a right to be wary of his involvement. Nevermind the way Whitney Houston's gospel-rooted lungs were constantly undermined by the formulaic material Davis and his cohorts saddled her with...
...entire package was overseen by deputy managing editor Priscilla Painton. Cynthia Hoffman and Christine Dunleavy designed it, and Hillary Raskin and Bill Carwin Jr. searched out its distinctive photographs. All the while, Andrea Dorfman and her band of reporters immersed themselves in J.F.K.'s life. I hope you will too and that Kennedy's example will help you better understand not only his world...