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...Davis, the SonyBMG chairman and industry old hand who's been steering the careers of pop acts for four decades. In what's become a fascinating spectacle, Davis is in the midst of a snippy public feud with one of his company's biggest acts, American Idol alum Kelly Clarkson, over the direction of her new album, My December, released Tuesday...
...approach, personally choosing songs and producers for albums. Not long ago, when I was reporting a story on Davis' J label, I asked the then-head of A&R to confirm his 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...
...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...
Beyond any concerns with Clarkson's lyric-writing abilities, what supposedly made Davis and his company nervous about My December is the album's emphasis on "rock," which is even how iTunes refers to it. (Davis took over SonyBMG during the making of Clarkson's previous, and more pop, album, Breakaway.) In essence, Clarkson wants to rebrand herself, an extremely alarming move -- for record moguls, anyway -- when hit records are more imperative than ever to the life of the slowly expiring music business...
...stand in Harvard’s way.The Crimson cruised to a two-game sweep, winning the first game in thrilling fashion as Reese resorted to captainship by example, rallying his team from a 2-0 deficit with a natural hat trick.But in the second round versus Clarkson, the Crimson offense faltered, managing just one goal in two games as the Golden Knights swept Harvard from the playoffs.The ECAC playoff elimination, combined with Harvard’s sub-.500 non-conference record, ensured that the Crimson would be sitting out the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five seasons.Reese, however...