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| ● 05 May 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 0 Comments ● Discuss This! |
| Kellys Papal Concert |
| ● 24 Apr 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 0 Comments ● Discuss This! |
| I have uploaded the videos of Kelly singing Ave Maria to the Pope and her singing to the Youth as well. To download all 4 performances click the graphic below Ave Maria and Up To The Mountain can be found in Other Performances, Walk Away on the Walk away media page and SUBG on the Since U Been Gone Media Page 
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| HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY!!!! |
| ● 24 Apr 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 0 Comments ● Discuss This! |
Today is Kelly's Birthday and GKC would like to wish her a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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| Kelly Clarkson Papal Concert |
| ● 21 Apr 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 0 Comments ● Discuss This! |
| Kelly Clarkson, the first season’s winner of American Idol, sings a rousing rendition of the hymn “Ave Maria” for Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Joseph Seminary in Yonkers, New York on Saturday. About 25,000 young worshippers rallied for the Popemobile (and Kelly). “I was so excited to be asked to sing for the Pope,” Kelly. “I grew up singing church music, and it’s always been a dream of mine to perform ‘Ave Maria.’ To have that dream come true on such a special occasion is truly a blessing.” http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/04/19/kelly-clarkson-ave-maria-pope/ Kelly Clarkson adds her voice to youth rally Yonkers, NY, Apr 20, 2008 / 09:24 am (CNA).- Kelly Clarkson, of American Idol fame, performed the “Ave Maria” as the concluding hymn for the Holy Father’s visit with youth at Saint Joseph’s Seminary in New York on Saturday evening. She belted out the traditional version of the “Ave Maria” in multiple languages as a cross sectional representation of the crowd present. The Holy Father took a moment to greet her after her performance. The crowd was charged by Kelly Clarkson’s rendition of the Marian hymn. After the song, the Holy Father proceeded to greet youth at the ends of the platform. The crowds wildly waved yellow and white handkerchiefs as a greeting to the Holy Father. The seminarians and religious novices of the Archdiocese of New York were all visibly thrilled at the presence of the Pope. They loudly sang the litany of the saints and the Lord’s Prayer in song with Pope Benedict XVI, led by an accomplished youth cantor from the movement “Communion and Liberation”.
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| Limited Edition American Idol Postage - Kelly Stamp |
| ● 18 Apr 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 0 Comments ● Discuss This! |
Limited Edition American Idol Postage - Kelly Clarkson Stamp proceeds go to the Idol Gives Back Foundation  Kelly Stamp
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| American Idol - Stars to go on stamps |
| ● 13 Apr 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 0 Comments ● Discuss This! |
 Saturday, 12 April 2008 American Idol has unveiled a range of limited-edition collectable stamps featuring stars from the talent show's past and present. Former winners of the competition including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Ruben Studdard will appear on the new set of stamps, which will be issued every week for the next seven weeks. Last year's champion Jordin Spinks, Taylor Hicks and Fantasia Barrino will also feature during the run. Only 104,000 - roughly 2,000 sheets per US state - will be made available every week. The Idol Gives Back foundation, which supports charities around the world and raised millions for underprivileged children last year, will receive the proceeds from the stamp sales. The first stamp to be made available features 2002 winner Clarkson and can be purchased online. The last stamp to be released will display the champion of the show's seventh season, which began in January. The year's contest has been altered to give entrants the chance to demonstrate their skill by playing a musical instrument, in addition to showcasing their vocal talents. The two-night finale of American Idol 2008 will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on May 20th and 21st. http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/television/american-idol/american-idol--- stars-to-go-on-stamps.html
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| Clarkson hopes fans like demos |
| ● 05 Apr 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 0 Comments ● Discuss This! |
 Clarkson hopes fans like demosby Michael D. Ayers - Apr. 4, 2008 12:00 AM Billboard.com NEW YORK - Kelly Clarkson has shared with Billboard.com her thoughts on four unfinished songs leaking to the Internet. The new material from Clarkson surfaced earlier this week via the Los Angeles-based music blog Pretty Much Amazing. The four songs - "Close Your Eyes," "Ready," "One Day" and "With a Little Bit of Luck" - have varying sound quality, indicating that the tracks are in different stages of the recording process. "I write all the time - lots of stuff not meant to ever be released, just working on ideas," Clarkson tells Billboard.com of the leaked work. "The fact that people have heard music that's not ready yet sucks, but I hope they like it." In the wake of last year's well-documented public feud between Clive Davis and Clarkson over the dark nature of the material for second effort, "My December," it would seem Clarkson may be heading in another direction. The singer has flirted with country music ties in the last year, most notably through budding relationships with Reba McEntire and Martina McBride. The folksy arrangements of the new tunes suggest a bare-bones, country approach. Only "With a Little Bit of Luck" continues with the dark rock sound favored on "My December," suggesting it could be an outtake from those sessions. Blog editor Luis Tovar says his traffic skyrocketed this week, with fans looking to hear the tunes, as well as staunch defenders of Clarkson's right to keep her work private. "The Crazy Clarkson Fans,' as one person called them, were amusing at first, annoying later," Tovar tells Billboard.com. "But it's great to see the brand loyalty out there. These people are ready to go to war for Clarkson. It's kind of cute, almost." Tovar says he's unaware of the songs' origins, saying only that a friend passed him a disc that contained them. Having completed a tour with McEntire, Clarkson is scheduled to perform April 19 for Pope Benedict XVI during his scheduled New York visit. http://www.azcentral.com/ent/music/articles/2008/04/04/20080404clarkson0404.html
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| Kelly Clarkson will sing for Pope in Yonkers |
| ● 18 Mar 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 0 Comments ● Discuss This! |
| Kelly Clarkson will sing for Pope in Yonkers Monday, March 17, 2008 By Gary Stern Gannett News Servicec "American Idol" winner and pop sensation Kelly Clarkson will sing "Ave Maria" for Pope Benedict XVI at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers on April 19. She will also perform in the concert that will precede an address by the pope. Joseph Zwilling, spokesman for the archdiocese, also confirmed today that musicians Harry Connick Jr. and Jose Feliciano will perform before the papal Mass at Yankee Stadium on April 20. The Irish singer Dana will also perform. Tickets for both events are being distributed through parishes and Catholic youth programs.
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| Kelly Clarkson Storms Stage At Carling Academy |
| ● 18 Mar 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 0 Comments ● Discuss This! |
| Kelly Clarkson Storms Stage At Carling Academy Mar 18 2008 Beverley Lyons SHE might have been barefoot but Kelly Clarkson managed to stomp her way through a rocking set last night. The winner of American Idol showed off her powerful and unique voice with a medley of songs from her three albums as well as her forthcoming one. The crowd lapped up Kelly's banter as well as her songs as she played the first of a two-nighter at Glasgow's Carling Academy. She remarked: "It was so freezing today, but the people made it hot." They even forgave her when she suggested that anybody not wearing green for St Patrick's night should be pushed over by their neighbour - not realising the Old Firm connotations. On rocky numbers like Behind These Hazel Eyes, Miss Independent, Breakaway and the foot-stomping Walk Away, Kelly displayed energetic vocals with a bluesy undertone. She sounded great as she worked her way through slower ballads like Maybe from her album My December and Beautiful Disaster. She even managed to showcase her personality during the song Chivas, a hidden album track named after her favourite shooter which intoxicated everyone. She soon had everyone standing and singing along as she belted out hits like Because Of You and Since You've Been Gone. Fans will no doubt be counting the days since she's been gone and those lucky enough to have a ticket for tonight won't have long to wait. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk
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| Reba and Kelly rock Wright State |
| ● 15 Feb 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 0 Comments ● Discuss This! |
| Reba and Kelly rock Wright State By TINA CLAUDETTE SPIRES Special to the Gazette FAIRBORN - Sometimes seemingly odd collaborations can turn out harmonious results. That was certainly the case recently at Wright State University's Nutter Center in Dayton when a sold-out crowd of 9,694 caught the "Two Worlds, 2 Voices, 1 Stage" tour featuring country music icon Reba McEntire and original "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson. The pairing may seem odd, but the connection between the two began years ago when Clarkson was in the sixth grade and a friend turned her onto McEntire's music. After Clarkson won "American Idol," McEntire made a guest appearance on the show to surprise Clarkson and perform with her. A friendship was formed, and last year, they performed on CMT's "Crossroads" together, sparking the idea of a tour. The result was electrifying as the two rose to the top of the stage and began their 90-plus-minute concert on a high note, performing The Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams". The two shared the stage the entire concert, alternating between each other's songs and performing them together. A highlight was the performance of McEntire's "Why Haven't I Heard From You?" Clarkson nailed the song as she kept up with McEntire's power-packed vocals on the song. Watching Clarkson's stage presence and performance style, one may forget her young age. Her vocal range is exceptional, with her only drawback being at times she over-sings a song. http://www.chillicothegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080210/NEWS01 /802100304/1002/NEWS01
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| Kelly Clarkson to play Kinnick concert |
| ● 15 Feb 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 0 Comments ● Discuss This! |
| Grammy-winner Clarkson will perform concert at Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Ia. — Two-time Grammy Award-winner Kelly Clarkson will perform in the first concert ever staged in Kinnick Stadium on Friday, April 18, as part of the 2008 Gridiron Bash, the University of Iowa Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and MSL Sports and Entertainment announced today. Advertisement Clarkson will be joined on the stage by former U of I football players, members of current U of I teams, and to-be-determined local entertainment that will serve as opening acts in a celebration that will happen the night before the Iowa football team’s annual spring practice. The Gridiron Bash is a national event that includes concerts similar to the one being put on in Kinnick Stadium at more than 20 other Division I football schools. The list of participating institutions includes, among others, Penn State featuring Fergie; Colorado featuring Counting Crows; Tennessee featuring Taylor Swift; Kansas State featuring the Goo Goo Dolls; and Texas A&M featuring ZZ Top. Ticket information for the event will be announced next week. Persons interested in learning more about the Gridiron Bash are invited to visit gridironbash.com. “Kinnick Stadium is a special place and our fans have always looked forward to our spring football event. The Gridiron Bash combines Hawkeye football and our historic stadium with a nationally renowned headline concert. It will be a terrific weekend for our fans,” Gary Barta, the U of I’s director of athletics, said in a news release. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080201/ SPORTS020502/80201043/-1/SPORTS09
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| McEntire, Clarkson unite different audiences, genres |
| ● 15 Feb 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 2 Comments ● Discuss This! |
 McEntire, Clarkson unite different audiences, genresBY DENISE NEIL The Wichita Eagle If the pairing sounds odd -- 52-year-old country legend and television star Reba McEntire sharing a stage and a set list with 25-year-old "American Idol" winner and pop/rock star Kelly Clarkson -- it kind of was. And yet, the singers' "2 Worlds 2 Voices" tour, which stopped Thursday night at the Kansas Coliseum, worked. The duo performed 25 songs over two hours in front of a sold-out crowd of nearly 9,000, spanning both singers' target demographic of fans. The pairing made the show an easy sell for Robert Barnett, a longtime McEntire fan whose 8-year-old daughter, Selena, likes Clarkson. He got his tickets the first day they went on sale. "I love Reba," he said. "It's the hair. I love that wild red hair." On stage, the singers explained how their teaming came to be. The two, who recorded a duet of Clarkson's song "Because of You" together, had also appeared on a CMT show called "Crossroads" and had enjoyed singing together. They wanted to take their collaboration further, which worked fine since McEntire's husband manages both singers' careers. During the show, neither singer left the stage. Instead, they traded verses, or one sang backup for the other. The show started with the pair, both wearing jeans and sparkly sleeveless shirts (and no shoes for the oft-barefoot Clarkson), teaming for a rendition of the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams." After that, they glided back and forth between hits, moving from "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" to "Hazel Eyes" to "Fear of Being Alone" to "Ms. Independent." http://www.kansas.com/news/local/story/298488.html
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| Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson Rise to the Occasion in Concert |
| ● 26 Jan 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 0 Comments ● Discuss This! |
| LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson bring out the best in each other, and it's clear that their 2 Worlds 2 Voices tour is no gimmick. They really do love singing together. From the curtain's rise to the encore, there was never a time when either singer left the stage during their Friday night (Jan. 18) concert in Louisville, Ky., and they traded verses like they've known each others' songs for years. For someone who's been around as long as McEntire, it would be really easy to just go through the motions, sing "Fancy" for the millionth time and cash the big check. However, she is clearly giving it her best shot -- and smiling all the way through. Six or seven times in the show, Clarkson gushed about Reba, Reba, Reba -- maybe too much -- so the expectations for Clarkson's fans who don't know a thing about McEntire were probably very high. As always, the ambitious country singer is up for a challenge. Of course, Clarkson is no slouch either. When she sang "Up to the Mountain," McEntire stopped the show to get a tissue, then called her one of the world's greatest vocalists. Many times, McEntire slipped behind the back-up singer's microphone for harmonies and choruses while Clarkson worked the stage. It reminded me of the scene from Dreamgirls -- when Effie declares, "I don't do backup!" -- only because a completely opposite scene was unfolding. source : cmt.com
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| McEntire-Clarkson tour blasts off at Nutter Center |
| ● 18 Jan 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 0 Comments ● Discuss This! |
| McEntire-Clarkson tour blasts off at Nutter Center By Carol Simmons Staff Writer Friday, January 18, 2008 FAIRBORN — Reba McEntire, the country music superstar and actress, and Kelly Clarkson, the Grammy-winning pop-rock singer and 2002 "American Idol" winner, launched their limited-run "Two Voices, Two Worlds" tour Thursday night to a sell-out crowd at Wright State University's Ervin J. Nutter Center. Launched? Let's say they blasted off, as into the stratosphere. And they did it without fancy sets, fog machines or fireworks. They even did it without costume changes, which McEntire fans have come to expect. No, all the pyrotechnics were saved for the women's vocalizations, which when combined at times reached out-of-this-world proportions. The concert tour, which will hit 15 towns before its conclusion next month, grew out of a CMT cable television "Crossroads" special that paired the two singers last summer, though they had shared a stage once before when McEntire appeared as a guest on the first season of "American Idol" to sing with then-contestant Clarkson. The tour brings together performers of different generations who have been primarily associated with different musical genres. Though side-by-side, their stylings had more similarities than might have been expected. In terms of their age, let's just say that five years before Kelly was born in 1982, Reba was a full-fledged member of the Grand Ole Opry. Let's say it, and forget it, because McEntire made it irrelevant Thursday night. Dressed in matching tight black jeans and similar black sequined-fronted tank tops, the fit and trim McEntire came nowhere close to assuming any matron-like persona beside the younger Clarkson. Pictures :       
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| Kelly, never the idle Idol |
| ● 12 Jan 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 0 Comments ● Discuss This! |
Manchester Evening News Kelly, never the idle IdolSarah Walters 8/ 1/2008 SITTING in the miserable Manchester drizzle, it's hard to empathise with the enthusiastic Kelly Clarkson as she proclaims a love for the city unrivalled even by its own residents. "God, I love Manchester," howls Kelly, her Texan accent still plump and pronounced. "Manchester always comes out for us, it is one of my biggest audiences. That's why we're starting the tour there, Manchester will get it all going. "I've always loved travelling and coming over here. I like touring, but I tour so much in America that it's good to bring my shows over here. "We're doing so many dates this time because it's my favourite part of my job, being with the fans and the band. I love living on the road, away from all the nonsense of the industry." To give the city its dues, Manchester, where her 11-date tour begins in March, has supported Kelly since she won the landmark first series of American Idol in 2002. It seems far longer ago that she started on the road to pop stardom - a journey that's seen her sell more than 10m albums and scoop a bucketload of awards and famous fans along the way.
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| Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson sharing one band |
| ● 12 Jan 2008 ● Posted by Emily ● 0 Comments ● Discuss This! |
| Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson's upcoming 2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour will find the pair doing lots of duets and sharing one band. The pair will be backed by a single band and they will both stay on stage throughout the show. "She's a huge fan of my music, which delights the fire out of me, and I'm a huge fan of her music," McEntire told Billboard.com. "We're both gonna have so much fun singing each other's songs. They're great songs. Her songs tell stories and so do mine - they're heartfelt, they're emotional, they're fun." http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=543380
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