Clarkson Changes Tune On Song Use
First 'Idol' Winner Relents, Allows Contestants To Sing Her Songs
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Roger Widynowski, from Clarkson's Sony BMG record label, said Clarkson's management was negotiating with the show over which songs will be used.
A day earlier, he said Clarkson was not allowing any of her songs to be licensed for other purposes. He said on Wednesday that he had not been informed by her management that negotiations were under way, and that Clarkson would allow it on a "case-by-case basis."
That was also a day after "American Idol" judge Cowell sharply criticized her.
"I think that by ignoring the show you're ignoring the audience who put you there," Cowell said Tuesday.
Clarkson has become a major star in the past year, with her hit "Since U Been Gone" earning both massive sales and critical respect, particularly from a rock community that has looked upon "American Idol" contestants warily. Her album "Breakaway" earned a Grammy nomination for best pop vocal album.
"American Idol" must obtain permission from owners of song licenses before the music can be used on the show. While many love the exposure, some artists, the Beatles, for one, like to rigidly control use of their music.
Clarkson, in an interview with The Associated Press last year, said she knows she'll always be identified as an "American Idol," and she has no problems with that.
"That's where I got my start," she said. "They always talk about the big first thing that you did. I think the only thing that I do mind is I don't want people to only focus on that."
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