If you saw Taylor Swift's Grammy performance with Stevie Nicks on Sunday, you know the country pop star wasn't in her best voice. And Taylor, who took home the album of the year trophy that night, has since taken her fair share of criticism for it.

So, Scott Borchetta, CEO of Taylor's label Big Machine Records, came to her defense in the media. "Maybe she's not the best technical singer, but she's probably the best emotional singer because everybody else who gets up there and is technically perfect, people don't seem to want more of it," Borchetta told The Tennessean (via Rolling Stone). He also told the AP, "This is not American Idol. This is not a competition of getting up and seeing who can sing the highest note. This is about a true artist and writer and communicator. It's not about that technically perfect performance."


And he didn't stop there, going on to say, "I think [the critics] are missing the whole voice of a generation that is happening right in front of them. Maybe they are jealous or can't understand that, but obviously the people that she talks to are engaged with her." (Come on Dude. I've got nothing against Taylor. She's cute. But people aren't "jealous." They're just pointing out that she's not a very good singer and her performance was terrible. You sound like an elementary school mother lying to her kid.)
And now Kelly "Always has Something to Say" Clarkson is all mad about the American Idol comments. The first ever Idol winner immediately responded in an open letter on her I Am Kelly blog (found via Rolling Stone).

Kelly writes:

"Wow .....Dear Scott Borchetta,

I understand defending your artist obviously because I have done the same in the past for artists I like, including Taylor, so you might see why it's upsetting to read you attacking American Idol for producing simply vocalists that hit 'the high notes'. Thank you for that 'Captain Obvious' sense of humor because you know what, we not only hit the high notes, you forgot to mention we generally hit the 'right' notes as well. Every artist has a bad performance or two and that is understandable, but throwing blame will not make the situation at hand any better. I have been criticized left and right for having shaky performances before (and they were shaky) and what my manager or label executives say to me and the public is "I'll kick butt next time" or "every performance isn't going to be perfect" ......I bring this up because you should take a lesson from these people and instead of lashing out at other artists (that in your 'humble' opinion lack true artistry), you should simply take a breath and realize that sometimes things won't go according to plan or work out and that's okay.

Sincerely, One of those contestants from 'American Idol' who only made it because of her high notes ;)."


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http://blog.inmusic.ca/inmusic/2010/0...