The 20 best pop singles of 2012 so far

June 30, 2012 in Music with 0 Comments

With the end of June comes the end of the first half of 2012. So soon?!

The commercial pop world has, as ever, been coughing up enough tuneage to keep us occupied, and before the next six months forces the last six out of our memories, let’s take a moment to remember 2012′s finest songs so far… in, naturally, alphabetical order.

‘Boyfriend’
Performed by Justin Bieber
Written by Justin Bieber, Mike Posner, Matthew Musto, Mason Levy
Produced by Mike Posner and Mason Levy
Bieber went a bit Timberlake with the first cut from his second proper album Believe, and a right tune it is too. Shunning the big kitchen sink synths and just sticking to a bog-standard R’n'B/pop production style, it is undoubtedly the best release of his career so far, and also one of the best of 2012.

‘Call Me Maybe’
Performed by Carly Rae Jepsen
Written by Carly Rae Jepsen, Josh Ramsay, Tavish Crowe
Produced by Josh Ramsay
Oh God, it’s so simple – why didn’t anyone write it sooner? ‘Call Me Maybe’ is, on paper, absolutely awful. A saccharine voice, lyrics that would fit right in in one of those made-for-TV Disney movies and a daft video to boot, it inexplicably became one of the big hits of the year thanks to support from Justin Bieber and enough radio airplay to ensure it cemented itself in the heads of a nation for weeks on end. Somehow this is one of the most basic-yet-amazing pop records in a very long time.

‘Call My Name’
Performed by Cheryl Cole
Written and produced by Calvin Harris
You hear Calvin produced it, and you immediately compare it to ‘We Found Love’. ‘Call My Name’ does have all the basic ingredients of that Rihanna enormotune, yes, but once you shave away what you think it should sound like, it’s another ace to add to Cheryl Cole’s collection of mega-selling hits. Plus the choreo in the video is, to use a technical phrase, SIIIIIIIIIIICK.

‘Can’t Say No’
Performed by Conor Maynard
Written by Conor Maynard, The Invisible Men, Sophie Stern, Jon Mills, Joe Dyer, Kurtis McKenzie
Produced by The Invisible Men and The Arcade
Now that Bieber has revolutionised his image, the differences between ‘Boyfriend’ and ‘Can’t Say No’ aren’t as vast as Conor would perhaps like to admit. But here arrives a young British popmaker with some real potential. His demographic-crossing hip-pop sound is unlike anything any other British male soloist is offering in the mainstream at the moment, and the debut album should make for an interesting spin.

‘Charlie Brown’
Performed by Coldplay
Written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, Brian Eno
Produced by Markus Dravs, Daniel Green, Rik Simpson
Enhanced even more by those amazing glowing wristbands, ‘Charlie Brown’ is a prime example of Coldplay-Does-Euphoria. It may not have scored the big chart points that No1 hit ‘Paradise’ did, but this follow-up is just as worthy of the public’s affection. Proving the band have still not lost their mojo, much as they may have altered it a tad since their indie beginnings, ‘CB’ is another brilliant addition to the sizeable Coldplay canon.

‘Dance Again’
Performed by Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull
Written by AJ Junior, The Chef, Enrique Iglesias, RedOne, Pitbull
Produced by RedOne
I think it was Popjustice who coined a term for ‘Dance Again’s breed of pop that is pretty spot-on: Lamazing. As in lazily amazing. It’s unlikely that a lot of time or effort went into this tune. It’s not like RedOne reinvented himself after making his name with songs that sound more-or-less identical. And yet ‘Dance Again’ has that same homosexual-baiting magic that ‘On The Floor’ did last year. “REAL MUSIC” bores be damned, it just works.

‘Dark Side’
Performed by Kelly Clarkson
Written by busbee, Alexander Geringas
Produced by Greg Kurstin
Pushing sales of album Stronger past those of predecessor All I Ever Wanted, ‘Dark Side’ is Kelly’s second consecutive single release to be helmed by Greg Kurstin, and her inifinite-th consecutive single release to be incredible. ‘Dark Side’ is a midtempo classic that is both a ballad and anthemic; a song about embracing a lover’s weaknesses as much as their strengths. Oh Kelly, you are fucking good.

‘Do It Our Way (Play)’
Performed by Alesha Dixon
Written by Nigel Butler, Alesha Dixon, Ray Hedges
Produced by Madman
OH GOD THIS ONE’S SO HARD TO DESCRIBE. Imagine if all the annoying bits of Jessie J and all the annoying bits of Natasha Bedingfield’s songs came together… and the result was good. I don’t even know why this is good. Maybe it’s the chorus. Maybe it’s the fact that Alesha representing Weight Watchers is a little odd. Maybe it’s just the fact that Weight Watchers even released an official single. I don’t know. But this song is GOOD.

‘Give Your Heart A Break’
Performed by Demi Lovato
Written and produced by Josh Alexander, Billy Steinberg
Reaching the giddy heights of ‘Did Not Chart’ in the UK, ‘Give Your Heart A Break’ follows ‘Call Me Maybe’ and ‘Boyfriend’ along the line of thinking that pop doesn’t necessarily have to be a Club Banger to be amazing in 2012. Just a simple tune about putting a potential squeeze at ease, it showcases a different side to Demi’s voice and deserved to do a lot better than it did. Still, in the US it’s still climbing so there’s always that. Bring on The X Factor USA #teamdemi.

 ‘Glitter & Gold’
Performed by Rebecca Ferguson
Written by Rebecca Ferguson, Alex Smith, Paul Barry
Produced by Mark Taylor, Alex Smith
A much more sensible choice for a single than ‘Too Good To Lose’, ‘Glitter & Gold’ has a similar message to Rebecca’s debut ‘Nothing’s Real But Love’, but delivers it in a much more aggressive way. With a stomping beat not dissimilar to Adele’s ‘Rolling In The Deep’, it’s another fine example of Rebecca’s excellent songwriting, and album Heaven’s swift return to the Top 10 as a result of this song was fully warranted.

‘Is This Love’
Performed by Aiden Grimshaw
Written by Aiden Grimshaw, Jarrad Rogers, Joel Pott
Despite a warm critical reaction and a loyal fanbase, Aiden Grimshaw failed to launch his recording career with a bang with ‘Is This Love’, which is a real puzzler. It’s an excellent song – another strain of evidence to prove that any kind of artist can come from The X Factor these days, and another strain of evidence that the 2010 series (which also provided us with Cher Lloyd, One Direction, Matt Cardle and Rebecca Ferguson) was among the most interesting.

‘National Anthem’
Performed by Lana Del Rey
Written by Lana Del Rey, Justin Parker, The Nexus
Produced by Emile Haynie, Jeff Bhasker
Sneaking in just this week, ‘National Anthem’ is arguably Lana’s finest single to date. Pushing her darkly euphoric sound to its maximum, its chorus is inexplicably rousing and its lyrics are some of the best on her Born To Die LP. Match that song with an epic video in which she plays Jackie Kennedy at the time of JFK’s assassination and you’re on to one of the big success stories of 2012.

‘Next To Me’
Performed by Emeli Sande
Written by Emeli Sande, Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze
Produced by Craze & Hoax
When Emeli Sande’s second single ‘Daddy’ only just managed to squeeze itself into the Top 20 last autumn, things didn’t look too great for her. But then came a string of one-to-watch prizes and this corker of a single – an infectious slice of piano pop able to appeal itself to fans of many genres.

‘Picking Up The Pieces’ 
Performed by Paloma Faith
Written by Paloma Faith, Wayne Hector, Tim Powell
Produced by Nellee Hooper
Paloma Faith finally found her first ever Top 10 single with ‘Picking Up The Pieces’, a heart-wrenching ballad about being your other half’s second choice. Seeing in her second album Fall To Grace, which outperformed the peak chart position of its predecessor in its first week, it remains an enduring favourite.

‘Primadonna’
Performed by Marina and the Diamonds
Written by Marina Diamandis, Julie Frost, Lukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter
Produced by Dr Luke
Sending Album Of The Year So Far Electra Heart straight to No1, ‘Primadonna’ may have failed by a hairline to secure Marina Diamandis her first Top 10 hit, but it certainly established her as an artist able to tread a well-worn path in her own unique way. Packed with dark lyrics and underscored by a throbbing bass synth, it’s a carefully calculated masterpiece.

‘R.I.P.’
Performed by Rita Ora
Written by Drake, Farhad Samadzada, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Nneka Egbuna, Renee Wisdom, Saul Milton, William Kennard, Tinie Tempah
Produced by Chase & Status, Stargate
With Jay-Z by her side and Drake writing her breakthrough solo hit, Rita Ora is not a newcomer to be taken lightly. Simultaneously attempting to break both the UK and US markets, all the while serving as a guest judge on The X Factor, she’s made a rapid ascent to fame that makes ‘R.I.P.’ the first of what I assume to be many big hits for her.

‘Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)’
Performed by Kelly Clarkson
Written by Jörgen Elofsson, Ali Tamposi, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin
Produced by Greg Kurstin
Despite only peaking at No8, ‘Stronger’ is now Kelly Clarkson’s biggest-selling single in the UK – surpassing ‘Since U Been Gone’, ‘Because Of You’ and even her only No1 ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’. And why? Because it’s a CHOON. Opening with a guitar reminiscent of a The xx offcut before exploding into an all-out Pride-friendly anthem, it’s rightfully one of the big radio hits of the year. 10 years in, Kelly’s still on top of her game.

‘We Are Young’
Performed by fun. featuring Janelle Monae
Written by Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff, Jeffrey Bhasker
Produced by Jeff Bhaskher
Like a showtune, a light-rock song and a pop song all rolled into one, ‘We Are Young’ is, along with Kelly’s ‘Stronger’ and Carly-Rae’s ‘Maybe’, one of the biggest-sellers of the year-to-date on both sides of the Atlantic. And – at least for me, anyway – it still doesn’t sound overplayed, regardless of the ridiculous number of times it gets spun on the radio.

‘When She Was Mine’
Performed by Lawson
Written by Andy Brown, Paddy Dalton, Duck Blackwell, Ki Fitzgerald
Produced by Duck Blackwell, Paddy Dalton, John Shanks
The best bit about ‘When She Was Mine’ is that their second single, released later this month, is even better. ‘When She Was Mine’ is a pop-rock nugget that mixes the sounds of The Script and The Wanted together to create a tune perfect for a relaxed summer’s day. Its rapid exit from the charts implies they still have a way to go to secure themselves some longevity, but hopefully they’ll get there.

‘Wide Awake’
Performed by Katy Perry
Written by Katy Perry, Bonnie McKee, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Henry Walter
Produced by Dr Luke
And lo, one of the longest and most successful album campaigns of all time finally draws to a close. Katy’s Teenage Dream era has now spawned EIGHT massive hit singles, and whilst I was never particularly taken with ‘Part Of Me’, ‘Wide Awake’ sees it out on an emotional high. Who knows if she will be able to match the success of the last two years with her next album, but whatever happens we’ll always have ‘Firework’, ‘ET’, ‘Last Friday Night’ et al. It’s been emotional…

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Ultimate Top 10 ‘difficult second albums’ of the last decade in pop

June 23, 2012 in Music with 0 Comments

The second album is notoriously tough, particularly in the fickle industry we know as pop. One minute you’re the country’s favourite newcomer, your singles are played on commercial radio about 204 times a day and your debut album flies off shelves quicker than you can say ‘Gabriella Cilmi’. But then the second album comes around and it all goes to pot.

Anyone remember Duffy’s second album Endlessly? Anyone brave enough to compare sales of Pixie Lott’s 2009 breakthrough Turn It Up with its 2011 sequel Young Foolish Happy? Did anyone even notice Alexandra Burke releasing her second LP a couple of weeks ago?

The follow-up is a death trap, and while many (JLS, Lady GaGa, Beyonce, The Wanted, Olly Murs, Britney Spears, Cheryl Cole etc etc) stay consistent, some come back far, far stronger than before. So today, as it is reported that poor Burkey is cut up about seeing her first-week album sales swan dive 95% and, on the other end of the spectrum, that Justin Bieber is heading for his first simultaneous transatlantic chart-topper, we take a look at the best 10 Second Albums to emerge from the pop world over the last 10-ish years.

10. Joe McElderry – Classic
August 2011, follow-up to 2010′s Wide Awake
Critics were (understandably) unimpressed, but fans were certainly a lot more taken with Joe’s first post-Cowell record than they were with his debut. Classic, released just four months after he was dropped from his SyCo record deal, outsold its X Factor-friendly predecessor within weeks of being released. Unfortunately it didn’t do a great deal for Joe’s reputation as one of the talent show’s least successful winners, but he is currently the only champion from the show’s roster to score three Gold-selling albums, and that wouldn’t have been possible without Classic.

09.  Girls Aloud – What Will The Neighbours Say?
November 2004, follow-up to 2003′s Sound Of The Underground
The excitement around Girls Aloud looked like it was off down the drain very quickly, until producers Xenomania whipped out their A-Game and their second LP paved the way for what was to come over the next four or five years. ‘The Show’ and ‘Love Machine’ were both welcomed warmly by critics and pop music fans, and if it weren’t for this album the band would probably have disbanded a lot sooner. Who knows what Cheryl would be doing now…

08.  Justin Bieber – Believe
June 2012, follow-up to 2010′s My World/My World 2.0
Just how successful this album will turn out to be in the long run remains to be seen, but its opening sales figures are nothing to be scoffed at. Believe has edged ahead of Cheryl Cole’s A Million Lights in the UK midweeks and could become his first ever No. 1 album in this country on Sunday, while in the US Madonna’s record for the best first-week sales of 2012 looks likely to be overtaken. But whether or not Believe has the longevity to out-do My World(s) remains to be seen.

07. Justin Timberlake – FutureSex/LoveSounds
September 2006, follow-up to 2002′s Justified
How do you follow an album that sells 8 million copies worldwide? With one that sells 10 million worldwide, that’s how. FutureSex/LoveSounds gave us a new, edgier Justin – one who has had a lasting influence on Bieber and our very own Conor Maynard, and one who is still missed today. ‘SexyBack’, ‘My Love’ and ‘What Goes Around… Comes Around’ were all global smash hits, and it remains a tragedy that he’s stepped away from hitmaking to focus on his much less interesting film career.

06.  Sugababes – Angels With Dirty Faces
August 2002, follow-up to 2000′s One Touch
Everyone nowadays seems to be wetting themselves over the reunion of the “original” three Sugababes, but lest we forget that very few people really gave two shits about them back in the day. Their album peaked at No.26 and lost them a record deal. But when Siobhan left (claiming Keisha bullied her) and Heidi Range was bought in, things really started to pick up. Led by singles ‘Freak Like Me’, ‘Round Round’ and ‘Stronger’, Angels… went triple platinum and is the band’s top-selling record to date.

05. Will Young – Friday’s Child
December 2003, follow-up to 2002′s From Now On
Following a debut album that he himself probably detests, Will came back in 2003 with a game-changer that paved the way for one of the longest careers in talent show history. Friday’s Child launched with the enormohit ‘Leave Right Now’, and also produced ‘Your Game’, aka Song With The Coolest Video 2004. His more dedicated fans will say that Echoes is his best record to date, but there’s no way that would have even been released were it not for Friday’s Child.

04. Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
February 2009, follow-up to 2006′s Alright, Still
Lily made a media-baiting name for herself in 2006 with her first record, but it was 2009′s sequel that cemented her position as one of the country’s best popstars. ‘The Fear’ rocketed to No.1, ‘Not Fair’ became an instant fan favourite, and it remains a (may-as-well-be-a-) criminal offence that ‘I Could Say’ was never given single treatment. Confirmation this week that she’s back in the recording studio with Greg Kurstin is among the best pieces of news EVER.

03. Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
August 2010, follow-up to 2008′s One Of The Boys
One of the most successful second album campaigns in the history of pop, Teenage Dream spawned eight (yes EIGHT) singles that were ALL global hits, and were – mostly – all amazing. ‘Firework’! ‘Teenage Dream’! ‘E.T.’! ‘Last Friday Night’! ‘The One That Got Away’! The album propelled its singer from a slightly whacky newcomer to one of the most famous faces on the planet, and also paved the way for one of the most successful concert tours of all time. Good luck with album 3, Katy…

02. Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway
November 2004, follow-up to 2003′s Thankful
Kelly’s attempts to break the international markets with her debut album fell flat on their face – in the UK for one, Thankful only charted at No. 41. But then came Breakaway. Initially making only a minor smash when the title track was chosen as the lead single in the US, it wasn’t until ‘Since U Been Gone’ hit airwaves that its sales skyrocketed and propelled Kelly to the most famous she has ever been, and ever will be, in her whole career. ‘Behind These Hazel Eyes’, ‘Because Of You’ and ‘Walk Away’ followed in similarly huge fashion, the live version of ‘Beautiful Disaster’ went down a storm, and the album sold 6.2 million units in the US, and 1.6 in the UK.

01. Adele – 21
January 2011, follow-up to 2008′s 19
Who else?! Whether or not you’re sick to the back teeth of hearing about it by now (and understandably so),  21 is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Resonating with so many people in so many places, it only dropped down as low as No12 for the first time a couple of weeks ago (this being after 18 months in the Top 10) and is STILL riding high in the US. Grammys, Brits, world record after world record… Adele admits herself that her third album stands a cat in hell’s chance of matching the success of 21, but to be fair, she’d really have to go some to pull that off.

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Rihanna who? Kelly Clarkson aces Coldplay’s Princess Of China in the Live Lounge

June 6, 2012 in Music with 0 Comments

Kelly Clarkson swung by BBC Radio 1′s Live Lounge today to perform an acoustic version of her new single ‘Dark Side’ and the mandatory Mystery Cover.

She opted for Coldplay and Rihanna’s ‘Princess of China’ and absolutely nailed it. OBVIOUSLY.

Her interview was also quite enjoyable – she was trending on Twitter briefly when she inadvertedly mentioned her appearance Capital FM’s Summertime Ball this weekend. Woops! Don’t plug the rival station!

Listen to the performances below:


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Kelly Clarkson’s new talent show Duets makes quiet start

May 25, 2012 in TV with 0 Comments

The talent show market is becoming a little saturated across the pond, and last night Duets – which stars Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Robin Thicke and Jennifer Nettles as mentors – made a somewhat underwhelming debut.

The show, which sees each coach perform with their contestants, had a quiet 6.7 million average for its first two-hour broadcast on ABC.

Promotion has been heavy, and the show had to overcomeg the eleventh-hour loss of Lionel Richie (Legend was bought in to replace him) from the line-up.

The format requires each mentor to perform with their two protegees separately, after which the other three mentors give “secret votes from 1 to 100″ (?!) and they are then ranked. Nobody is eliminated until the 3rd episode.

Last night’s opener, in which the contestants had to duet on their mentor’s greatest hits, had some un-Clarkson-friendly results. The leaderboard was as follows:

  1. J Rome (Jennifer Nettles) – “Tonight”
  2. Johnny Gray (John Legend) – “Ordinary People”
  3. Alexis Foster (Robin Thicke) – “Magic”
  4. John Glosson (Jennifer Nettles) – “Stay”
  5. Olivia Chisholm (Robin Thicke) “Lost Without U”
  6. Bridget Carrington (John Legend) “Tonight (Best You Ever Had)”
  7. Jordan Meredith (Kelly Clarkson) “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
  8. Jason Farol (Kelly Clarkson) “Breaking Your Own Heart”

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Billboard Music Awards: Kelly Clarkson performs new single Dark Side

May 21, 2012 in Music with 0 Comments

Kelly Clarkson performed her amazing new single ‘Dark Side’ for the first time at the Billboard Music Awards last night.

It’s not as soul-gripping (what, that’s an adjective) live as it is on record but it was certainly one of the stand-out performances of the night. And good God, there were many.

Watch below:

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John Legend suggests Demi Lovato can’t sing; should probably lay low for a while

May 16, 2012 in TV with 1 Comment

It’s hard to get excited about YET ANOTHER TV talent show, but after watching a recent Good Morning America sneak peak (and knowing Kelly Clarkson is on the panel) Duets seems like it might be pretty good.

But rivalry between it and its rivals is inevitable, and John Legend – who sits alongside Clarkson, Jennifer Nettles and Robin Thicke on Duets – hasn’t minced his words. Asked about Britney Spears and Demi Lovato’s appointments on The X Factor USA, he suggested (though I am being a tiiiny bit sensationalist) that the pair can’t actually sing. OK, Britney’s recent output has got more autotune on it than that T-Pain/Lily Allen collabo from last year, but Demi? No way!

Speaking at the ABC Upfronts, he told E!:

“You know it’s interesting. It should be very interesting. I don’t have much to say. It’s interesting when people you know who are judging singing competitions when they aren’t really singers. It’s interesting.”

Well, to be fair, Britney is an absolute legend, but she is more of “a popstar” than “a singer”. But can you really say Demi doesn’t have a huge set of pipes on her? And isn’t this show about finding “a popstar”, for better or worse?

Kelly added:

“I’m excited for both of them. I’m a big fan of both of them. Both of those girls are super sweet. I think it’s fun for them too to just be more out in the public eye again. I think those two are two you really want to root for and you really want them to succeed, so I think that’s exciting… Obviously they are both performers so… I think that show really needs it. I don’t think everybody latched onto that show like they thought they would.”

John, mate, you might want to lay low and keep away from your Twitter ‘@’ mentions for a little while…


And now for Demi being a very good singer:

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Kelly Clarkson announces UK arena dates

May 16, 2012 in Music with 0 Comments

And it’s about flippin’ time.

Kelly Clarkson has announced five UK arena dates for October, tickets for which go on sale on Friday (May 18) at 9am.

Cover Drive (!) will serve as the support act for the jaunt, which promotes latest LP Stronger. Apparently the record has now sold a million copies worldwide.

Set aside the necessary date in your diary:

  • October 12 – Manchester, Arena
  • October 14 – Birmingham, LG Arena
  • October 16 – Glasgow, Braehead Arena
  • October 18 – Sheffield, Motorpoint Arena
  • October 20 – London, Wembley Arena

Kelly’s new talent show job, Duets, airs in the US on May 29.

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Casting ad reveals Kelly Clarkson Dark Side music video deets

April 23, 2012 in Music with 0 Comments

Good news for fans of real-life breakups and heavily tattooed men! Both will appear in the sure-to-be-amazing music video to Kelly Clarkson’s already-very-amazing ‘Dark Side’.

An ad placed on a US casting agency’s website over the weekend reveals that the clip will be shot this Saturday (GET ON WITH IT), April 28th, in downtown LA.

We learn that the director is after a real couple who have recently broken up and “can show us that complication on screen through facial expressions and body language”. He also wants a “heavily tattooed guy” of age 25-40, a “pierced girl” aged 18-28, and a girl aged 14-19 who has had struggles with self-harm. The ad explains:

“thin fair skinned girl with an emotionally tortured air to her. If possible would love to find a girl whom has had a problem with cutting in the past and has the scars to prove it. (sic)”

They’re also after a wheelchair-bound amputee aged 25-50 who “must be missing 1 to 2 legs”.

Blimey, sounds like it’s going to be quite the epic.

It’s an incredibly emotive song – in my opinion the best on Kel’s Stronger LP – and I hope it has similar chart success to ‘What Doesn’t Kill You’.


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Chart of the year so far revealed: Adele and Gotye take MASSIVELY SHOCKING leads

April 4, 2012 in Music with 0 Comments

Now that the first quarter of 2012 – Q1, if you fancy yourself a bit of ‘jargon’ – is all over and done with, the Official Charts Company have lifted the lid on the Top 10 albums and singles of the year so far.

Adele and Gotye are obviously taking the leads on the respective countdowns so it’s nothing overly shocking, but the best bit is seeing Kelly Clarkson at No. 9 with ‘Stronger’ – pretty good considering its weekly peak is only No. 8.

Check it:

Albums:

1. 21 – Adele
2. Born To Die – Lana Del Rey
3. Our Version Of Events – Emile Sandé
4. + – Ed Sheeran
5. Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay
6. Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
7. Nothing But The Beat – David Guetta
8. Who You Are – Jessie J
9. In My Dreams – Military Wives
10. In Case You Didn’t Know – Olly Murs

Singles:

1. ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ – Gotye FT Kimbra
2. ‘Titanium’ – David Guetta FT Sia
3. ‘Domino’ – Jessie J
4. ‘Wild Ones’ – Flo Rida FT Sia
5. ‘Next To Me’ – Emile Sande
6. ‘Mama Do The Hump’ – Rizzle Kicks
7. ‘Hot Right Now’ – DJ Fresh FT Rita Ora
8. ‘Starships’ – Nicki Minaj
9. ‘Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)’ – Kelly Clarkson
10. ‘Good Feeling’ – Flo Rida

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Kelly Clarkson covers Pink’s Perfect

March 23, 2012 in Music with 1 Comment

Kelly Clarkson has kept a spot free on her setlist throughout her current tour to perform a fan’s request, and at London, Ontario, earlier this month she tried her hand at Pink’s ‘Perfect’.

“I hope I do this well,” she said before kicking off. “I love her.”

It’s a great cover, but there’s a fan absolutely loving life near the person with the camera singing a long a little too loudly for Kelly to be heard that much.

Still, who are we to complain? We didn’t pay for the ticket!

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