Kelly Clarkson & Beyoncé Burned By Ryan Tedder?

The ever outspoken, Kelly Clarkson, has some choice words about her new single “Already Gone” from her album All I Ever Wanted.  Apparently, she worked on the single with OneRepublic frontman, Ryan Tedder, and he failed to mention the fact that he had created a similar song for Beyoncé.  So, basically, his actions ended up making the original American Idol winner look like a copy-cat when she’s not.

In a recent interview with CBC (a Canadian television network), Kelly explained:  "Ryan and I met each other at the record label, before he was working with anyone else. … I’d never heard of a song called ‘Halo’. Her [Beyonce] album came out when my album was already being printed," Kelly told CBC News. "No-one’s gonna be sittin’ at home, thinking ‘Man, Ryan Tedder gave Beyonce and Kelly the same track to write to.’ No, they’re just gonna be saying I ripped someone off. I called Ryan and said, ‘I don’t understand. Why would you do that?’.  In the end, they’re releasing it without my consent. It sucks, but it’s one of those things I have no control over. I already made my album. At this point, the record company can do whatever they want with it. It’s kind of a shitty situation, but. … You know, you learn."

Need proof?  Listen to both tracks.  It’s really too bad since I think Kelly sounds great on this song (she even has a little Sarah McLachlan style to some of her phrasing) but it will always be tainted by this controversy.  There’s no reason to boycott it or anything but it’s just unfortunate.

Here’s Beyoncé’s “Halo.”  Obviously, we’re looking at the music not the vocals.  You’ll notice that the chords and progression are basically identical and the drum part is very, very similar although Kelly’s is more subtle.  It’s so weird because Beyoncé also has a little Sarah McLachlan styling going on.  So crazy.