Kelly Clarkson - Greatest Hits medley live on the Ellen Show

To keep her name floating around, Kelly Clarkson was on The Ellen Show and tore through some of her Greatest Hits - Miss Independent, Walk Away and Since U Been Gone. She sounds amazing vocally and girl will be on Idol next week performing her Country hit duet with Jason Aldean - Don't You Wanna Stay.

Big News: Kelly Clarkson's new album won't be till September

Damnit. The corporate wigs at RCA have decided that May just wouldn't be right for a new Kelly Clarkson album and have decided to go for a September release instead. Clarkson stated:

"I recently found out that my album won't be coming out until September... the album has been recorded but I can't release it until then. I realise that is a long time but that's the best time to release it apparently so I'm sorry for the wait but I promise you it sounds great!"

While of course, Clarkson sounds a whole lot positive about all this label drama, it's probably because she wants to avoid another My December debacle with the tools at RCA. Well at least we don't have to wait 2 years like we had to for a new Avril Lavigne album. But I'm sure deep inside is a brooding, angry diva that's going to write an angry song about the pricks at RCA. Remember the demo Rinse And Repeat? Yup, the demo about the dance trend and how everything sounds the same, and how ridiculous labels are nowadays. Hopefully we get something a little more brutal on the new album.

Kelly Clarkson and Jason Aldean - Don't You Wanna Stay live on The Ellen Show

Proving just how much Kelly Clarkson needs to return to the pop industry and shine with Adele, she performed Don't You Wanna Stay with Jason Aldean on The Ellen Show. Don't You Wanna Stay has already gone on to become a huge hit, nicely putting Kelly's name somewhat back in the spotlight. The pair still have little chemistry though, but Kelly's looking great and sounding amazing.

Big News: 2011 in Music Part I

Despite the success of Katy Perry, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Eminem this year, 2010 has been a rather slow year in music. But no worries, because 2011 is going to be a blood bath. Some pop stars have disappeared on the scene for a while and are ready to make a comeback next year, while others look like they're set to continue their success.

Avril Lavigne's last release was back in 2007 with her third studio album The Best Damn Thing which contained the international smash #1 hit Girlfriend. After a couple more successful singles, the album went Gold, Platinum or Multi-Platinum in different countries around the world. She embarked on The Best Damn Tour in 2008 before taking a break and working on new music. There have always been rumours surrounding the new project, and the album was pushed back several times.

She said she was going to return to the sound of her earlier and better work, that it was going to be mellow, acoustic and more deep. Then, most possibly, her label wasn't satisfied with her songs and she returned to the studio to work with Alex Da Kid, the man behind some of the latest hit songs such as Eminem and Rihanna's Love The Way You Lie, to balance things out and include some more upbeat and fun stuff.

Now, things are looking better for Lavigne as the first single off the record officially titled Goodbye Lullaby, is called What The Hell and it will be released January next year, with the video already shot in November. Lavigne says What The Hell will be the most pop track off the album, most probably it'll be punk-ish, which some of her hardcore fans seem to love. Goodbye Lullaby will be released in March next year. Let's hope there are no more pushbacks.

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Britney Spears has been out of the public eye for quite a while now. Her last album, the multi-platinum selling Circus was released in 2008. She then embarked on her Circus tour, which became the fifth highest grossing tour. She then took time off before releasing the smash hit 3 from The Singles Collection.

Just hours ago, Spears revealed on Twitter that the album will be released in March 2011, which probably means the pop icon will be releasing the first single off the album in January, putting her head to head with Lavigne. Of course, Jive has spared no expense for the upcoming album, holding a writing camp which had some of the industry's best people involved. Dr. Luke and Max Martin will serve as the project's executive producers.

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Kelly Clarkson successfully returned to the pop/rock throne last year when her fourth studio album All I Ever Wanted saw the pop/rockster return to her pop roots. The album helmed the #1 smash hit My Life Would Suck Without You and the album eventually sold over 800, 000 copies in the United States.

For the fifth album, Clarkson announced on Twitter she hopes to have the album's first single out by January 2011 and that two duets might make it on the album. According to some rumours, Clarkson is going for a Radiohead sound. Hmmmmm..

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Beyonce Knowles was just backed off a multi-platinum selling third studio album I Am.. Sasha Fierce and a soldout world tour. Of course, being the workaholic that she is, she's gone back into the studio again and has said that the new album is inspired by Fela Kuti, The Stylistics, Lauryn Hill, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson's Off the Wall. The R&B/Pop star has started work with Ne-Yo, The Dream etc. and that the album will contain many uptempo numbers. She's claimed that she's mixing every type of genre she loves to hopefully carve out a niche for herself.

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Another year, another Lady Gaga release. Sweeping up just about almost every possible award she can get under her glittery belt, the popstar is still on her Monster Ball Tour. Her next studio album Born This Way is set to contain 20 tracks and that it's set for release in early 2011 with a single in February. She's desribed Born This Way as the best album of the decade. Err...

Check out for Part II soon. Who are you excited about?

Billboard Update

Far East Movement's Fly Like a G6 reigns on top of the Hot 100 while Rihanna's Only Girl (In The World) has rocketed up to #2 while her previous #1 last week What's My Name? featuring Drake falls to #7 despite getting the title of Airplay Gainer. P!nk's Raise Your Glass has barged into the Top 4, hitting #4 this week. Ke$ha's latest single We R Who We R falls to #6 this week. Glee's Teenage Dream shifts a colossal 200, 000+ units in the first week of its release, debuting at #8 on the Hot 100, while Start Me Up/Livin' On A Prayer, Stop! In The Name of Love/Free Your Mind, One Love (People Get Ready) debut at #31, #38 and #41 respectively. Katy Perry's also on the move up with Firework hitting a new peak of #9 this week. The Black Eyed Peas' dreary autotuned fest of a new single The Time (Dirty Bit) debuts at #12 this week. Jason Aldean's duet with Kelly Clarkson on Don't You Wanna Stay flies up to #56 up from #93 last week. Carrie Underwood's Mama's Song has cracked the Top 60 with the country songbird's latest single hitting a new peak of #59 this week. After being announced as her next single, Taylor Swift's Back to December has returned to the Hot 100, re-entering at #74. Christina Perri's debut single Jar of Hearts moves up a spot to #75 while Jason DeRulo's latest single What If turns out to be a slow-burner, debuting at #76 despite being released quite sometime ago. Ke$ha's promo single Cannibal debuts at #77 this week.

Susan Boyle's The Gift continues her #1 album streak this week, holding Taylor Swift off the pole position as Speak Now falls to #2. Michael Buble's Hollywood: The Deluxe (EP) moves 3 spots up to #40 up from #43. Christina Perri's Ocean Way Sessions (EP) debuts at #144 this week.

CMAs 2010 Performances

Your hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley opened the night with Songs Like This, a standout track from Underwood's latest album Play On, with a little help from fellow Country superstar Keith Urban. They all did a fantastic job and got the night of to a very energetic start, methinks.



Brad & Carrie then opened with a monologue and everyone from Taylor Swift to Tiger Woods to BP (and the oil spill in the gulf) was mentioned. There were a few genius one liners in there and these two definitely have a lot of chemstry going on. HILARIOUS STUFF.



Underwood and Paisley then sang a little song for newly engaged Country stars Blake Shelton & Mranda Lambert. And of course, Brad reminds all of us that it's her four month wedding anniversary.



Of course, with all her success, a performance at the CMA Awards was in order. Country/pop megastar Taylor Swift performed Back to December with a string section behind her while she played the piano. It was hauntingly good and if you were wondering why Swift mouthed a big "WHAT?" at the end of the performance, it was because she was shocked that she received a standing ovation, at least that's what reports are saying..



Jason Aldean teamed up with pop/rock superstar Kelly Clarkson on his latest single Don't You Wanna Stay and delivered their first BIG performance of the duet. Together, the pair weren't as strong as they were individually, but Kelly was phenomenal, and she sounded as on point as ever.



Despite being totally snubbed for any awards, Underwood took to the stage to perform Mama's Song, her latest single. The props and everything looked wonderful.