Taylor Swift's warbling performance at the Grammys last weekend still seems to be overshadowing the fact that she won four awards, including 'Album of the Year' for
Fearless.
After a blitz of blog criticism, Scott Borcheta, CEO of her record label Big Machine, defended her in an interview with the Associated Press. "She is the voice of this generation. 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."
Unsurprisingly,
American Idol first series winner
Kelly Clarkson took umbrage at that comment. In a typically sensible blog post, she said "I understand defending your artist... because I have done the same in the past for artists I like, including Taylor, so you might see why its upsetting to read you attacking
American Idol for producing simply vocalists that 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."