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Clarkson Surprises Crowd With Song Choice

Posted Feb 9th 2006 2:01PM by TMZ Staff

By JAKE COYLE, AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER

Early on during the Grammy Awards on Wednesday night, Kelly Clarkson bested music industry veterans Mariah Carey, Gwen Stefani, Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt to win the best female pop vocal performance award for her mega-hit "Since U Been Gone."

When she performed less than an hour later on the same stage where she tearfully accepted that award, the choice of song seemed obvious. Except it wasn't.

Instead of belting out "Since U Been Gone" one of the best 3-minutes of angst-ridden pop that mainstream music has produced in a good while Clarkson sang her ballad, "Because of You."

The former "American Idol" of all people should have known that song choice is everything.

Wearing a beautiful, flowing red dress, Clarkson (introduced by Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger) strode out from beside a grand piano, singing with a strong, confident voice:

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Filed under: TV, Music, The Biz, Awards/Awards Shows

Tags: Bonnie Raitt, BonnieRaitt, Grammy Awards, GrammyAwards, Gwen Stefani, GwenStefani, Kelly Clarkson, KellyClarkson, Mariah Carey, MariahCarey, Sheryl Crow, SherylCrow

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Springsteen, Sting, Simon Serenade James Taylor With His Tunes

Posted Feb 7th 2006 5:44PM by TMZ Staff

By BETH HARRIS, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

From Bruce Springsteen's mournful harmonica on "Millworker" to Sting's acoustic guitar on "Close Your Eyes," a generation of singer-songwriters influenced by James Taylor paid tribute to him with their versions of his hits.

Stories abounded when a powerhouse lineup of Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, the Dixie Chicks, Dr. John and Taj Mahal kicked off Grammy week by honoring the 57-year-old Taylor as MusiCares Person of the Year on Monday night.

Crow was 12 when she saw Taylor at her first concert.

"It was the first time ever I heard 16,000 people sing in unison," she told 2,200 people at the Los Angeles Convention Center. "It was the first time I ever smelled pot and I knew I wanted to be a musician. This is for you, James. You changed my life."

Then she, Browne and Crosby launched into "Mexico," highlighted by a standout horn section.

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Filed under: Music, The Biz, Awards/Awards Shows

Tags: Bonnie Raitt, BonnieRaitt, Bruce Springsteen, BruceSpringsteen, David Crosby, DavidCrosby, Dixie Chicks, DixieChicks, Paul Simon, PaulSimon, Sting