I like Kelly Clarkson. We met her once before her concert with Clay Aiken, and she surprised me with how candid she could be about her blossoming her career. I suggested to her that she really needed to do an album in the vein of rootsy blues veteran Bonnie Raitt and she seemed truly interested in the suggestion. (FYI -- the duet she did with Jeff Beck on the Idol Gives Back special is EXACTLY what I'm talking about).
The stories of her recent troubles seem puzzling to me considering her apparent desire to succeed. This story gives quite a bit on insight into her predicament, and the fact that critics have been writing off her new album before it's even released.
Lesson learned -- always trust the money man until you get four or five top 100 albums under your belt. It's called the Bon Jovi strategy: After four albums they began experimenting, and could get away with it because they'd always follow it up with a pop sounding hit. Do you seriously think the country album they've done will do well? If it does, great, but if it doesn't, they still have millions in the bank.
Justin Timberlake is on the right track with this strategy.
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