Like the millions of people who have made Robert Pattinson and Stephenie Meyer superstars, Kelly Clarkson is a big fan of the Twilight series. In fact, Clarkson classified herself as a “nerd Twilight fan” in a recent interview with MYX in which she confirms she and her backup singers penned a song about New Moon before the soundtrack to the film was finalized. “Empty As I Am,” written from the perspective of the series’ heroine Bella, didn’t end up on the film’s soundtrack, but but you can listen to a raw version of the track on Idolator. “It’s a sweet song, but it’s pretty sad,” Clarkson says, noting, “but it’s a sad book. [The books are] very relatable — everyone goes through those emotions.”

While the song might be closer thematically and lyrically to anything that actually wound up on the New Moon soundtrack, “Empty As I Am” sounds quite different from the tracks by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, the Killers, Grizzly Bear and Death Cab for Cutie that ended up on the disc. “It’s a really sad book,” Clarkson says of New Moon and the inspiration behind the song. “It’s the one where she gets left behind, a Romeo and Juliet tragic kind of thing.”

Luckily for Clarkson, she’ll have two — and potentially three, if they slice Breaking Dawn into two films — more chances to appear on a Twilight Saga soundtrack. In case she needed any more inspiration, New Moon werewolf Taylor Lautner was recently on the cover of Rolling Stone:

Check the video by clicking on the pic below.

DoSomething.org caught up with Kelly at the VH1 Divas Live last night to talk to her about what music meant to her growing up. DoSomething.org is the nation’s largest organization for young people and cause.  They’ve teamed up with VH1 Save The Music for a campaign to empower young people to fight to keep music education alive in their schools.  www.SaveOurMusic.org

music is the only thing that kept me in school

VH1 is bringing back the show “VH1 Diva’s” and Kelly will perform here. Kelly was also a guest on the radioshow “The Morning Mash Up” and there are a few video’s available on Youtube! Click the links to check them out. (Credit goes to http://www.kelly-clarkson.nl/)

Links:
- About the “other” versions of her song
- About Her Family
- Kelly A Diva??
- About her datinglife
- American Idol

During a recent video interview, Kelly Clarkson discussed about writing a song with her backing vocalist for “The Twilight Saga’s New Moon” soundtrack. She said that the track revolves around sad things and is called “Empty as I Am”.

It is still unknown whether Kelly has submitted the song to the “Twilight” sequel producers or not. Previously, rumor suggested that “Did You?“, a leftover from her 2007 effort “My December“, was taken into consideration for the movie’s anthem.

Kelly Clarkson is a big fan of Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” novel series. That is why she is hopeful of scoring music for the big screen adaptation of the book. “[I] Finished the Twilight books (so did my mom and sister) and we cannot wait for the next movie ‘New Moon’,” she wrote on her blog back in January.

“The Twilight Saga’s New Moon” itself is set for November 20 U.S. release. Directed by “The Golden Compass” helmer Chris Weitz, it stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner as Edward Cullen, Isabella “Bella” Swan and Jacob Black respectively.

Kelly Clakson talks about writing “New Moon” song:

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Kelly did an interview with Australian TV talent, Rove. She talked about various topics.

American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson visited with Aussie chat show host Rove yesterday. The pop singer is currently in Australia for a promotional tour for her new album, “All I Ever Wanted.”She starts the party off right by attacking a piñata they have on set. Are piñatas different in Oz? We put candy in them and I didn’t see the goodies spill out after she smashed his head off!

She discusses why she enjoys writing sad songs over happy songs, her Rescue Ranch in Texas, and all her pets.

During the “final five” portion of the show she confesses the strangest place she’s been nude, what she would be doing had she not won American Idol, games bored teenagers in Texas play, and she confirms she is not on Twitter.

To close up the show, she sang her latest single “I Do Not Hook Up.”

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This was emailed to me by Cara from Elle.com

After battling with her label to save a record that wasn’t exactly embraced by the masses thanks to its all-around dark, hook-less vibe, Kelly Clarkson was in desperate need of a rebound. Luckily, she’s made an album so chockablock with giddy pop goodness that she’s poised to land on our iPods once again. Below, the original American Idol talks candidly about her dustup with Clive Davis, her love of Katy Perry, and why that’s not really her on the cover.

Your decision to take creative control of your last album, My December, prompted a public feud between you and label executive Clive Davis. How do you feel about that experience now?
The press blew the situation with Clive way out of proportion so that it looked like everyone was fighting, and that’s not what happened. I did butt heads with my label over that record, but that always happens. There was actually more head-butting over my first album. They wanted to rush an album out to capitalize on American Idol, but I was like, “I don’t want to make a shitty record I’m not proud of.” But it’s not like I’m some Joan of Arc of the music industry. Every artist I know battles with their label on a regular basis.

What’s the story behind the title of your new record, All I Ever Wanted?
Yeah, I named it that to get my point across that I don’t like people putting words in my mouth and all I’ve ever wanted is to make a great record I’m proud of. I’m that simple. You recorded a song written by Katy Perry, “I Do Not Hook Up.”

How did that come about?
I met her a couple years ago, and I’m a big fan of her music—I think it’s so different from everything else that’s on the radio. She had recorded “I Do Not Hook Up” for her album, but I guess it was too much of a funny contradiction with “I Kissed a Girl,” so I was lucky enough to get it. It’s a great pop song, and at the same time it has a cool message: It’s saying it’s okay to not be the girl who parties too much and sleeps around; it’s okay to be the girl who wants something solid. I believe in that. I love your ’70s roller-disco look on the album cover.

Was that your idea?
Yeah! Sometimes when I listen to a song, I see certain colors or start imagining what the video would be like, and when we recorded “All I Ever Wanted,” an oldschool rock kind of thing, really candylike colors, came to mind. But I also wanted my fans to know how airbrushed those photos were, so I wrote about it on my blog: “I hope you all know, no one really looks like this.” I think it’s awesome to point out the reality of what goes on, because I remember when I was a kid looking at images in magazines and being like, “How can I ever live up to this?” The truth is that it’s just makeup and lighting; this industry is not normal.

You’ve established yourself as the queen of the kissoff breakup song. will there be more on this album?
Yes, but they’re different types of breakup songs. Like “Cry” is about how you feel when you find out someone has betrayed you—it’s very intense and sad. And “Already Gone” is about a relationship I had where I just wasn’t as into the other person as they were into me, and realizing that it would hurt them less to let them go rather than carry on being with them. I hope someone would do the same for me. You parted ways with your management after My December and hired Reba McEntire’s husband, Narvel Blackstock.

How’s that going?
Killer! The first thing Narvel said to me was, “You should not be stressing. You’re 26 years old, your dreams are coming true—this should be fun.”

SOURCE: Elle.com

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