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Death Cab’s Chris Walla Addresses Postal Service/ Owl City Comparisons

In a tweet about Men at Work plagiarism case, Walla writes, ‘Related: Owl City should really consider buying Ben [Gibbard] a pony.’ By James Montgomery Owl City Photo: Universal Republic Last year, Chris Walla raised eyebrows when he called brooding “Twilight” bloodsucker Edward Cullen “an a–hole.” Then, at rehearsals for the mtvU Woodie Awards , he made sure to point out the “high beefcake quotient” of the “New Moon” film. And how can we forget the international incident he created when the master tapes for his Field Manual album ran afoul of the Department of Homeland Security? Basically, the Death Cab for Cutie guitarist/producer is unafraid to speak his mind or rankle the third-largest Cabinet department in the U.S., which makes him a rare breed in these buttoned-up, sound-bite-ified times

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Kelly Clarkson Slams Taylor Swift Label CEO For His ‘American Idol’ Comment

Singer blogs open letter to Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta, who said ‘American Idol’ is a competition over ‘seeing who can sing the highest note.’ By James Dinh Kelly Clarkson On Thursday (February 4), “American Idol” season-one winner Kelly Clarkson, who has never been afraid to voice her opinion , took to her blog to fire back at Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta’s recent defense of Taylor Swift’s Grammy performance .

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Taylor Swift’s Grammy Performance Defended By Label CEO

‘We had a volume problem in the ear,’ Big Machine Records’ Scott Borchetta says. By Jocelyn Vena Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks perform at the 2010 Grammy Awards Photo: Michael Caulfield/ WireImage While fans and detractors are still in a heated debate over Taylor Swift’s Grammy performance on Sunday night, Scott Borchetta, CEO of Swift’s label Big Machine Records, is defending the Album of the Year winner’s shaky vocals

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Taylor Swift Relives High School In New Video For ‘Fifteen’

The clip debuts Friday night on CMT special ‘Fifteen Swiftly-Made Videos.’ By Jocelyn Vena Taylor Swift in her video for “Fifteen” Photo: Big Machine Records Taylor Swift is “Fifteen” all over again in the new music video for her song of the same name. The video will make its official debut Friday night (October 9) on CMT after a special about the singer titled “Fifteen Swiftly-Made Videos.” The 90-minute special will include Swift’s entire video collection, including fan favorites like “Teardrops on My Guitar,” “Love Story” and the VMA-winning “You Belong With Me.” It will also include performances from other CMT specials like “Studio 330 Sessions” and “CMT Crossroads: Def Leppard and Taylor Swift,” reports JustJared.com . The “Fifteen” video, however, has already found its way online

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