As Kelly Clarkson kicks off 2012 with her highly anticipated Stronger tour, MTV News caught up with her opening act, singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson. Clarkson fans may recognize Nathanson from his single "Come On Get Higher," which received heavy radio play in 2008 and then again with 2011's "Faster." For someone who hasn't heard his music yet, it can best be described as acoustic rock with a squeeze of country and a pop garnish. He cited a wide range of musical influences including U2,...
Kelly Clarkson gets the two top spots on this week's American Idol airplay chart. Mr. Know It All and Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) are both on USA TODAY's AC, Hot AC and Top 40 airplay charts.Daughtry's Crawling Back to You is in the top 20 of both the AC and Hot AC charts. Scotty McCreery and Casey James both see their spins increase slightly, but they each lose a spot on the Country chart, The Trouble With Girls dropping from No. 21-No. 20 and Let's Don't Call...
[Photo: Gary Gershoff/WireImage] share Most 21st century pop stars work overtime demonstrating how different they are from the general populace: dressing up as mermaids, executing military-precise choreography, flying above crowds on cotton-candy clouds. But Kelly Clarkson busts her ass doing the exact opposite — convincing us, and herself, that she is and always has been one of us. More than any other pop presence of the past...
