Ryan Tedder Fires Back at Kelly Clarkson

On Tuesday, we reported that Kelly Clarkson was quite upset with Ryan Tedder over the fact that her new single “Already Gone” features the same backing track as Beyonce’s “Halo”.

Now, Tedder is fighting back, saying that he would never “dupe” anyone and that the idea is both “hurtful and absurd.”

Ryan Tedder has issued the following statement on the matter…

Now, Tedder is firing back at Clarkson with the following statement:

“‘Already Gone’ is one of the best song I’ve written or produced since ‘Bleeding Love’ and stands tall on it’s own merits apart from ‘Halo’.

They are two entirely different songs conceptually, melodically, & lyrically and I would never try to dupe an artist such as Kelly Clarkson or Beyoncé into recording over the same musical track, the idea is both hurtful & absurd.

I think when people hear ‘Already Gone’ they will hear what I hear-one of the greatest female vocalists on earth giving her most haunting and heart-breaking performance on a song she helped write.

I challenge people to listen and form their own opinions.”