Kelly Clarkson - Kelly & Ryan Tedder (One Republic) Appreciation #1-We can't wait to hear their stuff!

**DanceWithLife** · 04-07-2008, 02:06 PM

Kelly & Ryan Tedder (One Republic) Appreciation #1-We can't wait to hear their stuff!

Thanks to Jack for the art

Again, upon request, here is a thread for all things Kelly and Ryan Tedder, front man of the band One Republic.

Since the announcement that Kelly and Ryan were writing and working together on her upcoming album, quite a few of you have asked to start this thread, so...Enjoy!!

Quotes from Kelly:
Coming Soon

Quotes from Ryan
"I'm a sucker for good, memorable melodies." - Ryan Tedder while discussing working with Kelly on a few songs.

List of supporters
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Reasons why they make a great collaborating duo
Coming Soon

breakdown<3 · 04-07-2008, 06:23 PM

seriously, they are working on something together? thats gonna rock

**DanceWithLife** · 04-07-2008, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by breakdown<3 (View Post)

seriously, they are working on something together? thats gonna rock

Yep.

Ryan is working with her on several songs for her upcoming album.

Here's an article where Ryan talks about it:

Music - News - OneRepublic frontman teams up with Clarkson - Digital Spy

Quote:

OneRepublic frontman teams up with Clarkson
Tuesday, March 11 2008, 13:00 GMT

By Nick Levine, Music Editor

OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder has confirmed that he is working on new material with Kelly Clarkson.

Tedder, who co-wrote and produced Leona Lewis's number one hit 'Bleeding Love', told DS that Clarkson's new songs will feature "big choruses" and "heavy drum programming".

He also revealed that the songs are influenced by nineties electro-rockers Garbage, while one song, a mid-tempo rock ballad, features an experimental bridge inspired by Mozart.

Clarkson reportedly clashed with her record label over the musical direction of her last album, 2007's My December, after Sony BMG chief Clive Davis deemed it less commercial than her previous releases.

breakdown<3 · 04-07-2008, 07:08 PM

WOW, thanks so much for the article. im really excited for their collaboration, and i cant believe they are doing more than one song, this is amazing. maybe it'll turn out like a Timbaland thing, where they will end up doing a whole album together.

**DanceWithLife** · 04-07-2008, 07:14 PM

I'm right there with ya! Very excited.

I love Ryan and I love Kelly so this is a musical match I'm very very excited about

My secret wish is that they will duet on one of the songs. Probably won't happen, but still. One can hope

DARKNESSBALL · 04-08-2008, 06:12 PM

oh thank you so much for this thread! i love what he did with leona lewis`song. can`t wait to see what he does with kelly.

**DanceWithLife** · 04-08-2008, 09:40 PM

Can't wait either.

And it's funny because I wasn't a big fan of "Bleeding Love" at first, and then the song really grew on me. I like it a lot now.

And I love One Republic's music, so this pairing just got me very excited for the new album.

Here's the first reason to put on the list...

- Because she's been wanting to work with him (as she's said in some interviews)

**DanceWithLife** · 04-10-2008, 02:00 PM

Ryan Tedder mentions Kelly:
OneRepublic : la t�l�-r�alit�, c'est pas gagn� ! - Actualit� musique - MusicActu

Here is the translation (the article is originally in French)

Ryan Tedder, lead singer of the band One Republic, admitted, recently, that he is not a fan of Reality TV. He explained that he doesn't believe that television programs such as 'The X-Factor' have the ability to find any real talent. "It's just not my cup of tea. I just think that, more often than not, these shows are unable to find true artists like Leona Lewis or Kelly Clarkson."

xlennie · 04-10-2008, 02:03 PM

O my God, are they gonna work together! That's amazing! I can't wait to hear all of it.

**DanceWithLife** · 04-10-2008, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xlennie (View Post)

O my God, are they gonna work together! That's amazing! I can't wait to hear all of it.

Yep! They're working together right now on songs for her next album. I seriously cannot wait to hear it all either.

I'm excited that she's working with him.

xlennie · 04-10-2008, 02:08 PM

I love his music, so it'll be amazing to hear! But when will we hear it?

**DanceWithLife** · 04-10-2008, 02:15 PM

Hopefully soon!

Depending on when the new album is released...

Just out of curiosity, what do you hope the songs sound like? Ryan's worked with many people recently, so if you all had to pick, which one of the songs he's worked on do you hope Kelly's collaboration with him sounds like?

xlennie · 04-10-2008, 02:18 PM

Well, not really the Leona Lewis kind of stuff, because one of the things I like about Kelly is that she isn't so much pop-like anymore. But I don't really know, I think I want to be surprised. In a good way, of course

How about you?

**DanceWithLife** · 04-10-2008, 07:38 PM

I think I agree with you.

Bleeding Love grew on me and I like it, but I wouldn't say it's Kelly's style. I see her more doing something along the lines of "Apologize" than "Bleeding Love".

DARKNESSBALL · 04-14-2008, 07:32 PM

can someone post youtube links to some of their other songs? i only know of apologize.