Whiter Than Your iPod.

Ryan Tedder responds… sort of.

I once covered an unknown Ryan Tedder song (“The Look”) in 2000 for a theatre course when he won a Lance Bass/MTV-sponsored talent search I was in the audience for, and I was like, “Damn, this guy is good.”

…And then my new assignment was to teach it to another student (who couldn’t sing) and he, in turn, had to teach me choreography to another relatively unknown artist’s debut song: “Deport Them” by Sean Paul.

This mental picture is only hilarious to those who saw it first hand [Sim Tilver] or aware that said student was the one guy on the kick line team. And wore acrilic tips.

simtilver:

Ryan Tedder put up a posting on his official MySpace blog to address the controversy surrounding the songs he wrote with Kelly Clarkson and Beyonce.

Hey everyone, Ryan here. So…..i’m in Europe on vacation with my wife yesterday when I get a flurry of emails with links to gossip sites and media outlets saying “Kelly clarkson throws producer Ryan Tedder under the bus re: Already Gone” etc etc etc… Alleging that I copied myself or “pulled a fast one” on Kelly Clarkson. This couldn’t be farther from the truth and the whole thing is absurd….however, I need to actually read what the hell is going on, make a call or 2, and be fully informed of it, then I assure you I will have a proper, respectful response. I don’t take allegations of this nature lightly- ESPECIALLY when it’s in regards to artists I respect and admire. Nor do I let things like this go unaddressed. So, give me a minute, and I’ll tell u whatsup and what really happened, or in this case, “didn’t” happen.

The post has since been deleted!  SHANTY!