Miss Divas?
On Thursday, VH1 revived its “Divas” series with Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Adele, Miley Cyrus, Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis, and hosted by Paula Abdul. Now, my first thought was they needed to see a definition of diva because the line up was a little mixed. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some Jordin Sparks, but a diva?? Not quite. She needs about 10 more power ballads and at least one more headlining tour, when she isn’t opening for Britney Spears.
It was quite heavy with Idol alums, especially with Abdul hosting the evening’s events. I would have gladly traded Sparks for the country diva, Carrie Underwood. But, I guess she wasn’t available, since she’s finalizing her new album, Play On, due out November 3rd. And don’t even get me started with Miley Cyrus. I get that she’s popular and kids around the world love her, but a DIVA??? Not now, not ever! No offense to the Miley fans, but she’s just not.
There were some highlights though and ultimately I was pleased with the show. Kelly Clarkson provided the most Diva-licious moments of the evening with her beautifully arrangement on her single, “Already Gone” and her rocking duet with Melissa Etheridge to close the show. However, it’s becoming quite clear that the girl loves to eat. And Kelly’s my girl, the few times I’ve “run” into her (some call it stalking, I just call it fate), she’s looked healthy and trim, but lately the girl is busting at her seams and we’re hoping her upcoming tour gives her some much needed time off from the food court.
Check out Kelly’s performances here:
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Adele is one of those “real” chicks. She’s just your average girl – looks average, has an average personality – but when the girl opens her mouth it’s nothing but above average! She’s a legend in the making. Her live version of “Hometown Glory” gave me chills and her performance of “Video” with India.Arie was one of my favorites of the night.
Jordin Sparks chose an upbeat number, her new single “S.O.S. (Let The Music Play)”, to start her set and then followed it up with a power ballad, singing “Broken Wing” with Martina McBride. And Jordin was brilliant, but Martina is starting to look and sound like this whole thing isn’t as natural for her as it once was. Poor girl, being outshined by teenager is hard.
Then, of course, Miley Cyrus (who I still don’t see as a Diva, but will put that aside) performed her new single “Party in the U.S.A.” for hundreds of adoring fans. It was certainly not a showstopper and I will likely forget about it in a couple of days, just as soon as the sound of her screeching is out of my head. But, her version of “If It Makes You Happy” with Sheryl Crow is something I won’t soon forget. Mainly because I wish I could have seen Sheryl’s face when she was given the news of her duet partner. Someone sure picked the short straw.
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