[texasflower]

My daughter is going to a Kelly Clarkson concert next month. This will be the second live concert she has gone to of Kelly's.

She says she puts on a very good show.

[Wolfstar]

Kelly is my favorite AI. She's doing really, really good in her young career so far. Her first album went double platinum, and her second album is tracking to eventually sell at least 2.6 million (based on rate of sales of her first album). She's has several #1 singles.

So-called urban music (rap, hip-hop, R&B, etc.) is to this era what rock-and-roll was to the 1950's, Beatles-style music was to the 1960's, Disco was to the 1970's, and so on. So pop doesn't sell as well overall these days. Despite that, Kelly is holding her own against rap/hip-hop stuff from 50 Cent, Green Day, etc., and is outselling Jennifer Lopez' new album.

Right now, even though she's probably not yet an "A list" celebrity, Kelly is the #1 pop artist in the country. So far, success doesn't seem to have spoiled her, either. She had a tattoo of the Christian cross put on the inside of one of her wrists. She says it keeps her humble.