Editing RCA Records (section)

===Kelly Clarkson===
In the summer of 2007, [[Kelly Clarkson]] and Clive Davis, then head of [[Sony BMG]], feuded publicly regarding the direction of her album ''[[My December]]'', the follow-up to Clarkson's multi-platinum album, ''[[Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson album)|Breakaway]]''. Clarkson wrote the songs on ''My December'', "showcasing her own songwriting on darker, edgier rock-oriented fare", and Davis insisted Clarkson work with hired hitmakers, as she had previously, on "polished, radio-friendly songs". Clarkson refused to change the album, and it was released in June 2007. It has since been certified platinum.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Newman |first=Melinda |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6524077/kelly-clarkson-worth-american-idol-contract |title=Now Free From Her Idol Contract, What's Kelly Clarkson Worth? |magazine=Billboard |date=April 3, 2015 |access-date=August 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Benjamin |first=Jeff |url=http://www.fuse.tv/2015/03/kelly-clarkson-kept-it-so-real-best-moments |title=9 Times Kelly Clarkson Kept it Real |publisher=Fuse |date=March 3, 2015 |access-date=August 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Du Lac |first1=J. Freedom |title='My December': Kelly Clarkson, Striking Out On Her Own |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/25/AR2007062501859.html |access-date=August 22, 2015 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 26, 2007}}</ref>