VH1 Divas 2009

Last night, VH1 aired "VH1 Divas 2009" live. The lineup? Kelly Clarkson, Adele, Leona Lewis, Jordin Sparks, Jennifer Hudson, and Miley Cyrus. Now, no offense VH1 but I would not consider a single one of those artists a "diva." When I hear diva, I think Whitney Houston, Cher, Celine Dion, Tina Turner - the original divas. Women that could belt out a song like it was nobody's business. I just don't see any of these women like this. Don't get me wrong, I love Kelly Clarkson, but I wouldn't consider her a diva. She has an amazing voice and she is down to earth, but she gained her fame from a television show. Sorry Kelly, I love you, but no, I wouldn't consider you a diva.

That aside, there were some fantastic performances last night. Kelly performed her new single "Already Gone," and she gave an amazing performance, as usual. Adele performed "Hometown Glory," which is by far my favorite Adele song, and she rocked it.

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I'm not much of a fan of Leona Lewis, but her performance of "True Colors" with Cyndi Lauper was amazing. I think Cyndi is an amazing artist, and the best part of her duet with Leona was that she didn't outshine her. Leona held her own, and that really impressed me.

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And Kelly's duet with Melissa Etheridge of "Bring Me Some Water" was pure perfection. I didn't know how I was going to feel about the pair, but it was an awesome pairing.

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And then were some... not so impressive performances. Well, on the part of the "divas." Jordin Sparks performed "A Broken Wing" with Martina McBride, and Martina completely outshinned her. She literally stood there at the end and smiled just watching Martina completely kick her ass in the performance!

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And then there is Miley Cyrus, who I can't stand. Granted, I think "Party in the U.S.A." is a really good song to dance to, but Miley just doesn't have the same performance value as say Kelly, or Adele, or Jennifer Hudson.