Clarkson alters song after complaints

Kelly Clarkson has decided to alter one of her songs after claims that she copied a Beyoncé track.

The American Idol winner explained that songwriter and producer Ryan Tedder sent her the track that became 'Halo', but did not tell her that he had already offered it to Beyoncé.

Clarkson's record company Sony BMG then released her version of the song, 'Already Gone', despite her requests for the single to be withheld.

As a result, Clarkson decided to amend the song before performing it on tour.

She told MTV: "Unfortunately, it comes out where a lot of songs sound similar and, I don't know, I want to sound a little authentic, so we changed it.

"It's a little acoustic, and then it breaks out into this big, beautiful, diva-esque thing."

She added that she was not upset with Tedder, saying: "I have a lot of songs that I've done with Ryan, and they all sound very different. It's just, unfortunately, in that situation, they sound exactly the same.

"But our melodies are different. Beyoncé and my melodies are different [on the song]."