Have you guys been following the story of amateur singer Priscilla Renea? I have, and from the beginning, with her humble YouTube postings two years ago in her Vero Beach, FL bedroom to her singing her heart out on MTV's Say What? Karaoke, I've been a huge fan. Her voice is like a high-pitched India.Arie. Same spirit. Same goodness.
Well, recently that all changed when the internet sensation secured a deal with Capitol Records. Almost as fast as you could start humming one of her gorgeous ballads, the music monolith went to work, molding her in the same image as other erstwhile pop tarts like a younger Rihanna or a soul-free Kelly Clarkson. That right there is a big fat fail.
I've watched with disdain and disappointment as she went from cute girl with a guitar to cupie doll looking bizarre. Sigh. The 20-year old has gone from singing songs about how true love made her vulnerable, to singing about not wanting to be someone's Barbie. Below is the "before" Priscilla, when it was just her and a guitar. And after is the Capitol-ed Priscilla, taking us behind the scenes of the video for "Dollhouse," her first single from her debut Jukebox. iCry.
