Jordin Sparks performed new single "Battlefield," off her upcoming second album (due out July 14), on American Idol last week. The Ryan Tedder-produced track was added to iTunes today.Thankfully it doesn't sound like "Bleeding Love" or "Halo" or that Kelly Clarkson "Already Gone" dirge, i.e., every other song Ryan Tedder has written for pop broads in the past two years.
But I can't help feeling a bit ho-hum about "Battlefield." I mean, has pop music gotten so bad (answer: yes) that we're to get all swizzled about a ballad that lyrically winks at a bland 25-year-old Pat Benetar jam?
Sure, it's preferable to 3OH!3, Eminem or Flo Rida. So maybe I'm missing something. But I still believe pop music can be better than Ryan Tedder.
Anyway, here's "Battlefield." Cough up your $1.29 if you see fit.