Kelly Clarkson's fifth album delayed until September

    BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. singer Kelly Clarkson has to delay the release of her fifth album untill Spetember 2011, according to media reports Thursday.
    "I recently found out that my album won't be coming out until September ....the album has been recorded but I can't release it until then," the original "American Idol¹" wrote on her official Facebook page. "I realize that is a long time but that's the best time to release it apparently(显然的) so I'm sorry for the wait but I promise you it sounds great!"The original "American Idol" revealed last month that the album was influenced by artists including Prince, Radiohead, Tina Turner, Sheryl Crow, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder. However, she assured country listeners: "There's a little bit of a country vibe/influence on a couple of songs."On this currently untitled album Clarson has worked with producers and songwriters including Steve Jordan, Eric Hutchinson, Rodney Jerkins, Howard Benson and Toby Gad².
    Clarkson's previous release, 2009's "All I Ever Wanted," became her second No. 1 on the Billboard³ 200 charts, residing atop the chart for two weeks and selling 913,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

2 gad   

n.闲逛；v.闲逛

参考例句：

• He is always on the gad.他老是闲荡作乐。
• Let it go back into the gloaming and gad with a lot of longing.就让它回到暮色中，满怀憧憬地游荡吧。

3 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。