She’s taking it “Piece by Piece”! Kelly Clarkson is giving her talk show a makeover.
22.03.2022 - 16:51 / usmagazine.com
As the very first winner of American Idol, Kelly Clarkson is bound to have advice for the contestants of her new show, American Song Contest, but her words of wisdom are actually what she tells every musician in the industry.
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“Whether you are an up-and-coming artist and you are meeting me at a meet-and-greet on tour or whatever, coming to my show, whatever you are doing, literally do not chase what you think a hit is. That is the death of an artist, when you feel like, ‘Oh, I’m just going to chase the sound that I think everybody is going to like.’ You have to be true to yourself,” the 39-year-old told Us Weekly and other reporters during a press conference for the singing competition. “That sounds so cheesy, but it’s very hard because a lot of artists are people pleasers, right? And you want to be successful. You want to get paid for what you do, but it’s really important. And I’ve seen it with other artists. It’s, like, they chase it, and they don’t win. You don’t win like that. The only way you win in life — and it sounds like a Hallmark card, but — is really just being you. They made it to this point being themselves.”
Clarkson — who also has been a coach on The Voice for seven seasons, cohosts with Snoop Dogg on the new NBC series, which debuted on Monday, March 21. American Song Contest will show “legacy artists” such as Michael Bolton, Jewel, Macy Gray and Sisqó battle it out live with lesser-known artists from across the country. Each state will be represented by one musician as the best song is voted by viewers.
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“They’ve been very successful, and they’ve all been successful being themselves. Macy Gray doesn’t sound anything like
She’s taking it “Piece by Piece”! Kelly Clarkson is giving her talk show a makeover.
Kelly Clarkson, 39, is one of the biggest household names but that hasn’t stopped her from going through with legally changing her name. The American Idol star has dropped her last name, as confirmed in docs obtained by Page Six. “There being no objections, the petition for change of name is granted,” the docs read. “The Decree is signed and filed. The Petitioner’s name is changed from KELLY BRIANNE CLARKSON to KELLY BRIANNE.”
New name, new outlook on life. Kelly Clarkson has legally changed her name to Kelly Brianne, Us Weekly confirms.
Anne Hathaway could moonlight as a karaoke lounge singer if the acting thing fizzles out. The "WeCrashed" star, 39, proved her pipes when she made an appearance on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" Tuesday and beat the "American Idol" winner at her own game of "Sing That Name That Tune" by performing part of one of Clarkson’s big hits. It all started when Hathaway jumped out to a 3-0 lead on Clarkson and the talk show host hilariously tried to get Matt Iseman and her band to "play a fricking song I'll know." On came Clarkson’s 2004 smash "Since U Been Gone." Within seconds, Hathaway stepped up to the center podium and let her voice rip, singing the song’s chorus to the live studio audience.
Michele Amabile Angermiller How are we supposed to live without Michael Bolton? “American Song Contest” doesn’t have to answer that question just yet, as Connecticut-based Bolton and his song “Beautiful World” could still place next week through a combination of votes through fans and jurors. But the early lead on night one of NBC’s U.S.
Kelly Clarkson has set the record straight on the news that she planned to change her name. The singer had reportedly filed documents in February to legally change her name, 20 years after she first found fame on American Idol. PHOTOS: Inside Kelly Clarkson's jaw-dropping $5.4m LA mega-mansion She has been requesting to be known legally as Kelly Brianne, her first and middle names.
Change of plans: Kelly Clarkson, 39, won’t be changing her name now that she’s divorced from Brandon Blackstock, 45. The “Stronger” hitmaker petitioned in February court documents to change her name to Kelly Brianne (Brianne’s her middle name). But on March 21, Kelly revealed to PEOPLE (the TV Show!) that she’s still going by “Kelly Clarkson” — at least in her professional life.
The United States finally got its first look at its own version of the Eurovision with NBC’s American Song Contest, which made a two-hour debut on Monday night. The new singing competition on the block, however, fell behind the latest episode of American Idol on ABC.
Don’t worry: Kelly Clarkson is still Kelly Clarkson.
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterNBC’s “American Song Contest” series premiere was topped by a new episode of ABC’s “American Idol” Monday, according to early Nielsen data.The two-hour debut of NBC’s U.S. adaptation of the European mega hit “Eurovision Song Contest” averaged a 0.5 rating among adults 18-49 and 2.892 million viewers while airing live from 8-10 p.m., per Nielsen’s fast-affiliate ratings. Meanwhile, “Idol” averaged a 0.7 key demo rating and 5.1465 million viewers during that same window.“American Song Contest” is a live show for the East Coast, but airs tape delayed for the West Coast.
Kelly Clarkson is setting the record straight.
Still Miss Independent — and Miss Clarkson! Kelly Clarkson spoke out after Us Weekly obtained documents requesting her legal name change to “Kelly Brianne,” noting her professional name isn’t going anywhere.
American Song Contest premieres tonight!