Nearly two years after splitting from her ex-husband, Kelly Clarkson’s divorce settlement has officially been finalized.
19.02.2022 - 00:45 / usmagazine.com
Our lives would suck without her! Kelly Clarkson has experienced success in the music industry, a messy divorce and first-time motherhood since she became a star.
The singer was born on April 24, 1982, in Fort Worth, Texas. Her talent was apparent from a young age, making her a natural for season 1 of American Idol. She won the reality competition series in 2002, propelling her to fame.
From that point forward, her music career was unstoppable, leading to hits such as “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” “Since U Been Gone,” “Because of You” and “My Life Would Suck Without You.” Despite becoming a fan favorite on American Idol, Clarkson later revealed that celebrities were initially not kind to her because of her affiliation with the show.
“Everything was happening in a whirlwind and people were really mean to us because we’re from a talent show and it was the first season,” she recalled during a January 2021 episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. “Everyone was so rude to us, like, on the [red] carpet, at [an awards] show … it was a horrible experience.”
Clarkson also revealed in 2019 how she had to overcome obstacles in Hollywood because of her participation on the show. “The first three years of my career was me just paying for winning a talent show,” she told USA Today. “I got real bitter. I was just looking for anyone to talk to who knew what I was going through.”
The Voice coach ultimately proved the naysayers wrong, and after years in the spotlight, she found personal happiness with Brandon Blackstock, whom she wed in 2013. They welcomed daughter River and son Remington before she filed for divorce in 2020.
Clarkson struggled with the public split and how much she should share. “I am a very open person, but I’m not going to
Nearly two years after splitting from her ex-husband, Kelly Clarkson’s divorce settlement has officially been finalized.
Kelly Clarkson is open to getting back out there and finding love again!
Finally over. Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock have finalized their divorce nearly two years after their split.
Getting back out there! Kelly Clarkson has settled her messy divorce from Brandon Blackstock, and she’s ready to start looking for love again, an insider reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock have finally come to terms in their bitter, messy divorce — and now it would appear the legal troubles are behind them.
2022 Academy of Country Music Awards saw the likes of Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton picking up coveted trophies, and performances from Dolly Parton, Kelsea Ballerini and Kelly Clarkson.MORE: Kelly Clarkson stuns in bodycon dress during Dolly Parton tribute at ACM AwardsThe ceremony took place on Monday 7 March at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium, and viewers enjoyed "wall-to-wall" music during the two-hour show, which streamed coast to coast instead of tape-delayed on Amazon Prime in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.WATCH: Dolly Parton kicks off 2022 ACM AwardsCountry music legend Dolly Parton helmed the ceremony and was joined by co-hosts Gabby Barrett and Jimmie Allen but HELLO! was behind the scenes and below are several fun moments from your favorite stars...MORE: Carrie Underwood wows in leg-lengthening micro shorts at ACM AwardsCountry stars including Tenille Townes spoke to HELLO! and many of them shared that Dolly Parton was their dream collaborator."I really do feel so inspired that Dolly Parton is in the house, anything around her would be a dream come true," Tenille told us, when asked who she would love to perform with, dead or alive.
Kelly Clarkson had one of the best performances of the night at the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards and it was saved for the last few minutes!
Southern girls stick together! Kelly Clarkson paid homage to Dolly Parton during the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards — and sang her heart out in the process.
The 2022 American Country Music Awards (ACMs) are here. The highly anticipated 57th annual award show is co-hosted by the previously announced ACM male and female artists of the year nominees, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett, respectively, alongside the country music queen, Dolly Parton, at Allegiant stadium in Las Vegas on Monday. Country music fans are set to be wooed with performances by some of the genre’s brightest stars, including Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton and more. Parton, who opened the evening by dedicating the entire show to Ukraine, will perform a duet with Kelsea Ballerini. In addition, Kelly Clarkson is doing a heartfelt tribute to Parton during the show. From left, Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung, Matthew Ramsey, and Brad Tursi of Old Dominion.The artists took home the group of the year award. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images) Two winners have already been announced: Parker McCollum won new male artist of the year and Lainey Wilson was named new female artist of the year.
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Emily Longeretta “American Idol” debuted 20 years ago and has since launched the careers of many budding singers. The series premiered on Fox in 2002 with judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson.
Kelly Clarkson has revealed she will be performing a tribute to Dolly Parton during the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards.PHOTOS: Inside Kelly Clarkson's jaw-dropping $5.4m LA mega-mansionSharing the news during Wednesday's episode of her hit talk show, Kelly revealed that she is "super stoked" to be "performing at the Academy of Country Music Awards on March 7".WATCH: Kelly Clarkson to perform Dolly Parton tribute at 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards "I am super stoked because the one and only Dolly Parton is hosting and I have a special tribute planned just for her," Kelly shared, before shocking her audience by admitting that they had all won tickets to the ceremony which is being held in Las Vegas.The news comes a week after she delivered a very honest account of what home life is like for her as she had been quarantined with her two children.MORE: Carrie Underwood to make comeback on American Idol's upcoming series? All we knowWOW: Rebel Wilson, Taraji P. Henson and Kelly Clarkson sparkle as they celebrate 2022 NFL HonorsThe star called into her own chat show and discussed her current situation with guest host Taraji P. Henson.
Kelly Clarkson has delivered her take on Bleachers‘ ‘I Wanna Get Better’, performing it live on her daytime TV variety show.The ‘Kellyoke’ segment of The Kelly Clarkson Show sees Clarkson performing a cover version of a song requested by her audience to open the program.Yesterday’s broadcast (February 21) saw Clarkson take on Bleachers’ 2014 track, which was released as a single and appeared on their debut album ‘Strange Desire’. You can watch her performance below.Previous Kellyoke segments have seen Clarkson cover the likes of Sharon Van Etten’s ‘The End Of The World’, Pixies’ ‘Where Is My Mind’, My Chemical Romance’s ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’, Radiohead’s ‘Karma Police’ and more.Elsewhere, Clarkson has reportedly teamed up with Dolly Parton for a “haunting” new version of ‘9 To 5’.
Kelly Clarkson is ready to say goodbye to her surname. The singer has reportedly filed to legally change her name to Kelly Brianne, which is her middle name. US Weekly broke the news revealing that the 39 year old wrote in court documents filed on Valentine’s day that she has a “desire” to change it because “my new name more fully reflects who I am.” The hearing is on March 28th regarding the petition.Although Kelly did not directly mention her father, she has been very open about their strained relationship, so she may be ready to continue her legacy without his last name.
Kelly Clarkson has reportedly filed documents 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-mansionThe singer-songwriter turned talk show hosts filed the petition on Monday 14 February. She is requesting to be known legally as Kelly Brianne, her first and middle names.
Romance rewind! Kelly Clarkson kept her love life relatively private before her relationship with Brandon Blackstock.
Kelly Clarkson might not be a household name for long, because she’s looking to legally change her moniker!! What??
A new start. Kelly Clarkson has filed to legally change her name to Kelly Brianne amid her divorce from Brandon Blackstock.