Kelly Clarkson explains how her music carrier was affected by divorce

Kelly Clarkson, Grammy award-winning singer, has spoken candidly about how her divorce from ex-husband Brandon Black has affected her career.

Clarkson declared on Apple Music's The Global Chart Show with Brooke Reese on Wednesday.

She said, "Everyone knows the big divorce I went through and it's been like two years and not easy with kids."

When asked about details about her next album, Clarkson explained how the divorce affected her career.

“I’m just navigating what I’m comfortable with releasing,” she said. “So, it’s just a hard thing to navigate. It’s coming. I just got to get my crap together. I just got to figure out what I’m going to release. I’ve never had this difficult of a project.”

While Clarkson hasn't released any non-holiday music since 2017, she recently released a Kellyoke EP based on the smash segment of her daytime talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, after over 500 covers since 2019.

Six studio versions of popular Kellyoke covers, including Billie Ellish's "Happier Than Ever" and Whitney Houston's "Queen of the Night", are included on the EP.

In June 2020, she filed for divorce from Blackstock; However, after nearly seven years of marriage, their divorce was not finalized until March 2022.

She also legally changed her name to Kelly Brianne that same month. Explaining her decision to People magazine at the time, she said, "I just got divorced, so I had to drop my married last name."

“I only kept my middle name for my personal life. I'm still Kelly Clarkson," she explained.

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