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NEED TO KNOW
- Kelly Clarkson appeared within the first episode of her NBC collection Songs & Tales with Kelly Clarkson on Aug. 19
- The episode airs 12 days after the loss of life of her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock
- Clarkson pre-taped the collection earlier this summer time, previous to Blackstock’s loss of life
Kelly Clarkson has returned to tv, almost two weeks after the death of her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.
The Grammy winner, 43, appeared within the first episode of her new NBC restricted collection Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 12 days after Blackstock died of melanoma on Aug. 7 at age 48.
Clarkson pre-taped the episodes earlier this summer time, previous to Blackstock’s loss of life. Future installments of the collection — which is impressed by a phase of the identical identify featured on her speak present The Kelly Clarkson Show — will characteristic Gloria Estefan, Teddy Swims and Lizzo.
The premiere episode featured the Jonas Brothers, who talked with Clarkson about giving her a shoutout of their breakthrough 2006 hit “12 months 3000.”
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PEOPLE confirmed earlier this month that The Kelly Clarkson Show will return for season 7 this fall.
At some point earlier than Blackstock’s loss of life, the singer revealed that he was ill, and he or she would due to this fact be suspending her Las Vegas residency so as to be “totally current” for the pair’s youngsters, daughter River, 11, and son Remington, 9.
“Whereas I usually preserve my private life personal, this previous yr, my youngsters’s father has been ailing,” Clarkson wrote on Instagram. “I’m sincerely sorry to everybody who purchased tickets to the reveals and I so respect your grace, kindness and understanding.”
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Blackstock was laid to relaxation in a celebration of life on Sunday, Aug. 17, based on his obituary.
“Kelly and Brandon had their ups and downs, however on the finish of the day, he was the daddy of her youngsters and he or she is totally heartbroken for them,” a source told PEOPLE. “Her youngsters are her complete world, and he or she’s staying sturdy for his or her sake.”
Clarkson and Blackstock had been married for seven years earlier than they break up in June 2020. He was dating Clarkson’s former assistant Brittney Jones on the time of his loss of life, based on his obituary and to Jones’ LinkedIn.
