{"id":1969341,"date":"2025-08-19T21:59:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T21:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1969341"},"modified":"2025-08-19T21:59:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T21:59:36","slug":"kelly-clarkson-returns-to-television-in-the-wake-of-ex-husband-brandon-blackstocks-tragic-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kelly-clarkson-returns-to-television-in-the-wake-of-ex-husband-brandon-blackstocks-tragic-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson Returns to Television in the Wake of Ex-Husband Brandon Blackstock\u2019s Tragic Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Kelly Clarkson<\/strong> is stepping back into the spotlight less than two weeks after her ex-husband <strong>Brandon Blackstock<\/strong> passed away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The first episode of the 43-year-old singer-songwriter\u2019s NBC special <em>Songs &amp; Stories<\/em> will premiere at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, August 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/kelly-clarkson-set-host-nbc-194643665.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:As Star previously reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">As <em>Star<\/em> previously reported<\/a>, the four-part pre-recorded special features the \u201cMiss Independent\u201d songstress having \u201cunfiltered\u201d conversations with a different musician\/musical group each week, starting with the <strong>Jonas Brothers<\/strong> on Tuesday, according to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/songs-and-stories-with-kelly-clarkson-premiere-date-how-to-watch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBC website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NBC website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the following weeks, the <em>American Idol<\/em> alum will sit down with <strong>Gloria Estefan, Lizzo<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Teddy Swims<\/strong>. Per NBC, viewers will also get to see musical performances in an \u201cintimate, unplugged setting.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faye Sadou\/AdMedia\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for the Grammy Award winner\u2019s other TV commitments, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/kelly-clarkson-missing-voice-tapings-211152230.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Star reported last week;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><em>Star<\/em> reported last week<\/a> that Clarkson is allegedly going to be missing filming dates for season 29 of The Voice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cKelly will not be at the tapings scheduled next week for Thursday and Friday,\u201d a source told <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/14968889\/kelly-clarkson-replaced-the-voice-brandon-blackstock-death\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sun;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sun<\/a><\/em> in an article published Thursday, August 14. \u201cProduction is working on a replacement coach for her now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/08\/08\/kelly-clarkson-talk-show-fall-schedule-return\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TMZ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TMZ<\/a><\/em> confirmed earlier this month that <em>The Kelly Clarkson Show<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/kelly-clarkson-eponymous-talk-show-202302574.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:will be back for its seventh season this fall;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">will be back for its seventh season this fall<\/a>, with new episodes debuting in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Clarkson\u2019s television appearance comes shortly after Blackstock died at 48 years old on Thursday, August 7. The former talent manager \u2014 who shares kids <strong>River<\/strong>, 11, and <strong>Remington<\/strong>, 9, with Clarkson \u2014 lost his three-year battle with melanoma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Clarkson is stepping back into the spotlight less than two weeks after her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock passed away. The first episode of the 43-year-old singer-songwriter\u2019s NBC special Songs &amp; Stories will premiere at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, August 19. As Star previously reported, the four-part pre-recorded special features the \u201cMiss Independent\u201d songstress having \u201cunfiltered\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1969342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[346225,22530,24075,349718,311723],"class_list":["post-1969341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-gloria-estefan","tag-kelly-clarkson","tag-nbc","tag-teddy-swims","tag-the-jonas-brothers"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kelly-Clarkson-Returns-to-Television-in-the-Wake-of-Ex-Husband.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1969341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1969342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1969341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1969341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1969341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}