Steven Bergman \/ AFF-USA.COM \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Kelly Clarkson<\/strong><\/a> gave up her talk show duties to focus on family time, but a source tells Star<\/em> that she\u2019s simultaneously ramping up her lucrative music career again.<\/p>\n \u201cKelly always had a complicated relationship with that talk show,\u201d the source says. \u201cShe actually loved the hosting part of it \u2013 being on camera talking to regular people as well as celebrity guests, and having to think on her feet while she did it.\u201d<\/p>\n However, the source says that \u201cwasn\u2019t the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe part of the job that bored her was everything else around the show,\u201d the source explains. \u201cShe\u2019s not a fan of meetings and she would prefer not to have to make 500 executive decisions a day and deal with a huge staff behind the scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n The source adds that those aspects were \u201cincredibly time consuming even when the producers did everything they could to lighten her workload.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cKelly was agonizing over the time it was taking away from her family,\u201d the source continues. \u201cRecording and performing her music live is a much more manageable and family friendly pursuit, and after all these years, it\u2019s still been the thing she makes the most money at, by far.\u201d<\/p>\n The source tells Star<\/em> that The Voice<\/em> judge, 43, \u201ccan write music and record demos at home, basically on her own,\u201d adding that \u201cdoing a residency in Vegas removes all the annoyances of live touring, like travel, maintaining a huge support staff and tailoring shows to different regions and audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n Plus, the source explains that with her upcoming Vegas residency, Clarkson \u201cknows exactly who she\u2019s going to be playing to: the bachelorette party crowds that originally fell in love with her and her music when they were kids 20 and 25 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n According to the source, the residency is \u201ca nostalgia play,\u201d but it\u2019s one that\u2019s going to be \u201clucrative\u201d and it\u2019s going to \u201cgive her more time with her children than she\u2019s had in years.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cVegas is also a great place to sell merchandise and test out new music,\u201d the source says. \u201cShe\u2019ll be playing to an audience that loves her unconditionally and feel like they grew up with her, unlike the audience she had on her talk show, which comprised a lot of seniors and homebound people still watching linear TV.\u201d<\/p>\n The source concludes, \u201cThis is the right move for Kelly, her family, and where she wants to go next with her music career. But as with everything else, family is going to come first.\u201d<\/p>\n As Star<\/em> previously reported<\/a>, Clarkson announced on February 3 that she was ending her daytime talk show after its seventh season.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was not an easy decision,\u201d the American Idol<\/em> winner wrote via Instagram<\/a>, \u201cbut this season will be my last hosting TKCS<\/em>. Stepping away from the daily schedule will allow me to prioritize my kids, which feels necessary and right for this next chapter of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n Clarkson\u2019s ex-husband and father of her two children<\/a>, Brandon Blackstock<\/strong>, had died from cancer<\/a> six months prior at the age of 48.<\/p>\n This story Kelly Clarkson \u2018Had a Complicated Relationship\u2019 With Talk Show, Music Is \u2018Manageable\u2019 and Lucrative (Exclusive)<\/a> first appeared on Star<\/i><\/a>. Add Star<\/i> as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>