MTV Newsroom › kelly-clarkson

By Bryant Gilmore

Everyone knows by now that when you hit up a Kelly Clarkson show, it’s become a tradition for fans to tweet their requests for cover songs that they want the Grammy winner to perform at the show that night.

Recently, she gave us an amazing rendition of Katy Perry’s current chart-topper "Wide Awake" and now, she’s tackled No Doubt with an acoustic version of "Don’t Speak" – and for a few moments after she was finished, we couldn’t. Before she began, Clarkson took time to thank the lucky tweeter because "Don’t Speak" is “one of her favorite No Doubt songs.” She then effortlessly tackled the song with such raw emotion that we almost got confused as to whose song she was singing. Almost.

Check it out:

Clarkson is having quite a year. When she’s not killing it in concert, she’s slaying her fellow "American Idol" alums on the charts. Her song "Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)" was recently named the best-selling single by an "Idol" alum and spent three weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this year.

But there's even more great news for Kelly. Last week, she received a 2012 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Video With a Message for the video to "Dark Side," which is currently working its way up the charts. Make sure you tune in to see if Kelly walks away with her fourth Moonman when the VMAs air live on September 6 at 8 p.m.

Check out the "Dark Side" video below.

Read More...

Tags kelly-clarkson

We never get tired of staring at the homes of the rich and famous. Last week it was Mariah Carey's rotating beach palaces, and now it's "Stronger" diva Kelly Clarkson's Mansfield, Texas, ranch.

Clarkson is selling the four bedroom, six bathroom estate for a mere $1.495 million. It's a bargain, really, because you'll also be getting a gym, theater, man-made pond and lap and diving pools all on 14 fabulous acres just 25 minutes away from where the singer grew up.

Check it out:

The singer purchased the house in 2002 not long after she won "American Idol." The years since "Idol" have treated the down-home Clarkson pretty well … maybe she's looking for a real estate upgrade?

Kelly's recent #1 single "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" has the distinction of being the top-selling single ever by any "American Idol" contestant. She is also the second biggest-selling "Idol," after Carrie Underwood, in terms of cumulative album sales. The country star has sold 13.2 million copies of her four albums, while Clarkson has moved 11.65 million copies of her five records.

Clarkson and Underwood's individual sales, however, far exceed those of any other "Idol" contestant. Season five's Chris Daughtry and season two's Clay Aiken are the only other "Idol's" who can claim career sales of more than five million in the U.S.

What do you think of Kelly's crib? Let us know in the comments below!

Tags kelly-clarkson

Kelly Clarkson rocks out for Lucky magazine's first-ever music issue.

Ten years after being named the first-ever "American Idol," Clarkson's career is still white hot: earlier this year , her empowerment anthem "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" became a ubiquitous radio smash and her third #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, she is in the midst of a massive world tour and can currently be seen on ABC's hit singing competition "Duets."

Clarkson opened up to Lucky about her new boyfriend, turning 30 and her low-maintenance style. While the issue doesn't hit newsstands until July 10, you can get a preview of Clarkson's interview and a first look at her photo shoot and cover below.

Ben Watts/Lucky Magazine

How she celebrate her recent 30th birthday?

I just had my 30th birthday and we went turkey shooting. It’s what I wanted to do, so we went.

On being a pop star:

People act like there’s this one set of rules to follow to be a pop star, and I think, Well, you say I’m a pop star, so maybe that’s not true. … Even though I’m a pop singer, I really have more the life of a country singer.

Check out the cover, after the jump. Read More...

Tags kelly-clarkson

By James Dinh

Kelly Clarkson fans: Don't fret! Even though the "American Idol" alum isn't dropping her brand-new studio album until September, the singer/songwriter is already beginning to hype the project. Over the weekend, the powerhouse pop star announced via Facebook that she'll be releasing the LP's lead single in July.

And when that happens, the heat will be scorching, meaning only one thing: Summer will be upon us. Like every year, a select song is unanimously chosen by the public as the jam of the summer season.

Noticeably absent from the public, Clarkson may have just the right tune to get fans on their feet and rocking out. (Remember "Since U Been Gone" and "My Life Would Suck Without You"?) Even though no details regarding the singer's new song have surfaced, she's already facing some heavy competition for the coveted Summer Jam title. Peep our list of potential summer anthems of 2011:

Lady Gaga, "Edge of Glory"

After "Alejandro" snatched up MTV's Summer Jam title last year, Gaga has high chances of earning the title once again with her feel-good dance single "Edge of Glory." Inspired by her late grandfather, the pop star co-produced the Born This Way cut alongside DJ White Shadow and Fernando Garibay. "It's a bold move on her part to put this out there the way it is, where the full version is intact [on the radio]. When was the last time you heard a musical solo sax break in the middle of a song on the radio?" Garibay recently told MTV News.

Katy Perry, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"

Well, Fernando Garibay, to answer your question, Katy Perry's latest single "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" also features a saxophone break. Ruling the past year with back-to-back-to-back hits, Mrs. Russell Brand shows no signs of stopping with this catchy track about recalling a wild evening's string of antics. Plus, who doesn't love a cheerleading-like T-G-I-F chant?

Pitbull (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer), "Give Me Everything"

In his quest to take over the dance floor (and collaborate with just about everybody under the sun), Pitbull teams up with Ne-Yo and Nayer for this club-ready track. As the second single from the rapper's Planet Pit, the tune is already creating waves with heavy rotation on both pop and urban radio.

Joe Jonas, "See No More"
Sure, the first taste of solo music from Joe Jonas has yet to see the light of day, but that will all change when he drops "See No More" on June 3. Co-written by himself and Chris Brown, the Brian Kennedy-produced song is the lead single off Joe's highly anticipated solo debut, which hits stores September 6. The singer recently told Rolling Stone magazine that he wanted to incorporate dance into the album, saying, "I wanted to make a record that a DJ would be attracted to. I love electronic European sounds that are just big."

What songs will you be listening to this summer? Share your suggestions below!

Tags kelly-clarkson