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Kelly Clarkson moved to tears on stage in one of her last performances Before death of her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock.
In emotional video From the July 26 show of her residency in Las Vegas, Clarkson, 43, dried up her eyes in presenting her song “Piece by Piece.”
“This next song, I’ve never rewritten a song more,” he told the audience. “And I probably never. I wrote this song with a lot of hope, right? And projected for happiness and (something) better than what was happening. And then, well, life settled and I had to change the words.”
Clarkson remembered making the adaptation for a previous two -year show and thought, “You know what? That sounded a bit angry.”
Ex-husband Kelly Clarkson, Brandon Blackstock, battled cancer privately for three years before his death at the age of 48. “It is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has died,” said a family representative in a statement to us Weekly on Thursday, August 7.
The American Idol The winner added that she wants the song to sound true to her life now, teasing, “I’ve done some therapy.”
As she continued to talk about the song, Clarkson was overcome with emotion. “I’m really trying to pull her together,” she told the crowd, who shouted and chanted her name as she stepped away from the mic to dry tears again.
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By the kindness of Modestishottest4u/TiktokAfter composing himself, Clarkson said, “Anyway, let’s sing it. Here’s a piece by piece. ‘
The song appears on Clarkson’s seventh album, too Passage by passagereleased in 2015. Hi and Blackstock tie the knot Two years earlier, with their relationship with Clarkson’s alienation from her father serving as the great inspiration behind the words.
Clarkson and Blackstock Daughter River welcomed in 2014 and his son Remington in 2016 before the singer filed for divorce In 2020. Following a long legal battle, the exes completed their divorce in 2022.
Kelly Clarkson kept her children in front of thinking while navigating the secret battle of her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, a source tells us Weekly only. “Although they went through an acrimonious divorce, Kelly made a conscious decision to protect Brandon’s privacy until the end for their family,” explains the source. “It would (…)
Performing last month’s “Piece By Piece”, Clarkson sang, “I learn every day how to love me / I let go of the shame you taught me / piece by piece, I restored the faith that a heart can still beat even if it breaks.”
The emotional concert photos re -faced the death of Blackstock at the age of 48. Clarkson announced on Wednesday, August 6, that she Defer her Las Vegas residency For the rest of the month, revealing that “my children’s father has been ill and at the moment, I need to be fully present for them.” He died a day later.
“It is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has died,” said a representative to his family Weekly US in a statement. “Brandon bravely battled cancer for more than three years. He died peacefully and a family was surrounded by a family. We thank you for your thoughts and prayers and ask everyone to respect the family privacy during this very difficult time.”
The Music Manager has been survived by his father, Narvel Blackstockand siblings, including Shelby BlackstockWho welcomed Narvel with ex-wife Reba Mcentire Before their division in 2015.
Clarkson has not yet spoken in public about the death of Brandon, but was told a source only Us that coping with his cancer battle is “drainage, tired, emotional (a) destructive.” (Along with the postponement of her Vegas concerts, Clarkson was Mia from her daytime talk show earlier this year.)
“A big part of it was to make her schedule available to transport the children to visit Brandon, and all the emotions that came with this difficult time,” he explained inside. “Kelly is a work horse. Hard work is all she knows. She hates disappointed people, indeed. The thing that kept her going was to know how many people depend on her, like her crews and workers.… She loves her work, but nothing compares to a situation like this.”
