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\u201cI was like, \u2018I kinda like the way I\u2019m going with it,\u2019 so I changed it just a little bit more,\u201d Clarkson explained on Friday. \u201cIt became aware to me that, man, this is a lot to put on one person anyway. Like, therapy, hey! I ended up as more of an empowering thing, like, \u2018Cool, it didn\u2019t happen for me, but that doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re not worthy [or] valuable.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Clarkson added the new version of \u201cPiece by Piece\u201d to her Vegas residency setlist<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s more of an empowering thing for me now, and I love it,\u201d she quipped.<\/p>\n\n![\"Kelly-Clarkson-and-Brandon-Blackstock-GettyImages-1199125757\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kelly-Clarkson-and-Brandon-Blackstock-GettyImages-1199125757.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock.<\/span> Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe first American Idol <\/i>champion initially didn\u2019t want to sing \u201cPiece by Piece\u201d anymore after she and Blackstock separated.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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\u201cLook, I was finding a hard time singing it], like, I was like, \u2018I don\u2019t know if I want to really sing about that?\u2019\u201d she said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon <\/i><\/a>in October 2023. \u201cI was at a very different place when I wrote it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s more of an empowering thing for me now, and I love it,\u201d she quipped.<\/p>\n The first American Idol <\/i>champion initially didn\u2019t want to sing \u201cPiece by Piece\u201d anymore after she and Blackstock separated.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \u201cLook, I was finding a hard time singing it], like, I was like, \u2018I don\u2019t know if I want to really sing about that?\u2019\u201d she said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon <\/i><\/a>in October 2023. \u201cI was at a very different place when I wrote it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>
\n Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock.<\/span> Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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