In Chemistry, Kelly Clarkson discusses how she introduced ex Brandon Blackstock to critical songs about him.

[{"selector":"#anim-593269b2-8488-46f5-b543-7760cd8b8700","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a7ccecde-a6b8-4786-bbec-5a010a676cbd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-41.40980109523188%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Fans of Kelly Clarkson know that she wrote scathing songs for Chemistry, her first album since 2017's Meaning of Life and popularly considered her "divorce album".

[{"selector":"#anim-d2cc5868-4a63-4329-bb3c-a2a88b3eca7d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-088f919b-6395-4e41-b3a1-346997c4c666 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Song after song, and with each revealing line, one can't help but wonder what her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, who many of the songs are about, thinks.

[{"selector":"#anim-9c703450-5f5e-4b08-b513-4840dfa0c220","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1b3ef9c7-e973-4a95-834c-ff49db529959 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The daytime talk show host and her ex-husband had two children, River Rose, nine, and Remington "Remy" Alexander, seven.

[{"selector":"#anim-91314aca-4b51-478d-a267-6c98e75ae1b1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a57f0ee1-bc31-41ad-82a4-e680766687c0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.823863529259505%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] A 2020 divorce was finalized in 2022 following various legal problems.

[{"selector":"#anim-cec23c77-a4da-4fa9-ac63-94290f36f94d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ea076227-bc55-4df5-9021-cabee1d389a7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0.414619169399824%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Kelly discussed how she wrote about her feelings while honoring her ex with longtime Today Show anchor Hoda Kotb while promoting her new album.

[{"selector":"#anim-74525aeb-c50e-4ba4-915b-6b387b6081ac","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-06be2edb-88e9-491e-b22c-6d23873dcab4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Kelly mentioned a reconciliation with Brandon despite their rocky divorce.

[{"selector":"#anim-e9abe01f-4da0-49bf-b61a-eba5ed605647","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d6b9a281-a90e-49d7-96bd-1725dd8ef253 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-2.4877150163989548%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Kelly Clarkson reveals startling Carrie Underwood relationship revelation

[{"selector":"#anim-ff261486-82d7-4fbd-8911-2d4516a48345","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aea688b7-aef6-4d54-9c17-f2dcd9c93c41 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-3.155844187121321%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The diva said she texted her ex before her album's release to tell him what she would sing in the nine songs.

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