Kelly Clarkson Debuts Empowering ‘Piece by Piece’ Lyrics After Brandon Blackstock Divorce

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Kelly Clarkson has often changed lyrics in the wake of her divorce from Brandon Blackstock, and her latest tweaks turned a tribute to her ex into a self-empowerment anthem.“This song I initially wrote just super hopeful, right?

And well, sometimes hopeful turns into hopeless, so here we go, ‘Piece by Piece,'” Clarkson, 41, told her Las Vegas audience on Saturday, August 5.“Piece by Piece” was originally a song about how Blackstock, 46, was different from Clarkson’s own absentee father. “But piece by piece, he collected me up / Off the ground, where you abandoned things, yeah / Piece by piece, he filled the holes that you burned in me / At six years old and you know,” Clarkson sang on the original song, which was released in 2015.During Saturday’s show, Clarkson changed the above mentions of “he” to “I,” belting, “I collected me up” and “I filled the holes,” making the song about her own ability to pick herself up after heartbreak.

Those weren’t the only changes.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe second part of the “Piece by Piece” chorus used to praise Blackstock as well.

Instead of proclaiming, “He never walks away / He never asks for money / He takes care of me / He loves me,” Clarkson now sings, “I just walk away / when they ask for money / I take care of me / ’cause I love me.”Money was a point of contention in her divorce from Blackstock, whom Clarkson married in 2013 and split from in 2020. “[Brandon] will not get one penny from [Kelly] that isn’t ordered by the judge,” a source told Us in January 2022.Two months later, they finalized their divorce, and Clarkson had to pay Blackstock $45,601 a month in child support (they share custody of daughter River, 8, and son Remington, 6) and $115,000