{"id":4496,"date":"2025-07-14T06:12:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T06:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=4496"},"modified":"2025-07-14T06:12:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T06:12:04","slug":"i-still-cant-forget-you-kelly-clarkson-broke-down-in-tears-as-she-returned-to-the-stage-after-a-long-hiatus-following-her-divorce-from-ex-husband-brandon-blackstock-on-jul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=4496","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Still Can\u2019t Forget You!\u201d Kelly Clarkson Broke Down In Tears As She Returned To The Stage After A Long Hiatus Following Her Divorce From Ex-Husband Brandon Blackstock! On July 11, 2025, Kelly Clarkson Made A Stunning Appearance At Her Private Concert In Las Vegas At Caesars Palace. After Sincerely Apologizing To Fans And Performing A Series Of Explosive Medleys As A Tribute For Canceling Last Minute Previously, Kelly Took A Deeply Emotional Turn With The Most Special Performance Of The Night\u2014\u201dI Will Always Love You\u201d! Kelly Emphasized That This Song Was A Tribute To Brandon, And As She Recalled Their Past Memories Together, She Couldn\u2019t Hold Back Her Emotions While Singing! Constantly Wiping Away Tears, Kelly Touched The Hearts Of The Audience With Her Soulful Voice And Tender Melody. Thousands Of Attendees Confirmed This Was The Most Heartbreaking Performance Of Her Career! Watch Full Video Below!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kelly Clarkson Stuns With Emotional \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d Cover During Studio Sessions Residency In Las Vegas: A Rare Performance That Brought Millions To Tears<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kelly-clarkson-2025-studio-sessions-residency-billboard-1548.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson's Studio Sessions Residency Opening Night: Best Moments\" width=\"629\" height=\"416\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the night of July 11, 2025, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Kelly Clarkson officially kicked off her\u00a0<em>Studio Sessions Residency<\/em>\u00a0with a string of powerful performances\u2014but the undeniable highlight of the evening was her deeply emotional rendition of\u00a0<em>\u201cI Will Always Love You.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0It was a moment fans described as \u201conce-in-a-lifetime,\u201d and one that instantly became a viral sensation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"76JZgHa1\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/7Dc_3RbJX6eieeeBRbeZPrJunLg=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)\/kelly-clarkson-brandon-blackstock-5-b46d6e273c9f4dfba48ea7db8f4715db.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock's Relationship Timeline\" width=\"583\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although Kelly had performed this iconic Dolly Parton hit once before during a country awards tribute, the performance on July 11 carried a completely different weight. This wasn\u2019t just a musical number\u2014it was a heartfelt confession, a tribute, and perhaps even a bittersweet farewell to her past\u2014specifically, to her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, with whom she shared nearly a decade before their highly publicized divorce.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kelly-clarkson-show-nbc-may-2025-billboard-1548.jpg?w=942&amp;h=623&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson Las Vegas Setlist: Every Song From Night 1 of Residency\" width=\"621\" height=\"411\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ZllRtLzi\"><\/div>\n<p>Dressed in a simple yet elegant black gown, Kelly walked onto the softly lit stage at Caesars Palace, her expression already heavy with emotion. As the opening chords of \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d filled the room, an almost sacred silence fell over the crowd. No one dared speak or cheer\u2014phones were raised to record, but the atmosphere was hushed, as if the audience instinctively knew they were witnessing something deeply personal.<\/p>\n<p>Tears streamed down Kelly\u2019s face as she sang\u2014not as part of a performance, but from raw, unfiltered emotion. Many audience members admitted they cried along, overwhelmed by the sincerity in her voice. Within 24 hours, the video of the performance had gone viral across social media platforms, amassing over 3 million views on YouTube and TikTok. Comment sections quickly filled with praise for the vulnerability and power in her delivery.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/YRZwzUE3zKg\/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwE7CK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAy0IARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD8AEB-AH-CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGH8gOChHMA8=&amp;rs=AOn4CLAPuhGU0ghVaEzYHC3F6nTHswo5xg\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson Explains Why She Put \u201cl Will Always Love You on the Setlist\u201d\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Music critics were just as impressed. Major entertainment outlets called the performance one of the finest of her entire career.\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>\u00a0wrote, \u201cClarkson wasn\u2019t just singing\u2014she was living each word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Studio Sessions Residency<\/em>\u00a0is set to run throughout the summer, and fans are already eager to see what other surprises Kelly might unveil. But with just one performance\u2014<em>\u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d<\/em>\u2014she\u2019s already made an unforgettable impact, proving that after all these years, Kelly Clarkson remains one of the most soul-stirring vocalists in the world.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kelly Clarkson | I Will Always Love You (Cover) | Studio Sessions Residency | July 11, 2025 \ufffc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wc41uJnLc2g?list=RDWc41uJnLc2g\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1601031\" data-uid=\"09ea2\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Clarkson Stuns With Emotional \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d Cover During Studio Sessions Residency In Las Vegas: A Rare Performance That Brought Millions To Tears On&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4496"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4498,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4496\/revisions\/4498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}