Kelly Clarkson became a household name after winning “American Idol.” Now, she has her own talk show, “The Kelly Clarkson Show” and has been busy hosting “The Voice” and a new show called “American Song Contest.”

While Clarkson’s career is going well, her personal life has been a mess, and it’s been even messier because she’s in the public eye. Clarkson has been going through what she called a “huge divorce” from her ex Brandon Blackstock. The former couple has argued about things like child custody and whether or not Blackstock should be able to live on the Montana ranch. In the end, he was forced to leave.

All of his drama in her personal life has been one reason Clarkson hasn’t released any new music since 2017 with the exception of a Christmas album in 2021. Clarkson went on the podcast The Chart Show With Brooke Reese and explained that writing is a way for her to navigate her feelings, but with the divorce, it’s been difficult for her to write anything that she feels comfortable sharing publicly.

Although Clarkson has not released new music in awhile, she plans to record a new album at some point. She explained, “I just got to figure out what I’m going to release. I’ve never had this difficult of a project.”

Watch the video below to hear what Clarkson had to say about her divorce and how her personal life has prevented her from releasing new music.

When Clarkson finally does release new music, do you think it will be about her divorce? Does it surprise you that Clarkson’s divorce would make it extra difficult for her to write music that she’s comfortable sharing publicly? Do you think she’s trying to protect her ex, her children or someone else by being careful about what she says in any new music she releases?