{"id":43498,"date":"2025-08-11T17:12:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/11\/kelly-clarkson-broke-down-singing-piece-by-piece-in-las-vegas\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:12:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:12:16","slug":"kelly-clarkson-broke-down-singing-piece-by-piece-in-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/11\/kelly-clarkson-broke-down-singing-piece-by-piece-in-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson Broke Down Singing &#8216;Piece by Piece&#8217; in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/kelly-clarkson\/\">Kelly Clarkson<\/a> could barely keep it together singing a song she&#8217;d originally written for ex-husband <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/brandon-blackstock\/\">Brandon Blackstock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During a performance in Las Vegas last month, the singer tweaked the lyrics to &#8220;Piece\u00a0by Piece&#8221; after struggling to &#8220;compartmentalize.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/brandon-blackstock-kelly-clarksons-ex-husband-dead-dies\/\">Brandon Blackstock died<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday (Aug. 7) after a 3-year cancer battle.<\/li>\n<li>The 48-year-old\u00a0was the father of Clarkson&#8217;s two kids, River and Remington, as well as two children from a previous marriage.<\/li>\n<li>The couple divorced in 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Video taken on July 26 finds Clarkson approaching the 2015 hit with more than a little trepidation. She wipes away tears and tells the crowd her emotions are embarrassing before explain why she&#8217;s changed the lyrics to &#8220;Piece\u00a0by Piece&#8221; for a third time.<\/p>\n<h3>Kelly Clarkson, &#8220;Piece\u00a0by Piece&#8221; Lyrics:<\/h3>\n<p>Greg Kurstin helped Clarkson write <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LqCqYP7hDWI\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Piece\u00a0by Piece&#8221;<\/a> as a note to her father, who she felt abandoned her and her family when she was young, only to later to try to crawl back into the singer&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, Blackstock was a man she felt would always be there for her.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He never walks away \/ He never asks for money \/ He takes care of me \/ He loves me \/ Piece by piece, he restored my faith \/ That a man can be kind and a father could stay,&#8221;<\/em> she sings at the chorus.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, she changed the song to be a celebration of self, thus taking Blackstock&#8217;s memory out of it. <em>&#8220;I just walk away \/ when they ask for money \/ I take care of me \/ &#8217;cause I love me &#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 2025 version takes a little of the anger out of the lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to fans in Vegas, Clarkson says she&#8217;s matured some. What fans didn&#8217;t know was that Blackstock was nearing the end of his three-year cancer battle when she performed this in late July.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m learning every day how to love me \/ I let go of the shame that you taught me \/ Piece by piece, I restored the faith that a heart can still beat even if it breaks.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Why Kelly Clarkson Broke Down Singing\u00a0in Las Vegas<\/h3>\n<p>Clarkson has not commented since her ex-husband&#8217;s death, but the day prior she did share that she was canceling her August Las Vegas commitments to be with her children.<\/p>\n<p>Fans on social media mostly agree that this particular performance was painful because she knew what was coming.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She did this knowing Brandon\u2019s time was coming to an end and her kid\u2019s (sic) hearts were going to break and she would be there for them to carry them through&#8221; writes Brandi Hatfield on TikTok. &#8220;She\u2019s an amazing person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few more from fans who agree:<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-image \">\n<figure class=\"img-tag has-sizer alignnone\">\n<p><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Reaction to Kelly Clarkson&#8217;s Las Vegas moment<\/span><\/p><figcaption>TikTok.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear how long Kelly Clarkson will take off from work, but all signs point to her TV show <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/kelly-clarkson-show-returning-season-7\/\"><em>The Kelly Clarkson Show<\/em> returning on time <\/a>next month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Country Women Whose Husbands Died Too Soon<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>It&#8217;s a sorority you never want to be a part of. Learn the stories of country women whose husbands died too soon. Also included are singers who lost a very longterm boyfriend, ex-husband and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/author\/billydukes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Kelly Clarkson&#8217;s Body Transformation in 31 Pictures<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<div>More important than these 31 pictures of <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/kelly-clarkson\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kelly Clarkson<\/a>&#8216;s stunning weight loss journey are the details of how and why she gained and lost the weight.<\/div>\n<p>The singer has dealt with serious medical conditions since 2006. Add two kids, the stress of life, career and divorce and getting older \u2014 yeah, we totally get how she gained a few pounds.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, she&#8217;s as fit as she&#8217;s ever been, and that&#8217;s because she began to take her doctor&#8217;s advice seriously. Medicine helped, but it&#8217;s not what you think. <\/p>\n<div>Keep scrolling to see the ups and downs of the <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/american-idol\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>American Idol<\/em><\/a> winner&#8217;s road to good health.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/author\/billydukes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=70&#038;gver=6&#038;bid=204&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DGbJ4PR9JZzdxdLXzJnfIG9ZgkXSFQNevIcIY&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/kelly-clarkson-cries-concert-brandon-blackstock-piece-by-piece\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Clarkson could barely keep it together singing a song she&#8217;d originally written for ex-husband Brandon Blackstock. 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