Kelly Clarkson says ex-husband is ill, postpones Vegas residency dates
The singer announced on social media Wednesday night, Aug. 6, that the August dates of her Kelly Clarkson: Studio Sessions shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace will be postponed while she tends to her family.
'While I normally keep my personal life private, this past year, my children's father has been ill and at this moment, I need to be fully present for them,' she wrote.
Clarkson, 43, apologized to ticketholders, adding, 'I appreciate your grace, kindness and understanding.'
Her remaining concerts this month were set for Aug. 8-9 and 15-16. Her next round of shows are scheduled for Nov. 7-8 and 14-15.
According to Caesars Colosseum, fans impacted by the cancellations can hold on to their tickets for Clarkson's 2026 shows. There is a 30-day window for those who prefer a refund.
Clarkson has dates six dates scheduled for July and August 2026.
USA TODAY has reached out to Clarkson's representative for more information about her situation.
Kelly Clarkson setlist: All the hit songs powering her Las Vegas residency
Clarkson shares daughter River Rose, 11 − who recently joined her mom onstage in Vegas − and son Remy Alexander, 9, with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock. The couple divorced in March 2022 after nearly seven years of marriage.
This is the second postponement of Clarkson's latest Vegas residency. Her opening show July 4 was canceled hours before show time after the 'Since U Been Gone' hitmaker strained her voice during rigorous rehearsals.
"We have been working 24/7 to make Studio Sessions the most intimate and extraordinary experience with and for my incredible fans," she said in her statement at the time. 'I am beyond grateful that you always show up for me and I am devastated to have to postpone tonight and tomorrow's opening.'
Clarkson's mix of natural humor, a homey stage and a set list that showcases her powerhouse vocals on hits including 'Heartbeat Song' and 'Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)' has captivated fans during her sold-out shows at the 4,100-capacity venue.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kelly Clarkson postpones Vegas residency amid ex-husband illness
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
3 minutes ago
- Yahoo
NBA schedule leaks, MPJ's unfortunate comments and LeBron vs. Steph
On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vincent Goodwill and Dan Titus react to NBA Opening Night and Christmas Day games leaking. Which games are the most fascinating? Next, Vince and Dan make their way too early MVP predictions and Vince goes off on Michael Porter Jr.'s gambling comments. Later, Vince and Dan discuss if the Los Angeles Clippers can win a championship before choosing which current or former NBA player should have a podcast. (2:33) NBA Opening night games have leaked (11:30) The LeBron and Steph era (15:06) Most interesting Christmas Day games (21:56) Teams that will make a major leap this upcoming season (29:26) Way too early MVP predictions (37:19) Michael Porter Jr. comments on sports gambling (43:27) Bradley Beal, Clippers real contenders? (46:47) What current or former NBA player should have a podcast? (52:23) Blazers sell for $4 Billion Subscribe to Good Word with Goodwill Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube 🖥️
Yahoo
3 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Christian Pulisic, his father and Tim Weah rail against ‘evil' US soccer critics
Tim Weah, Christian Pulisic, and Mark Pulisic (Christian's father) all delivered searing takes on ex-US men's national team players who criticized the team during their recent run of bad form, with Weah deeming the pundits to be 'evil.' The trio made the comments in the latest epsiode of the Pulsic docuseries on Paramount+, the final episodes of which were released this week. The new episodes cover the national team from the 2024 Copa América, in which the US underperformed by exiting at the group stage, up through the 2025 Nations League final, where the US lost against Panama and Canada en route to a disappointing fourth-place finish in a competition they had won in each of the previous three editions. Following that tournament, Pulisic kicked off a media firestorm when he announced that he would skip the 2025 Gold Cup, the team's last competitive tournament before next year's World Cup on home soil, due to fatigue after a second-straight 50-game season with Milan. Related: Christian Pulisic's father tells Landon Donovan to 'grow a pair' after criticism of son Pulisic's decision elicited strong critiques from ex-US players like Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Tim Howard, Charlie Davies, Jimmy Conrad, Herculez Gomez and others. 'In my opinion (they) disrespected me in a lot of ways, and completely forgot about what I've done for this national team for 10 years,' Pulisic said in the widely promoted docuseries covering nearly every aspect of his still-ongoing career, including extensive time spent on his breakthrough with the US national team. The series also includes many segments focused on Pulisic's personal life, and the role his family plays within his inner circle. His father, Mark, was a former professional soccer player, and he spoke up forcefully for his son. 'These [pundits] want clicks, social media, 'subscribe to my channels,' 'listen to my podcasts' or whatever. I think they should look in the mirror and look at their last performances for the national team before they start talking shit,' he said. 'It's jealousy. People want to be in his shoes, and they'll find any reason to bring him down. But Christian doesn't give a shit what anyone says.' Related: The US men's national team has more of the last thing it needs: sports dad drama Christian also repeated a retort he used earlier this year, in an appearance on CBS Sports' Call it What You Want podcast, which had been heavily critical of his decision to withdraw from the Gold Cup 'I'd say the most annoying thing, and for me the biggest cop-out of all time, is when all pundits say 'they didn't want it,' 'they didn't have the heart,' 'back in our day we would fight and we would die on the field,' he said, insisting again that national team results affect him deeply. The most scathing retort, though, came from winger Tim Weah. 'I think those guys are chasing checks, and for me I just feel like they're really evil,' he said. 'They've been players, and they know what it's like when you're getting bashed. Those are the same guys that'll turn around and shake your hand and try to be friendly with you at the end of the day. Don't get me wrong, I respect all of them. They were players I looked up to. But quite frankly, the guys before us didn't win anything either … Christian himself has had a better career than every single one of the guys that speak negative on us.' Pulisic finished last season as one of Milan's best players in a season when the team won the Supercoppa Italia but lost in the Coppa Italia final, lost in the knockout round of the Uefa Champions League, and finished eighth in the Serie A table. The team will not play in European competition this year, with Pulisic missing time in preseason due to an ankle injury.
Yahoo
3 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Trump rewrites Sylvester Stallone's ‘Rocky' history at Kennedy Center event
President Donald Trump rewrote the script on how Sylvester Stallone came to play 'Rocky' when he told a Kennedy Center crowd on Wednesday that film executives insisted the aspiring actor play the title character in the 1976 film. For nearly 50 years, its been known that Stallone campaigned to play Rocky Balboa as producers did everything in their power to convince him to surrender the script he wrote to an established star. But that wasn't the story Trump told when he named Stallone among this year's Kennedy Center Honors recipients. 'He wouldn't do it,' Trump said Wednesday. 'And it turned out that when [executives] saw him, they said, 'You know, you'd be actually pretty good for this role.' He had never done this before —think — anything like it.' Stallone's personal underdog tale famously parallels Balboa's story as an unknown fighter who gets an unlikely shot at the heavyweight championship and greatly overachieves. The 79-year-old Hell's Kitchen native studied drama at the University of Miami and appeared in 'The Lords of Flatbush' with Henry Winkler, as well as several small film roles, before doing 'Rocky' in 1976. Still, he was a longshot for the leading man role that went on to make him famous. Stallone said in a 1977 BBC interview that he badgered producers to cast him as Balboa, even after they offered him $265,000 'to stay away' from the cameras. But his gut told him that if he sold the 'Rocky' script and didn't appear in the movie, he'd regret it. 'I knew that after the money was gone I would become very bitter for having sold out because my one love was to at least fail on my own terms,' he said. 'I wanted to see if I could act.' Stallone said filmmakers pitched the script to James Caan, Burt Reynolds, Robert Redford and Gene Hackman before the scrappy newcomer convinced producers he'd work a lot harder and for a lot cheaper than those stars if given the chance. He eventually struck a deal that allowed him to play Balboa, but gave executives several options to change the lead character if they didn't like what they were seeing. The role worked out so well that Stallone reprised it in five more films. In Trump's version of events, Stallone had sway over who played Balboa, but didn't want it to be him. 'He didn't want to play [the role],' Trump said. 'He did it as a writer, but he ended up playing it because he couldn't find anybody else that fit the role.'
