Kelly Clarkson abruptly cancels Las Vegas residency shows as she reveals ex-husband’s health battle

Kelly Clarkson abruptly cancels Las Vegas residency shows as she reveals ex-husband’s health battle

Kelly Clarkson has postponed her Las Vegas residency again — but now, she’s giving fans answers.

The “Since U Been Gone” superstar, 43, has revealed that her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, is suffering a private health battle and being a parent is her priority.

“Unfortunately, I need to postpone the remainder of the August Studio Session dates in Las Vegas,” Clarkson wrote via her Instagram on Wednesday evening.

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Kelly Clarkson arrives with Brandon Blackstock for the ceremonial swearing-in of President Barack Obama in 2013. AP

“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,” Clarkson revealed.
 
She concluded, “I am sincerely sorry to everyone who bought tickets to the shows and I so appreciate your grace, kindness and understanding.”

The Post reached out to Blackstock’s rep for comment.

Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock attend the 2018 CMT Music Awards. FilmMagic

Clarkson and her ex, 48, share two children: River, 10, and Remington, 8.

The Grammy winner’s next performance at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace was set for Friday, Aug. 8.

This marks Clarkson’s second time canceling her “Kelly Clarkson: Studio Sessions – The Las Vegas Residency” at Caesars Palace since it started last month.

Kelly Clarkson launched her highly anticipated Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. PapCulture / BACKGRID
Kelly Clarkson had postponed the first two residency shows last minute. PapCulture / BACKGRID

The day it was scheduled to kick off on Friday, July 4, the singer announced she was postponing her first two shows.

At the time, Clarkson blamed her vocals.

“We have been working 24/7 to make Studio Sessions the most intimate and extraordinary experience with and for my incredible fans,” Clarkson wrote in a statement on Instagram. “I am beyond grateful that you always show up for me and I am devastated to have to postpone tonight and tomorrow’s opening at Caesars. The prep and rehearsals have taken a toll on my voice.”

“Kelly Clarkson: Studio Sessions” at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on July 11, 2025. Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas
Kelly Clarkson kicks off her new Las Vegas residency on July 11. Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas

She explained that she wanted “the shows to be perfect for y’all and I need to protect myself from doing serious damage so I am taking this weekend and next week to rest up so that we can deliver what you all deserve.”

When Clarkson finally debuted her residency on Friday, July 11, she apologized to the crowd.

“It took me a minute. I’m so sorry,” she said in a video posted to TikTok. “I know some of y’all had tickets for last weekend’s shows. I’m so sorry. We can’t help our bodies sometimes. You know, we get sick, and that happens.”

Kelly Clarkson performing during her Las Vegas residency. Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas
Kelly Clarkson at the 2024 Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony. Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

While sources claimed Clarkson’s first residency postponement “blindsided” her crew, others told Page Six the singer-songwriter faced “hidden battles that very few people are privy to … it’s a source of emotional and therefore physical distress for her.”

They also revealed, “Kelly’s personal life is so insanely complicated.”

Her disastrous residency comes on the heels of her mysterious absence from “The Kelly Clarkson Show” earlier this year.

Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock with their two children (front) and his other kids from a previous marriage. Getty Images
Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock at Obama’s inauguration. REUTERS

Clarkson missed 10 episodes of the NBC talk show in March, filling her spot with guest hosts. The following month, Andy Cohen randomly stepped in to host.

Clarkson later cited personal matters as her reason for taking off both times.

Sources, however, claimed that Blackstock fell ill, which is why she was absent.

Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock after they were engaged. © Twitter/Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson filed for divorce in 2020 after seven years of marriage. Christopher Polk

“Her ex-husband is sick and she took the kids to see him,” a source told NewsNation at the time. 

Clarkson wed the music manager (who also managed her career) in 2013. The pair were married for seven years before she filed for divorce in 2020.

The exes went through a contentious divorce battle, which was finalized in 2022.

Kelly Clarkson kicks off new Las Vegas residency “Kelly Clarkson: Studio Sessions” at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on July 11, 2025. Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas

Clarkson has addressed the emotional toll their legal battle took on her, telling Apple Music in 2023, “Just to be brutally honest, I did not handle [the divorce] well.”

Her Las Vegas residency is scheduled to end on Nov. 15.

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