Engagement, Grammy nods makes Clarkson 'Stronger'
Kelly Clarkson's fifth album "Stronger" is nominated for best pop vocal album.
NEW YORK: Kelly Clarkson says she s extremely happy she s nominated for three Grammy Awards, but there s something else the pop singer is more thrilled about: her recent engagement.
"I couldn t even find someone to go on a date with that I enjoyed their company. Like, it was just rough," she said in a recent interview.
"You don t see it coming. And it sounds cheesy and it sounds like a movie, but it is that though. One day you ll meet them and everything will change."
Clarkson, who calls Nashville, Tenn., her home, is celebrating her one-year anniversary with fiance Brandon Blackstock. (The couple, who have been dating for a year, became engaged in December.) The 30-year-old says she s still surprised she s become that "cheesy" girl and that she wasn t sure she would find true love.
"I always made fun of those people that were like, Oh, I met the one. He s amazing, and I m like, Oh my god, go write a song, " said Clarkson, the first "American Idol," laughing. "He s like my best friend, and he s someone I want to hang out with all the time."
Blackstock, who manages country star Blake Shelton, will be by Clarkson s side when she attends the Grammys, to be presented Feb. 10 in Los Angeles. Her No. 1 hit, "Stronger (What Doesn t Kill You)," is nominated for record of the year and best pop solo performance.
"I knew from the moment I heard it that it was going to be huge," she said of her feel-good anthem, which is also up for song of the year (awarded to the writers of the song, which doesn t include Clarkson). "I ve heard everything from I got out of an abusive relationship to I m surviving cancer ... and I think everyone in the world needs that type of song
something that makes you feel empowered."
Her fifth album, "Stronger," is nominated for best pop vocal album. She said she s starting to record her next album and the sound could be a reflection of her relationship with Blackstock.
"I am totally writing cheesy songs," she said. "Maybe he ll piss me off and I ll write a record about that."
She s also busy planning her wedding.
"I don t understand why we aren t eloping," she said. "It s a lot of details and I m not that girl. I ve never been that girl that s like, Oh my god, my wedding dress. Blah, blah, blah. "
