After weeks of reports that Kelly Clarkson wants to leave her daily talk show in the dust, NBC has announced the Grammy winner and former coach on “The Voice” will host a new primetime series, due to premiere in August 2025.
On May 14, Variety reported that NBC greenlit the new show starring Clarkson, which will turn a popular feature on her talk show called “Songs & Stories” into a limited series. In each of the four episodes, Clarkson will interview different music superstars: Teddy Swims, Lizzo, the Jonas Brothers, and Gloria Estefan.
Kelly Clarkson Has Hosted ‘Songs & Stories’ Episodes of Her Talk Show
Clarkson will not only host but executive produce her “Songs & Stories” show, according to Variety. The weekly episodes will air on August 19, August 26, September 2, and September 9 at 10 p.m. Eastern time.
When Clarkson has hosted “Songs & Stories” themed episodes of “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” which airs on over 200 stations across the U.S., she’s had in-depth discussions about music with R&B singer Babyface, country stars Miranda Lambert and Garth Brooks, 90s icon Alanis Morisssette, and pop superstar Pink. Clarkson also performed duets with some of them.
The “Breakaway” singer’s primetime show will follow a similar format, according to Variety. The outlet reported that NBC’s logline for the “Songs & Stories” series says each episode is “a front-row pass for Kelly Clarkson to engage with some of her favorite celebrities and examine both their music and personal lives. The specials are a forum where iconic voices meet heartfelt storytelling through unfiltered conversation and sung in an intimate, unplugged setting.”
It’s not clear if NBC and Clarkson hope to continue “Songs & Stories” after its initial four-episode run.
Insiders Have Reported Kelly Clarkson Wants to Leave Her Talk Show After Multiple Absences
NBCClarkson’s limited primetime series is an interesting development amid questions about her future on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”
In early April, Page Six reported that Clarkson wanted to leave the NBC show, which moved from Los Angeles to New York in 2023. The singer was eager for a fresh start for herself and her kids — daughter River and son Remy — following her drawn-out divorce from their dad, Brandon Blackstock, per People.
But after multiple unexplained absences from her daily talk show in March, with a rotation of celebrities filling in, an insider told Page Six that the single mom was finding her work schedule “grueling” and keeping her away from quality time with her kids.
On May 9, while performing in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Clarkson lamented to the audience that her concerts were few and far between because of her taping schedule, the outlet reported.
“We haven’t done a show in a while, y’all, ’cause I have a talk show. It’s like a whole other job,” she told the crowd.
In December, Deadline reported that “The Kelly Clarkson Show” had been renewed for a seventh season, “to take her up to the end of 2026.”
Meanwhile, Clarkson will return to her old stomping grounds at “The Voice” for the May 20 season finale, to perform her new single, “Where Have U Been?” She was a coach on the show from seasons 14 through 21, and returned for season 23.
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Kelly Clarkson Gets New NBC Series Amid Reports She’s Leaving Talk Show