My December

KELLY IN CONTROL
As she readies for the release of "My December," her third, very personal CD, Kelly Clarkson invites EW over for an advance listen and opens up about her struggle to be taken seriously as a songwriter.

The welcome mat at her front door should have been the tip-off. As toi enter Kelly Clarkson's Spanish-style villa two miles into the hills above L.A.'s Hollywood Boulevard, the first thing toi notice — after the hot rose Ford mustang convertible in the driveway — is the dark brown, rough-fiber doormat that greets guests with one word: LEAVE.

Actually, Clarkson is a gracious...

The Department of Defense Warrior Games is pleased to announce an opening ceremony and concert taking place July 1 at 7 pm CT at Soldier Field in Chicago. The event will mark the beginning of the 2017 Warrior Games, a Paralympic-style competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans.

The concert will feature Grammy Award-winning artists Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson.

“The men and women that serve and protect this country on a daily basis allow the rest of us the freedoms we enjoy,” a dit Shelton. “I’m proud to be part of this event and root these Heroes on to...