Kelly Clarkson has worked tirelessly in music since becoming a rising star American Idol The first season in 2002.
Now, the “Since U Been Gone” singer is setting her sights on taking the industry by storm by launching her new music label, which she announced on her talk show on Wednesday.
on The Kelly Clarkson ShowI sat down with actress Keke Palmer, who started her own record label Big Bosses Entertainment in 2017.
“I’m a lot older than you…and this is my first time in my career, and I’ve just started my own brand, and I’m putting out my own products,” the 42-year-old revealed to Kiki. .
“And I’ve had some good bands to work with, but there’s nothing better than being 10 years old again and being excited and no one saying ‘Oh, you should do this’ and ‘You should do that’.”
Kiki admitted that “people don’t know how hard it is” to run a brand, which Kelly quickly agreed with.
“Girl, I figured it out. I’m putting together a music video, and I’m like, ‘Wait, I forgot to do what?'” she said.
“I’m just getting started now. I started writing, and I was like, ‘Wait, how can I get this out now?’ And then I was like, ‘Okay, I think through me.’
Kelly was initially signed to RCA after the win idol She released seven albums with the label before moving to Atlantic Records in 2016.
© GettyIt seems like the time has finally come for Kelly to act on her own. “I feel like I earned it, so I’m excited. I think I earned this moment,” she said on the show.
The mother-of-two previously revealed how she clashed with her label after joining them in 2002, begging them for a piece of control.
With “Miss Independent”, I had to cry in my label office to get it out [as a single]”, she said The Guardian.
© NBC“They wanted me to sing like Aretha’s songs on the show, and I thought: ‘I’m 20, I can sing big ballads, but I also love guitars.’”
“They didn’t want to do a lot of production with me,” she continued. “It was the same thing that would happen with Adele, she plays songs with the piano. I said to her: ‘That’s nice, but can I do other things?'”
Kelly has not announced her label name yet and is still listed as an artist under Atlantic Records.
© NBCThe bold career move comes just months after she dropped her new festive album When Christmas comes…againWhich includes covers of classics like “Santa Baby” and “Rockin’around the Christmas Tree.”
Her 2013 Christmas single “Underneath the Tree” reached new heights over the holiday with a total of 28.4 million streams, according to Bulletin board. It entered the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time ever, marking its twelfth top 10 hit.