Kelly Clarkson Inks Longterm Deal With Atlantic / Readying R&B Album

Fresh from giving birth, Kelly Clarkson is breathing new life into her career.

In a dramatic move, the American Idol alum has parted ways with longtime label RCA, departed the Sony imprint altogether, and moved over to Atlantic Records.

More on the deal and her interesting new direction after the jump…

In an announcement to fans on Facebook, the ‘Because of You’ belter revealed that she has inked a deal with the Warner housed label.

While thanking her previous home, to where she was signed for 15 years, she referred to it as an “arranged marriage.” One which yielded ample success, yet challenging times too (see: Clive Davis clash in 2007 over ‘My December’).

She would go on to add that for the first time in her career, she’s now able to choose who she wanted to work with – crediting her new team for affording her the opportunity.

During the video reveal, the 3-time Grammy winner confirmed that an album is due in 2017 and that it would be inspired by “soul & R&B.”

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Kelly’s voice defines versatile. As such, we can’t wait to hear what she’ll be serving this go round.