In 2002, Kelly Clarkson became the first winner of “American Idol” and has gone on to a successful crossover singing career, as well an eponymous television show and a seat at the judges’ table on “The Voice.” Three of her 15 Grammy nominations have come in country categories. The Academy of Country Music honored her with two awards in 2011 for her duet with Jason Aldean, “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard country charts.

In 2013, she married Brandon Blackstock, the stepson of country star Reba McEntire, and they had a daughter the following year and a son in 2016. Clarkson filed for divorce in 2020, and the drawn-out proceedings were finalized in March 2022.

Clarkson was ordered to pay Blackstock a one-time payment of about $1.3 million, monthly child support of $45,601 and, until Jan. 31, 2024, monthly spousal support of $115,000.

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