Kelly Clarkson has been plus-sized for most of her entire career but she suddenly began dropping weight late last year. Fans and critics took notice and Clarkson reveals that she wanted to lose weight because she has a man now!

Kelly and Brandon Blackstock began dating late last year. Kelly admits: . "I have a boyfriend, and if I'm being completely honest, no one likes to be not toned when you are dating someone. I tone whenever I want, and I chose to now because my boyfriend and I are both really into it."

Kelly is pretty adorable and so honest. She's looking great these days!

Kelly Clarkson doesn't look like Miss Piggy anymore. The first "American Idol" has a new man and a new figure! Kelly performed at the Billboard Music Awards last night wearing a dress that she wouldn't be able to pull off a year ago!

Kelly was looking good and she sang her new singer "Darkside" live for the first time. Clarkson's dress had a plunging neckline and cutouts in the side. Well good for Kelly! Check out her performance in the video we've posted below. 

Kelly Clarkson Darkside, Billboard Awards

After an alleged six year dry spell, Kelly Clarkson has finally done fetched herself a new man y'all! Kelly, 29, is dating Reba McEntire's stepson and Nashville-based talent manager Brandon Blackstock, 35. Kelly and Brandon began dating late last year.

Brandon actually attended the Super Bowl with Clarkson, where she performed. Kelly had a radio interview in Toronto on March 6 where she gushed "I have a new boyfriend!"

An insider says: "Before Brandon, Kelly had a really tough time with love. [Brandon] is just what she needed."

Now that's what's up! We couldn't be happier for one of our favorite American Idol stars.

Kelly Clarkson doesn't only endorse Ron Paul, she's also a fan of one of our favorite shows, Fox's New Girl. In late December we posted excerpts from a writer who said that Zooey Deschanel's Jess character is "too annoying" for fans. While I agree with that sentiment, New Girl has been shifting away from giving Jess as much screen time, allowing us to get to know the guys a little better.

Jess is hilarious, but her quirkiness works best in small doses. Now that the writers have been focusing more on Jess' three male roommates, the show keeps getting better.

Kelly is a fan and she posted the Tweet above. I remember meeting an actor whose show's ratings skyrocketed after Justin Bieber posted a Tweet about his show, so good for Kelly! New Girl deserves the attention. Now check out more pics of Lil Miss "Adorkable" herself!

Kelly Clarkson will belt out the National Anthem at the Super Bowl this year! It was just announced that Clarkson will also be one of the pre-game performers. Miranda Lambert and husband Blake Shelton are also scheduled to sing "America the Beautiful" at the pre-show.

NBC knows how to promote The Voice, which premieres right after the Super Bowl on NBC. Kelly is a guest mentor on The Voice this season and Blake is a judge on the show, so it's no surprise that they've landed these Super Bowl gigs.

Last year a possibly drunken Christina Aguilera forgot the lyrics when she performed at last year's game in Dallas. Madonna will be performing the halftime entertainment. The Super Bowl airs on February 5th!

The judges on NBC's talent show The Voice get along well together, well at least the men do! Adam Levine and Blake Shelton partied it up in Oklahoma on New Year's Eve, along with Adam's girlfriend Anne Vyalitsyna, Kelly Clarkson and Blake's wife, Miranda Lambert.

Anne posted the photo above, with the caption: "Best New Years ever!!!" Meanwhile her boyfriend Adam Tweeted: "Potential New Year's resolutions: take more hikes. Start smoking. Communicate. Enjoy. Share. Kill my own food. Make friends with a Lion."

Cute pic. We doubt anyone in the room was sober.

Kelly Clarkson's Twitter followers became upset with the first American Idol winner when she said “I love Ron Paul. He’s got my vote,” but those who actually purchase albums stand behind the talented singer.

Sales for Clarkson's new album, Stronger, surged a shocking 192 percent since she Tweeted her support of the conservative Republican Presidential hopeful!

In the past 24 hours, Kelly's record has gone from #41 to #14 on Amazon's Movers & Shakers in Music list.

Good for Kelly! I'm a pretty big fan of her music, so congrats.

Kelly Clarkson had no idea that supporting Texas Republican Ron Paul would piss off her fans. Last night Clarkson tweeted: "I love Ron Paul. I liked him a lot during the last Republican nomination and no one gave him a chance. If he wins the nomination for the Republican party in 2012 he's got my vote. Too bad he probably won't." And so it began.

Kelly, 29, soon found herself in a bitter Twitter war with several of her fans, who she was responding to individually.

Kelly's fans said that Ron is racist and homophobic, which prompted her to defend herself by saying: "I love all people and could care less if you like men or women. I have never heard that Ron Paul is a racist or homophobe?"

Kelly said that she's "really sorry" if she offended anyone and that she likes Ron Paul because he "believes in less government and letting the people (all of us) make the decisions and mold our country. That is all. Out of all of the Republican nominees, he's my favorite."

If you don't read, you shouldn't Tweet. It's that simple.

Photo: Wenn

For someone who doesn't publicly date and is rumored to be a closet lesbian, Kelly Clarkson is always mad at some dude. Kelly's back with her debut single for her upcoming album. "Mr. Know It All" is decent; it's one of those songs that probably grows on you over time, but the chorus is catchy enough to get this in the Top 40.

Kelly lost some weight and she's lookin' good here. Welcome back! I can't wait for the new album.

Kelly Clarkson, Mr. Know It All

Kelly Clarkson explained why the horrible song "Let Me Down" sounded like some generic wannabe Britney Spears mess. Kelly says that not only did someone steal her music, but the songs that fans thought were going to be on her upcoming album weren't even written for Clarkson to sing in the first place! Whew!

Clarkson tells Entertainment Weekly: “ What made me mad was that people stole from me and eerybody had no idea what my next album was going to sound like." The first American Idol said that the leaks "caused a lot of confusion." Kelly said that she has offers to write for other artists all the time, but the songs that she pens are awesome, "but they're just not songs I would normally sing."

Kelly explained that the tracks that leaked weren't final versions. "Those are all demos," she says.

She added that she doesn't even have the final version of her new album on her computer. "I don’t even have it," she says. "I’m so freaked out to put it on my computer.”