Kelly Clarkson has shed some pounds (but not all of them)… she is looking way better than she did a year ago!

The original American Idol is actually working on her fourth album. After her last album disaster she has many collaborators including Sam Watters, Louis Biancaniello and Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic). I a surprised she didn’t get Timbaland… to help her out. I guess his fame is slowly fizzling. He has produced a lot of songs but only a slim few made it. (Nelly, JT, Onerepublic, Kerri Hilson)…

Kelly Clarkson just spent 1.5 million dollars on a new house in Nashville, TN. Its great how most people are struggling to keep their homes while all the stars just keep buying! The home Kelly bought is 5470 square feet with 5 bedrooms. The inside of the house looks pretty regular right now but I am sure she will get some designers in there to spiff it up nicely.

Is her new home in Nashville because Kelly wants to stay away from the paparazzi, or is she goin’ country?

Kelly Clarkson Relaunches Tour

After she canceled her summer arena tour because of slow ticket sales, Kelly is making it happen, but on a smaller scale. She’ll be performing in smaller theater-venues.

This will be promoting her new album “My December,” which debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200. Fans who had tickets for the canceled dates are eligible for a special Ticket master code for the new shows; details are available on her Web site.

Only one Canadian stop though. Shame!

Scheduled Stops:

Oct. 10: Verona, N.Y. (Turning Stone Casino)
Oct. 14-16: New York (Beacon Theatre)
Oct. 18: Philadelphia (Tower Theatre)
Oct. 21: Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun)
Oct. 23: Boston (Orpheum Theatre)
Oct. 24: Washington, D.C. (DAR Constitution Hall)
Oct. 26: Buffalo, N.Y. (Seneca Casino)
Oct. 28: Detroit (Fillmore)
Oct. 30: Toronto (Massey Hall)
Nov. 1: Chicago (Chicago Theatre)
Nov. 2: Minneapolis (State Theatre)
Nov. 5: Denver (Paramount Theatre)
Nov. 10: San Jose, Calif. (Events Center)
Nov. 12: Seattle (Paramount Theatre)
Nov. 14: Sacramento, Calf. (Memorial Auditorium)
Nov. 16: San Diego (Civic Auditorium)
Nov. 18: Los Angeles (Gibson Amphitheatre)
Nov. 20: Phoenix (Gammage Theatre
Nov. 23: Dallas (Nokia Theatre)
Nov. 25: Houston (Verizon Wireless Theatre)
Nov. 27: Atlanta (Cobb Energy Center)
Nov. 29: Miami (Mizner Park)
Dec. 1: Tampa, Fla. (Ruth Eckerd Hall)
Dec. 3: Nashville (Ryman Auditorium)