Celebrity Kelly Clarkson's New Album 'Piece By Piece' Will Be Released in March The American Idol alum set a release date for her sixth LP By Jeff Nelson Jeff Nelson Instagram Twitter Jeff Nelson is the Senior News Editor, Entertainment at PEOPLE. For nearly a decade, he has worked across the brand's entertainment verticals, reporting on breaking news and writing and editing across platforms, as well as securing A-list cover exclusives, including Barry Manilow's coming out and an at-home interview with Madonna. Jeff has appeared as an expert on Good Morning America, Extra, HLN and SiriusXM, as well as at RuPaul's DragCon as a moderator. He studied magazine journalism at Drake University, graduating with a B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on December 1, 2020 10:39 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Ivan Nikolov/WENN Start counting the days: Kelly Clarkson‘s forthcoming album has an official release date! Piece By Piece, the original American Idol‘s sixth album, is set to drop March 3, following the Jan. 12 release of her latest single, “Heartbeat Song.” Piece is Clarkson’s first full-length, non-holiday effort since her 2011 smash Stronger. Since then, she released a singles compilation, Greatest Hits – Chapter One, and a collection of Christmas classics, Wrapped In Red. Oh, and she was busy in her personal life, too. The powerhouse vocalist, 32, married talent manager Brandon Blackstock in fall 2013 and became a mom to step-kids Savannah, 13, and Seth, 8, before welcoming daughter River Rose in June.