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  • 12/06/2025
Kelly Clarkson may not have the same reputation as Taylor Swift for writing songs that skewer her ex-boyfriends, but nobody can argue that “Since U Been Gone” is one of the best breakup anthems ever. The "American Idol" alum doubled down in 2023 with Chemistry — an entire album inspired by her divorce from Brandon Blackstock. Maybe time has healed some of those wounds, because the inspiration behind her newest single is something decidedly different — "Only Murders in the Building."

Thankfully, Kelly Clarkson hasn’t gone full true crime podcast with her next project (although that actually might be intriguing). It was one specific line from Martin Short’s hilarious Oliver on the popular murder mystery (streaming with a Hulu subscription) that inspired Kelly Clarkson’s new song “Where Have You Been.”
Transcript
00:00It was me, I don't know.
00:01I would love to see you in the next episode.
00:02I'll see you next time.
00:03Bye-bye.
00:03Bye-bye.
00:04Bye-bye.
00:05Bye-bye.
00:05Bye-bye.
00:06Bye-bye.
00:07Bye-bye.
00:07Bye-bye.
00:08Bye-bye.
00:09Bye-bye.
00:18Bye-bye.
00:28Bye-bye.
00:29where have you been
00:39martin short i love martin short and i've always loved him and it was when i believe it's the
00:53first time meryl kind of came in that show but she was on stage and oddly enough not about meryl
00:58it was about um martin short's face he came up and he was just in such awe it was just a pure moment
01:06and everything on his face when he said those words he looked at her and he was just so and on
01:12he was like where where have you been
01:28you

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