In what an RCA Records representative terms a "perfect storm" of radio airplay, digital sales and pop culture prominence, Kelly Clarkson 's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" rises from No. 2 to No. 1 on this week's Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The uptempo pop anthem becomes the original "American Idol" champion's third leader on the list.Clarkson first reigned with her "Idol" coronation song "A Moment Like This" for two weeks in 2002. She returned to the summit with "My Life Would Suck Without You" for two weeks beginning this week in 2009. Kelly Clarkson Scores With Super Bowl National Anthem "Stronger" soars to the Hot 100's top spot with top Airplay Gainer honors, charging 33-15 on the Radio Songs chart (58 million audience impressions, up 49%, according to Nielsen BDS).On the Digital Songs survey, "Stronger" spends a second week at No. 1. The song sold 237,000 downloads (up 6%) in...

Image Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images Everyones getting in on the latest frenzy around Madonna even Kelly Clarkson. The night before Clarkson performed the national anthem at the Super Bowl where Her Madgesty performed the halftime show , American Idol s original winner got into the spirit of the weekend and performed a lovely, lilting, guitar-riffing cover of Madonnas No. 1 hit from 1984, Crazy for You. It was actually a fan request: Before each tour date, Clarkson has been soliciting her concertgoers for songs that she should cover. On this particular Saturday night stop in Bossier City, La., Clarkson did a cover of her own choice first Florence and the Machines Heavy in Your Arms before segueing into Crazy for You. (Its all fitting, considering how Clarkson got into the business, right?) Rather delightfully, she put her connection to the song into context for us. This is like a couples-skate song! Clarkson says in the middle of Crazy for You. At the end of her performance, she...

Rex Features / PictureGroup LLC Kelly Clarkson has described the opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl as "a huge honour". The 'Mr Know It All' star was joined by the Indianapolis Children's Choir and drummers for her performance of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' ahead of the championship football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots on Sunday. Clarkson has since revealed that she was incredibly nervous about the event but was glad to see that the performance went off without a hitch. "I have probably sang the National Anthem a thousand times and have never been nervous, but I definitely was last night at the Super Bowl! That was the longest minute and a half of my life!" she told MTV News . "I was very excited as well because of the drum line and the Indianapolis kids choir that were performing with me. They made the performance stand out a lot more and those kids sounded so ethereal and beautiful! It was a huge h...

By Breeanna Hare, CNN POSTED: 10:36 am EST February 6, 2012 UPDATED: 10:57 am EST February 6, 2012 (CNN) -- We've all witnessed the ways a singer's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" can go horribly wrong, but on Sunday, original "American Idol" Kelly Clarkson was praised for singing it right.Clarkson's fans noted that she showcased her show-stopping vocals while maintaining clarity and exercising some restraint. Immediately, an audience usually ready to critique had nothing but applause for the star.Musicians like Jason Aldean, Pink and Chris Daughtry were wowed, with Daughtry tweeting Sunday, "I dare to say that @kelly_clarkson just sang THE best national anthem of all time!" Pink added, "Kelly Clarkson KiLleD the national anthem. Show em' how it's done girl!!!!"Purists might be disappointed that she still allowed room for interpretation, but they still might nonetheless agree with Piers Morgan's take on the perfor...

Sarah Burbank Two time Grammy award winner, Kelly Clarkson, took to the field Super Bowl Sunday in Indianapolis to tackle the Star Spangled Banner. The America Idol alum admitted to being nervous after such superstars as Christina Aguilera and Cyndi Lauper have botched Americas national anthem. Clarksons performance comes just one year after Aguilera notoriously fumbled, confusing the lyrics to the nations song, so its no wonder the Stronger stongstress was nervous. After Aguilera messed up the National Anthem, she notoriously sent out a statement insisting that she got caught up and that she hopes everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of its anthem still came through." However, after nailing the performance, Clarkson took to her WhoSay page to let her fans know how it went. She posts, Guess what ....I've never been more nervous in my life than singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl tonight ....wow that was almost not fun I was so nerv...

Singer Kelly Clarkson performs the National Anthem before the start of Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) INDIANAPOLIS (CBSDFW.COM) - All eyes (and ears) were on Burlesons own American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson on Sunday night, when she took the field to sing the National Anthem at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, ahead of Super Bowl XLVI. Before the performance, she talked about her fears online. Im actually really nervous about singing, she said. Heres hoping I nail it and dont screw it up! She didnt. Unlike last years unfortunate rendition by Christina Aguilera in Arlington, the two-time Grammy Award winning Clarkson did not flub the lyrics, as she took the stage in a fitted black dress and bangs. After the game, she got online again to thank fans for their support. Thank you everybody for all of the nice things youre saying about my performance! I really appreciate it, she said. Clarkson boarded a ...

Last year at the Super Bowl , Christina Aguilera's national anthem performance was a disaster on an international scale. But this year, Xtina's new "The Voice" castmate Kelly Clarkson admitted on Twitter that she was nervous about her own big Super Bowl debut. "Just finished rehearsing the anthem in Indywow, I'm actually really nervous about singing at the Super Bowl ha! Here's hoping I nail it and don't screw it up!" she tweeted Friday. Then, on the day of the game, Kelly anxiously tweeted : "Literally left my wardrobe at the hotel in Louisiana and my tour manager had to run back and get it. Now we're on the plane headed for the Super Bowl but that was a close one! I'm not sure if I could have pulled off spanx and heels while singing the anthem :) These were surprising confessions of nerves from a woman who came to fame singing in front of millions of viewers (and Simon Cowell ) week after week. But of course, Kelly never falt...