United Kingdom, July 13 -- Kelly Clarkson finds singing her amended version of Piece by Piece to be "empowering".

The 43-year-old pop star changed the lyrics to her 2015 song following her divorce from Brandon Blackstock, and Kelly has now explained her thinking behind the changes.

The singer - who was married to Brandon between 2013 and 2022 - said during her Las Vegas residency: "I wrote it [when] I was feeling a type of way, and hoping more than [anything]. And then, I changed it a couple summers ago. I had to sing it. I was like, 'I gotta sing it 'cause people kept asking for it.' But, it just didn't feel right."

Piece by Piece was originally written as a love song to her then-husband. However, Kelly changed the lyrics after settli...