Kelly Clarkson To Host The 2018 Billboard Awards

After over 15 years on Billboard's charts, Kelly Clarkson will put her hitmaking skills to work as host of the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, NBC announced Tuesday, April 17, 2018.

Kelly Clarkson

“To prepare for hosting the Billboard Music Awards, I already have 20 costume changes planned,” Clarkson said in a press release announcing the gig.

“I will be flying in like my girl P!nk, and calling Amy Schumer and Sarah Silverman for jokes. Well, or I’m just gonna show up and celebrate my favorite artists and get to know a few more. Yeah, maybe I’ll go with that plan.”

Currently in her first season as a coach on NBC's The Voice, Clarkson is the perfect pick to host the BBMAs' first year on NBC. Clarkson has notched 27 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart so far, including 11 top 10s -- three of which reached No. 1 ("A Moment Like This," "My Life Would Suck Without You" and "Stronger [What Doesn't Kill You]"). She's also claimed 10 entries on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and among them are three No. 1s. Her most recent release, 2017's Meaning of Life, bowed at No. 2 and launched a pair of top 20 hits on the Adult Pop Songs chart with "Love So Soft" and "I Don't Think About You." This past November, the inaugural American Idol champ accepted the Powerhouse prize at the Billboard Women in Music Awards.

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