Meaning Of Life is Clarkson’s eighth studio album and the follow-up to 2015’s chart-topping Piece By Piece. It’s a collection of smart and sensual soul-inspired pop that united a stellar team of top songwriters and producers to collaborate on her debut with Atlantic Records.
Among them are past collaborators Jason Halbert, Jesse Shatkin (Sia, One Direction, Charlie Puth) and Grammy® Award-winning ‘Producer of the Year’ Greg Kurstin (Kendrick Lamar, Liam Gallagher, Adele), as well as first time collaborators Mick Schultz (Rihanna, Zendaya), The Monarch and Nick Ruth among others.
Kelly Clarkson is among the most popular artists of this or any other era, with over 100 #1 Billboard singles and total worldwide sales of more than 25 million albums and 36 million singles.
The Texas-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter first came to fame in 2002 as the winner of American Idol’s inaugural season. Clarkson’s debut single, ‘A Moment Like This,’ followed and quickly went to #1 on Billboard’s ‘Hot 100,’ ultimately ranking as the year’s best-selling single in the U.S. Thankful, Clarkson’s 2003 debut album, made its debut atop the SoundScan/Billboard 200 on its way to 2× platinum certification from the RIAA