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Kelly Clarkson Returns With 'Love So Soft'

Clarkson makes a bold-but-restrained return with the first single off her new album, Meaning of Life, which drops October 27.
A still from Kelly Clarkson's "Love So Soft" video.

Kelly Clarkson has long been a force in pop music, from 2004's "Breakaway" to her most recent smash, 2015's "Heartbeat Song," and now she's poised to release hereighth album, , on October 27, led by the sensual single she released today, "Love So Soft."

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