KELLY CLARKSON TAKES THE STAGE IN "VH1 UNPLUGGED: KELLY CLARKSON"

"VH1 Unplugged: Kelly Clarkson" Launches On VH1.com, Thursday, November 17 at 7PM ET And Premieres On VH1 Friday, November 18 at 11PM*

NEW YORK, NY - October 18, 2011 - Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson graces the Unplugged stage in "VH1 Unplugged: Kelly Clarkson," debuting online at Unplugged.VH1.com Thursday, November 17 at 8PM ET. The on-air premiere follows on VH1 Friday, November 18 at 11PM* and on Palladia, MTV Networks' high-definition music channel on Saturday, November 19 at 9PM*. Kelly's extremely personal set will include performances from her forthcoming album Stronger as well as other past favorites.

Since bursting onto the music scene 10 years ago, Kelly Clarkson has released 4 studio albums (Thankful, Breakaway, My December, All I Ever Wanted), sold over 20 million albums worldwide, 10 million albums in the US and has had 7 singles in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. She is the recipient of 2 Grammy Awards, 2 American Music Awards, 2 MTV Awards and 11 Billboard Awards. Clarkson's last effort, 2009's All I Ever Wanted debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and produced the smash singles "My Life Would Suck Without You" and "Already Gone."

Kelly joins Thirty Seconds to Mars, Mumford & Sons, Adele and Lykke Li in the 2011 roster of "Unplugged" artists. New episodes will continue to launch throughout the year at Unplugged.CMT.com, Unplugged.MTV.com, and/or Unplugged.VH1.com. Starburst continues as the exclusive partner for the second consecutive season of "Unplugged."

"VH1 Unplugged" is a production of Original Media, LLC. Jeff Baumgardner and Lee Rolontz serve as Executive Producers for VH1. Rick Krim serves as Executive Vice President, Music & Talent and Roulie Zouzias serves as Director, Music & Talent, both for VH1. The series was created by Robert Small and Jim Burns.

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with TV series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 98 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital channels and services including VH1Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1 Mobile and extensive video on VH1.com. Connect with VH1 at VH1.com.

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