Kelly Clarkson’s kids, River Rose and Remy, seem to have inherited her love of music — and neither are shy about sharing their talents.
The Grammy winner proudly shared a video of her son, Remy, warming up the audience at “The Kelly Clarkson Show” by singing Frank Sinatra’s classic “My Way.” His supportive big sister was seen in the crowd singing and swaying along with a smile seemingly shared between the two.
River Rose shows off her own talent when she made her debut on the deluxe version of her mother’s 2023 album, “Chemistry.”
In the song titled “You Don’t Make Me Cry,” you can hear River Rose singing backup vocals in the background while Clarkson belts out the lyrics.
“I’d rather be alone than blue / Know it ain’t easy, but watch me / Walk the high road without you,” Clarkson sings.
At the end of the song, River Rose adorably says, “The end.”
The adorable duo even appeared onstage with their mom during one of her performances in Las Vegas for her residency in 2023. The siblings hugged each other in a photo taken backstage before joining Clarkson in front of the cheering crowd.
River Rose sang a duet of “Heartbeat Song” with her mom while Remington showed off his moves as Clarkson performed “Whole Lotta Woman,” according to Entertainment Weekly.
The 41-year-old musician has repeatedly opened up about how being a mom impacts her music and songwriting. “Chemistry” addresses her relationship with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock. The former couple, who share joint custody of River Rose and Remy, finalized their divorce in March 2022.
While speaking about how their breakup affected the album, Clarkson has also shared how her children played a role in her choice to leave off some songs she wrote for “Chemistry.”
“There is a point where you have kids that you go, ‘Hmm, what’s appropriate?’” she said during an appearance on TODAY in June. “There’s that line for me, and my line was ‘What’s already there? What have people already talked about?’”
She continued, “There’s plenty that I will never talk about because you shouldn’t and that’s a personal thing between me and my ex and also me and my children, that relationship.”
Read on to learn more about Clarkson and Blackstock’s two children and how the “Breakaway” singer has been helping them adjust to changes in their lives since the divorce.
River Rose
In July 2014, Clarkson announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that she had given birth to her first child.
“Our baby girl River Rose Blackstock arrived on June 12th! Thank you everyone for all of your well wishes! Brandon and I are on cloud 9!!” she gushed.
Throughout the years, Clarkson has made a few public appearances with her daughter and spoken about her on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”
River Rose briefly took over her mom’s show in 2020, when she was just 5 years old.
“Hi everybody,” she said in a clip while swirling a wine glass filled with orange juice.
She mentioned a “sickness going around,” referring to the COVID-19 pandemic, before assuring viewers that things were going to be “OK.”
“I hope you’re doing fine, and I love you. Bye!” she said and blew a kiss to the camera.
Clarkson brought River Rose with her to the 2022 People’s Choice Awards in December.
River Rose spent the night snapping pictures with Mariska Hargitay and Shania Twain.
She applauded her mom as she accepted the award for daytime TV show.
“This is awesome. I’m having a date night with my daughter, River Rose,” Clarkson said on stage during her speech.
That fall, Clarkson and her children relocated from Los Angeles to New York City for her talk show, but it wasn’t always easy.
The powerhouse vocalist shared on an episode of “Las Culturistas” podcast in June that River Rose was skeptical about the big move.
“My daughter, I’m still winning over,” she said. “It’s not New York, it’s the fact that she just has friends (in Los Angeles).”
Clarkson continued, “I’m like ‘I can’t promise you it’s going to be fine, baby. It might be hard at first.’ I get that, too. I was like, ‘So, I’m not going to lie to you, but can’t poo-poo on it until we try it.’”
Remington ‘Remy’ Alexander
Clarkson revealed to a crowd of fans at a Los Angeles concert in August 2015 that she was pregnant with her second child.
She celebrated his arrival on X in April 2016.
“Our little baby boy has arrived!!” she cheered in a tweet. “Remington Alexander Blackstock was born 4/12/16 & he is healthy & we couldn’t be happier or more in love!”
Clarkson also shared adorable photos of the newborn on Instagram, including one of Blackstock holding their son.
“Meet Remy, our newest addition to the family!” she captioned the snap. She added the hashtags “#charmfordays” and “#watchoutladies.”
Like his sister, Remy has attended a few Hollywood events with his mom.
In September 2022, the siblings watched Clarkson receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
He missed the 2022 People’s Choice Awards a few months later, but his mom gave him a shout-out on stage.
“Remy, I know you’re at home. You’re not feeling well. We love you baby,” she said.
She spoke at length about Remy on the “Las Culturistas” podcast when discussing his reaction to leaving Los Angeles for New York City.
“So, my son is very excited,” she shared.
While River Rose was worrying about leaving her friends behind, Remy was looking forward to a new chapter.
“My son is like, ‘My friends will be fine, let’s go.’ He loves New York. And literally, I don’t know why,” Clarkson said.
