Piece By Piece

Piece By Piece

• KELLY

Kelly Clarkson announced the release date of Piece By Piece, her sixth studio album and follow-up to 2011's Stronger. The new LP, which was preceded by the single "Heartbeat Song," is due out March 3 on RCA Records.<br><br><br>Piece By Piece is Clarkson's first album in over three years, although the former American Idol champ has been busy in the interim: 2012 brought a best-of compilation, Greatest Hits - Chapter One, while the following year included the release of Clarkson's first holiday album, Wrapped In Red. Clarkson also became a mom since her last official album, giving birth to River Rose last June.<br>"Heartbeat Song" debuted at No. 37 on last week's Hot 100 chart, The new single scored the third-best Hot 100 debut of Clarkson's 25 career entries.