No longer Miss Independent! Kelly's finally dating got a new man after a six-year slump.

Kelly Clarkson, 29, revealed she's dating Brandon Blackstock, a 35-year-old Nashville-based talent manager, on the Toronto radio station CHFI 98.1. "I have a new boyfriend," Kelly said, giggling like a teenage girl.

Kelly sounded extremely cheerful talking about her new beau and she's glad he's in the music business like her. "He understands my work and how much I work, and I understand his stuff because he's in the business. It's easier," Kelly said.

Kelly broke off her last relationship with fellow musician Graham Colton in 2006. "Before Brandon, Kelly had a really tough time with love," an insider told Us Weekly. "[Brandon] is just what she needed."

The two got together last year and he escorted her to the Super Bowl where she sang a rousing rendition of the national anthem, the Daily Mail reports.

Kelly's also taken to Brandon's two little kids from his previous marriage. "Kelly is crazy about his kids, and they love her.," the insider for Us Weekly said.

So refreshing Kelly is in love again. Maybe she'll change her tune and start writing some beautiful love songs instead of her don't-need-no-man anthems.

Emily Morgan