 On June 24, 2016, Clarkson akazivisa akanga asaina refu-refu pose chibvumirano pamwe Atlantic Records, pamwe nevavariro kusunungura mweya-kufurirwa wechisere Studio Album muna 2017. MunaNovember 2016, Clarkson akazivisa chinangwa chake chekuburitsa rwiyo rutsva muna Kubvumbi 2017, nealbum ichitevera muna Chikumi. Musi waGunyana 4, 2017, Clarkson akazivisa yake nyowani inotungamira imwe Rudo Rwakapfava, iyo yakaburitswa musi waGunyana 7, 2017, pamwe nerwiyo Kufamba Iwe. Musi waGunyana 6, 2017, Clarkson akazivisa kuti dambarefu rake, Zvinoreva Hupenyu, raizoburitswa musi waGumiguru 27, 2017. Clarkson akazarura 45th American Music Awards naP!nk, uye pamwe chete vakaita R.E.Ms Everybody Hurts kukudza vapindura vokutanga. Gare gare muchiratidziro, akaita Miss Independent uye Rudo Rwakapfava. Rudo Rwakapfava rwakasarudzwa nokuda kweBest Pop Solo Performance pa 60th Annual Grammy Awards. Iye zvino akabata rekodhi nokuda kwokusarudzwa kwakawanda zvikuru muboka iroro ane mana. Nokusunungurwa kwe Zvinoreva Hupenyu, Clarkson akaburitsa pachena kuti aive nehurukuro neAtlantic Records nezve kurira kweiyo inotevera rekodhi uye akataura kufarira kupinda zvakadzama muR B uye nemweya pop mimhanzi. 