Elizabeth Black of VH1 ranked the music video at number four in her list of " Five Emotive Music Video Performances . " She reasoned , " Kelly Clarkson practically sobs her way through this hurt and angry expression of the pain that the narrator ’s father has caused her through his absence and lack of love . " The same opinion was echoed by Johnni Macke of E! who felt that watching the music video was heartbreaking . She explained , " It really paints a picture of the heartbreak that comes from your family fighting in front of you . Clarkson gets real as she sings the sad lyrics and witnesses the sadness that comes when someone breaks your family into pieces . " The music video won the category of Best Female Video at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards . This marks the second time Clarkson has won the same category two years in a row ; her first win in the category was at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards for the music video of " Since U Been Gone . " The music video was also nominated in the category of Viewer 's Choice Award , but lost to Fall Out Boy 's " Dance , Dance " ( 2005 ) . At the 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards , the music video won the category of People 's Choice : Favourite International Artist . The video was also nominated at the 2006 MTV Australia Video Music Awards in the category of Best Pop Video , but lost to Ashlee Simpson 's " Boyfriend " ( 2005 ) . According to Jocelyn Vena of MTV , the video for " Because of You " was referenced in Taylor Swift 's music video for " Mine " ( 2010 ) , writing " When Swift 's character remembers the fights her parents used to have , her memories mirror Clarkson 's attempts to exorcise the demons of her past to find love in her future . " Clarkson performed " Because of You " at the 48th Grammy Awards which took place on February 8 , 2006 , at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , California . Donning a red dress and singing from beside a grand piano , her performance in that event garnered positive reviews from critics . Elysa Gardner of '' USA Today '' lauded Clarkson 's performance and ranked it as one of the three best performances , writing , " The pre-performance clip of a girlish-looking Clarkson emphasized how little Kelly has matured . The girl most likely to escape the '' American Idol '' stigma was in fine , creamy voice , and kept the Mariah-esque riffing to a minimum . " Robert Lloyd of the '' Los Angeles Times '' considered Clarkson 's performance as one of the highlights in the event and described her performance as a " thin-skinned rendition ... in which her whole being seemed involved . " Yahoo! Music praised Clarkson 's rendition of the song , calling it " perfectly fine " despite the saying that it was " a little reminiscent of those many mediocre , superficial ballads trotted out on ' Idol . ' " In 2016 , the performance was listed by '' Billboard '' as one of Clarkson 's ten " most powerful and undeniable performances . " Jason Scott of '' Billboard '' commented , " Here , Clarkson serves up her signature power ballad backed by lush orchestration , sending chills through the crowd shortly before picking up two statues : best pop vocal album for '' Breakaway '' and best female pop vocal performance for " Since U Been Gone . " On August 21 , 2007 , Clarkson performed " Because of You " and " Never Again " ( 2007 ) on the fifth season of '' Canadian Idol '' . " Because of You " was performed at the My December Tour ( 2007 ) . Clarkson 's performance of the song was accompanied only by Wurlitzer organ that earned her a prolonged ovation when she sent her voice soaring into the rafters . While touring at Beacon Theatre , New York City , Clarkson performed the song using only one keyboard , which was deemed by Donna Freydkin of '' USA Today '' as the most memorable moment of the event . She also performed the song using only a keyboard as an instrument during her tour at Massey Hall , Toronto . " Because of You " was also performed at the All I Ever Wanted Tour ( 2009 ) . Clarkson 's performance of the song during the tour in the Hammerstein Ballroom , New York City , was given a positive review by Jim Cantiello of MTV . He explained that Clarkson 's powerful rendition " literally stopped the show ... for almost 30 seconds because the audience erupted in such wild applause . " Caryn Ganz of '' Rolling Stone '' noted that Clarkson sang the song to pay homage to Reba McEntire who was in the audience
2006 MTV Video Music Awards
2006 MTV Video Music Awards
Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)