There are few things more terrible than the AMAs. Cancer. AIDS. The Grammy’s. But when Kelly Clarkson shows up to knock out a showstopper like “Mr. Know It All,” it does add a little fun to a show that I……….well, wouldn’t have watched anyways (Thank you, Internet!).

My guilty-pleasuring love affair (kinky) with Kelly Clarkson goes against everything my being is made of: my music snobbery, my disdain for mainstream music and major labels, and even my scathing attitudes toward FM radio. But Clarkson has it all, my friends. A powerhouse of a voice, a huge heart, an All-American girl image, and most importantly, a sincerity in her songs and performances that cannot be topped by any other mainstream Pop star today.

For her AMA performance, Clarkson jazzed up her new album Stronger‘s lead single. Check out Kelly’s new-found Big Band sound: