Kelly Clarkson Covers 'Lucky' Magazine's Music Issue!

Kelly Clarkson rocks out on the cover of Lucky‘s first ever music issue, on newsstands July 7.

Here is what the 30-year-old Duets judge had to share with the mag:

On her new boyfriend: “Oh, there’s all these rumors that I’m a lesbian. I have a boyfriend now, Brandon Blackstock, my manager Narvel‘s son, Reba McEntire‘s stepson? I just had my 30th birthday and we went turkey shooting. It’s what I wanted to do, so we went.”

On how she gets ready in the morning: “I put on the Hank Williams and the Patsy Cline and the Rosemary Clooney on vinyl�”I’m not trying to be some cool indie – rock person, I just love the way it sounds�”and throw on a t-shirt and jeans. In Texas, we practically come out of the womb in jeans. I just blow-dry my hair and put on mascara and lip gloss, and I’m ready to go. I really don’t get long nails. They’re so Edward Scissorhands.”

On giving advice to her Duets contestants: “Last week, one of the Duets contestants was crying. She said, ‘I gave everything up to come here, and I’m scared.’ I thought back to Idol and how I didn’t know much except that I was scared, and that I had nothing left to lose. I told her, ‘That fear? It’s your power in this situation. Use it, because it’s your fire.’”

FYI: Kelly is wearing a Rachel Comey blazer, a Michael Stars top, and Diesel jeans on the cover, and Z Spoke by Zac Posen in the inside photo.

For more from Kelly, visit LuckyMag.com!