Just hours before she would have gone onstage, Kelly Clarkson was forced to postpone the start of her Las Vegas residency in order to “protect myself from doing serious damage,” she told fans on Friday.

"I am beyond grateful that you always show up for me," the singer said in a statement.Kelly Clarkson will return to the stage in Las Vegas a little later than expected.The "Since U Been Gone" singer announced that she has postponed the first two shows of her planned Studio Sessions residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Friday.