As the current crops of American Idol hopefuls, such as Blake Lewis and Melinda Doolittle battle it for this year's crown, let's not forget about the original winner.

Here's an image of Kelly Clarkson from her new music video for the song, "Never Again." Why is she decked out in white?

"Not to get all artsy-fartsy, but I'm all in white, everything is in white, because it's been ripped of innocence," the Grammy winner said.