Kelly Clarkson Covers Billie Eilish, The Weeknd, On New ‘Kellyoke’ EP
Kelly Clarkson’s popular “Kellyoke” series of covers will be included into a new EP, the talk show host and singer announced last week, featuring six of her favorite covers she…
Kelly Clarkson attends NBC’s “American Song Contest” week five red carpet at Universal Studios Hollywood on April 18, 2022 in Universal City, California.
Timothy Norris/Getty ImagesKelly Clarkson's popular "Kellyoke" series of covers will be included into a new EP, the talk show host and singer announced last week, featuring six of her favorite covers she performed on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
The Kellyoke EP is out on June 9, with Clarkson, 40, releasing a statement saying, “Music is in the DNA of everything I do, so when The Kelly Clarkson Show started we knew it was the perfect way to kick off every episode. Over 500 songs later, and we’re still not running out of amazing artists to pay tribute to. Picking just six was near-impossible, but these songs have been some of my favorites. Thanks for singing along with me y’all!”
Clarkson unveiled her rendition of Billie Eilish‘s “Happier Than Ever” made the cut, which she originally performed on the September 30 episode of her talk show.
Listen to Kelly Clarkson's beautifully sang studio version of "Happier Than Ever" below:
Clarkson also covered The Weeknd a few times on her show, dating as far back as 2019 with her cover of "Can't Feel My Face." This year, she covered the hit "Take My Breath" Also to be included on the EP is 2018's “Call Out My Name," which she performed back in October. Listen below:
Here is the full tracklist:
1. “Blue Bayou” (by Linda Ronstadt)
2. “Call Out My Name” (by The Weeknd)
3. “Happier Than Ever”(by Billie Eilish)
4. “Queen Of The Night”(by Whitney Houston)
5. “Trampoline”(by Shaed)
6. “Fake Plastic Trees”(by Radiohead)
Kelly Clarkson celebrates her 40th birthday on Sunday (4/24), and while she says it's going to be "low-key" this year noting to E!, "I know it's my big 4-0, but I've had a crazy two years, so I just wanted a chill birthday." She is planning a dinner with her band and hiking with friends, but we want to make a big deal about it and celebrate.
Kelly is the perfect combination of a fantastic singer, an honest songwriter, and an infectious and downright fun personality.
She not only hosts her own daily talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, but she is also a regular on NBC's The Voice, and she just recently started co-hosting another NBC show called American Song Contest with Snoop Dogg.
We are covering her ten best radio singles for this special birthday list, and no doubt it was hard to choose.
10. "Piece by Piece" (2017)
Photo AtlanticA song was written about the pain her father caused her when he left the family when Kelly was just six years old. The song is actually a sequel to her 2005 song "Because Of You." It's powerful for sure and was also the title of her seventh studio album. The version of this song she sang on ‘American Idol’ in 2017 was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance.
9. "A Moment Like This" (2002)
Photo RCAThis song was released as her debut single. Later, it was included in her debut studio album, ‘Thankful’ (2003). "A Moment Like This" was written to be the first single for the winner of the first season of ‘American Idol.’
8. "My Life Would Suck Without You" (2009)
Photo RCAReviews for this song were mixed, but TIME named it the best song of 2009.
7. "Heartbeat Song" (2015)
Photo RCAThis beat just won't quit. Lyrically, it’s about meeting someone who restores the narrator’s faith in love.
6. "Mr. Know It All" (2011)
Photo RCAWhen this song was first released, Clarkson described the song as a "vocally raw record" and said that she and her producers strove to record her voice as it is heard at live performances, using as little auto-tune processing as possible.
5. "Breakaway" (2004)
Photo RCAA classic hit pop song. It was initially intended for Avril Lavigne's debut studio album. After being deemed unsuitable for the album, it was passed to Kelly to be recorded as a soundtrack for the film ‘The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.’
4. "Miss Independent" (2003)
Photo RCAA top ten hit that Clarkson's record label didn't want to release as a single, but Kelly insisted. She co-wrote the song with Christina Aguilera, Rhett Lawrence, and Matt Morris.
3. "Since U Been Gone" (2004)
Photo RCAThis may be the song most closely related to Kelly Clarkson. Clarkson performed "Since U Been Gone" at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards and at the 2006 BRIT Awards. Fun fact: The song was first given to Hilary Duff, but she rejected it because she could not reach its higher notes.
2. "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" (2012)
Photo RCAWhat a great song to get anyone through a breakup. The song's accompanying music video incorporates the theme of a global flash mob dance, featuring submitted videos of people dancing to the song.
1. " Because of You" (2005)
Photo RCAIt is just one of the most honest and heartbreaking songs. One line in the song just kills, saying, "My heart can't possibly break / When it wasn't even whole to start with." Kelly's emotional performance of the song on the record is just excellent. Clarkson even wrote the treatment for the video herself to reflect the pain that she felt due to her parents' divorce.
