On Tuesday, September 24, on an outdoor episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, Kelly Clarkson and Miranda Lambert revealed that they were big fans of Chappell Roan. Shortly after that, Clarkson and Lambert performed the cover of Roan's hit track Good Luck, Babe! which has been charting at number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 currently.
The reference to Roan came up when Clarkson asked Lambert about the artist who excited her in the present. One of the names that Miranda Lambert took was that of Chappell Roan and Clarkson agreed too. Kelly Clarkson said:
"This last album specifically is what turned me onto her. It's so good!"
Kelly went on praising Chappell's voice range, while Lambert called her brave. Lambert further shared that her brother and his husband had initially recommended the song to her.
The soothing cover mesmerized fans who immediately took to social media to express how much they loved it. Here are some of the popular reactions made on X, formerly known as Twitter:
"Kelly always sounds good. At this point I’m confident she could do a great version of anything," another person said.
"Kelly has always been THAT girl when it comes to vocals!!," added another person.
"Kelly and Amanda burning it down!!😁🔥🔥🔥❤️," another fan wrote.
Several fans praised the duo for the cover and pointed out how Clarkson won the show American Idol previously.
"If I were a singer I would sue Kelly lmaooooo she always sounds better than the original singers..." one person wrote.
"People forget she won American idol when they were still basing it off talent," commented another fan.
"Kelly was not even trying. That was probably vocal warm-up for her," wrote another netizen.
"I love that song! It’s such a good song!"- Kelly Clarkson exclaimed after covering Good Luck, Babe! on her show
Artists Kelly Clarkson and Miranda Lambert had a fangirl moment when they explained their love for Chappell Roan. While Miranda went about praising her nature, Kelly complimented her song lyrics along with her vocal range.
After the duo covered Chappell's 2024 track Good Luck, Babe! Kelly cheered and said:
"I love that song! It’s such a good song!"
The episode with Lambert, snippets of which aired on YouTube, on September 24, was the second installment of the sixth season of her show. Kelly had reportedly been filming it on the rooftop of the show's 30 Rock headquarters in New York City.
As reported by Billboard on September 24, some of the upcoming guests on the show would be Keith Urban, Questlove, Ariana Grande, Kate Winslet, Teddy Swims, Adam Lambert, Cristin Milioti, and many others.
Kelly Clarkson and Miranda Lambert are the latest artists who sang a cover for a Chappell Roan pop track. Kacey Musgraves had covered Roan's Pink Ponk Club several times. On September 5, Caylee Hammack also shared a solo banjo version of Good Luck, Babe!
A few months ago, in April, singer Sarah Gross shared a cover of Chappell Roan's Red Wine Supernova. The song that Kelly and Miranda sang peaked in several charts across the world.