Jelly Roll is known for his long list of collaborations with everyone from MGK to Lainey Wilson and Cody Johnson. On Wednesday (October 16), the country star added another singer to that list — Kelly Clarkson.
Jelly appeared on Wednesday's episode The Kelly Clarkson Show to join forces with the host on a blistering version of Jelly Roll's “I Am Not Okay,” which is currently at No. 2 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart.
In one older video from the two artists' soundcheck for the show, they shared some lighthearted banter as they rehearsed the song. “Kelly and Jelly, man!” Jelly Roll said at one point. Clarkson also shared her excitement about singing on the song. “This song is so good,” Clarkson said. “I'm so excited that he's letting me sing his song 'I Am Not Okay.' And it's so, so good.”
She went on to add about Jelly Roll, “I'm just a huge fan. I love authenticity and I love real messages. I think the real s— really matters.”
The singer also sat down with Clarkson for one interview during his appearance, where he promoted his new album, while opening up about letting down his defenses to write songs like “I Am Not Okay.”
“I think vulnerability is my superpower,” she said he saidrevealing how it has changed over the years. “I was a typical, angry, alpha, always aggressive guy for a long time, and I almost had a mean spirit about me and it didn't do me any good. I had no feelings, I was just very equal to everyone in life. My heart was changed, man, I had a relationship with God, I had a child, I married a woman who is just the greatest woman on Earth, and it immediately softened my heart.”
On Friday (October 11), Jelly Roll released the 22-song album Beautifully brokenincluding an extended version that added five more songs, including collaborations with Halsey, Keith Urban, Ernest and more.
Watch Jelly Roll and Kelly Clarkson's performance below:
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