Chappell Roan has two devoted fans in Kelly Clarkson and Miranda Lambert.
During an outdoor episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show Tuesday (Sept. 24), the talk-show host and country star gushed about their love of the 26-year-old pop singer shortly before covering Roan’s Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit “Good Luck, Babe!” “This last album specifically is what turned me on to her,” Clarkson raved of Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. “It’s so good.”
“My brother and his husband were like, ‘You have to hear this,’” Lambert shared. “They turned me on to her music and I was obsessed.”
The “Bluebird” singer went on to say that she’d hoped to meet Roan at the 2024 VMAs — where the Missouri native won best new artist — but she didn’t get the chance. “I just want to tell her she’s so brave,” Lambert continued. “I love anything that’s authentic.”
“Her voice is insane,” Clarkson added. “Her range, how she goes from head voice to chest voice.”
The two Texas-born vocalists then joined forces on a stripped-back version of “Good Luck, Babe!,” both of them adding a country twang as they sang over an acoustic guitar. While the former Voice coach took on Roan’s tricky high notes, Lambert added texture with a lower harmony.
“I love that song! It’s such a good song!” Clarkson cheered afterward, throwing her hands in the air.
The episode with Lambert marks the second installment of The Kelly Clarkson Show‘s sixth season, which the “Stronger” artist has been filming on the rooftop of the program’s 30 Rock headquarters in New York City. Shortly ahead of the season’s kickoff Monday (Sept. 23), the show announced some of its upcoming musical guests: Michael Bublé, Jelly Roll, Adam Lambert, Miranda Lambert, Teddy Swims, Keith Urban, Questlove, Wicked‘s Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, and more.
Watch Lambert and Clarkson gush about Chappell Roan and sing “Good Luck, Babe!” below.
