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Top 9 Kelly Clarkson ‘Kellyoke’ Country Covers

Kelly Clarkson just announced that on June 9, 2022, she is releasing a six-song collection of the best “Kellyoke” performances from The Kelly Clarkson Show. Kelly posted to Instagram, “One…

Top 9 Kelly Clarkson Country Covers
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Kelly Clarkson just announced that on June 9, 2022, she is releasing a six-song collection of the best "Kellyoke" performances from The Kelly Clarkson Show.

Kelly posted to Instagram, "One week, y'all! After singing over 500 covers on my talk show, I'm so excited to announce that my new EP #KELLYOKE is coming June 9! It will include six covers that I recorded in the studio... and it's available for pre-order! Do it now, and you'll get to hear my version of @billieeilish's "Happier Than Ever."

Here is the track list:

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)

Since Clarkson has covered many country songs on her "Kellyoke" segment, we dove in to share what we feel are her nine best country covers from the show.

9 - "Smoky Mountain Rain" By Ronnie Milsap

8 - "Raining On Sunday" By Keith Urban

7 - "I'm No Stranger To The Rain" By Keith Whitley

6 - "She's Country" by Jason Aldean

5 - "Peter Pan" By Kelsea Ballerini

4 - "Never Again, Again" By Lee Ann Womack

3 - "How Blue" by Reba McEntire

2 - "Walkin' After Midnight" by Patsy Cline

1 - "Jolene" By Dolly Parton

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