Kelly Clarkson Effortlessly Stuns with Cover of Billie Eilish's Grammy-Nominated 'Birds of a Feather' for Kellyoke

Mar. 15, 2025

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The Grammy-winningAmerican Idolalum performed a cover of Eilish’s Grammy-nominated hit “Birds of a Feather” for the daily Kellyoke segment ofThe Kelly Clarkson Showon Jan. 29 — and effortlessly stunned with her signature powerhouse vocals.

Sporting a simple red blouse and pants, Clarkson delivered a beautiful rendition of Eilish’sHit Me Hard and Softalbum track that was quite faithful to the original version, which reached No. 2 on theBillboardHot 100 last year.

Kelly Clarkson on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’.NBC

NBC

“Birds of a Feather” is up for three nominations at the 2025 Grammy Awards: song of the year, record of the year and best pop solo performance.

Eilish also received nods for best pop duo/group performance with her remix of Charli xcx’s “Guess,” best dance pop recording with “L’Amour de Ma Vie (Over Now Extended Edit)” and both record of the year and best pop vocal album withHit Me Hard and Soft.

Kelly Clarkson and Billie Eilish.Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

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The 2025 Grammy Awards will be held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, and the ceremony will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+.

Clarkson has previously sung covers of several Eilish songs for her show’s Kellyoke segment, including “What Was I Made For?,” “Happier Than Ever,” “lovely,” “idontwannabeyouanymore” and “My Future.”

Kelly Clarkson in October 2024.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

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Earlier this month, the “Miss Independent” singer opened up about taking a new path in her music career. “I just now started my own label, and I’m putting out my own stuff,” she said onThe Kelly Clarkson Showduring a conversation withKeke Palmer. [As of Jan. 30, Clarkson is still listed onAtlantic Records' online roster.]

“And I’ve had some good teams, like, to work with, but there is nothing like being that 10-year-old again and being excited and nobody saying ‘Oh, you should do this’ and ‘You should do this,'” said Clarkson, who later added: “I feel like I’ve earned it, so I’m excited. I think I’ve earned the moment.”

source: people.com