{"id":7380,"date":"2026-01-25T12:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T12:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=7380"},"modified":"2026-01-25T12:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T12:15:55","slug":"shes-still-got-it-no-question-one-of-the-greatest-voices-to-ever-come-out-of-american-idol-jelly-roll-couldnt-hold-back-the-tears-as-he-watched-kelly-clar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=7380","title":{"rendered":"\u201cShe\u2019s still got it\u2014no question, one of the greatest voices to ever come out of American Idol.\u201d Jelly Roll couldn\u2019t hold back the tears as he watched Kelly Clarkson pour her heart into a powerful cover of his song, and honestly, it wasn\u2019t hard to understand why. His voice is raw and one of a kind, but Kelly has that rare gift\u2014she can take any song and make it feel like it was written just for her.  The moment wasn\u2019t just about talent; it was about heart. Jelly Roll, never shy about showing gratitude for how far he\u2019s come, looked genuinely overwhelmed, while Kelly\u2014despite all her fame\u2014remained as real and grounded as ever. Watching them together felt special, like two artists meeting in the middle with nothing but respect and love for the music.  That mix of honesty, humility, and pure talent is exactly why fans can\u2019t help but adore them both&#8230; WATCH BELOW \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Clarkson\u00a0covered one of\u00a0Jelly Roll\u2019s most impactful songs during a recent episode of her daily talk show, the\u00a0<em>Kelly Clarkson Show<\/em>, and her powerful rendition made the rapper-turned-country singer cry.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/sites\/nbcblog\/files\/media_mpx\/thumbnails\/mpxstatic-nbcmpx.nbcuni.com\/image\/567\/583\/kellyoke.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson Covers 'Save Me' By Jelly Roll | Kellyoke\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>Clarkson features her covers of popular songs in a segment of her show called Kellyoke, where she takes on selections from across all genres. She took the stage on Thursday (Feb. 15) to perform \u201cSave Me,\u201d which Jelly Roll released as a duet with\u00a0Lainey Wilson\u00a0in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/sites\/nbcblog\/files\/styles\/scale_862\/public\/2024\/02\/kelly-clarkson-jelly-roll.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson Covers Jelly Roll's &quot;Save Me&quot; for Kellyoke\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p>Clarkson raised the key several steps to accent her enormous vocal range, delivering the song with an edge that gave it an almost rock feel. Her rendition heightened the tension in the chorus, lending the song even greater intensity than the original:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kellyoke | Save Me (Jelly Roll)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RPfQwGhwjl8\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-oembed twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Save Me\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f3b6.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfb6\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JellyRoll615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jellyroll615<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kellyoke?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Kellyoke<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yynpl3r7LL\">pic.twitter.com\/yynpl3r7LL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Kelly Clarkson Show (@KellyClarksonTV)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KellyClarksonTV\/status\/1758249837328240919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jelly Roll turned to social media after seeing the clip, expressing amazement that an artist as prominent as Clarkson had chosen to highlight one of his songs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would\u2019ve never believed you if you would\u2019ve told me that I\u2019d write a song so impactful that incredible Kelly Clarkson would deem it worthy to cover,\u201d Jelly Roll writes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you Kelly\u00a0\u2014 wow\u00a0\u2014 I\u2019m honored in a way I can\u2019t even described\u00a0\u2014 I cried watching it,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-oembed twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I would\u2019ve never believed you if you would\u2019ve told me that I\u2019d write a song so impactful that incredible Kelly Clarkson would deem it worthy to cover . Thank you Kelly- wow \u2013 I\u2019m honored in a way I can\u2019t even described \u2013 I cried watching it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kellyclarkson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kellyclarkson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jelly Roll (@JellyRoll615)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JellyRoll615\/status\/1758302507934065100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jelly Roll originally included \u201cSave Me\u201d on his\u00a0<em>Self Medicated<\/em>\u00a0album in 2020. He added Wilson for a remix that he released to country radio as the second single from his first official country album,\u00a0<em>Whitsitt Chapel<\/em>, in May of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The duet version of the song reached No. 1 on\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>\u2018s Country Airplay chart, and it scored nominations for Musical Event of the Year at the 2023\u00a0CMA Awards, as well as Best Country Duo\/Group Performance at the 2024 Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Clarkson\u00a0covered one of\u00a0Jelly Roll\u2019s most impactful songs during a recent episode of her daily talk show, the\u00a0Kelly Clarkson Show, and her powerful rendition made the rapper-turned-country&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7380"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7382,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7380\/revisions\/7382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}