Kelly Clarkson And Jelly Roll Deliver Special “Jellyoke” Duet On The Kelly Clarkson Show
In October 2024, Jelly Roll joined Kelly Clarkson for a special duet performance during the “Kellyoke” segment of her talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show. Their “Jellyoke” duet highlighted one of Jelly Roll’s newest songs, “I Am Not Okay.”
“I Am Not Okay” is the first single Jelly Roll released from his latest album, Beautifully Broken. The impactful song focuses on the topic of mental health, with some of the lyrics being:
“I am not okay. I’m hanging on the rails. So if I say I’m fine, just know I learned to hide it well.”
“I Am Not Okay” eventually reached the #1 spot on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and peaked at the 14th spot on the all-genre Hot 100 chart. The track has since been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song.
Jelly Roll and Kelly Clarkson transformed “I Am Not Okay” into an inspirational duet for their “Jellyoke” performance. Jelly Roll led the song, while Kelly provided some stunning and powerful harmonies.
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Kelly Clarkson Show Viewers React To The Pair’s Duet
Jelly Roll and Kelly sounded so natural singing together that many fans begged them to release a studio version of their duet. Some of the comments on the official YouTube video of their performance were:
“I absolutely love how she totally could over power him if she wanted to but she played off of him so well and kept it his song and it came out so beautiful.”
“PLEEEEEAAASSEEEEE MAKE THIS AN ACTUAL DUET!! I NEED THIS IN MY PLAYLIST.”
“Drop a studio version!! This is amazing. Jellys [sic] look of awe when Kelly goes for it is adorable. My heart needed this.”
“Wow! After I stopped crying I realized that Kelly is the angel to this song. I thought the song was perfect before but Kelly added something soft and powerful at the same time.”
“Kelly’s harmony just elevated the song, Love her vocal style and range! Jelly and Kelly should do more songs together. Love them!”
The YouTube video had hundreds of comments and thousands of likes less than 24 hours after it was posted. Three months later, the video had over 1.1 million views, making it one of the most popular “Kellyoke” covers of 2024.
The duet was a dream come true for Jelly Roll, who was previously moved to tears when Kelly sang his track “Save Me” for “Kellyoke” earlier in 2024.
“I would’ve never believed you if you would’ve told me that I’d write a song so impactful that incredible Kelly Clarkson would deem it worthy to cover,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Jelly Roll likely never imagined that he’d be singing another one of his tracks with Kelly one day!
If you missed Jelly Roll and Kelly singing “I Am Not Okay,” you can watch their performance below. Kelly added a whole new dynamic to the song.
