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Kelly Clarkson Nailed Her Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Performance


Kelly Clarkson performed at the grand American spectacle that is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, and it’s safe to say she absolutely nailed the performance. The American Idol alum withstood cold that dipped below 20 degrees to bowl over her fans with a live vocal performance during the parade—something that’s pretty unheard of given the floats’ usual technical capabilities and the freezing weather that puts even the most talented voices on edge.

Instead of keeping it chilled out with some pre-recorded vocals—as most artists understandably do (more on that later)—Clarkson went straight-up live, with a full set featuring a complete stage, backup band, and a fiery performance of “Heat,” from her Meaning of Life album. And not that we would expect anything less, but it was hands-down incredible.

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It’s safe to say fans were in awe after her performance: “Kelly Clarkson is actually performing live (and not to track like everyone else is basically forced to do) at the #MacysParade when will ur fave ever,” one person wrote.

“I just need to say, Kelly Clarkson is freaking amazing. Live performance outside in 19° weather, and she was flawless. ? #MacysParade #HappyThanksgiving,” another wrote.

“It is 19° in NYC and Kelly Clarkson is singing live! She is the only thing I’m thankful for this year. #MacysDayParade,” another tweeted.

Others pointed out that Clarkson was the only one singing live: “No one else is singing live for the Macy’s parade except Kelly Clarkson, actual queen.”

Others called for more Clarkson, please. “Replace the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with an annual multi-hour Kelly Clarkson concert spectacular,” one wrote.

One user also pointed out something a little ironic about Clarkson’s stoic performance: “I’m dying at the irony of @kelly_clarkson performing Heat in that intense cold at the #MacysParade,” they tweeted.

And yes, Clarkson was very much aware: “The irony wasn’t lost on us either ?,” she responded.

It should be pointed out that while Rita Ora caught a lot of flak for lip-syncing during the parade, not singing live is in fact the norm. Clarkson is very much the exception to the rule and was reportedly on a specially designed float, as a certain John Legend cleared up: “Fun fact. We all have to lip sync on this parade because the floats don’t have the capacity to handle the sound requirements for a live performance,” he tweeted after his own lip-synced performance. “Hope y’all enjoyed it anyway. Know that if you come to my shows, the vocals are 100% live!”

Clarkson also tweeted an adorable thank you after the show: “So my toes finally have feeling back in them ? that was a very cold Thanksgiving moment! I’ve been beggin’ the Lord for winter, and well, he answered,” she wrote. “#MacysDayParade thanks for having us! So thankful and appreciative for all the blessings in my life! Y’all have a good one! ?.”

If you already had your list prepared to share around the table of what you were thankful for at dinner, well, now you have one more thing to add to it. Happy Thanksgiving, one and all—and especially Kelly Clarkson.

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Kelly Clarkson Calls for a 'Moment of Action' for Santa Fe Shooting Victims at Billboard Music Awards


Host Kelly Clarkson kicked off Sunday night’s 2018 Billboard Music Awards on an extremely emotional note. Instead of diving right into the night’s celebration of music and musicians, the singer first called attention to the tragedy of Friday’s school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, asking the audience and viewers to take action against gun violence instead of simply sending “thoughts and prayers.”

“There’s something I’d like to say about the tragedy Friday at Santa Fe High School,” Kelly said, apologizing for tearing up. “I’m a Texas girl, and my home state has had so much heartbreak over this past year. And once again, y’all, we’re grieving for more kids that have died for just absolutely no reason at all. Tonight, they wanted me to say that, obviously, we want to pray for all the victims and pray for their families. But they also wanted me to do a moment of silence.”

But that’s not enough, Kelly said. “I’m so sick of moments of silence. It’s not working. Like, obviously,” she said. “So why don’t we not do a moment of silence? Why don’t we do a moment of action? Why don’t we do a moment of change? Why don’t we change what’s happening? Because it’s horrible.” She continued, “Mamas and daddies should be able to send their kids to school, to church, to movie theaters, to clubs. You should be able to live your life without that kind of fear.”

“We need to do better,” she continued. “As people, we are failing our children, we’re failing our communities, we’re failing their families. I can’t imagine—I have four children. I cannot imagine getting that phone call or that knock on the door. So instead of a moment of silence, I want to respect them and honor them tonight, y’all. In your community where you live, your friends, everybody, let’s have a moment of action. Let’s have a moment of change.”

On Friday morning, a student opened fire at Santa Fe High School. Nine students and one teacher were killed, and 10 more people were injured in the gunfire. If you want to support the victims and survivors of the shooting, check out a guide to taking action here.





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Kelly Marie Tran: 10 Things to Know About the Breakout Actress From 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'


Kelly Marie Tran is about to be everywhere. The actress, who you might recognize from a few College Humor videos, is the undisputed breakout of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which hits theaters everywhere this Friday. She plays Rose Tico, a maintenance worker who becomes an unexpected Resistance hero in the battle against the First Order. Tran steals every scene she’s in—yes, even the super-CGI ones where it’s very easy to be distracted. And the crazy thing is her résumé before this film wasn’t that deep. She worked on College Humor, like we said, plus a few episodes here and there of some indie-comedy shows. The Last Jedi is her first mainstream project, though, and we have a feeling it won’t be her last. Here are some essential things to know about your new fave:

1. She’s the first Asian-American woman to star in a Star Wars film. It’s crazy that it’s taken this long. “I don’t take it lightly at all,” Tran told Rolling Stone. “I think from the moment I got this part—and it was also because this is a Star Wars movie—I just wanted to do the whole thing justice.”

2. Tran had never seen a Star Wars movie when she received the script for The Last Jedi She’s seen them now, of course, and says A New Hope is her favorite.

3. She hung out with the late Carrie Fisher on set—and received some incredible advice. “She told me that this was an amazing experience and to enjoy everything because it’s fleeting and it’ll go away,” Tran also told Rolling Stone. But if there’s anything else that you want to do—if you want to write, want to produce, whatever—start now because there’s going to be a time when you aren’t looked at the same way.”

4. She eventually wants to write, direct, and produce her own material. Please give her a Netflix show, like, now.

5. Her Instagram takeover skills are on point. Exhibit A: This re-post from Disney’s Instagram, in which she runs around Los Angeles laughing about how nobody recognizes her. We don’t deserve her!

6. Her parents immigrated from Vietnam. “My parents came over to America after the Vietnam war in the late ’70s,” she told People magazine. “They worked from nothing just to give me the opportunity to have a dream. I’m not from an entertainment family at all. My mom works in funerals and my dad works at Burger King.”

7. Her pre-acting list of odd jobs is pretty iconic. “I’ve done pretty much everything. I was a food tour guide—I took people on a tour to different restaurants in the area,” she told People. “I also nannied and worked in offices as an assistant, I cleaned a yoga studio, I passed out flyers—I worked every weird job.”

8. She lied to her parents about filming Star Wars. “I said I was in Canada working on an indie movie,” she told People. “I’m pretty sure I told some people Toronto and some people Vancouver and then I had to wrap around my lie. I even bought maple syrup to give to people to convince them I’d really been to Canada.” Why she did this is unclear, but it’s incredible.

9. She cared more about Harry Potter growing up than Star Wars. “In 10th grade, my teacher was obsessed with [Star Wars] and played it in the background, but I was reading Harry Potter so I wasn’t listening to it,” Tran told BuzzFeed. That, my friends, is relatable content.

10. Annnd she auditioned five times for Star Wars. Yes, five. Thank Luke Skywalker it worked out.

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Watch Kelly Clarkson and 'Stranger Things' Star Gaten Matarazzo Sing a Delightful Duet


In what must be one of the best celebrity hangout sessions of the year, Kelly Clarkson and Gaten Matarazzo (a.k.a. Dustin on Stranger Things) chilled out while singing in a golf cart, as you do. The occasion? The 2017 WE Day Toronto event, which Clarkson hosted and performed at. The clip itself is old—it’s been around since the event was filmed for its broadcast tonight (Saturday)—but it’s just now making the rounds as a way to promote the event.

Help promoting the broadcast comes in the form of the charasmatic Matarazzo, who, while chauffeuring Clarkson to WE Day in a golf cart, lends his pipes to a mashup of Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family” and Queen’s “We Are the Champions.” Watching it is like one of James Corden’s wonderful—and usually viral—Carpool Karaoke videos, but even more wonderful because Dustin Matarazzo is an amazing singer. (He did play Gavroche in Broadway’s Les Mis, after all.)

He’s also adorable, per the ensuing dialogue.

“Are you excited for WE Day?” he asks as he swings around to pick up Clarkson.

“I am excited,” she responds. “I am terrified. I’m nervous.”

“Nah, don’t be,” he replies, with all the confidence of a 15-year-old star. “You got this.”

From there, the banter switches to a few vocal warmups before the two break out into “We Are Family.”

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If that doesn’t make the end of your long week feel all warm and fuzzy, I don’t know what will. If it’s not enough—and when are lighthearted duets between stars ever enough?—you can go back to the OG singing-in-moving-vehicles-on-television sensation. These Carpool Karaoke episodes of Victoria Beckham/Posh Spice singing Spices Girls tunes and Bruno Mars doing his funky thing are Internet treasures. Or, hey, get in the seasonal spirit with this little throwback of Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, and Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey singing on a holiday-themed segment.

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Pink and Kelly Clarkson Perform a Cover of R.E.M.’s 'Everybody Hurts' at American Music Awards 2017


Two of the music world’s strongest women combined forces for the first time on Sunday night in one powerful duet. To open the American Music Awards, Pink and Kelly Clarkson sang a moving cover of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts” that paid respect to everyone affected by the tragedies of 2017.

“This year, more than perhaps any other in recent history, we needed the power of music to help us heal, from hurricanes, wildfires, hate, hatred-fueled violence. 2017 was a year that tested our faith,” began Jamie Foxx, before he introduced the police officers, EMTs, and other first responders who work tirelessly to save people this year. “In these moments of crisis, heroes emerge. With us tonight are some of the first responders who ran toward the danger, when it would have been so easy to run away.”

“As this year comes to a close, we look forward to 2018 with hope,” Foxx continued. “For even as we mourn those who were lost, we know this: Together, our strength will pull us through. Together, we shall overcome the pain. Together, we can unite as a people and as a nation. Here to pay respect to all those affected by the events of 2017 are two of the world’s most powerful voices coming together for the first time: Pink and Kelly Clarkson.”

The two women joined each other onstage, collaborating for the first time in a stirring rendition of R.E.M.’s hit. Pink opened the song, striding regally across the stage in a leather moto jacket and a black gown covered with red flowers. She was then joined by Clarkson, looking just as queenly in a gold-stitched black gown befitting of her diva status. They belted out the final notes of their emotional duet to a standing ovation.

The two legendary singers had been fans of each other’s work long before this collaboration. Prior to their performance, they tweeted support at each other, each insisting the other was cause for nervous excitement.

“Gonna play it super cool whilst singing with @Pink this Sunday at the #AMAs ….but know on the inside I will be freaking the &$@! out ? #oneofthegreatestvocalistsofourgeneration #sheissorad #sundayissofarfromnow,” Clarkson tweeted on Thursday.

Pink replied, “You’re joking! I am humbly prepared to be outsung:) I adore you and I cannot wait.”

Then, earlier Sunday, both singers captioned the same rehearsal photo with some awwwww-inducing mutual fangirling.

Later on, both vocalists will sing solo. Pink is expected to treat viewers to the title track of her new album, Beautiful Trauma, a performance that will involve an aerial performance by the singer. It’s unclear what Clarkson will perform, but whatever it is, it will no doubt be just as potent as her duet with Pink.

Related: American Music Awards 2017: The Best Looks From the Red Carpet





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Watch Kelly Clarkson Fangirl Hard Over Gal Gadot


Kelly Clarkson isn’t one to shy away from expressing her emotions: she’s opened up about how she’s felt “constant guilt” about being a working mom and straight-up asked her husband to get a vasectomy because her pregnancies, she says, are “horrible.” On a lighter note, we witnessed her fangirling out so hard over Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot at Variety‘s Power of Women lunch on Friday, and honestly, same.

Gadot’s daughter might not be impressed that her mom is Wonder Woman, but Clarkson definitely is. The singer, who was at the lunch to give a speech after being honored for her work with education organization XQ Institute, took a detour: knowing Gadot was in the audience, Clarkson spent some time heaping praise on the star. It’s beyond endearing.

“She’s not only one of the most beautiful people, she’s also like, a really great actress and really intelligent. I saw her on Jimmy Fallon, and I was like, ‘You know, screw you. Bitch got it all. She got it all,” Clarkson said as the audience laughed. “We have to work so hard. She just naturally, innately [is] awesome at everything. She’s so funny; I was like, ‘Ughh.’

“But I do; I love you. I can’t even believe I’m looking at you. We’ve been talking about you at our table. You got up to—I don’t know—pee or something, and I was like, ‘Well,'” Clarkson said, throwing up her hands. “Like, so different.”

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Later, Clarkson also had two brilliant pieces of life advice to offer up:

“No life is worth living unless you stand up for yourself and you’re happy,” she said. “And those are the two key things, and they’re simple, but if you strive for happiness and strive to stand up for yourself, I don’t think you’ll lose in life. And look outside yourself and invest in your family and friends, your kids, know everything about them so they can feel comfortable and come to you.”

Kelly, Gal—just let us know when you two are going to grab drinks. We’ll clear our schedules.

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