{"id":140633,"date":"2026-02-21T00:40:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/140633\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T00:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:40:35","slug":"kelly-clarkson-john-legend-warm-up-for-voice-with-nyc-karaoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/140633\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson & John Legend Warm Up for ‘Voice’ With NYC Karaoke"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tWe would definitely turn our red chairs around for two surprise karaoke<\/a> singers who popped up at New York\u2019s Baby Grand LES on Thursday night: Kelly Clarkson<\/a> and John Legend<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe two pop superstars \u2014 who return as coaches alongside Adam Levine on The Voice<\/a>: Battle of Champions starting Monday \u2014 stopped by the NYC karaoke bar along with comedian and social celeb Druski for some impromptu performances, and Billboard was on the scene.<\/p>\n

\n\tDruski kicked things off with Journey\u2019s sing-along staple \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019,\u201d asking for a shot at the. beginning and having it delivered by the last chorus. Next up was Legend, who told the crowd \u201cI only rap when I do karaoke\u201d before tackling Snoop Dogg\u2019s \u201cDrop It Like It\u2019s Hot.\u201d Finally, Clarkson did what she does best \u2014 singing other people\u2019s songs as well as and often even better than the originals \u2014 by covering Gloria Gaynor\u2019s karaoke classic \u201cI Will Survive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard even got to make a request: When Clarkson asked for some good karaoke songs and we nominated \u201cTotal Eclipse of the Heart,\u201d the trio performed Bonnie Tyler\u2019s four-week Billboard Hot 100<\/a> No. 1 hit from 1983. Finally, the crew banded together for Clarkson\u2019s 2005 Hot 100 No. 2 hit \u201cSince U Been Gone\u201d for a shout-along finish.<\/p>\n

\n\tNext week, you can catch Clarkson, Legend and Levine on The Voice: Battle of Champions, which finds the coaches inviting back some of their favorite winners over the past 28 seasons of the NBC reality singing competition to see who will reign supreme. The season premiere is on Monday at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.<\/p>\n

\n\tAbove, you can watch an interview with this season\u2019s coaches, where they talk about Clarkson\u2019s triumphant return to The Voice and why Jordan Smith \u2014 who has found success on Billboard\u2018s Christian charts since winning season 9 \u2014 is going to be tough to beat.<\/p>\n

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