{"id":155476,"date":"2025-03-12T23:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T23:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/carrie-underwood-vs-kelly-clarkson-do-the-singers-really-hate-each-other\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T23:05:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T23:05:40","slug":"carrie-underwood-vs-kelly-clarkson-do-the-singers-really-hate-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/carrie-underwood-vs-kelly-clarkson-do-the-singers-really-hate-each-other\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrie Underwood vs. Kelly Clarkson: Do the Singers Really Hate Each Other?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re two of the best singers on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>They are each American Idol champions.<\/p>\n<p>And yet\u2026 Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson haven\u2019t exactly been the best of friends.<\/p>\n<p>But is that all? Are the artists simply not close? Or has there always been some of rivalry between Clarkson and Underwood?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-981588988-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-521252 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-981588988-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-981588988-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-981588988-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-981588988-2048x1359.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-981588988-960x637.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-981588988-1080x717.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-981588988-1200x796.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-981588988-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood attend the 2018 Radio Disney Music Awards at Loews Hollywood Hotel on June 12, 2018 in Hollywood, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by VALERIE MACON \/ AFP)        (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of late, there\u2019s been chatter over a possible feud between the superstars\u2026 most likely because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/ariana-grande-carrie-underwood-shade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Underwood faced technical difficulties<\/a> during her performance of \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d at the Presidential inauguration in January.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, Clarkson knocked it totally out of the park when she sang at the Barack Obama inauguration in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Underwood also faced criticism for simply agreeing to perform at an event that honored Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/carrie-underwood-im-not-maga-i-just-love-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Underwood said in response<\/a> to the backlash via statement to People Magazine, adding earlier this year:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie Underwood on January 20, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-517357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie Underwood on January 20, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-517357 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0121_carrieunderwood_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Country singer Carrie Underwood performs during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many critics doubt that Clarkson would have accepted a similar invitation in the name of such a polarizing Commander-in-Chief.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor years, fans have speculated that she and Kelly Clarkson don\u2019t get along,\u201d a source recently said to In Touch Weekly, continuing as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAside from the obvious \u2014 they\u2019re both moms and singers \u2014 they don\u2019t really have much in common. They\u2019ve just never really connected as friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie Underwood performs on ABC's &quot;Good Morning America&quot; at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on August 02, 2024 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-516650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-2048x1354.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-960x635.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-1080x714.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-1200x793.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie Underwood performs on ABC's &quot;Good Morning America&quot; at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on August 02, 2024 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-516650 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-2048x1354.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-960x635.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-1080x714.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-1200x793.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966685-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carrie Underwood performs on ABC\u2019s \u201cGood Morning America\u201d at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on August 2, 2024 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both American Idol champions have downplayed comparison in the past, along with any tension in their relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2018, Clarkson Tweeted \u201cwe\u2019re both winning in life and pretty blessed,\u201d to which Carrie replied: \u201cWhatever, girl, I voted for you!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to 2023 when Clarkson was a guest on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen and this same topic was broached. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no beef between us,\u201d Clarkson insisted on air back then. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing between us. We don\u2019t even know each other well enough!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/carrie-underwood-vs-kelly-clarkson-do-the-singers-really-hate-each-other\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes They\u2019re two of the best singers on the planet. They are each American Idol champions. And yet\u2026 Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson haven\u2019t exactly been the best of friends. But is that all? Are the artists simply not close? Or has there always been some of rivalry between Clarkson and Underwood? 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