{"id":16661,"date":"2025-05-13T08:42:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T08:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=16661"},"modified":"2025-05-13T08:42:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T08:42:16","slug":"kelly-clarkson-took-the-stage-but-this-wasnt-just-another-performance-it-was-a-promise-kept-and-broken-all-at-once-she-once-swore-shed-never-touch-this-song-believing-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=16661","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson took the stage, but this wasn\u2019t just another performance\u2014it was a promise kept and broken all at once. She once swore she\u2019d never touch this song, believing the original was too perfect to be redone. But tonight was different. With the weight of loss hanging in the air, she honored Dolly Parton\u2019s late husband in the only way that felt right\u2014by singing I Will Always Love You. As her voice soared, raw and full of emotion, the room held its breath. Even Dolly herself was visibly moved. 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The performance stood out as a highlight of the evening, further cementing Clarkson\u2019s versatility and talent in the music industry.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"752\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kelly-Clarkson-Dolly-Parton-Tribute.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson Honored Dolly Parton With INCREDIBLE Rendition Of I Will  Always Love You At ACM Awards - WATCH! - Perez Hilton\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"838\">For those who wish to experience this memorable performance, you can watch it below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose mb-3 flex flex-col gap-4 text-base\">\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kelly Clarkson - I Will Always Love You (Live from the 57th ACM Awards)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wl1zXGGykt4\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Don\u2019t forget to hit the SHARE BUTTON to share this video on Facebook with your friends and family.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the 57th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, held on March 7, 2022, Kelly Clarkson delivered a powerful rendition of \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d in&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16662,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kelly Clarkson took the stage, but this wasn\u2019t just another performance\u2014it was a promise kept and broken all at once. 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