Kelly Clarkson Enters ‘Trolls’ Land With ’NSync Cover
Like many of us, Kelly Clarkson is still celebrating the long-anticipated reunion of ’NSync last fall. In her latest Kellyoke, the talk show host covered “Better Place,” the track that brought the band back together for Trolls Band Together.
“Just let me take you to a better place/ I’m gonna make you kiss the sky tonight,” she sang, dressed in a light-blue dress and eye shadow. The performance hears Clarkson taking a stripped, jazzy approach to the pop song, while weaving in her signature high notes.
Justin Timberlake visited Clarkson on her talk show in January. During the interview, he hinted that more ’NSync music may be on the way. “We’ve been in the studio,” Timberlake told the host. “So there may be a little something in the future.”
Timberlake nodded after the crowd erupted in applause. Before then, he reflected on how quickly the guys picked things back up when they made “Better Place” for the film.
“It’s kind of crazy,” he said. “There’s so much that picks up right where it left off as far as chemistry.”
The return of ‘NSync has been teased little by little. Last September, the group reunited at the MTV Video Music Awards when they presented Taylor Swift with the Moonperson for Best Pop. The band was also featured on Timberlake’s album Everything It Was on song “Paradise” this year.
Clarkson has been covering ‘NSync songs for years and performed a cover of “Bye Bye Bye” during a New York concert back in 2015. “Tonight is fun because this is like a throwback to our junior high days, and a lot of people in our crew are very excited about this one,” she said onstage at the time, per Billboard.