Garth Brooks Gets Emotional As Kelly Clarkson Belts Out Stunning Performance Of тАШThe DanceтАЩ At Kennedy Center Honours
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Garth Brooks got emotional as Kelly Clarkson belted out an incredible rendition of his 1989 song тАЬThe DanceтАЭ at the 43rd annual Kennedy Center Honours in Washington, D.C.
Brooks was watching the performance alongside his wife Trisha Yearwood, with the pair looking very impressed as Clarkson hit each and every note.
Brooks is being honoured at this yearтАЩs event alongside TV icon Dick Van Dyke, actress and choreographer Debbie Allen, folk-music singer Joan Baez and violinist Midori.
This yearтАЩs honourees were supposed to be honoured last year but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the ceremony.
ClarksonтАЩs performance comes after she told Brooks on her talk show how тАЬThe DanceтАЭ had helped her cope with her divorce from Brandon Blackstock.
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тАЬI couldnтАЩt quite nail down the feeling,тАЭ Clarkson said. тАЬI was, like, well, you donтАЩt want to crap on it. Like, you donтАЩt want to say that didnтАЩt count or matter, but you donтАЩt know what to put in it because it didnтАЩt work out how you wanted and so, anyway, I kid you not, I was listening to my playlist and тАШThe DanceтАЩ came on and I was like, тАШNo, thatтАЩs the thing. ThatтАЩs it.тАЩтАЭ
The singer went on to say how she wrote a song for her upcoming ninth studio album honouring BrooksтАЩ track.
Clarkson shared, тАЬSo, itтАЩs not like your song, like a rip-off, but I literally wrote this whole thing, like therapeutically, for me. ItтАЩs actually on my next album and itтАЩs the whole kind of come around, like the little tag part is like, тАШEven though my heart is broken, it was worth the dance, anyway,тАЩтАЭ singing the line that could be featured on her upcoming release.
Derek Hough, Vanessa Hudgens, Pentatonix, Gladys Knight, Emmylou Harris, Jimmie Allen and Yo-Yo Ma are also set to perform at the 2021 Kennedy Center Honours.
The event, hosted by Gloria Estefan, will air on June 6 on CBS.
It will also be available to stream on demand on the CBS app and Paramount+.
