{"id":2506661,"date":"2026-07-17T21:38:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2506661"},"modified":"2026-07-17T21:38:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:38:56","slug":"kelly-clarkson-explains-meaning-behind-new-song-id-be-lyin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kelly-clarkson-explains-meaning-behind-new-song-id-be-lyin\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson Explains Meaning Behind New Song &#8220;I&#8217;d Be Lyin'&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/people\/kelly-clarkson\">Kelly Clarkson<\/a> may have just dropped the anthem of the summer.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"embedded-entity how-to-watch\" id=\"blog-post-how-to-watch\">\n<h2>How to Watch<\/h2>\n<div class=\"copy__container\">\n<div class=\"copy__text-wrapper\">\n<p>Watch the Season 30 premiere of <em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0Monday, September 21 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and stream next day on Peacock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button--hero notl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/stream-tv\/the-voice?cid=2411evginsdredinbcrownedi27589&amp;utm_campaign=2411evginsdredi&amp;utm_source=insdredi_nbcupt_st-sv&amp;utm_medium=own_edi_awa_artl&amp;utm_term=insidereditorialreaders&amp;utm_content=thevoice\">Stream on  <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Grammy winner is busy these days, to say the least. From <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/why-is-kelly-clarkson-daytime-talk-show-ending\">preparing to wrap up her talk show<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/show\/the-kelly-clarkson-show\"><em>The Kelly Clarkson Show<\/em><\/a>, in the fall, and appearing as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/the-voice-season-30-everything-to-know\">Coach in the upcoming 30th season<\/a> of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/show\/the-voice\"><em>The Voice<\/em><\/a>, Clarkson still hasn&#8217;t forgotten what she does arguably the best: Making hit after hit after hit in the studio!<\/p>\n<p>On July 17, Clarkson released her latest single, &#8220;I&#8217;d Be Lyin'&#8221; \u2014 a triumphant, sing-a-long pop track that harkens back to earlier in her career. The track invokes the same kind of emotion in listeners that her smash hit &#8220;Since U Been Gone&#8221; did over two decades ago. Listen to &#8220;I&#8217;d Be Lyin'&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GLkLH8S_JRw&amp;t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson didn&#8217;t simply quietly release the song without any additional info \u2014 she recently told the story behind the track.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/kelly-clarkson-tears-up-on-talk-show-moving-compliment\"><strong>Kelly Clarkson Got Choked Up on Her Talk Show After Getting This Heartfelt Compliment<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Kelly Clarkson reveals the &#8220;fun&#8221; and &#8220;sarcastic&#8221; meaning behind &#8220;I&#8217;d Be Lyin'&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>On July 13, Clarkson opened up on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EjxhBxwjvh8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>SiriusXM<\/em><\/a> about the meaning behind her newest song \u2014 and the subject matter many fans can relate to so well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Basically, my new song &#8216;I&#8217;d Be Lyin&#8221; is about when you&#8217;re talking to someone and what you&#8217;re saying is somehow being filtered, &#8217;cause it&#8217;s not what they&#8217;re hearing,&#8221; Clarkson explained. &#8220;And if I&#8217;d just leaned in and said what they wanted to hear, I would be lying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/queen-latifah-sang-with-kelly-clarkson-before-the-voice-season-30\"><strong> Queen Latifah &amp; Kelly Clarkson Made Musical Magic Together Years Before The Voice<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d Be Lyin'&#8221; is the kind of song that blows the roof off the arenas Clarkson has called home over the years <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/kelly-clarkson-las-vegas-residency-2025-tour-dates\">during her many tours<\/a> \u2014 and that&#8217;s by design. In fact, Clarkson revealed that the new track will remind fans from past songs in her catalog.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The vibe in the verse is kind of&#8230; it&#8217;s not like Prince, but it&#8217;s Prince-inspired with the staccato poppiness of it. It has a lot of attitude,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;And then the chorus opens up into this major pop-rock vibe that is very reminiscent of a Kelly Clarkson empowerment anthem. But yeah, it&#8217;s very sarcastic, it was fun as hell to make, and I like a fun, anthemic, sarcastic song \u2014 as you probably know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The song is well on its way to becoming this summer&#8217;s anthem \u2014 could &#8220;I&#8217;d Be Lyin'&#8221; become the 32nd Clarkson song that has charted on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kelly-clarkson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Billboard<\/em><\/a> Hot 100? Fans sure seem to think so.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pop Rock Kelly is back!\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\udc51,&#8221; reads the most-liked YouTube comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/what-are-kelly-clarksons-wrist-and-hand-tattoos\"><strong>All About Kelly Clarkson\u2019s Delicate Hand and Wrist Tattoos<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Kelly Clarkson returns to <em>The Voice<\/em> in September 2026<\/h2>\n<p>Mark those calendars: Clarkson returns for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/the-voice-season-30-everything-to-know\">the milestone 30th season<\/a> of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/stream-tv\/the-voice?cid=2411evginsdredinbcrownedi27589&amp;utm_campaign=2411evginsdredi&amp;utm_source=insdredi_nbcupt_st-sv&amp;utm_medium=own_edi_awa_artl&amp;utm_term=insidereditorialreaders&amp;utm_content=thevoice\"><em>The Voice<\/em><\/a> on <strong>Monday, September 21 at 8 p.m. ET <\/strong>on<strong> NBC<\/strong>, and streaming the next day on <strong>Peacock<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This time around, Clarkson will be battling it out against <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/people\/adam-levine\">Adam Levine<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/queen-latifah-teases-new-music-ahead-of-the-voice-coach-debut\">Queen Latifah<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/riley-green-the-voice-customized-coach-chair-cowboy-hat\">Riley Green<\/a> from those <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/how-big-are-the-coach-chairs-on-the-voice\">iconic red chairs<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nbc.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Clarkson may have just dropped the anthem of the summer. How to Watch Watch the Season 30 premiere of The Voice\u00a0Monday, September 21 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and stream next day on Peacock. Stream on The Grammy winner is busy these days, to say the least. 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