Kelly Clarkson Fans Think Her Lyric Change About ‘Hate’ Is A Message For Ex Brandon Blackstock

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Kelly Clarkson‘s latest performance got attention for not only her incredible vocals but also for a subtle yet powerful lyric change.

The singer, 39, covered Billie Eilish‘s song “Happier Than Ever” on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Sept. 30 and after she put her own twist on one of the lines in the tune, some fans are thinking it was aimed at her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, 44.

In the original song, one of the set of lyrics Billie sings is, “I don’t relate to you / I don’t relate to you, no / ‘Cause I’d never treat me this sh*tty / You made me hate this city.” During her time on her show’s stage, Kelly changed the line, “You made me hate this city,” to “I get it, you hate this city.” She also chose to keep in all of the song’s expletives