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Kelly Clarkson’s Iconic 2019 Tweet to Taylor Swift Was Inspired by a Country Icon—and the Real Tea Is Everything

Kelly Clarkson has never been one to bite her tongue—and in 2019, she made waves on Twitter when she publicly stood up for Taylor Swift in one of the most high-profile music industry battles of the decade. But what fans didn’t know at the time? That legendary tweet was actually inspired by a real-deal country music icon. Yes, queen behavior.

Let’s rewind to the summer of 2019—aka the era of bold statements, Reputation residue, and loyalty louder than a stadium crowd. That was the year Taylor Swift dropped the bombshell that music mogul Scooter Braun had acquired her former record label, Big Machine Records, including the masters of her first six albums. Swifties were shocked. The #IStandWithTaylor movement was born overnight. And Kelly Clarkson? She jumped in with unapologetic support.

But here’s the real story behind her now-iconic message.

The Tweet That Shook Pop Culture

On July 13, 2019, after Taylor made her emotional Tumblr post exposing how she wasn’t given the chance to buy back her masters, Kelly took to Twitter with a bold suggestion:

“@taylorswift13 just a thought, U should go in & re-record all the songs that U don’t own the masters on exactly how U did them but put brand new art & some kind of incentive so fans will no longer buy the