at last year's opening bill
board awards.
She returns to host.
Kelly is with us now, when you
look back at that, have you seen
it since then, have you watched
it since then, or are you like
moving forward.
>> I watched it that night
because it went so fast, and I
couldn't tell what cameras are
getting what.
We didn't have much time to
rehearse the whole thing.
Kind of like what's going to
happen this year.
And we're doing something
musical.
Everybody wants and expects
that, but it's a little
different how we're playing it
out this year.
>> When you're seeing that
mashup in front of all of the
artists --
>> I love that part.
I do that all the time.
The whole idea came from my
musical director, we've been
covering songs on tour for
decades.
I'm covering artists songs all
the time.
That's easy and awesome, yeah.
>> When you say, topping it this
year, something musical at the
T
top.
>> It's always fun to sing their
songs, and mash them all up and
everything.
And this one -- this is a little
different.
I'm afraid of giving hints
because I'm afraid I'm going to
ruin it.
>> What would be the hint you
would give this time around?
>> There is a lot of -- there's
a bit of self-dep ri indication
involved.
It's very musical and -- I'm
just excited.
Mariah, Madonna, Paula, there
are all these artists that I've
known and loved.
>> Bill board music.
It's major, major situation.
I was surprised.
I love how you -- there will be
a story printed about you and
you find the humor, you find the
light in it.
>> You have to find the humor in
it.
Because it's stupid.
That was real.
>> Talk me through how that even
happened to Kelly Clarkson.
>> This is the most ironic part
of it is, you know, there's this
whole thing, Reba wants to play
off of you.
I was sitting there holding like
this scarf thing, this drawing,
this whole bit --
>> Props.
>> There's everything to tell
you that I'm probably not -- and
it was so amazing.
You can't get mad at it.
Not everybody knows everything.
My husband and I were dying.
The guy was literally -- ma'am,
we need you and all the sit
fillers to move for the talent.
And I just went -- I was so
caught off guard.
And then Midland started
and he goes, are you a sit
filler?
And I was like, no.
And it was -- I'm holding this
drawing, all the monologue
opening stuff.
And I'm like, no.
And I did look like -- I was
holding everything in my lap.
I probably did look -- it was so
funny.
The producers are the same
producers for the bill board
awards.
And they're like, most people
would be so mad about that.
I died, I was like, this is the
best things -- it was funny.
And I was so excited because we
got to see everyone, I ran into
everyone.
And I was so important in my
head at the moment and just the
universe came in and kept me
humble.
I was like sit-fitter, move.
We need to make room for the
and I was like -- yeah.
>> And I was like, you don't
want to be the tool that's like,
I'm Kelly Clarkson, you don't
want to be that guy.
But it's like -- it was really
funny.
>> Do not go anywhere, because
we've got one of your concert
trademarks, it's a glass of
wine.
We're playing our very own
version with wine.