Kelly Clarkson's New Song 'I Hate Love' Includes Steve Martin Playing the Banjo: Listen!
Kelly Clarkson's newest song features a one-of-a-kind guest artist: Steve Martin! The GRAMMY-winning pop star teamed up with Martin, known to be a talented banjo player, for her most recent single, «I Hate Love.» «I Hate Love» follows the release of Clarkson's previous three singles, «Favorite Kind of High,» «Mine» and «Me.» The four tracks offer a preview of Clarkson's upcoming studio album, , arriving June 23. The release will mark Clarkson's 10th record. Clarkson spoke about the exciting collab on TalkShopLive last week, where she said she was «still shocked» the song had worked out. «I'm still shocked he said yes,» she shared. «We have still never met.» The song's lyrics referencestwo movies, one featuring Ryan Gosling and the other Steve Martin. "[Steve] is referenced in the song so then I was like, I wonder if I could pull it off.