‘American Idol’ Alums Kris Allen, Haley Reinhart Announce New Song Collaboration
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American Idol Season 8 winner Kris Allen is teaming up with Season 10 contestant Haley Reinhart on a new song collaboration. The two singers recently announced that they’re releasing a cover of the song “Thunderclouds” by LSD.
American Idol‘s Kris Allen, Haley Reinhart Announce Collab
Allen and Reinhart recently took to Instagram to announce their collaboration, to be released on August 25. They posted the song’s cover art, which shows Allen sitting outside a small cabin with his guitar while Reinhart peeks out from inside.
“Thunderclouds” was originally released in 2018 by the supergroup LSD, which consists of the famous arstists Labrinth, Diplo, and Sia. The original features more of a dance-pop sound. But based on Allen’s Instagram hashtags, this version will be more acoustic.
“So excited to be putting this new cover out with my friend Haley Reinhart,” Allen reportedly said of the collaboration. “She has one of the best voices out there and I feel incredibly lucky to be on this recording with her.”
The official American Idol Instagram account expressed excitement over the collaboration, writing, “YES PLEASE.” Season 16 winner Maddie Poppe also commented on the team-up, writing, “So cool!! Two of my faves!”
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What Have the Singers Been Up to Lately?
Kris Allen won Season 8 of American Idol, beating runner-up Adam Lambert. Since then, the singer has released six studio albums. In recent years, he’s released a number of singles, most recently the track “I’m a Believer.” Allen is married to his high school sweetheart, Katy O’Connell. The couple has three children together.
Haley Reinhart competed on Season 10 of the show, finishing in third place behind winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina. Since then, she’s released four studio albums. She remains good friends with fellow Season 10 contestant Casey Abrams.
Allen and Reinhart’s version of “Thunderclouds” is available for fans to pre-save now. It will be available to stream on August 25.
