Kelly's Crushing It— And Ellen's Spitting Mad!

War breaks out as country queen's show soars!

Kelly Clarkson has muscled in on Ellen DeGeneres’ turf with her fizzy new daytime show — and GLOBE has learned that tensions between the talk show queen, 61, and the country music upstart, 37, have hit a fever pitch!

“Kelly’s poised to be the next big thing on daytime TV!” gushes an industry insider.

“She’s sparkly and charmingly puts her foot in her mouth, and that’s why everyone loves her. But Kelly is honing in on Ellen’s territory big-time and Ellen is feeling insecure!” the source reveals.

“Not only is Kelly younger, hipper and funny as can be, she’s got the edge with the celebrity crowd!