Kelsea Ballerini is opening up about one of her biggest, and most personal, struggles. The Tennessee native reveals she struggled with an eating disorder, which she details in a poem, “Kangaroo,” from her new poetry book, Feel Your Way Through. “A boy named Jackson called me ‘kangaroo’ when I was a freshman in high school … he explained this…
The 2021 CMA Awards are still several hours away, but we now know who the winners are in two of the categories, and it’s Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney in both! The two singers won Musical Event of the Year and Video of the Year, both for their “Half of My Hometown” collaboration. “Growing up in East TN, it’s…
Kelsea Ballerini was not quite 22 years old when she released her freshman record, The First Time. The album included No. 1 singles like “Love Me Like You Mean It” and “Peter Pan,” all hits that were an early indication of Ballerini’s abilities, not only as a singer, but as a songwriter as well. But as Ballerini has grown…
The 2021 CMT Music Awards returned in a big way. Hosted by Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini, the ceremony included not only handing out trophies, but several killer performances and all-star collaborations. See 10 of our favorites below. 1. Carrie Underwood and NEEDTOBREATHE, “I Wanna Remember” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pof8LfoTnbI Carrie Underwood announced last month that she was joining NEEDTOBREATHE on their…
Carrie Underwood is continuing her reign as the most-awarded artist at the CMT Music Awards. The American Idol alum claimed the night’s highest honor at the CMT Music Awards, with Video of the Year, for her “Hallelujah” video with John Legend, marking her 23rd CMT Music Awards win. “Fans, thank you so much,” Underwood said after accepting her trophy….
Carly Pearce and Kelsea Ballerini are close, close friends now, but it wasn’t always that way. Pearce and Ballerini first met in a therapy session years ago, and Pearce became instantly jealous of Ballerini’s promising career. “A big turning point for me was somewhere around 24, 25. I met Kelsea Ballerini and was honest,” Pearce recalled on SiriusXM’s Exit…
Kelsea Ballerini will never know what her life might have been like if she had never left Knoxville to pursue a career in country music in Nashville. Still, she can imagine what might have happened if she had played it safe, a scenario she allows to play out in the video for her current single, “Half of My Hometown.”…
The 2021 CMT Music Awards nominees are out! Miranda Lambert and Maren Morris lead the list of nominees, with four each, followed by Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town and Mickey Guyton, who each have three nods. Keep reading to find out which country artists received nominations this year. Video of the Year Carrie Underwood and John Legend,…
Kane Brown is returning for the second year in a row to the CMT Music Awards, joined this year by Kelsea Ballerini, who will make her CMT Music Awards hosting debut. “I loved getting a chance to host the CMT Music Awards last year and I’m excited to be back this year with Kelsea,” Brown says. “The CMT Music…
They might both be successful country music artists, but Kelsea Ballerini will always be a big, big fan of Kenny Chesney, especially now. Chesney joins Ballerini on her current single, “Half of My Hometown,” a full-circle moment for the 27-year-old. “Part of me just goes, I want to be so present that I don’t want a fangirl. And then…
