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…
Kelsea Ballerini grew up idolizing Kenny Chesney, never imagining she would one day be friends with the superstar. The 27-year-old sings with Chesney on her current single, “Half of My Hometown,” becoming close with Chesney in the process. “Ever since decided to sign onto this song and do this with me, we’ve just become like brother-sister,” Ballerini admitted…
The 2021 ACM Awards took place at various parts throughout Nashville, because of the pandemic. While the show went on mostly without an audience, except for vaccinated healthcare workers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, there were still plenty of great performances and stand-out moments. Keep reading to see ten of our favorites. 10. Miranda Lambert and Elle King, “Drunk…
John Alexander’s career path has been anything but linear. The former country music executive, who has run companies and is credited with helping launch the careers of both Patty Loveless and Kelsea Ballerini, also worked with the New York Mets and in pro-wrestling. His life’s interesting trajectory is detailed in Alexander’s new book, Mat Memories: My Wild Life in…
The first time Kelsea Ballerini heard herself on the radio was not at all like she envisioned. The then-21-year-old had just released her first single, “Love Me Like You Mean It,” and was still too broke to afford much of anything — including heat in her Jeep. “I just remember being in my car, freezing, wrapped up in a…
The 2021 ACM Awards nominations are out, with several stars taking to social media to express their gratitude — and some cases, sheer surprise. Carly Pearce, who just released her telling 29 EP, earned three nominations, for Female Artist of the Year, Single of the Year and Music Event of the Year, the latter two for “I Hope You’re…
We are only a couple days away from knowing who the nominees are for the 2021 ACM Awards! The Academy of Country Music announced today that Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne will announce the nominees on Friday, February 26. The nominees will be announced on CBS This Morning at 8:30 AM ET, with additional nominees announced via ETOnline.com. Ballerini…
Kelsea Ballerini recently had an embarrassing — and painful — moment, and it happened in front of one of her biggest musical idols, Miranda Lambert. In a recent appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Ballerini shared the now-humorous moment, although she admits she was mortified at the time. “I embarrass myself a lot,” Ballerini admitted. “I went to the…
Kelsea Ballerini planned the biggest tour of her career in 2020, to celebrate the release of her third studio album, Kelsea. Instead, she had to cancel the tour, and was unable to promote her album that she had poured her heart and soul in, due to the pandemic. But, while the year had more than its share of disappointments,…
Morgan Evans was already a big star in his native Australia when he made the decision to relocate to Nashville, Tennessee, the country music capital of the world, in 2015. The move halfway around the world meant not only starting at as a new artist all over again, but leaving behind his family, his band, his home and more,…
