Tune in to AT&TAUDIENCE Network to watch “The First Time: Kelsea Ballerini” this coming Friday, Feb. 26 at 9:00 p.m.ET/PT (DIRECTV Ch 239/U-verse Ch 1114). The intimate performance and interview was filmed live at the famed Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., where the risingsinger/songwriter performs songs including her consecutive #1 singles the Gold-certified “Love Me Like You Mean It” and the follow-up “Dibs,” off her debut album The First Time out now on Black River Entertainment (here).
“This has been something I’ve been looking forward to releasing for months,” says Ballerini. “I’ve never felt like my story, myself, and my dreams have been captured as well as they are in this interview. I hope people feel like they know me and my music better after watching it.”
For a “First Look” of “The First Time: Kelsea Ballerini,” watch Ballerini perform “Dibs” on Rolling Stone Country today (HERE) and to share the video click (HERE).
Watch the trailer for “The First Time: Kelsea Ballerini” (here).
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The two-time ACM Award Nominee “Female Vocalist of the Year” and “New Female Vocalist of the Year” is one of only five women–and the first in 15 years–to have two consecutive #1 singles at country radio. Co-produced by Forest Glen Whitehead and Jason Massey, The First Timelanded in the Top 5 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and received rave reviews with Billboard noting, “Her frankness and honesty are rooted in country’s long tradition of storytelling, a tradition that she deftly adapts to both 21st century and timeless concerns.”Kelsea Ballerini wrote or co-wrote all 12 songs on The First Time. Racking up her first CMT, CMA and AMA award nominations, she received Billboard‘s “Rising Star” award at the prominent 2015 Women In Music event.
Ballerini is gearing up for her first international trek to Australia this March to perform at the Country CMC Rocks Festival. She’s previously shared the stage with Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban and will join Rascal Flatts for previously announced dates this summer
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About Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini launched to stardom with two consecutive #1 smashes – the GOLD-certified debut “Love Me Like You Mean It” and infectious “Dibs.” Abuzz with shout-outs from superstars Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Little Big Town, she is the first solo female artist in nine years to hit #1 with her debut country single and one of only 11 women to have ever hit the top of the charts with a debut. Scoring a number of recent high-profile media appearances, the Black River Entertainment recording artist has been named “The Country Sweetheart” in People Magazine’s elite “Ones to Watch” portfolio, touted by Billboard Magazine as “Country’s Next Queen,” praised by Rolling Stone as the “Nashville It Girl” and selected as one of CMT’s Next Women of Country. Co-produced by Forest Glen Whitehead and Jason Massey, THE FIRST TIME landed Top 5 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and released to critical acclaim with Billboard praising, “Her frankness and honesty are rooted in country’s long tradition of storytelling, a tradition that she deftly adapts to both 21st century and timeless concerns.” The talented singer/songwriter wrote or co-wrote all 12 songs on the project. Racking up her first CMT, CMA and AMA award nominations, she received Billboard’s “Rising Star” award at the prestigious 2015 Women In Music event. Gearing up for her first international trek to Australia this March to perform at the Country CMC Rocks Festival, she will join select dates this spring with Billy Currington and Rascal Flatts. Previously, she shared the stage with Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban.
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