Kelsea Ballerini has consistently made history. With her 2015 debut album, The First Time, she became the only female country artist to hit #1 with the first three consecutive singles from a debut album. She has logged five back-to-back Top 10 entries on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, including the platinum-selling The First Time (2015), gold-selling Unapologetically (2017), gold-selling kelsea (2020), ballerini (2020) and SUBJECT TO CHANGE (2022). With seven #1 singles, 36 certifications from the RIAA, and over 8.4 billion streams, her catalog boasts a string of essential smashes. Ballerini has garnered five GRAMMY nominations, won two ACM Awards, two CMA Awards, the iHeartRadio Music Awards honor for “Best New Artist,” and received multiple career nominations from the ACMs, AMAs, CMAs, CMTs and People’s Choice Awards. Ballerini was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2019. Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (2023), along with an accompanying short film written and directed by Ballerini, led to her Saturday Night Live debut, universal acclaim from critics including The New York Times, Variety, Rolling Stone, and the honor of gracing the cover of TIME Magazine. PATTERNS (2024) earned her the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Country Albums Chart and #4 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums. She recently wrapped up her 35-date KELSEA BALLERINI LIVE ON TOUR, performing in arenas across the country. Ballerini earned a 2025 CMA Award nomination for “Female Vocalist of the Year.”
