Kelsea Ballerini Hints at “Chaos”

Ballerini stirred more anticipation for her forthcoming chapter in her career when she invited social media users to ask her anything on her Instagram story on Tuesday morning (August 6). The Q&A arrives hours after Ballerini shared a selfie as she embraced the “last little bit of calm before the beautiful, fun, magical chaos,” she wrote with a few heart emojis. One Instagram user asked on Tuesday morning, “when does the chaos begin?” Ballerini confirmed: “tomorrow.”

Kelsea Ballerini Is Rolling Up The Welcome Mat (For Good) This Friday (8/11)

Kelsea Ballerini Is Rolling Up The Welcome Mat (For Good) This Friday (811)

When multiple GRAMMY-nominee Kelsea Ballerini wrote and recorded Rolling Up The Welcome Mat with her friend and long-time collaborator Alysa Vanderheym, it was more to sort out the complicated emotions around a marriage ending than a project intended for commercial release. But as one of the most transparent writers/artists of her generation, when she’d finished the in-the-moment Welcome Mat, Ballerini realized this song cycle offered a vulnerability that gave other people room to sort out their own misgivings and disappointments.

Kelsea Ballerini to Make SNL Debut

Multiple GRAMMY nominee, Country Music Association award winner, author and songwriter/vocalist Kelsea Ballerini is slated to make her Saturday Night Live debut as musical guest on March 4th alongside host Travis Kelce. The announcement comes on the heels of a career-defining week for Ballerini who is fresh off the surprise release of her intimate six-song EP Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (Black River) on February 14th. The EP, along with an accompanying short film written and directed by Ballerini, marks the multi-platinum star’s most intimate and honest work to date. The project became an instant hit with fans and debuted to universal acclaim from everyone from The New York Times to Variety to Rolling Stone and more.