<p><em>Wins BEST NEW COUNTRY ARTIST at 2017 <a title="iHeartRadio" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/iheartradio-music-festival/">iHeartRadio</a> Music Awards, Vies for BEST NEW ARTIST Overall as “YEAH BOY” Nears Top 10</em></p>
<p><em>Kicks Off HOME TEAM TOUR With Thomas Rhett </em></p>
<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-28094" src="http://www.countrymusicnewsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/BlackRiver-KelseaBallerini-300x20014-180x120.jpg" alt="Kelsea Ballerini on Country Music News Blog" width="180" height="120" />Undeniably one of Country music’s hottest stars, <strong><a title="Kelsea Ballerini" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSKBallerini/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkelsea-ballerini-tickets%2F">Kelsea Ballerini</a></strong> continues to earn mainstream media attention for her magnetic personality with a co-hosting appearance on daytime TV’s <em>THE TALK</em>.</p>
<p>Airing March 6 on CBS at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT/CT), Ballerini will be on hand to swap stories with hosts Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood, and also celebrate the previous night’s 2017 <a title="iHeartRadio" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/iheartradio-music-festival/">iHeartRadio</a> Music Awards. <strong>Ballerini was already revealed as the </strong><em><strong>BEST NEW COUNTRY ARTIST</strong></em> winner in a pre-show announcement, and will compete for the all-genre <em>BEST NEW ARTIST</em> trophy at the live event, airing March 5 at 8 p.m. ET on TBS, TNT and TruTV.</p>
<p>Her appearance on <em>THE TALK</em> adds to Ballerini&#8217;s fast-growing list of co-hosting experience after teaming up with Arsenio Hall on ABC’s music-themed <em>Greatest Hits</em> series in the summer of 2016.</p>
<p>More award show excitement is on the way, as the Black River Entertainment artist is up for two honors at the 52nd <a title="ACM Awards" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbACM&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Facademy-of-country-music-awards-tickets%2Fartist%2F866377&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">ACM Awards</a> – <em>Female Vocalist of the Year</em> and <em>Video of the Year </em>for her visually stunning “Peter Pan” clip. The 52nd <a title="ACM Awards" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbACM&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Facademy-of-country-music-awards-tickets%2Fartist%2F866377&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">ACM Awards</a> take place in Las Vegas on April 2, airing live at 8 p.m. ET on CBS, and Ballerini prevailed as last year’s ACM <em>New Female Vocalist of the Year</em>.</p>
<p>On February 23, Ballerini kicked off Thomas Rhett’s HOME TEAM TOUR as the featured supporting artist, thrilling fans with a weekend of shows in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. She’ll continue on with Rhett until joining <a title="Lady Antebellum" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/lady-antebellum-concert-tour-tickets/">Lady Antebellum</a>’s YOU LOOK SO GOOD TOUR on May 26 in Bakersfield, California.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Ballerini’s fun and flirty “Yeah Boy” is nearing Top 10 at Country radio. It’s the fourth single from 2015’s <em>THE FIRST TIME</em>, her GOLD-certified debut album, which introduced the proven star with three-straight #1s – “Love Me Like You Mean It,” “Dibs” and “Peter Pan” – a record for women in Country music.</p>
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<p><strong>About <a title="Kelsea Ballerini" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSKBallerini/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkelsea-ballerini-tickets%2F">Kelsea Ballerini</a></strong>:<br />
<a title="Kelsea Ballerini" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSKBallerini/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkelsea-ballerini-tickets%2F">Kelsea Ballerini</a> has launched to stardom after releasing three consecutive #1 smashes from her critically acclaimed, GOLD-certified debut album <em>THE FIRST TIME</em>; the PLATINUM-certified hits &#8220;Love Me Like You Mean It” and “Peter Pan,” and GOLD-certified “Dibs,” making her the only female artist in country music history, including female duos and groups, to achieve this accolade. The talented singer/songwriter’s credit is featured on all 12 songs on her debut. Abuzz with high-profile media looks, the Black River Entertainment artist has been named “The Country Sweetheart” in <em>People Magazine</em>’s elite “Ones to Watch” portfolio, touted by <em>Billboard Magazine</em> as “Country’s Next Queen,” praised by <em>Rolling Stone </em>as the “Nashville It Girl,” selected as one of CMT’s Next Women of Country, and this past summer co-hosted alongside Arsenio Hall on ABC’s summer replacement series <em>Greatest Hits</em>. Awarded <em>Billboard</em>’s “Rising Star” honor at the prestigious 2015 Women In Music event, Ballerini has continued to gain recognition by scoring her first-ever ACM Award win for <em>New Female Vocalist of the Year</em>, the fan-voted Radio Disney Music Award for <em>The Freshest &#8211; Best New Artist</em> (all genre) and the American Country Countdown Award (ACCA) for <em>Breakthrough Female of the Year</em>.</p>