If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. One night at a party a few weeks ago in New York City, Chase Stokes walked behind the bar to make some dirty martinis — his and country …
Read More »Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan Shut Down Toxic Masculinity With 'Cowboys Cry Too' at CMA Awards
Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan gave all the cowboys in Nashville permission to get a little teary-eyed at the 2024 CMA Awards. The pair took the stage for a performance of their anti-toxic-masculinity duet “Cowboys Cry Too,” a nominee for Musical Event of the Year. “In our world and culture …
Read More »Luke Combs, Kacey Musgraves, Noah Kahan Join 2024 CMA Awards Performance Lineup
One dozen additional performers have been added to the lineup for the 2024 CMA Awards, scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 20. Kacey Musgraves, Luke Combs, and Noah Kahan will take the stage at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, plus Kelsea Ballerini, Brooks & Dunn, Eric Church, Riley Green, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Ella …
Read More »Watch Kelsea Ballerini's Reflective Performance of 'Patterns' on 'Fallon'
Kelsea Ballerini appeared on The Tonight Show to showcase her recent song, “Patterns.” Performing with back-up singers and a live band, Ballerini sang while perched on a pile of luggage as a sunset illuminated the stage behind her. “Patterns” comes off the musician’s new LP of the same name. It …
Read More »Kelsea Ballerini Keeps the Pretty-Decent Times Rolling on 'Patterns'
When Kelsea Ballerini first emerged a decade ago, she got compared to Taylor Swift, but her pop-wise country has been defined less by big artistic swings than low-key relatability. On career highlights like the 2016 infantilized bad-boy takedown “Peter Pan,” the playful 2022 Thelma and Louise/”Goodbye Earl” riff “If You …
Read More »Kelsea Ballerini Plots 2025 'Patterns' Tour
Kelsea Ballerini will hit the road next year on a massive North American tour in support of her upcoming album, Patterns. The 30-city, three-month arena trek is scheduled to kick off Jan. 21, 2025 at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It’ll stretch all the way through February …
Read More »Kelsea Ballerini Is Ready for Another Round on New Single 'First Rodeo'
Kelsea Ballerini gets knocked down in love but chooses to get back on the bull with her new single, “First Rodeo.” The record arrives alongside a serene music video that finds the country musician embracing the endings and beginnings that sunsets can represent. “First Rodeo” marks the latest release from …
Read More »Kelsea Ballerini Is Caught Between 'Two Things' in New Heartache Single
Kelsea Ballerini released “Two Things” on Friday, the most recent track from her upcoming album, Patterns, out Oct. 25. On the heartache ballad’s chorus, Ballerini sings: “Two things can be true/I’ll love and hate you/I’ll be your best and your worst day/I’ll be your blessing and curse, babe.” The artist …
Read More »Kelsea Ballerini Will Debut New Album 'Patterns' at Madison Square Garden
Country singer Kelsea Ballerini will celebrate the release of her new album Patterns with an Oct. 29 performance at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Patterns, set to release Oct. 25, marks Ballerini’s latest project since 2023’s Rolling Up the Welcome Mat, a 16-minute EP that earned her aBest Country Album …
Read More »Kelsea Ballerini Fesses Up on Candid New Song 'Sorry Mom'
Kelsea Ballerini is apologizing for past mistakes and getting her priorities straight on “Sorry Mom,” the new single from her upcoming album, Patterns, out Oct. 25. “Sorry Mom” begins with just Ballerini singing over the tender strum of a guitar, but the song soon picks up an atmospheric pop country …
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