Dubbed “Country’s Next Queen” by Billboard, Kelsea Ballerini continues to blaze her own trail to superstardom as she is the only female artist in country music history, to go #1 with her first three consecutive singles from a debut album. Skyrocketing into the spotlight with her Platinum-certified #1 breakout “Love Me Like You Mean It,” the 23-year-old Knoxville, TN native has dedicated the better part of the last decade to creating inspiring music based on her life. With the release of The First Time in 2015, the twelve-track collection showcases Kelsea’s sweet yet sassy side with her current chart-rising hit “Yeah Boy” and the catchy #1 Gold-certified “Dibs.” After receiving CMT’s second-annual Breakout Artist of the Year award, Kelsea has been nominated for Best New Artist in the all-genre category at the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards. She is also vying for Favorite Female Country Artist at the People’s Choice Awards and Best New Country Artist at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards. She was also honored by Billboard with the “Rising Star” award at their prestigious 2015 Women In Music event and crowned one of CMT’s “Next Women of Country,” praised as “The Country Sweetheart” in People Magazine’s elite “Ones to Watch” portfolio and the “Nashville It Girl” by Rolling Stone. She’s earned her first ACM Award for New Female Vocalist of the Year, Radio Disney Music Award for The Freshest – Best New Artist, and the American Country Countdown Award for Breakthrough Female of the Year.
