Kelsea Ballerini - kelsea ballerini - CD

kelsea - March 20, 2020
Included in Rolling Stone’s Most Anticipated Albums of 2020 list, this dynamic collection of Kelsea Ballerini’s latest 13 songs is aptly self-titled – kelsea - not surprising since this is her most authentically, self-aware reflection to date. Writing or co-writing all of the songs on the record, It’s an introspective look into the emotions of the last two years of her life. Using songwriting as therapy, she explores everything from social anxiety to the importance of real friendships to new perspective on old heartbreaks to the realization that even the most independent, stubborn people need someone sometimes. The writing credits on this album are, in her words, “pretty RAD”. In addition to Nashville royalty Shane Macanally, Hillary Lindsay and Ashley Gorley, she wrote with Ed Sheehan, Tayla Parx, and Julia Michaels. This is the first time Ballerini has been in the producer’s chair throughout the project, coproducing each track. She allowed the songs to drive the sonic personality of the record, resulting in a broad range of production elements/styles . Ballerini also set the collaboration bar high with two on this record... Stay tuned.

ballerini - September 11, 2020
After letting fans get to know her on a “first-name basis” with the release of kelsea, her third studio album, Kelsea Ballerini has more to say. She is set to release an accompanying digital follow-up album, ballerini – a raw, reimagined approach to all 13 tracks from the original album, that can only come from the songwriter/artist. Recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, ballerini feautures new versions of all 13 tracks initially recorded for kelsea, including the hit singles “homecoming queen?,” “the other girl (with Halsey),” and “hole in the bottle.” The latter two hits are currently climbing up the charts simultaneously at Pop radio and Country radio, respectively.