Kelsea Ballerini: Making her mark in history
Kelsea Ballerini did something bold – and unthinkable: she created an intimate, songwriter EP to capture a jagged moment in her life. It was intimate, small and a document of a moment of strength and chaos in her own life; she didn’t do it for awards or acclaim, but to share with anyone who might need a steadying hand facing similar circumstances and not sure where to turn. Today, Kelsea’s Rolling Up The Welcome Mat becomes her fourth GRAMMY nomination – and it is in the prestigious, wildly competitive Country Album category. At her most deeply personal, she joins everyman populist sensation Zach Bryan, critically acclaimed hard country songwriter Tyler Childers, progressive rock-country firebrands Brothers Osborne and working woman country force Lainey Wilson to create a sense of what country music’s future offers. “Making this record was simply my way of making sense of a really emotionally complicated place in my life,” says the woman who’s recently graced the cover of TIME100’s Next and NYLON, as well as performing on the MTV Video Music Awards. “I went to one of my best friends and collaborators, Alysa Vanderheym, and she quietly and diligently helped me write my truth. I really don’t have the words for the pride I feel for this music and the way that it’s connected with people. It’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced. I’m deeply grateful to the Recording Academy for this honor. I am truly beaming.” This NMA award winner icon closes her essay with this final assessment of the artist and woman Kelsea has become, “She has a powerful sense of self in those moments: she knows exactly where her heart is, and she always leads with love and inclusivity.”
Kelsea Ballerini did something bold – and unthinkable: she created an intimate, songwriter EP to capture a jagged moment in her life. It was intimate, small and a document of a moment of strength and chaos in her own life; she didn’t do it for awards or acclaim, but to share with anyone who might need a steadying hand facing similar circumstances and not sure where to turn. Today, Kelsea’s Rolling Up The Welcome Mat becomes her fourth GRAMMY nomination – and it is in the prestigious, wildly competitive Country Album category. At her most deeply personal, she joins everyman populist sensation Zach Bryan, critically acclaimed hard country songwriter Tyler Childers, progressive rock-country firebrands Brothers Osborne and working woman country force Lainey Wilson to create a sense of what country music’s future offers. “Making this record was simply my way of making sense of a really emotionally complicated place in my life,” says the woman who’s recently graced the cover of TIME100’s Next and NYLON, as well as performing on the MTV Video Music Awards. “I went to one of my best friends and collaborators, Alysa Vanderheym, and she quietly and diligently helped me write my truth. I really don’t have the words for the pride I feel for this music and the way that it’s connected with people. It’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced. I’m deeply grateful to the Recording Academy for this honor. I am truly beaming.” This NMA award winner icon closes her essay with this final assessment of the artist and woman Kelsea has become, “She has a powerful sense of self in those moments: she knows exactly where her heart is, and she always leads with love and inclusivity.”
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TAYLOR SWIFT — Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version) (Taylor Swift/UMG) 892 -2 894 866 14 64.2 17
2 2 TEDDY SWIMS — Lose Control (WMG) 891 +6 885 874 14 64.1 30
7 3 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE — Selfish (RCA/SME) 801 +45 756 639 15 53.9 5
4 4 TYLA — Water (FAX/Epic/SME) 785 +10 775 761 12 65.9 19
8 5 NOAH KAHAN — Stick Season (Mercury/Republic/UMG) 770 +28 742 690 13 59.7 9
6 6 JACK HARLOW — Lovin On Me (Generation Now/Atlantic) 770 +11 759 745 13 59.7 15
9 7 DUA LIPA — Houdini (Warner/WMG) 755 +14 741 734 11 69.1 16
11 8 ARIANA GRANDE — Yes, And? (Republic/UMG) 709 +37 672 662 11 64.9 7
3 9 TATE MCRAE — Greedy (RCA/SME) 694 -103 797 778 12 58.3 23
10 10 BILLIE EILISH — What Was I Made For (Darkroom/UMG) 676 -1 677 726 8 85.0 32
13 11 THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS — Seasons (Concord/UMG) 658 +11 647 613 11 60.3 15
5 12 OLIVIA RODRIGO — Get Him Back (Olivia Rodrigo PS/UMG) 647 -114 761 805 12 54.4 20
14 13 MORGAN WALLEN — Thinkin’ Bout Me (Big Loud) 620 +4 616 599 12 52.1 25
17 14 JENNIFER LOPEZ — Can’t Get Enough (BMG) 604 +46 558 530 11 55.4 7
12 15 BLINK 182 — One More Time (Columbia/SME) 576 -90 666 690 8 72.5 23
18 16 SABRINA CARPENTER — Feather (Island/UMG) 560 +43 517 468 12 47.1 18
25 17 BENSON BOONE — Beautiful Things (Night Street/Warner) 558 +118 440 291 11 51.2 5
21 18 SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR
— Murder On The Dancefloor (Polydor/UMG) 549 +89 460 374 11 50.4 5
15 19 AJR — Yes, I’m A Mess (Mercury/Republic/UMG) 530 -77 607 620 11 48.6 18
22 20 JELLY ROLL W/LAINEY WILSON — Save Me (Stoney Creek/BMG) 503 +43 460 420 10 50.8 7
24 21 KNOX — Not The 1975 (Atlantic) 502 +57 445 330 7 72.2 7
19 22 FOR KING & COUNTRY — What Are We Waiting For (Curb) 496 -6 502 499 9 55.6 1 17
31 23 RENEE RAPP W/MEGAN THEE STALLION — Not My Fault (Interscope/UMG) 474 +96 378 319 10 47.9 1 7
23 24 ROB GEORG — Won For Y’all (Coast) 448 +1 447 443 10 45.3 37
28 25 CABELA & SCHMITT — All Alone (C&S Music) 434 +12 422 405 10 43.9 9
30 26 DOJA CAT — Agora Hills (Kemosabe/RCA) 430 +30 400 357 10 43.5 1 17
27 27 BLANCA W/TAUREN WELLS — Something Better (Word/Curb) 405 -19 424 442 5 81.5 23
34 28 PHILLIP PHILLIPS — Love Like That (Phil Phil Music) 402 +55 347 282 9 45.1 6
35 29 BILLY JOEL — Turn The Lights Back On (Columbia/SME) 394 +53 341 284 9 44.2 4
32 30 TATE MCRAE — Exes (RCA/SME) 392 +15 377 517 8 49.5 11
33 31 EILEEN CAREY — Every Day (RolleyCstr Music) 389 +35 354 332 10 39.4 9
36 32 BILL ABERNATHY — Call Their Name (MTS) 358 +30 328 311 7 51.6 12
38 33 MIKE PINERA — Fool’s Game (Spector) 342 +31 311 271 9 38.5 7
37 34 TOMMY RICE W/MORGAN RIDGELY — Think Of Me (Tommy Rice Music) 338 +14 324 310 8 42.7 9
— 35 GWEN STEFANI & BLAKE SHELTON — Purple Irises (WMG) 325 NEW 248 146 7 46.9 1 3
39 36 MITSKI — My Love Mine All Mine (Dead Oceans) 311 +21 290 279 5 62.7 10
— 37 LANY — XXL (Sunset Garden/UMG) 285 NEW 263 252 5 57.5 7
— 38 APRIL DIAMOND — Feels So Good (Del Oro) 262 NEW 243 231 7 37.9 8
— 39 DPB — Undefeated 3.0 (MTS) 259 NEW 238 205 9 29.2 7
— 40 BEYONCE — Texas Hold ‘Em (Columbia/SME) 257 NEW 148 0 9 29.0 6 2
Drops (Recurrents): Sia “Gimme Love”, Alicia Keys “Lifeline”, Lil Nas X “J Christ”, Kenya Grace “Strangers”, Zach Bryan w/Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”, Matt
Hansen “Something To Remember”, Umi w/V “Wherever U R”, Weeknd w/Jennie & Lily Rose Depp “One Of The Girls”, Lovejoy “Normal People Things”
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