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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PD: George Schmitt
MD: Paul Ciliberto
APD: Sam Miller
Top Five
Justin Timberlake “Selfish”
Ariana Grande “Yes, And?”
Noah Kahan “Stick Season”
Tate McRae “Exes”
Jack Harlow “Lovin On Me”
Adds
Beyonce “Texas Hold ‘Em” (10)
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PD: Josh Gebhart
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Dua Lipa “Houdini”
Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)”
Billie Eilish “What Was I Made For”
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Justin Timberlake “Selfish”
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Selena Gomez “Love On” (68)
Enrique Iglesias & Miranda Lambert “Space In My
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Dua Lipa “Training Season” (35)
Teddy Swims “The Door” (20)
Good Neighbours “Home” (20)
KKUL Pop/Henderson, NV
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Top Five
Justin Timberlake “Selfish”
Noah Kahan “Stick Season”
Alicia Keys “Lifeline”
Jack Harlow “Lovin On Me”
Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)”
Adds
Bill Abernathy “More” (25)
Dax w/Darius Rucker “To Be A Man” (10)
Smith “Run” (10)
Beyonce “Texas Hold ‘Em” (10)
Ed Sheeran “Midnight” (10)
Fleeka “Low Low” (10)
Henry Vargas w/Melissa Bonilla “Pluto” (10)
KOWY-FM/Dayton, WY
GM/OM: Grant Toth
PD: Russ Davidson
Top Five
Dua Lipa “Houdini”
Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)”
Billie Eilish “What Was I Made For”
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Justin Timberlake “Selfish”
Adds
Selena Gomez “Love On” (68)
Enrique Iglesias & Miranda Lambert “Space In My
Heart” (66)
Dua Lipa “Training Season” (35)
Teddy Swims “The Door” (20)
Good Neighbours “Home” (20)
KXXO-FM/Olympia, WA
GM/OM: Toni Holm
PD: John Foster
Top Five
Miley Cyrus “Used To Be Young”
Taylor Swift “Cruel Summer”
Justin Timberlake “Selfish”
Dua Lipa “Dance The Night”
Noah Kahan “Stick Season”
No Adds
KZWY-FM/Sheridan, WY
GM/OM: Kim Love
PD: Ben Chalker
MD: Russ Davidson
Top Five
Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)”
Billie Eilish “What Was I Made For”
Dua Lipa “Houdini”
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Tate McRae “Greedy”
Adds
Selena Gomez “Love On” (65)
Cat Janice “Dance You Outta My Head” (43)
Enrique Iglesias & Miranda Lambert “Space In My
Heart” (34)
Beyonce “Texas Hold ‘Em” (25)
Bill Abernathy “More” (5)
Mixx96/Olympia, WA
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Top Five
Taylor Swift “Cruel Summer”
Miley Cyrus “Used To Be Young”
Justin Timberlake “Selfish”
Lawrence “23”
Paul Russell “Lil Boo Thang”
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Radio Bold 3/Honesdale, PA
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PD: George Schmitt
MD: Paul Ciliberto
Top Five
Justin Timberlake “Selfish”
Ariana Grande “Yes, And?”
Noah Kahan “Stick Season”
Tate McRae “Exes”
Jack Harlow “Lovin On Me”
Adds
Beyonce “Texas Hold ‘Em” (10)
Radio Max Music/Flemington, NJ
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Cage The Elephant “Neon Pill”
Black Keys “Beautiful People”
Beyonce “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Noah Kahan “Stick Season”
Foo Fighters “The Glass”
Adds
Kings Of Leon “Mustang” (8)
Enrique Iglesias & Miranda Lambert “Space In My
Heart” (6)
Dierks Bentley “American Girl” (6)
Selena Gomez “Love On” (5)
Black Stone Cherry “When The Pain Comes” (5)
For King & Country “What Are We Waiting For” (4)
Linkin Park “Friendly Fire” (4)
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Sarah Reeves “Get Back Your Fight”
Rob Georg “Won For Y’all”
Zach Bryan w/Kacey Musgraves “I Remember
Everything”
Lauren Daigle “Turbulent Skies”
Pretty Poison & Jade Starling w/Lee Dagger “Place
In The Sun”
No Adds
WDNH-FM/Honesdale, PA
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PD: George Schmitt
MD: Paul Ciliberto
APD: Emily Grillo
Top Five
Justin Timberlake “Selfish”
Ariana Grande “Yes, And?”
Noah Kahan “Stick Season”
Tate McRae “Exes”
Jack Harlow “Lovin On Me”
Adds
Beyonce “Texas Hold ‘Em” (10)
WKVI-FM/Knox, IN
GM/OM: Lenny Dessauer
PD: Russ Davidson
MD: Tony Ross
Top Five
Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)”
Billie Eilish “What Was I Made For”
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Dua Lipa “Houdini”
Sia “Gimme Love”
Adds
Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton “Purple Irises” (68)
Renee Rapp w/Megan Thee Stallion “Not My
Fault” (68)
John Jurney “Nine Days” (10)
Bill Abernathy “More” (5)
WNHE-1/Nashville, TN
GM/OM: Ronald Dale McCoy
Top Five
Sarah Reeves “Get Back Your Fight”
Tyla “Water”
Blink 182 “One More Time”
Olivia Rodrigo “Get Him Back”
Billie Eilish “What Was I Made For”
Adds
Bill Abernathy “More” (50)
Alex Wellkers “Amy” (50)
WOCO-FM/Oconto, WI
PD: Larry Kaszynski
Top Five
Sarah Reeves “Get Back Your Fight”
Rob Georg “Won For Y’all”
Zach Bryan w/Kacey Musgraves “I Remember
Everything”
Lauren Daigle “Turbulent Skies”
Pretty Poison & Jade Starling w/Lee Dagger “Place
In The Sun”
No Adds
WWRR-FM/Scranton, PA
MD: Paul Ciliberto
Top Five
Justin Timberlake “Selfish”
Ariana Grande “Yes, And?”
Noah Kahan “Stick Season”
Tate McRae “Exes”
Jack Harlow “Lovin On Me”
Adds
Beyonce “Texas Hold ‘Em” (10)
WYMR-FM/Plymouth, IN
GM/OM: Lenny Dessauer
PD: Russ Davidson
Top Five
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Billie Eilish “What Was I Made For”
Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)”
Dua Lipa “Houdini”
Tate McRae “Greedy”
Adds
Doja Cat “Agora Hills” (22)
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