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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Sabrina Carpenter “Feather”
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Jessie Murph & Jelly Roll “Wild Ones” (62)
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Tyla “Truth Or Dare” (20)
KLZY-FM/Minneapolis, KS
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Tate McRae “Exes”
Tyla “Water”
Doja Cat “Agora Hills”
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KPLT-FM/Paris, TX
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PD: Eric Kauffman
MD: Dan Murphy
APD: Steven Johnston
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Jack Harlow “Lovin On Me”
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Dua Lipa “Houdini”
Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)”
Tyla “Water”
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Beyonce “Texas Hold ‘Em” (25)
Dua Lipa “Training Season” (25)
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KQID-FM/Alexandria, LA
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Sabrina Carpenter “Feather”
Kenya Grace “Strangers”
Doja Cat “Agora Hills”
Jack Harlow “Lovin On Me”
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Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)”
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KRYC-FM/Yuba City, CA
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APD: Jay Salter
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Tate McRae “Exes”
Tyla “Water”
Doja Cat “Agora Hills”
Dua Lipa “Houdini”
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Dua Lipa “Houdini”
Sabrina Carpenter “Feather”
Tyla “Water”
Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)”
Adds
Selena Gomez “Love On” (30)
Dua Lipa “Training Season” (30)
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Tyla “Water”
Tate McRae “Greedy”
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Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”
Paul Russell “Lil Boo Thang”
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Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)”
Adds
Taylor Swift “Cruel Summer” (50)
Benson Boone “Beautiful Things” (30)
Jennifer Lopez “Can’t Get Enough” (30)
Knox “Not The 1975” (30)
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Mix107/Paris, TX
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PD: Eric Kauffman
MD: Dan Murphy
APD: Steven Johnston
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Jack Harlow “Lovin On Me”
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Dua Lipa “Houdini”
Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)”
Tyla “Water”
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Beyonce “Texas Hold ‘Em” (25)
Dua Lipa “Training Season” (25)
Lany “XXL” (25)
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Tyla “Water”
Eileen Carey “Every Day”
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Beyonce “Texas Hold ‘Em” (70)
Q93/Alexandria, LA
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Sabrina Carpenter “Feather”
Kenya Grace “Strangers”
Doja Cat “Agora Hills”
Jack Harlow “Lovin On Me”
Adds
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Fletcher “Lead Me On” (14)
Nicki Minaj “Pink Friday Girls” (13)
Dua Lipa “Training Season” (13)
Radio Kingston/Kinston, NY
MD: Warren Lawrence
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Jack Harlow “Lovin On Me”
Dua Lipa “Houdini”
Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)”
Tate McRae “Greedy”
Adds
Beyonce “Texas Hold ‘Em” (14)
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GM/OM: Dan Mathews
MD: Andy Herrera
APD: Jay Salter
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Tate McRae “Exes”
Tyla “Water”
Doja Cat “Agora Hills”
Dua Lipa “Houdini”
Adds
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Sound Machine/Moyock, NC
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Fleeka “Low Low”
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Doja Cat “Agora Hills”
Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)”
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Sabrina Carpenter “Feather”
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Jennifer Lopez “Can’t Get Enough” (30)
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Steve Lacy “Bad Habit”
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Miley Cyrus “Flowers”
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WKNC-FM/Raleigh, NC
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Morgan Page “Anyone”
Seven Lions And Above & Beyond w/Opposite The
Other “Over Now”
Kaskade “On My Way”
Tyla “Water”
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WKNY-FM/Kinston, NY
MD: Warren Lawrence
Top Five
Ariana Grande “Yes, And?”
Jack Harlow “Lovin On Me”
Dua Lipa “Houdini”
Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)”
Tate McRae “Greedy”
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Beyonce “Texas Hold ‘Em” (14)
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PD: Linda Rosnerwkny
MD: Warren Lawrence
Top Five
Ariana Grande “Yes, And?”
Jack Harlow “Lovin On Me”
Dua Lipa “Houdini”
Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)”
Tate McRae “Greedy”
Adds
Beyonce “Texas Hold ‘Em” (14)
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