Kelsea Ballerini live in London 11 May 2017 Photo Credit: Sony Music Entertainment UK |
Expanded Press Release
Black
River Entertainment’s Kelsea Ballerini made
her wildly successful UK debut last week when she performed a SOLD OUT
headlining concert at London’s hip UNDER
THE BRIDGE nightclub, charmed viewers during several TV appearances and
even popped in to chat with Steve Wright
at BBC Radio 2 (18 May which will be
broadcast Tuesday May 23 BBC Page), further showing strong international appeal that will
propel the star toward new horizons this year.
Having
already captured American hearts with her graceful, sincere and fun-loving
brand of modern country music, Sony Music Commercial Group in conjunction with
Black River Entertainment hosted the record-breaking singer/songwriter in
support of the UK release of her critically acclaimed debut album THE FIRST TIME. This special UK edition
features four bonus acoustic tracks along with her lead UK single, “XO” (Ballerini / Gravitt / O’Brien),
now spinning on BBC Radio 2.
Kicking the week off with a packed showcase in front of the UK’s finest in media, streaming, television and radio (May 9), Ballerini was then greeted by roaring fans at UNDER THE BRIDGE (May 11) who sang along to every word of historic #1 hits like the deeply moving ballad “Peter Pan,” uptempo jams “Love Me Like You Mean It” and “Dibs,” and her fun-and-flirty Top 5 single “Yeah Boy.” Ballerini’s concert experience was described by local media as “electric” and a hint of big things to come.
“Kelsea rocked Under the Bridge last night and now she’s tested
the waters here in the UK ... With a warm stage presence, an engaging
personality and a set list full of great songs, Kelsea showed the UK why she’s
one of the biggest new artists in Country music.” – Entertainment Focus | Read the full review here:
For ‘First Time’, she
wandered into the crowd and delivered a very vulnerable and beautiful acoustic
performance, surrounded by her adoring fans. Her vocal ability was
unquestionable and her confidence and extremely warm personality was clear for
everyone to see.....A super night watching an artist destined for big things,
both in the US and here in the UK where I’m sure her fan base will grow
rapidly. One of those ‘I was there’ shows that we might look back on with pride
in years to come.
- Your Life In A Song | Read the full
review here:
Performance Date: Thursday 11th May 2017The atmosphere is ELECTRIC in here!!! @KelseaBallerini pic.twitter.com/U0K4LceGPk— Your Life In A Song (@LifeInASong_UK) 11 May 2017
Set
List: Yeah Boy, Looking At Stars, Square Pegs, Dibs, Stilettos, Roses, High
School, Sirens, We Were Like, Girl Crush, Blue Ain’t Your Color, I Hate Love
Songs, Sorry/Apologize/Let It Go, Peter Pan, XO, First Time, Love Me Like You
Mean It
Ballerini
won’t stay away from her new fans for long. On May 26, she’ll kick off Lady
Antebellum’s YOU LOOK GOOD WORLD TOUR in Bakersfield, California, which this
fall will play to massive international audiences including the following
dates:
Lady
Antebellum UK TOUR DATES with Kelsea Ballerini and Brett Young
Weds 4 October
2017 - Manchester Arena, Manchester (Victoria
Station, Hunts Bank, M3 1AR) £40.85
(£35.00 Ticket + £5.85 Fees) £57.05
(£50.00 Ticket + £7.05 Fees)
Sat 7 October 2017 - The SSE Hydro, Glasgow (Exhibition Way, G3 8YW) £31.95 (£28.15 Ticket + £3.80 Fees)
£43.30 (£38.15 Ticket + £5.15
Fees)
Mon 9 October 2017 - Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham (King Edwards Road, B1 2AA) £41.10 (£35.00 Ticket + £6.10 Fees)
£57.30 (£50.00 Ticket + £7.30
Fees)
Tues 10 October 2017 - The O2, London (Peninsula Square, Greenwich, SE10
0DX) £49.55 (£42.00 Ticket + £7.55
Fees)
£63.75 (£55.00 Ticket + £8.75
Fees)
Meanwhile,
Ballerini heads into the 2017 CMT Music Awards with an incredible four
nominations (tying her for the lead with fellow superstars Keith Urban and
Thomas Rhett): Video of the Year (“Peter
Pan”), Female Video of the Year (“Peter
Pan”), CMT Performance of the Year (Meghan
Trainor, Jill Scott and Kelsea Ballerini, “You’re Still the One/Any Man of
Mine/Man, I Feel Like a Woman" From CMT Artists of the Year), and CMT Social Superstar. This year’s show airs
live from Nashville June 7 at 8 p.m. ET and voting is now open on CMT.com.
She’ll
follow up on June 9 with a high-profile co-host appearance at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium for the 2017 CMA Music Festival and is
currently working on her much-anticipated sophomore album, with more details
coming soon.
About Kelsea Ballerini:
- GRAMMY nominee Kelsea Ballerini has launched to stardom after releasing three consecutive No.1 smashes from her critically acclaimed debut album THE FIRST TIME, the PLATINUM-certified “Love Me Like You Mean It” and “Peter Pan,” and GOLD-certified “Dibs,” making her the only female artist in country music history, including female duos and groups, to achieve this accolade. The talented singer-songwriter wrote or co-wrote all 12 songs on her debut.
- Following Top 5 hit “Yeah Boy,” Ballerini is currently in the studio working on her second album — as Entertainment Weekly named her among "The 35 Most Anticipated Albums of 2017."
- The Black River Entertainment artist appeared on the cover of Billboard Magazine’s GRAMMY preview issue, was included in Forbes’ “30 Under 30” class of 2017 and featured in People Magazine’s “Beauty at Every Age” list in their iconic World’s Most Beautiful issue for 2017.
- She's been named “The Country Sweetheart” in People’s elite “Ones to Watch” portfolio, praised by Rolling Stone as the “Nashville It Girl,” touted by Billboard as “Country’s Next Queen,” and selected as one of CMT’s Next Women of Country.
- After her 2016 headline THE FIRST TIME TOUR — which visited dozens of cities across the U.S. and included sold-out shows in her hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New York City; Los Angeles; and more — she joined Thomas Rhett for his HOME TEAM TOUR and will next embark on Lady Antebellum’s YOU LOOK GOOD WORLD TOUR.
- Awarded Billboard’s “Rising Star” honor at the prestigious 2015 Women in Music event, Ballerini has continued to gain recognition by scoring her first-ever ACM Award win for New Female Vocalist of the Year, Best New Country Artist at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, multiple Radio Disney Music Awards and the American Country Countdown Award (ACCA) for Breakthrough Female of the Year.
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