Kelsea Ballerini Took A Spill While On Vacation

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

September 11th 10:48 AM

Kelsea Ballerini had a scary fall on a balcony looking over a huge cliff recently, and she caught the moment on a security camera. Kelsea was celebrating her upcoming 30th birthday (9/12) with a bunch of friends and posted photos and the video clip on Instagram.

She shared the photo dump, including a photo of her and her friends in the water holding up a balloon with the number 3 and the number 0. In another photo she is wearing a t-shirt made just for the occasion. Ballerini captioned the post, “THIRTY to life would go quicker with them now let’s *officially* bring in this next decade on Tuesday at the VMA’s, shall we?!”

Kelsea also posted the video of her tripping on Insta Stories; she wrote with the clip, “BUT I’M GONNA JUMP RIGHT IN BABY WITH MY HEARTFIRST.”

Ballerini is slated to make her debut VMA performance, treating fans to a world premiere performance from the expanded version of her EP Rolling Up The Welcome Mat (For Good). Kelsea’s first appearance on the storied MTV stage comes on the same day as her 30th birthday (September 12).

She posted the news to Instagram. The announcement was captioned, “Boots: On Welcome Mats: Rolled OUT @kelseaballerini is making her #VMA DEBUT!! Watch her perform LIVE on Tuesday, September 12 on @mtv!”

The 2023 VMAs will air live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Tuesday, September 12, at 8 PM ET/PT.

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Kelsea was in Italy recently and has been enjoying the country along with her boyfriend, actor Chase Stokes. Kelsea posted “photo dumps” of the trip on Instagram. 

Ballerini posted several images, including some of the beautiful sites.. Also what she has been dining on, including a pizza oven photo. She captioned the photo dump with food and heart emojis.

Many fans commented on the post, including one who shared. “I just got back from Italy today…you had a different Italian vacay than I did (laughing emoji). I was a sweaty, swampy mess; you are perfection.”

12 Kelsea Ballerini Songs That Made Her A Star

• 12. “Yeah Boy” (2016)

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  Described as an ode to the 1990s, in the song's video, Kelsea is shown performing the song in a colorful bodysuit in front of a neon backdrop and a brick wall spray-painted with graffiti, with female backup dancers.

• 11. “Legends” (2017)

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  This song is a bit legendary as it topped the Hot Country Songs chart on Billboard. Ballerini performed the song at the 2017 CMA Awards with country legend Reba McEntire.

• 10. “I Hate Love Songs” (2018)

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  The song was originally not going to be recorded for her second album. Still, after receiving a standing ovation for her performance of it at the Grand Ole Opry in August 2017, Ballerini decided to include it on the record. She said at the time, "I called my label, I was like, 'I think we need to cut this song.'"
• 9. “Miss Me More” (2018)

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  A critically acclaimed song for Kelsea, she performed it many times on TV, including at the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards. Thirteen days later, she performed it on Season 15 of 'The Voice,' and then in June of 2019; she performed the song at the 2019 CMT Music Awards.

• 8. “Homecoming Queen?” (2019)

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  The lead single from her third studio album 'Kelsea,' which was released in March of 2020. In an interview with The Tennessean, Ballerini revealed that "Homecoming Queen?" heralded "a new, more emotionally vulnerable phase of her career."

• 7. “Dibs” (2015)

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  The name of her dog, which she got as a puppy when this song first came out. The song's video consists of footage Kelsea took herself while on tour in York, Pennsylvania, Greenville, South Carolina, and St. Leonard, Maryland, performing in front of live crowds, celebrating her 22nd birthday, and spending time with her dog.
• 6. “Love Me Like You Mean It” (2014)

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  Her debut single and the song that brought her to the country music dance. "Love Me Like You Mean It" peaked at number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, making Ballerini the first solo female to top that chart with her debut single since Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take the Wheel" in 2006.

• 5. “The Other Girl” (with Halsey) (2020)

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  A solid collaboration. Ballerini and Halsey performed the song live on 'CMT Crossroads' on March 25, 2020. The song won a CMT Music Award for Performance of the Year, marking both artists' first CMT award.

• 4. “Peter Pan” (2016)

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  Another chart-topper for Kelsea, the song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold 672,000 copies in the US as of March 2017. Ballerini first performed the song live with Nick Jonas at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
• 3. “Heartfirst” (2022)

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  Her new single and already a hit with fans. Kelsea co-wrote the song with Alysa Vanderheym and Little Big Town member Karen Fairchild. She recently said it was the first song that she ever wrote where she did not come up with the title first; instead, the opening line "Met him at a party/ Accidentally brushed his body/ On the way to get a drink at the bar" was the first lyric she wrote for the song.

• 2. “Hole in the Bottle” (2020)

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  A catchy and fun drinking song. A remix of the song featuring Shania Twain was released on November 13, 2020. An alternate song recording is also included on Ballerini's fourth studio album, 'Ballerini.'

• 1. “Half of My Hometown” (featuring Kenny Chesney) (2021)

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  A classic sounding and much-loved country song with fellow native East Tennessean Kenny Chesney. The song won both Musical Event of the Year and Video of the Year at the 55th Annual Country Music Association Awards and is nominated for Single of the Year at the 56th CMA Awards.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

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