08/15/2016

KELSEA BALLERINI JOINS GOOD MORNING AMERICA’S SUMMER CONCERT SERIES THIS FRIDAY (8/19)

Following the re-air of her stellar Jimmy Kimmel Live! outdoor stage performance tonight (8/15), award-winning country sweetheart Kelsea Ballerini will bring her signature musical style and sparkling personality to ABC’s Good Morning America Summer Concert series. Tune in to see the Black River Entertainment artist perform her GOLD-certified hit “Peter Pan,” which is Top 5 at country radio and has tallied 17.5 million plus streams on Spotify worldwide. The music video for the high-flying single, directed by Kristin Barlowe, has surpassed the 11 million views mark on Vevo. Written by Ballerini, Jesse Lee, and Forest Glen Whitehead, “Peter Pan” highlights Ballerini’s wise beyond her years maturity heard throughout her critically acclaimed debut THE FIRST TIME.

Currently on Rascal Flatts' nationwide RHYTHM & ROOTS Tour, Ballerini will embark on her first 10-city headlining tour this fall – aptly titled THE FIRST TIME Tour – with tickets on sale now.

About Kelsea Ballerini:

Kelsea Ballerini launched to stardom with two consecutive #1 smashes – PLATINUM-certified "Love Me Like You Mean It” and GOLD-certified follow-up “Dibs” – from her critically acclaimed debut album THE FIRST TIME. The Black River Entertainment recording artist is the first solo female artist in 15 years to hit #1 with her first two country singles and one of only 11 women to have ever hit the top of the charts with a debut. Abuzz with high-profile media looks, she has been named “The Country Sweetheart” in People Magazine’s elite “Ones to Watch” portfolio, touted by Billboard Magazine as “Country’s Next Queen,” praised by Rolling Stone as the “Nashville It Girl,” selected as one of CMT’s Next Women of Country, and this summer co-hosted alongside Arsenio Hall on ABC’s summer replacement series Greatest Hits. The talented singer/songwriter’s credit is featured on all 12 songs on her debut, including the current Top 5-and-climbing GOLD-certified hit single, “Peter Pan.” Awarded Billboard’s “Rising Star” honor at the prestigious 2015 Women In Music event, Ballerini continues to rack up the accolades earning her first-ever ACM Award win for New Female Vocalist of the Year, the fan-voted Radio Disney Music Award for The Freshest - Best New Artist (all genre) and the American Country Countdown Award (ACCA) for Breakthrough Female of the Year. Having shared the stage with Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban, Ballerini performed at the Country CMC Rocks Festival in Australia.

For information on Kelsea Ballerini, THE FIRST TIME Tour and brand new Fan Club visit the newly launched KelseaBallerini.com. Reach out to her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.