It's been a weird, exciting, sad and amazing year for Kelsea Ballerini. Last August we learned that she and husband Morgan Evans were calling it quits. She seemed to take a step back while the divorce drama played out. But then she came back in a big way. Kelsea is living her life in a way we've never really seen. I don't even know how to describe it. She just seems to have this new confidence. It's in everything from her attitude, her wardrobe and performances.
She was on MTV's VMA's last night where she performed her song 'Penthouse' from the 'Rolling Up The Welcome Mat' EP. It's a powerful song in itself, but in that setting it gave me even more goosebumps. I'm always curious how country artists play in a crowd like the VMA's. Would they know enough of Kelsea's music to be into it?
They were. They were in a very big way. The camera would pan out to the audience and everyone was singing along with the song. You could see tears on the faces of some of the crowd members as they shouted the lyrics back to Kelsea. Then there was the epic wardrobe change. This really was a performance for the ages.
I'm sure that the last year or two have had extremely hard moments for Kelsea. But it sure looks like she's taken those lessons and turned them into something beautiful. I hope this new Kelsea era continues for a long time.