Kelsea Ballerini Brings Light to Texas During ‘Austin City Limits’ Debut [Pictures]

Kelsea Ballerini has been taking some time off lately — she just finished a headlining tour in April — but when Austin City Limits calls and asks you to play their TV show, it’s hard to say no. So, Ballerini packed her boots and her sparkliest dress and flew to Texas’ capital city to make her debut in an episode filmed for the show’s upcoming 51st season. Read More: 19 Country Songs for Your Girls’ Night Out Playlist She was warm, she was authentic, she was human and she was gracious — she was all that you’d expect a recently-nominated ACM Entertainer of the Year to be. Thursday night’s (July 10) set included all of Ballerini’s eras, from her first album (a beautifully vocal version of “Peter Pan”) to now (“Cowboys Cry Too,” except without Noah Kahan). She brought sass with “Hole in the Bottle” and a run of her best breakup songs, smiling as she talked about the sweet chapter she’s in now and how much she loves love. She also paused for a sorrowful moment to talk about the pain the state of Texas is feeling currently, just a week removed from catastrophic Fourth of July flooding that left more than 150 people dead, including 8 and 9-year-old
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