Kelsea Ballerini Premieres Fri., Dec. 15 on AT&T AUDIENCE Network; Watch a “First Look” On Rolling Stone Now

December 15, 2017

Tune in Friday, December 15 to watch the broadcast premiere of the concert special “Kelsea Ballerini” on AT&T* AUDIENCE Network via DIRECTV Ch 239, AT&T U-verse Ch 1114 and on-demand through DIRECTV NOW. Airing at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT the one-hour concert was shot live on location at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN in front of an adoring, sold-out crowd on the final U.S. date of her run on Lady Antebellum’s tour. Watch the Kelsea Ballerini Trailer (HERE), Interview (HERE) and her performance of “Legends” from the show on Rolling Stone (HERE).

Kelsea performs #1 hits such as “Peter Pan,” “Dibs” and “Love Me Like You Mean It” from her, award-winning, GOLD-certified breakthrough debut The First Time as well as fan favorites off her recently released, critically-acclaimed sophomore album Unapologetically (Black River Entertainment), including Top 15 and rising single “Legends,” “I Hate Love Songs” and lovestruck title track. Kelsea then joins AUDIENCE Music series host Ted Stryker for an exclusive interview where they chat about everything from her songwriting influences and inspirations to her meteoric, worldwide rise to Country star in just three years.

AUDIENCE Network‘s music slate continues to deliver groundbreaking concerts, unique stories and exclusive performances across all genres, plus select programming in ultra-high-definition/4K¹, to audiences nationwide. Recent concert specials include Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Eric Church, Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum, Sheryl Crow, CeeLo Green, Prophets of Rage, Hank Williams Jr., Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, 2 Chainz, The Lumineers, Cole Swindell, Dan + Shay, Andra Day, Melissa Etheridge, Mac Miller, Brett Eldredge, Lukas Graham, Tinashe, JoJo, Bebe Rexha, Brandy Clark, Chris Janson, Daya, Machine Gun Kelly, Trey Songz, Lauren Alaina, Rae Sremmurd, William Michael Morgan, X Ambassadors, Sam Hunt, The Head and the Heart, Chris Lane, Andy Grammer, Rachel Platten and others. New shows premiere via national broadcast Friday at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on DIRECTV Ch 239/AT&T U-verse Ch 1114, as well as streaming on-demand at DIRECTV NOW, directv.com, uverse.com and on smartphones and tablets, via the DIRECTV and U-verse apps.²

AUDIENCE Network’s multiple series of original and exclusive performances give music fans an intimate view of music’s most influential artists today. The network collaborates directly with musicians to create a unique show from their perspective.

About Kelsea Ballerini: Dubbed GRAMMY nominee Kelsea Ballerini’s “grown-up statement” (Rolling Stone), the Black River Entertainment artist’s acclaimed sophomore album UNAPOLOGETICALLY takes listeners on an intimate journey of loss, life, and love. “Legends” marks the first chart-rising single among the 12-track compilation – all written or co-written by Ballerini. Following a sold-out first headlining tour, THE FIRST TIME TOUR, last year, Ballerini kicks off THE UNAPOLOGETICALLY TOUR this winter. The record-breaker skyrocketed to stardom after releasing three consecutive PLATINUM-certified, #1 smashes from her critically acclaimed, GOLD debut album THE FIRST TIME – “Love Me Like You Mean It,” “Peter Pan,” and “Dibs” – making her the only female artist in Country music history, including female duos and groups, to achieve this accolade. Ballerini has 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. Praised by the New York Times as an “elegant songwriter,” Ballerini has received the esteemed ASCAP Vanguard Award, CMT’s Impact Award after being chosen to be a part of CMT’s Next Women of Country, Nashville Business Journal’s Artist of The Year, ACM Honor’s Gene Weed Milestone Award, iHeartRadio Music Award for Best New Country Artist, ACM Award for New Female Vocalist of the Year (2016), ACCA Award for Breakthrough Female of the Year (2016), multiple Radio Disney Music Awards, and Billboard’s Rising Startitle at the prestigious 2015 Women in Music event.