Kelsea Ballerini.Photo:Emma McIntyre/Getty
Emma McIntyre/Getty
Months afterKelsea BallerinireleasedRolling Up the Welcome Mat, a six-song EP where she poured her heart out and opened up about her divorce, she’s ready to shut that chapter in her life — but she won’t do it without offering her fans that same closure.
During a fan gathering at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on Tuesday, the country music star revealed that she will be releasing an extended version of the EP titledRolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good)on Aug. 11.
“So, this project is no longer mine. It is very much so ours. That has happened, I have felt it happen, I have watched since February at every show. From Manchester playing ‘Penthouse’ for the first time to Phoenix where I just ended my tour. I realized that because of that, I needed to listen,” the “Blindsided” singer, 29, told the audience. “There’s more to the story. ‘Leave Me Again’ was never the last song.”
During the event, where she answered questions aboutRolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film), Ballerini played the “full” version of “Interlude” that will be included on the EP and performed “Penthouse (Healed Version).”
Ballerini originally releasedRolling Up the Welcome Maton Valentine’s Day. In a statement, she describedRolling Up the Welcome Matas the next chapter of her latest album, 2022’sSUBJECT TO CHANGE.
She then noted that her musical origins stemmed from writing therapeutically through dark moments. “The only way I’ve been able to handle my life since I was 12 was to write about it. Ironically, I started writing music because my parents got divorced; that was my therapy,” continued Ballerini’s statement.
“These are six songs I wish I had last year. It’s about the complexities of the feelings you go through during a massive shift at a young age,” she said of the project. “Rolling Up the Welcome Matwas how I processed everything. It’s the way I got my feelings out of my body and heart and put them to music — which is the purest way I could’ve handled it.”
Ballerini’s divorce from fellow country singerMorgan Evanswasfinalized in November. In February, she revealed she was dating Outer Banks starChase Stokesand recently they hit the six-month mark in their relationship.
In aninterview with Stylecasterin early July, Ballerini said that their relationship has been “great” thus far.
“We’re very similar. We’re both Labrador Retrievers in human form. It doesn’t take much conversation to be on the same page, which is nice,” she explained.
source: people.com
