Tuesday, April 21, 2015

KELSEA BALLERINI ANNOUNCES DIGITAL PRE-SALE FOR THE FIRST TIME

Each Pre-sale Instantly Includes Download Of The Kelsea Ballerini EP


Black River Entertainment recording artist Kelsea Ballerini's debut album The First Time is available for digital pre-sale now. Fans that purchase the pre-order for the May 19 album release will automatically receive a free download of the five song EP "Kelsea Ballerini".

Featuring the Top 15 smash "Love Me Like You Mean It" The First Time contains 12 original songs, each written or co-written by Kelsea Ballerini.

Produced by Black River Publishing's songwriter/producer Forest Glen Whitehead along with Jason Massey, Rolling Stone Country has an exclusive look into the album's revealing, "Secondhand Smoke," and is streaming the song for a limited time on RollingStone.com.

About to embark on the inaugural CMT’s “Next Women of Country” 10-city tour on April 30, Kelsea is living up to the title as “Love Me Like You Mean It” (Ballerini, Kerr, Whitehead, Carpenter) continues its climb towards Top 10 and has landed her on several “ones to watch” lists for 2015 including Billboard, Country Weekly, The Huffington Post, CBS Local’s Radio.com, Spotify, #CMChat, Country Music Is Love, and more.

Official Track Listing for The First Time

01. “XO” (Ballerini, Gravitt, O’Brien)
02. “Peter Pan” (Ballerini, Whitehead, Lee)
03. “Love Me Like You Mean It” (Ballerini, Whitehead, Kerr, Carpenter)
04. “Square Pegs” (Ballerini, Osborne, Stepakoff)
05. “The First Time” (Ballerini)
06. “Lookin’ At Stars” (Ballerini, Whitehead, Stepakoff)
07. “Sirens” (Ballerini, Whitehead, Denmark)
08. “Secondhand Smoke” (Ballerini, Kerr, Shellhart) 
09. “Dibs” (Ballerini, Kerr, Griffin, Duke)
10. “Stilettos” (Ballerini, Whitehead, Savigar)
11. “Yeah Boy” (Ballerini, Whitehead, Timmer)
12. “Underage” (Ballerini, Kerr, Stepakoff)

Upcoming Tour Dates Include:

April 24 - Crawfish Music Festival | Biloxi, MS 
April 25 - Radio Disney Music Awards | Los Angeles, CA
April 30 - The Intersection | Grand Rapids, MI | CMT “Next Women of Country” Tour 
May 1 - Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill | Cincinnati, OH | CMT “Next Women of Country”
May 2  - Indianapolis, IN 
May 7 - House of Blues | Cleveland, OH | CMT “Next Women of Country” Tour
May 8 - Joe’s Bar | Chicago, IL | CMT “Next Women of Country” Tour
May 9 - Lafayette Cajundome | Lafayette, LA | Lady Antebellum “Wheels Up” Tour 
May 10 - The Pageant | St Louis, MO | CMT “Next Women of Country” Tour
May 12 - 3rd and Lindsley | Nashville, TN | CMT “Next Women of Country” Tour 
May 14 - Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill | Orlando, FL | CMT “Next Women of Country”
May 15 - The Swamp | Fort Walton Beach, FL | CMT “Next Women of Country” Tour 
May 17 - The Fillmore | Charlotte, NC | CMT “Next Women of Country” Tour 
May 28 - House of Blues | Myrtle Beach, SC | CMT “Next Women of Country” Tour 
May 29 - Harrisburg, PA
May 30 - Philadelphia, PA
May 31 - Fort Wayne, IN 
June 4 - Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion | Bangor, ME | Lady Antebellum “Wheels Up” Tour 
June 6 - Heinz Field | Pittsburgh, PA  
June 13 - BankPlus Amphitheater | Southaven, MS | Lady Antebellum “Wheels Up” Tour 
June 14 - Walmart MP | Rogers, AR | Lady Antebellum “Wheels Up” Tour 
June 17 - Wichita, KS 
June 19 - Bands in the Backyard | Pueblo, CO 
June 26 - Chippewa Music Fest | Cadott, WI 
June 27 - Whitaker Ballpark | Lexington, KY

For full tour date schedule and info on Kelsea Ballerini please visit KelseaBallerini.com, and reach out to her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Now playing on CMT, fans can watch the music video for “Love Me Like You Mean It” on CMT.com, Vevo, YouTube and purchase “Love Me Like You Mean It” anywhere digital music is sold.

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