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Since breaking into the world of country music with her chart-topping, debut single \u201cLove Me Like You Mean It\u201d in 2015, Ballerini has taken the world of American music by storm. With two full length albums, The First Time<\/i> (2015) and Unapologetically<\/i> (2017), and a third, Kelsea<\/i>, on the way in March 2020, she has churned out hit after chart-topping hit at a feverish pace.<\/p>\n
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Ballerini\u2019s first two albums have birthed seven charted songs on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. On the Country Airplay charts, she has had four No. 1 singles including \u201cLove Me Like You Mean It,\u201d which made her the first female artist to send a debut single to No. 1 since Carrie Underwood in 2006. It was followed by \u201cDibs\u201d and \u201cPeter Pan,\u201d whose peaks also made her the first female country artist to send her first three singles to the top since Wynonna Judd. Ballerini\u2019s fourth No. 1 single is \u201cLegends.\u201d<\/u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n
Ballerini has won countless awards including the 2015 Billboard Women in Music\u2019s Rising Star award, 2016 ACM Awards\u2019 New Female Vocalist of the Year, 2017 ACM Awards\u2019 Gene Weed Milestone Award, 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards\u2019 Best New Country Artist and several Radio Disney Music Awards. She has also been nominated for several prestigious awards including the 2019 Country Music Association\u2019s Female Vocalist of the Year award and a GRAMMY for Best Country Album for Unapologetically<\/i>.<\/p>\n
The Kelsea Ballerini concert is supported by media partner Cat Country 96.\u00a0 Named the Top Music Festival in North America by USA TODAY\u2019s\u00a010Best, Musikfest features more than 500 performances \u2013 the vast majority free to attend \u2013 on 17 stages throughout Bethlehem over 10 days. Other acts announced for\u00a0the festival include The National July 31, Shinedown Aug. 4, Willie Nelson Aug. 5, Poison Aug. 7 and Darius Rucker Aug. 8.<\/p>\n
Dates for the 37th<\/sup>\u202fedition of Musikfest are July 31-Aug. 9. For more information, visit\u202fwww.musikfest.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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