Kelsea Ballerini Finalized Divorce Hours Before Grammy Nomination and Getting ‘Dream House’ Keys: That’s Country Music ‘S–t’

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What a whirlwind! Kelsea Ballerini revealed she had quite the day on Tuesday, November 15, after she and ex-husband Morgan Evans legally dissolved their marriage following their August split.“The truth is that this morning I started my day at the courthouse finalizing my divorce,” the 29-year-old musician told the crowd during her Tuesday performance at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. “And then getting nominated for a Grammy, and then getting the keys to my dream home, and now standing in the circle of the Opry.”The “Peter Pan” songstress added: “And s–t, if that ain’t country music, I don’t know what is.”Ballerini opened up to her fans about the emotional day by sharing a clip from her Opry show in which she detailed the highs and lows. “If country music is the truth of life, here’s mine,” she captioned the in-show speech via her Instagram Story. “What a damn day.”Hours earlier, the Tennessee native revealed via social media just how excited she was about earning a Grammy nod for her song “Heartfirst” in the Country Solo Performance category.

Ballerini previously earned nods for Best New Artist in 2017 and Best Country Album in 2019.“The song about following your heart no matter where it leads just for nominated for a GRAMMY.

couldn’t be more cosmic,” the two-time CMT Awards cohost wrote via Instagram alongside a video of herself watching the announcement live and breaking into tears with a group of friends. “Here’s to always jumping right in baby with your heartfirst.