A decade in, Kelsea Ballerini's still eager to take 'a leap of faith'

A decade in, Kelsea Ballerini’s still eager to take ‘a leap of faith’ – 98.9 THE BULL

Kelsea Ballerini‘s debut album, The First Time, arrived more than 10 years ago, on May 19, 2025.  Her debut song made it to #1, and Kelsea admits it’s been a bit surreal ever since. “It’s crazy, you know. We celebrated ‘Love Me Like You Mean It,’ my first single, being 10 years old last year,” she tells ABC Audio. “And that to me felt [like] in some ways it makes so much sense, because so much life has been lived. But then I also kind of just fe…

A decade in, Kelsea Ballerini's still eager to take 'a leap of faith'

Kelsea Ballerini (Casey Durkin/NBC) Kelsea Ballerini‘s debut album, The First Time, arrived more than 10 years ago, on May 19, 2025.  Her debut song made it to #1, and Kelsea admits it’s been a bit surreal ever since. “It’s crazy, you know. We celebrated ‘Love Me Like You Mean It,’ my first single, being 10 years old last year,” she tells ABC Audio. “And that to me felt [like] in some ways it makes so much sense, because so much life has been li…