Kelsea Ballerini

“In my opinion, it's all about the song and the performance, not the gender.”

“I love pop music. I've tried to always be honest about that.”

“It wasn't supposed to work - being a new artist, a female artist, an artist on an independent. That's what made it so much sweeter when we hit No. 1.”

“I get travel-sized versions of all of my essentials. That way, I can stay on the same routine whether I'm home or on the road.”

“When Florida Georgia Line and Nelly put out the 'Cruise' remix, it brought so many more people to country music.”

“I try to be a good person. I love Jesus.”

“I really like food. Honestly, anytime I have time off, I binge-watch Netflix and eat chicken tenders. That's my guilty pleasure. Separate or together!”

“I love pop music. I listen to it; I think you can hear it in my songwriting and my album. I'd definitely say it's country-pop music, but it's country first.”

“I danced for 10 years. I was on a competitive hip-hop team, but then I, like, grew seven inches in one year - not really, but I grew tall and really lanky, and I lost all my coordination.”

“I've never been scared, but I'm very naive.”

“My theory is the root of a country artist is truth and honesty. For me, I look at Sam Hunt. The truth and the honest thing is we have southern roots, we were raised in a southern way, but we listen to Drake and other stuff, too.”

“My favorite festival beauty look is definitely braids and hats: a messy fishtail braid and a cute outfit, and I'm ready!”

“The Grammys to me, well, that's my peers. That's the industry thinking what I do is good.”

“I want to be a good person first and a good artist second.”

“I was raised on a farm in East Tennessee, and my first concert was Britney Spears. It's my job as a country music artist to be honest about that.”

“Growing up in east Tennessee gave me my country roots, my twang, and a lot of my stories.”

“I share so much of my life on social media, and I love the honest connection with the people that follow me.”

“The greatest gift I've been given is being naive, because I don't know what I can't do. And when you don't know what you can't do, you think you can do everything.”

“I am a fan before I am an artist. I was that twelve year old girl that looked up to Taylor Swift. I get what that role is as a fan. I think that because I know that, I'm really careful and intentional about what I say and what I put out. I want to be that role for anyone who wants me to be that.”

“I just want to make the best music I can make.”