{"id":1315254,"date":"2019-10-03T13:03:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T19:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1812643"},"modified":"2019-10-03T13:03:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T19:03:32","slug":"kelsea-ballerini-and-halsey-set-for-next-cmt-crossroads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/kelsea-ballerini-and-halsey-set-for-next-cmt-crossroads\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey Set for Next CMT Crossroads"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> 40m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

The idea for this CMT Crossroads<\/em> really might have started about a year and a half ago.<\/p>\n

It was then \u2014 in July 2018 \u2014 that pop star Halsey<\/a> and Kelsea Ballerini<\/a> randomly popped up at Santa\u2019s Pub (a true dive bar just south of Nashville) and did some karaoke. Together, they sang Fleetwood Mac\u2019s \u201cLandslide\u201d and the Kid Rock\/Sheryl Crow duet \u201cPicture.\u201d<\/p>\n

About four months after that, Ballerini posted a video of the two of them performing \u201cLeave the Pieces\u201d from The Wreckers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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And now, this.<\/p>\n

Announced today (Oct. 3), Ballerini and Halsey will be officially reunited on the big stage when they perform at the Ascend Amphitheater in downtown Nashville on Oct. 11 for a very special episode of CMT Crossroads<\/em>. It will be the 70th episode in the show\u2019s revered 18-year history.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom hearing \u2018Colors\u2019 for the first time years ago to her playing the first cut of \u2018Without Me\u2019 in my living room last year, I\u2019ve always been a superfan of Halsey. Her songwriting has a way of painting the most beautiful pictures and telling the most emotional of stories, and after becoming fast friends over wine and karaoke nights, I can\u2019t think of anyone I\u2019d rather share the CMT Crossroads<\/em> stage with. We\u2019re going to bring a little pop, a little country, a big love of songwriting, and no doubt some sass to Nashville next week,\u201d Ballerini told us.<\/p>\n

Halsey echoed those same heartfelt sentiments. \u201cI feel so fortunate to have a friend like Kelsea. She is a spectacular talent and an even better human being. It\u2019s been an honor to watch from the sidelines as she has trailblazed country music the past few years. Her songs make me laugh and cry and put every single window down in the car,\u201d Halsey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first stage Kelsea and I ever shared together was a 3-foot karaoke dance floor right in Nashville. We\u2019ve sang together in my living room, in her kitchen, in the back seat of cars in drive through lines late at night. And this time we get to get on a real stage, one of the most iconic stages in history, and do the thing we love the most in front of a city that is so dear to both of us.<\/p>\n

The all-ages show will be general admission, and ticketing details will be posted on Crossroads.CMT.com prior to the show. The show will be airing on CMT in early 2020.<\/p>\n

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Alison makes her living loving country music. She’s based in Chicago, but she’s always leaving her heart in Nashville.<\/div>\n

@alisonbonaguro<\/a><\/div>\n

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