Kelsea Ballerini took being a Taylor Swift superfan to a complete new degree on March 17. The nation singer paused her personal live performance to ask attendees in the event that they had been “stalking the Eras tour” for updates, as a result of she had a large query in regards to the setlist that she posed to the viewers in a TikTok shared by a fan.
Thankfully, Ballerini’s followers are multitaskers. “Can I simply degree with you for a minute?” the “Blindsided” singer requested the gang who turned out to see her in Atlantic City, NJ. “Is anybody stalking the Eras Tour? Has it began?”
The crowd’s cheers served as a convincing sure, which led Ballerini to get proper to the purpose. “I’m gonna stalk it after this, however I’ve one query. Is ‘Cruel Summer’ on the setlist?” When her followers confirmed that Swift did carry out the beloved music from 2019’s “Lover,” she was able to resume her personal live performance. “Wow, that is my Super Bowl, I gotta be sincere,” she mentioned earlier than turning her consideration again to her present.
Ballerini’s love for Swift has been well-documented, however seeing her cease her present to inquire in regards to the kickoff of her buddy’s tour was a candy second. In 2022, the nation star revealed that Swift was instrumental in serving to her get her personal profession off the bottom, and for that motive, she’ll at all times be pleased about the Grammy-winner.
During an episode of “Podcrushed” hosted by Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, and Sophie Ansari, she shared how Swift tweeting about her music, “Love Me Like You Mean It,” in 2015, helped her standout in a crowded area of performers. “I’m like a brand new feminine artist on an unbiased label. Like, each odd was simply not in my favor, you recognize?” she mentioned.
Ballerini continued, “She actually put eyeballs on me and ears on the music. And it modified the whole lot! And she type of took me underneath her wing for a few years, in an off-camera type of means too. I feel there is a large distinction, like individuals who type of parade folks round they usually’re like ‘take a look at me, I’m doing one thing good!’ after which the folks which might be like, ‘come over, I’ll make some dinner, open a bottle of wine and ask me questions.’ And she did it in that type of means and I’m actually grateful for that.”
These days, the 2 girls are buddies, however Ballerini’s concert-pausing second proves she’s nonetheless firstly a fan of the “Cruel Summer” singer.