Kelsea Ballerini is able to hit pause. The nation star appeared on TODAY with Jenna & Mates on Thursday (Might 29), the place she opened up about her plans after wrapping her Kelsea Ballerini Dwell on Tour run and finishing her first season as a coach on The Voice.
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“I want a break!” Ballerini, 31, stated throughout the interview. “And I’ve by no means been in a position to say that earlier than, however I actually assume it’s simply time for me to pump the brakes, work out what’s subsequent, have a summer time, what? Go to the seashore? Huh? Be taught to prepare dinner a brand new meal, hang around with the canines. In order that’s form of my agenda.”
Nonetheless, she admitted plans can shift shortly. “Each time I say that I’ve time without work, one thing occurs. However I’m very open to no matter is on the market.”
When requested whether or not she would return to The Voice, Ballerini left the door open. “By no means say by no means,” she stated. “It’s been such a lovely season of doing issues which are out of my consolation zone and greater than I’ve ever accomplished, and it’s been actually fulfilling. I like being in that seat.”
The singer wrapped her 22-date area tour on April 13 at Scotiabank Enviornment in Toronto. The trek supported her fifth studio album Patterns, launched Oct. 25, 2024 through Black River Leisure. A deluxe version of Patterns that includes 5 further songs dropped in March 2025.
Final month, the singer spoke to Selection for her Energy of Ladies Nashville cowl story and mirrored on the problem of constructing a profession in Music Metropolis amid Taylor Swift’s huge presence. As a younger, blonde, feminine singer-songwriter, Ballerini stated she was usually instantly in comparison with Swift — one thing that compelled her to outline her personal id within the trade.
Recalling an early rejection from a label govt, Ballerini shared, “‘There’s already a Taylor Swift,’” he informed her. “And he was proper,” she added. “It compelled me to be completely different.”
Ballerini beforehand described Patterns as a mirrored image of non-public progress and radical self-acceptance. “I’m very conscious of my flaws,” she stated. “However in the identical breath, I totally settle for and have a good time myself proper now. You must be taught your self earlier than you’re keen on your self, and I had studying to do.”