Kelsea Ballerini is getting ready for another fashion moment on the red carpet of the CMT Music Awards 2023 on Sunday. The singer is co-hosting the ceremony for the third time in a row.
Ballerini will share the stage with Kane Brown. The evening award show will include performances by Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson and Gwen Stefani. Ballerini has also received CMT Music Award nominations, including one for Video of the Year for her project “Heartfirst.”
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Here is a closer look at Kelsea Ballerini’s style evolution throughout the years.
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2023 New York Fashion Week
Kelsea Ballerini attended Prabal Gurung’s show during New York Fashion Week in February, wearing a daring sheer look. She wore a jet-black bondage dress with engineered knit and a chiffon sari skirt. The look was fresh off the runway, from the brand’s spring 2023 ready-to-wear collection. Ballerini paired the bold ensemble with shiny, elbow-length gloves.
2022 CMA Awards
Ballerini made waves while arriving at the 2022 CMA Awards, where she went icy in a blue long-sleeve Balenciaga dress with attached gloves and a dramatic side train. Later on, she took the stage to perform her single “You’re Drunk, Go Home” alongside Kelly Clarkson and Carly Pearce.
2021 CMT Music Awards
For her CMT hosting debut in 2021, Ballerini walked the red carpet in a LaQuan Smith pink jumpsuit with a bustier-like top and slit-hem bottoms. She changed her look many times while hosting the award show and won the CMT Performance of the Year for her single with Halsey, “The Other Girl.”
2020 CMA Awards
At the 2020 CMA Awards, Ballerini wore a romantic strapless gown that mirrored a bouquet of red roses. It was adorned in floral and leaf-like embellishments with a standout flower-detailed hem along her skirt. The singer paired the glamorous look with a matching fiery-red lip. Ballerini collaborated with her stylist Molly Dickson on her ensemble.
2019 American Music Awards
Ballerini wore a red and silver sequin suit to the 2019 American Music Awards, pairing the shimmering look with metallic pointed-toe pumps. The power suit, which she opted to wear bare-chested, was by Gucci. Ballerini opted to wear her hair straight in the middle part to coordinate with her outfit, which channeled the ’70s.
2017 Grammy Awards
To the 2017 Grammy Awards, where she was nominated for Best New Artist, Ballerini wore an Ines Di Santo gown, which featured sheer sleeves and a tan overlay. The dress had dainty, baby blue botanical details throughout. This was Ballerini’s first time at the Grammy Awards.
2014 American Country Countdown Awards
In one of her earliest red-carpet appearances, Ballerini wore a silver strapless minidress to the 2014 American Country Music Countdown Awards. She paired the look with cutoff cowboy-inspired boots.