Kelsea Ballerini to perform on 'Saturday Night Live' next month
A two-time Super Bowl champion and a country music hitmaker walk into a bar ...
No, that isn't the punchline to a cheesy joke, but it could be the start of a new "Saturday Night Live" skit. Next month, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce hosts the tastemaking variety program with Tennessee's own Kelsea Ballerini slated as musical guest.
The show airs March 4, "SNL" organizers confirmed late Thursday via social media.
It marks the first "SNL" appearance for 29-year-old Ballerini, a Knoxville-raised artist who moved to Nashville as a teenager in hopes of achieving country music stardom. Showrunners confirmed her performance days after Ballerini surprised fans with "Rolling Up The Welcome Mat," a six-song release chronicling the emotional roller-coaster of her 2022 divorce from fellow singer Morgan Evans.
it’s not 7am and i’m not on a mountain with a view but i am in my living room screaming crying and throwing up. see you on march 4th pic.twitter.com/3cPd9wxAet
— Kelsea Ballerini (@KelseaBallerini) February 17, 2023
"... i am in my living room screaming crying and throwing up. see you on march 4th," Ballerini wrote Thursday evening on Twitter after the "SNL" lineup dropped.
This season of "SNL" features a one-two punch of Nashville performers. Ballerini's appearance follows Jack White, a "Saturday Night Live" regular who returns to the show Feb. 25 alongside host Woody Harrelson; "Wednesday" actor Jenna Ortega hosts March 11 alongside musical guest The 1975.
next shows!!! pic.twitter.com/N017yA23re
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) February 17, 2023
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