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Sep 2022
53m 11s

Kelsea Ballerini

Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, Sophie Ansari
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The youngest artist ever inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, Kelsea Ballerini, shares about her brand new album, her time as a judge on The Voice and what it was like to be supported by Taylor Swift, and that one time she stole* a mailbox. 

 

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