Kelsea Ballerini’s “half of my hometown” Video Tells a Story of What Would’ve Been

by jwills | May 13, 2021

Kelsea Ballerini made a big move to Nashville from Knoxville in her teen years…it was a move that changed the course of her life.

In her music video for “half of my hometown” Kelsea gets to see what might have happened if the boxes were unpacked instead of loaded on the moving truck.

She says, “played out the what could have beens had I not left my hometown at 15 to live out this dream. the most emotional, grounding, and full circle video I’ve gotten to make.”

Check out the video for “half of my hometown” right here…

At the end of the music video did you catch that quick clip of Kelsea and Kenny Chesney performing – it was from this year’s ACM Awards…you can see the two East Tennessee kids singing “half of my hometown” right here…

Photo Courtesy of Kelsea Ballerini

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