It's the Summer of Kelsea Ballerini

Kelsea Ballerini is one of the most exciting young voices on the modern country landscape, and her debut The First Time cements that status. While much of that record — including country #1 “Love You Like You Mean It” — sticks to the script, sonically, it’s the writing that makes it pop and introduce Ballerini as a formidable personality.

Given that Ballerini’s already made history, I think it’s safe to project that into a huge summer as more and more singles from The First Time hit the waves. It’s Kelsea Ballerini’s summer; make sure to send her a rent check, cuz you’re just living on her territory at this point.