Kelsea Ballerini and her boyfriend Outer Banks star Chase Stokes turned heads on the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) red carpet on Tuesday (Sept. 12).
Turned Heads With Boyfriend Chase Stokes
The country superstar stepped out in style alongside Stokes, wearing matching fiery red outfits. The ultra bold look was perfect for celebrating Kelsea’s 30th birthday, which happened to fall on the same day as this year’s VMAs.
“Thank you for coming to my birthday party. I’m having such a nice time. This is incredible,” the talented singer-songwriter joked in an interview during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards pre-show.
Ballerini’s look was perfect for being the center of attention, rocking a jaw-dropping red halter gown with a keyhole cutout in the front, along with some chunky gold bangles — she looked so sexy and sleek!
“Huge Year In My Personal Life And In My Career”
After sharing some smooches with her man on the pink carpet and snapping some to-die-for photos, the birthday girl proceeded to share some of her feelings about being at this prestigious award show with one of the hosts of the MTV VMAs pre-show, Kevan Kenney.
“I’m overstimulated in every way,” Ballerini gushed. “Just to be able to perform on an all-genre show like this and represent country music hopefully well, but also just myself. I feel like it’s been such a huge year in my personal life and in my career, and I feel really happy to be able to just present that tonight on this show and be here.”
She then transitioned to talking about her performance that is set to occur later in the night. “It’s kind of a visual magic trick representation of going from where I was when I wrote it to where I am now,” she teased, and we seriously can’t wait to see it for ourselves.
Performing “Penthouse” For The First-Time Ever On TV
Not only will Kelsea Ballerini be making her VMAs debut, but she will also be giving fans a never-been-seen-before performance of “Penthouse,” which stems from her six-track EP, Rolling Up the Welcome Mat.
Kelsea released the project back in February, highlighting her crumbling relationship with her ex-husband, Morgan Evans, as well as her budding romance with her now-boyfriend, Chase Stokes.
2023 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2023 MTV VMAs will also feature performances from Anitta, Demi Lovato, Diddy, Doja Cat, Fall Out Boy, Karol G, Lil Wayne, Måneskin, Metro Boomin, Future, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Swae Lee, NAV, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, Peso Pluma, Shakira, Stray Kids, TOMORROW X TOGETHER and more.
Additionally, the show will include star-studded collaborations from Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, Metro Boomin featuring Future, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Swae Lee and NAV and others.
The show is set to conclude with a massive celebration that will honor the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop with a collaborative performance by Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Doug E. Fresh, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, LL Cool J, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.
Bebe Rexha, Charli D’Amelio, Coco Jones, Dixie D’Amelio, Emily Ratajkowski, French Montana, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Jared Leto, Madelyn Cline, Rita Ora and Sabrina Carpenter will be on hand to present during the ceremony.
Hosted by Nicki Minaj, the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) will broadcast live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Tuesday, September 12 at 8/7c on MTV.
The show will also stream live on UniMas at 8/7c with an encore to follow on Univision at 11:30/10:30c, making it available to the most global audience in VMAs history.
For more information on the MTV VMAs, visit their official website HERE.
