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Kelsea Ballerini Prepares For SNL Gig This Weekend

Kelsea Ballerini has returned from her trip to Europe, and she’s already busy getting ready for her first appearance as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend. Kelsea posted…

Kelsea Ballerini Prepares For SNL Gig This Weekend
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Kelsea Ballerini has returned from her trip to Europe, and she's already busy getting ready for her first appearance as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend.

Kelsea posted several photos and a few video clips, including one of her rehearsing on the SNL stage on Instagram. She captioned the post, "home long enough to kiss the furbaby, do laundry, rehearse new songs for tour, and deliriously lay on the floor instead of repacking. off to NYC for @nbcsnl."

One of the things she posted was a to-do list for the Saturday Night Live performance. On her iPhone, you can see the list titled "SNL/MY packing list."

The list reads:

  • extensions
  • fast chargers
  • supplements DONT get sick
  • shampoo and conditioner travel size
  • black bra (not the ugly one)
  • curling iron
  • airpods
  • throat coat
  • tampons (always happens at the worst time; be prepared)
  • an actual jacket
  • palo santo and lots of it

Many fans reacted to the post, including one who wrote, "I am loving the way you are just so real for us fans! Like if I saw you out and about you'd be someone I'd totally be open to saying "hey you seem cool, wanna hang sometime?" Another fan said, "The note is such a mood." One more fan commented, "You are truly a down-to-earth girl."

As we reported in February, Kelsea will be making her first appearance on NBC's Saturday Night Live on March 4 as the musical guest. Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce will host the show. Kelsea joins a select group, including Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Kacey Musgraves, Blake Shelton, Garth Brooks, and more, in being the musical guest on the legendary comedy sketch show.

Ballerini posted to Instagram at the time, "it's not 7 am, and i'm not on a mountain with a view, but i am in my living room screaming, crying, and throwing up. see you march 4th on @nbcsnl."

With the announcement that Kelsea Ballerini will be the next country star to perform on Saturday Night Live on March 4, we look back at the country stars have come before her on the legendary comedy sketch show. There haven't been too many country music stars to be the musical guest on the show, and only a handful of country superstars, including Garth Brooks, Blake Shelton, Dolly Parton, and Taylor Swift, have hosted the show.

Luke Combs - Musical guest - February 2020

Luke sang two songs on the show, including his big ole hit "Beer Never Broke My Heart."

Morgan Wallen - Musical guest - December 2020

Morgan sang two songs on the show and appeared in a skit along with Jason Bateman, who played Wallen at a party.

Kacey Musgraves - Musical Guest - October 2021

Kacey Musgraves

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Kacey is the only artist to ever perform totally in the nude with just a guitar to cover her. Kacey told V Magazine after the performance, "It was an idea that hit me last minute. A lot of my ideas come like a lightning bolt with no explanation." She added, "A couple of days [before the performance], I was getting a workout, and I had this image pop into my mind of Jenny from Forrest Gump, naked on a stool. I just thought, with 'Justified,' I had to do it."

Carrie Underwood - Musical guest - March 2007

Carrie Underwood

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Dolly Parton - Hosted and musical guest - April 1989

Dolly was the musical guest and performed in many of the skits on the show as host. She later said it was pretty hard and that she would not ever host and be the musical guests at the same time again.

Garth Brooks - Hosted and musical guest - November 1999

He hosted as Garth and was the musical guest as Chris Gaines.

Blake Shelton - Hosted and musical guest - January 2015

The always-funny Blake was perfect for his hosting role, appearing in many skits on the show. In one skit, he played Disney character, John Smith.

Taylor Swift - Hosted and musical guest - November 2009

Taylor was a natural and quite funny in many of the show's skits. She hosted the show when she was just 19 years old.

Chris Stapleton - Musical guest - January 2016

Chris did a fun promo for the show with Will Ferrell. He also performed two songs.

Faith Hill - Musical guest - October 200

Besides singing, Faith even did a fun skit with host Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Willie Nelson - Hosted and musical guest February 1987

Johnny Cash - Hosted and musical guest - April 1982

Cash did many skits and sang two of his classic songs.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.