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The Real Meaning Behind 'Half Of My Hometown' By Kelsea Ballerini And Kenny Chesney

Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney's song "Half of My Hometown" literally hits close to home. Ballerini shared a little bit of background information on the track during an episode of Taste of Country Nights. in March 2020. The songstress explained that Chesney initially reached out to her after he saw her name on a billboard. "He [Chesney] saw my name on the scrolling billboard in Times Square and took a photo of it, got my number and sent it to me and said 'I'm so proud of you, hometown girl,' because we're both from Knoxville," Ballerini revealed. "It was the most encouraging, magical thing that could have happened to me two-and-a-half years ago. I like, freaked out."

Two-and-a-half years later, she and her co-writers of "Half of My Hometown" urged Ballerini to send the vocals to Chesney, and she did... at 2 a.m. Chesney replied, saying that he loved the song, and soon enough, they were recording it together. The song goes back to their roots in Tennessee, Ballerini shared. "One of the big things of this album is me kind of getting my head up for air over this last year and kind of realizing that I've kind of been dealing with a tug-of-war of really loving traveling, and really loving the opportunity that that allows me to have," she says. "But starting to really [understand] the value of home and hometown and starting to put roots down and invest more in friendships." What a great story!

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Noelle Montes

Update: 2024-05-02