Kelsea Ballerini Opens Up About Her Divorce on New EP: The Painful Truth!
Mia Horton
Published Jan 01, 2026
Kelsea Ballerini, who used to be a visitor mentor on The Voice, put out a six-tune EP hit Moving Up the Doormat on Tuesday.
It likewise accompanied a short film. Ballerini discusses her new separation from Morgan Evans in the new venture.
Kelsey Ballerini’s New Ep and Short Film Are Accessible At this point Ballerini’s new short film utilizes the six tunes from her new EP to recount the narrative of a relationship that is separating through a progression of short scenes. The undertaking comes after Ballerini’s collection Subject to Change.
In an explanation, the vocalist said that Moving Up the Doormat is a “profound jump” into the “unrest” she hears on that collection.
“These are six melodies I wish I had a year ago. It’s about the intricacies of the sentiments you go through during a gigantic shift early on,” Ballerini said. “Moving Up the Doormat was the means by which I handled everything. It’s the manner in which I got my sentiments out of my body and heart and put them to music — which is the most flawless way I might have dealt with it.”
On the EP, Ballerini discusses how she felt while her marriage was self-destructing and what the consideration from the general population meant for her.
The short film shows how the verses of the melody got to where they are currently.
In a scene set to the tune “Recently Wedded,” Ballerini’s old flame in the film continues to heap dishes on her hands until she can hold no more and drops them.
In another scene, she removes her wedding band while getting together her storage room and afterward sings “Leave Me Once more,” the keep going tune on the EP.
Ballerini Said She’s ‘Never Been This Open’ Ballerini told her fans on Instagram that the new short film was emerging and referred to it as “my mending process.”
She likewise said that she had “never been this open” in her music previously. She additionally said, “never been this glad for my craft.”
Fans can watch the entire 20-minute short film on Ballerini’s YouTube channel, as well as every one of the six sections as a different music video. The full 15-minute EP can likewise be streamed at this moment. On the last tune, “Leave Me Once more,” Ballerini wishes her ex well after their separation and adds, “I truly want to believe that I at absolutely no point ever leave me in the future.”