Kristen Kelly

Kristen Kelly
Born	Waco, Texas
Origin	Lorena, Texas
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Arista Nashville
Website	www.kristenkellymusic.com

Kristen Kelly is an American country music singer from Lorena, Texas. While signed to Arista Nashville she released her debut single, "Ex-Old Man". The song was the first from her self titled ep, produced by Tony Brown and Paul Overstreet.[1] "Ex-Old Man" was the number one most added debut song at country radio for a female artist and was Kelly’s first TOP 30 single. Radio Country Universe gave the song a B+, praising the sound as "back-to-basics".[2] It debuted at number 60 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated May 12, 2012.[3]

That same year Kristen was a member of the first class of female artists inducted into CMT's Next Women of Country campaign which shines a spotlight on the newest ladies of country music.

Kelly has played the Grand Ole Opry and toured with some of country music's biggest names including Brad Paisley's 2012 Virtual Reality World Tour[4] Rascal Flatts, Alan Jackson, Sheryl Crow, The Band Perry, Willie Nelson, Gary Allan, Dierks Bentley, Jake Owen and more.

Kelly independently released her FIRE ep in 2015 and has released 3 new singles in 2020: “Ashes” which was on Season 7 episode 1 of the Netflix show The Ranch, “Country Music” featuring Craig Campbell and “Thank God For The Neon.”

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
Something Worth Saying, Pt. 2[5]	Release date: November 16, 2021 Label: self-released
Warrior[6]	Release date: February 16, 2024 Label: Sony

Extended plays

Title	Details
Kristen Kelly[7]	Release date: October 30, 2012 Label: Arista Nashville
Fire	Release date: June 9, 2015 Label: self-released

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country [8]	US Country Airplay [9]
2012	"Ex-Old Man"	30	28	Kristen Kelly
2013	"He Loves to Make Me Cry"	—	54
2014	"Kiss by Kiss"	—	—	Fire
2015	"Fire"	—	—
2020	"Ashes"			—
	"Country Music" (featuring Craig Campbell)
	"Thank God for the Neon"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2012	"Ex-Old Man"[10]	Anna Mastro
2013	"He Loves to Make Me Cry"[11]
2014	"Kiss by Kiss"[12]	Zack Morris
2016	"Fire"[13]	Skylar Sprague

References

1. "Kristen Kelly". Arista Nashville. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
2. Foster, Ben (2012-05-12). "Country Universe – A Country Music Blog » Single Review: Kristen Kelly, "Ex-Old Man"". Countryuniverse.net. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
3. Written by Edward Morris (2012-05-05). "News : Rascal Flatts' "Banjo" Rings as Week's Top Song". CMT. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
4. "News : Brad Paisley Adds Three Newcomers to Tour". CMT. 2012-05-04. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
5. "Something Worth Saying, Pt. 2 by Kristen Kelly". Apple Music. November 16, 2021.
6. "Warrior by Kristen Kelly". Apple Music. February 16, 2024.
7. "Kristen Kelly, "Ex-Old Man" Singer, Plans EP". Country Music Television. October 10, 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
8. "Kristen Kelly Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
9. "Kristen Kelly Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
10. "CMT : Videos : Kristen Kelly : Ex-Old Man". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
11. "CMT/CMT.com Music Premieres For March 11 – March 17". CableU. March 11, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
12. "CMT : Videos : Kristen Kelly : Kiss by Kiss". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
13. "CMT : Videos : Kristen Kelly : Fire". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.