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Could Kelsea Ballerini go the way of Taylor Swift and become less and less "country"? Sounds like there's a pretty good chance!
In a new interview with "The New York Times", she basically said becoming a huge cross-over artist is the goal. Quote, "I want to play arenas. I want to be the main draw. I want the pyrotechnics. I want to cross over, dare I say."
Kelsea's already a country-POP artist, so none of this should be too surprising. One of her big influences as a kid was Shania Twain, who definitely crossed over into pop.
She also talked about growing up listening to a lot of Top 40 stuff, because that's what her mom liked. So that's another reason she's drawn to it.
From a pure popularity standpoint, crossing over has certainly worked well for Shania, and Taylor Swift.