Kristen Kelly

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Kristen Kelly | image = | image_size = | landscape =  | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_place = Waco, Texas | origin = Lorena, Texas | occupation = Singer, Songwriter | instrument = Vocals, Guitar | years_active = 2012–present | label = Arista Nashville | website = {{URL|https://www.kristenkellymusic.com/}} | associated_acts = }}

'''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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aristanashville.com/artists/kristen-kelly |title=Kristen Kelly |publisher=Arista Nashville |date= |accessdate=2012-11-19 |archive-date=2012-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110010125/http://www.aristanashville.com/artists/kristen-kelly |url-status=dead }}</ref> "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".<ref>{{cite web|last=Foster |first=Ben |url=http://www.countryuniverse.net/2012/05/12/single-review-kristen-kelly-ex-old-man/ |title=Country Universe – A Country Music Blog » Single Review: Kristen Kelly, "Ex-Old Man" |publisher=Countryuniverse.net |date=2012-05-12 |accessdate=2012-11-19}}</ref> It debuted at number 60 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated May 12, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=Written by Edward Morris |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1684475/rascal-flatts-banjo-rings-as-weeks-top-song.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508223130/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1684475/rascal-flatts-banjo-rings-as-weeks-top-song.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 8, 2012 |title=News : Rascal Flatts' "Banjo" Rings as Week's Top Song |publisher=CMT |date=2012-05-05 |accessdate=2012-11-19}}</ref>

That same year Kristen was a member of the first class of female artists inducted into CMT's Next Women of Country campaign, which spotlights the newest ladies of country music.{{citation needed|date=February 2026}}

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<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1684507/brad-paisley-adds-three-newcomers-to-tour.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508095548/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1684507/brad-paisley-adds-three-newcomers-to-tour.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 8, 2012 |title=News : Brad Paisley Adds Three Newcomers to Tour |publisher=CMT |date=2012-05-04 |accessdate=2012-11-19}}</ref> 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 === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! style="width:10em;"| Title ! style="width:18em;"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Something Worth Saying, Pt. 2''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/something-worth-saying-pt-2/1589596314|title=Something Worth Saying, Pt. 2 by Kristen Kelly|website=Apple Music|date=November 16, 2021}}</ref> | * Release date: November 16, 2021 * Label: self-released |- ! scope="row"| ''Warrior''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/warrior/1729852994|title=Warrior by Kristen Kelly|website=Apple Music|date=February 16, 2024}}</ref> | * Release date: February 16, 2024 * Label: Sony |}

==== Extended plays ==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! style="width:10em;"| Title ! style="width:18em;"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Kristen Kelly''<ref>{{cite news|title=Kristen Kelly, "Ex-Old Man" Singer, Plans EP|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1695276/kristen-kelly-ex-old-man-singer-plans-ep.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018030719/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1695276/kristen-kelly-ex-old-man-singer-plans-ep.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 18, 2012|accessdate=October 11, 2012|newspaper=Country Music Television|date=October 10, 2012}}</ref> | * Release date: October 30, 2012 * Label: Arista Nashville |- ! scope="row"| ''Fire'' | * Release date: June 9, 2015 * Label: self-released |- |}

==== Singles ==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak chart<br />positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:45px;"| US Country<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kristen kelly|chart=Country Songs}}|title=Kristen Kelly Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=November 8, 2012}}</ref> ! style="width:45px;"| US Country Airplay<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kristen kelly|chart=Country Airplay}} |title=Kristen Kelly Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=November 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/628q51XQN?url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/Rihanna/chart-history/658897?f=793&g=Singles |archivedate=October 2, 2011 }}</ref> |- | 2012 ! scope="row"| "Ex-Old Man" | 30 | 28 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| ''Kristen Kelly'' |- | 2013 ! scope="row"| "He Loves to Make Me Cry" | — | 54 |- | 2014 ! scope="row"| "Kiss by Kiss" | — | — | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| ''Fire'' |- | 2015 ! scope="row"| "Fire" | — | — |- | rowspan="3"| 2020 ! scope="row"| "Ashes" | | | rowspan="3" {{NA}} |- ! scope="row"| "Country Music"<br />{{small|(featuring Craig Campbell)}} | | |- ! scope="row"| "Thank God for the Neon" | | |- | colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |- |}

==== Music videos ==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Year ! style="width:16em;"| Video ! Director |- | 2012 ! scope="row"| "Ex-Old Man"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/kristen-kelly/825718/ex-old-man.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818001949/http://www.cmt.com/videos/kristen-kelly/825718/ex-old-man.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 18, 2012|title=CMT : Videos : Kristen Kelly : Ex-Old Man|publisher=Country Music Television|accessdate=August 13, 2012}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| Anna Mastro |- | 2013 ! scope="row"| "He Loves to Make Me Cry"<ref>{{cite news|title=CMT/CMT.com Music Premieres For March 11 – March 17|url=http://press.cableu.tv/cmtcmt-com-music-premieres-for-march-11-march-17/|accessdate=March 17, 2013|newspaper=CableU|date=March 11, 2013}}</ref> |- | 2014 ! scope="row"| "Kiss by Kiss"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/kristen-kelly/1092582/kiss-by-kiss.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022145127/http://www.cmt.com/videos/kristen-kelly/1092582/kiss-by-kiss.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2014|title=CMT : Videos : Kristen Kelly : Kiss by Kiss|publisher=Country Music Television|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}</ref> | Zack Morris |- | 2016 ! scope="row"| "Fire"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/kristen-kelly/1513571/fire.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817213621/http://www.cmt.com/videos/kristen-kelly/1513571/fire.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 17, 2016|title=CMT : Videos : Kristen Kelly : Fire|publisher=Country Music Television|accessdate=August 8, 2016}}</ref> | Skylar Sprague |}

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