Kelsea Ballerini made a special guest appearance in her romantic new music video for the latest song, First Rodeo, which she premiered on Wednesday.
The country pop star, 31, enlisted the help of her boyfriend Chase Stokes, 31, to play her romantic interest in the clip.
The pair – who started dating in early 2023 – were seen in a number of fleeting moments in the video. At one point, the songbird was seen running on the beach into the arms of her shirtless lover.
At another point, they are seen holding hands together in bed, although the Outer Banks star’s face is just out of frame.
First Rodeo is a release from her upcoming album Patterns, due out on October 25.
Kelsea Ballerini, 31, had a special guest in her romantic new music video for latest song, First Rodeo – her boyfriend Chase Stokes, 32
The couple was seen in a number of fleeting moments in the video. At one point, the songbird was seen running on the beach into the arms of her shirtless lover
The video opens with Ballerini — who filed for divorce from her ex-husband Morgan Evans in August 2022 after nearly five years of marriage — lying in the sand on the beach, wearing a pale pink dress.
“I love the feeling of running with the wind/ That’s why I went and did what I did/ He and I both had our guns to swing/ Damn, that confrontation was embarrassing,” she sings in the first verse.
Later, Kelsea meets her other half on the beach, singing the chorus, “I rode into the sunset / The red dust hadn’t kicked up yet / Thought I knew all the ropes / Thought I could ride like a pro.”
“Never knew I’d have a round two/ I fell off, baby, but I found you/ Take my heart, but take it easy/ ‘Cause this ain’t my first rodeo.”
Throughout the video, there are shots of Kelsea and Chase holding hands and him giving her a kiss on the forehead, as well as the blonde beauty riding a carousel and later a boat.
‘Let them run, baby, don’t hold your horses / Love is the wild, wild west, I don’t need to be told / But when you put your arms around me, I don’t mind / You make me forget the last time,” she sings.
The romantic track continues with Kelsea saying that no matter what the future holds, it’s worth taking the risk.
‘Even though we never know/ Whether we’ll make it out alive/ But when it comes to me and you, I can’t not try/ Ain’t it crazy, baby, that I’d never know you/ If I am never rode off into the sunset.”
Throughout the video, there are shots of Kelsea and the Outer Banks star holding hands and him giving her a kiss on the forehead, as well as the beauty riding a carousel and later on a boat.
“I love the feeling of running with the wind/ That’s why I went and did what I did/ He and I both had our guns to swing/ Damn, that confrontation was embarrassing,” she sings in the first verse
“Never knew I’d have a round two/ I fell off, baby, but I found you/ Take my heart, but take it easy/ ‘Cause this ain’t my first rodeo,” she sings
The romantic track continues with Kelsea saying that no matter what the future holds, it’s worth taking the risk
“Even though we never know / Whether we’ll make it out alive / But when it comes to me and you, I can’t try.”
The clip featured stunning footage of the beach
At one point, Ballerini sings on a beach while sitting on a pile of luggage. Later, she arrives at a hotel room, where she sips a martini glass and watches a rodeo on a big screen.
The singer promoted the new clip on her Instagram, writing, “The first rodeo is all about embracing vulnerability, hope and getting back on the horse. the video is out now, featuring the handsome human who inspired the song and made me love sunsets again.”
On another post, she shared some photos from the video, including one of her and Chase holding hands, as well as some behind-the-scenes footage, writing, “The first rodeo is now out of video today at 4ct.” FAVORITE LYRIC….GO!’
She also shared a clip of her and her friends dancing to the song on a boat. The star then posted a note with handwritten lyrics from the song.
Ballerini said in a statement that it is normal to feel emotionally drained and insecure about love and relationships after a public breakup. People.
“Listen, there’s a reality that an inner monologue after a public breakup is, ‘I feel washed up on the heart front. I feel like I don’t know how to do this anymore,” shared said.
‘But in the end, choosing love is greater, and the honesty to say: take it easy and be patient with me can actually be a beautiful and connecting moment.’
“First Rodeo captures that conversation, and even more, that decision within yourself to be vulnerable and open and let the hope in all of this seep back.”
She previously teased the video in a TikTok video this month.
The singer also promoted the new clip on her Instagram, sharing a photo of her and Chase in bed
She also shared a picturesque image of her lying on the beach
The star added a clip of her and her friends dancing to the song on a boat
She wrote, “The first rodeo is all about embracing vulnerability, hope, and getting back on the horse. the video is out now, featuring the handsome human who inspired the song and made me love sunsets again’
The singer started dating the actor in early 2023, following her divorce from her ex-husband Morgan Evans after nearly five years of marriage in August 2022; seen in April
‘This song is probably the first love song I wrote for this record. I was so ready to renew my life and this song is really the only call back to something from the past. It’s really just to inform the song…Then you meet someone and you know you’re a little bit vulnerable and a little bit scared, but at the end of the day you love love and you want to try it.”
The singer started dating the actor in early 2023 after she entered his DMs and “the swan dove right in.”
“He’s been such a big, beautiful part of my life for almost two years,” Ballerini revealed PEOPLE at the Glamor Women of the Year Awards Tuesday in New York City.
“I’m really proud of the art he inspired,” she explained. ‘And I am very proud to be with someone who is also a truth teller in his own art. And to be on the same page in that way and share parts of our relationship and things like that so openly and willingly is really beautiful.”
The singer-songwriter’s fifth album, consisting of fifteen new songs, would delve into topics such as love, vulnerability and female friendships.