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Kelsea Ballerini<\/strong> is appreciating the love and support of her fans following her breakup with Chase Stokes<\/strong> earlier this September.<\/p>\n The country singer hit the stage in Chicago on September 25 for the first time since her rumored breakup with the actor just 11 days prior.<\/p>\n Fans in the audience at the Chicago show noticed Ballerini\u2019s performance of the song \u201cPenthouse\u201d was particularly passionate and emotional, signaling that the lyrics of the breakup song were hitting her harder than usual this time.<\/p>\n Crowd footage of the performance went viral on TikTok, with fans commenting their well wishes for her during such a difficult moment.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is so hard to watch, she really loved Chase,\u201d one fan commented on a TikTok clip<\/a> of the performance. \u201cThis song ALWAYS gets me choked up, but her emotions have me weeping. Girl is feeling all the feels. Goodness,\u201d another fan commented on the clip.<\/p>\n This performance comes after a source revealed in a September 14 PEOPLE exclusive<\/a> that the pair had split after nearly three years together. \u201cThey\u2019re two adults who gave it their all and tried to do everything they could to make it work, but ultimately couldn\u2019t. It happens,\u201d the anonymous sources said in the article.<\/p>\n Ballerini, however, did not seem pleased with the media frenzy surrounding the breakup. On September 24, the singer took to TikTok to post a video of herself<\/a>\u00a0 bopping her head along to the song \u201cshut up\u201d by Ariana Grande<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In the caption, Ballerini wrote, \u201ccc: speculators, \u201csources\u201d, and hidden cameras outside the hair salon. let us be. please.\u201d<\/p>\n Ballerini\u2019s fans flooded the comments with support for the singer. \u201cProtect your peace babe. We love you,\u201d one fan commented on the TikTok. \u201cYou are just like us! I\u2019m sorry people seem to forget that. Sending you love,\u201d another fan said in the comments.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n