{"id":54849,"date":"2023-11-17T23:55:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T23:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/17\/kelsea-ballerini-says-jonas-brothers-replaced-her-on-strong-enough\/"},"modified":"2023-11-17T23:55:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T23:55:32","slug":"kelsea-ballerini-says-jonas-brothers-replaced-her-on-strong-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/17\/kelsea-ballerini-says-jonas-brothers-replaced-her-on-strong-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelsea Ballerini Says Jonas Brothers &#8216;Replaced&#8217; Her on &#8216;Strong Enough&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:87.2%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">John Nacion\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A collaboration between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kelsea-ballerini\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kelsea Ballerini<\/strong><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jonas-brothers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonas Brothers<\/a> sounds like a match made in heaven, but it turns out it already happened \u2014 and fans never heard it!<\/p>\n<p>Ballerini, 30, broke the news to her followers via her Instagram Story on Friday, November 17, while doing an \u201cask me anything\u201d chat during a recent plane trip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJonas brothers collab when [will it happen],\u201d a fan asked, to which Ballerini replied, \u201cTo be so honest, I was on \u2018Strong Enough\u2019 but did indeed get replaced hahahaha.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/kelsea-ballerini-denies-lip-synching-at-peoples-country-music-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">country singer<\/a> noted that she\u2019s not mad about <strong>Bailey Zimmerman<\/strong> making it on the final cut. \u201cBut Bailey is sick,\u201d Ballerini added on Friday alongside a tearing-up emoji and a melted face emoji. However, she didn\u2019t share why she was cut.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3439190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-3.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"There Was a Kelsea Ballerini and Jonas Brothers Collab\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-3.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-3.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-3.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-3.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-3.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-3.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-3.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-3.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-3.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-3.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-3.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-3.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Kelsea Ballerini\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kevin-jonas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kevin<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/joe-jonas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Joe<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/nick-jonas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nick Jonas<\/strong><\/a> released \u201cStrong Enough\u201d with Zimmerman, 23, on November 10. \u201cWe\u2019re so excited to team up with Bailey for \u2018Strong Enough\u2019!\u201d the brothers said in a press release at the time. \u201cHe\u2019s such a talented artist who\u2019s had an amazing year, so it\u2019s been a blast collaborating with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/stars-gone-country-20102112\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Stars-Gone-Country-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Stars Gone Country\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Stars-Gone-Country-2.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/stars-gone-country-20102112\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span>Stars Who Went Country<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tYeehaw! Stars like Hayden Panettiere, Kelly Clarkson, Nicole Kidman, and Matthew McConaughey have all stepped out of their comfort zones to get into the Nashville groove. Click through to see some famous faces that have gone country!\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zimmerman gushed over working alongside the siblings, adding, \u201cI\u2019ve been a fan of the Jonas Brothers for as long as I can remember. I literally grew up with them! It\u2019s been incredible to get to know Joe, Nick, and Kevin, and we\u2019ve already shared some memories I\u2019ll never forget. The fact that they would ask me to be on a song still blows my mind. I hope y\u2019all like it as much as I do!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3439191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-4.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"There Was a Kelsea Ballerini and Jonas Brothers Collab\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-4.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-4.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-4.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-4.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-4.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-4.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-4.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-4.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/There-Was-a-Kelsea-Ballerini-and-Jonas-Brothers-Collab-4.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Jason Mendez\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the single\u2019s success, the Jonas Brothers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CzwukoryW4v\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced via Instagram<\/a> on Friday that they will be taking the stage with Zimmerman on Saturday, November 18, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, as part of the pregame entertainment for the James Madison Dukes and Appalachian State Mountaineers matchup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for all the love on \u2018Strong Enough\u2019 this past week! Excited to perform it for the first time with @bailey.zimmerman tomorrow at @collegegameday \ud83d\udd25,\u201d the band teased.<\/p>\n<p>Ballerini, meanwhile, has been keeping herself equally as busy this month after playing a sold-out show in her hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, on November 2.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI saw my first concert ever in this arena when I was a kid \u2026 and then 15,000 of you showed up so it could be the place where I played my first ever headline arena show,\u201d the \u201cHalf of My Hometown\u201d singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CzRhUz4xazZ\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote via Instagram<\/a> after the performance. \u201cI wish I could go back and show little me the photos, but honestly glad she had no clue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ballerini followed up the gig by playing a heartfelt rendition of \u201cLeave Me Again\u201d at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/the-best-backstage-moments-from-the-2023-cma-awards-in-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 CMA Awards<\/a> in Nashville. Days later, she was nominated for Best Country Album ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/grammys-2024-nominations-see-the-complete-list-updating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Grammy Awards<\/a> for <em>Rolling Up the Welcome Mat<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/kelsea-ballerini-says-jonas-brothers-replaced-her-on-strong-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Nacion\/WireImage A collaboration between Kelsea Ballerini and the Jonas Brothers sounds like a match made in heaven, but it turns out it already happened \u2014 and fans never heard it! Ballerini, 30, broke the news to her followers via her Instagram Story on Friday, November 17, while doing an \u201cask me anything\u201d chat during [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-54849","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}