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Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes lit up the red carpet yet again at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards.The singer, 31, and the Outer Banks star, 32, posed together ahead of the Thursday, May 8, ceremony at Ford Center in Frisco, Texas.The “Cowboys Cry Too” singer looked elegant in a nude sequined gown topped with a black bodice, keeping her glam simple with a low ponytail set off with face-framing pieces.
Banks, meanwhile, wore a black suit with a simple black scoop-neck top underneath. The duo kept it cute on the red carpet, cuddling up close for photos and gazing into each other’s eyes while smiling.Ballerini is nominated for four ACM Awards this year, including Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year and Music Event of the Year.
2025 ACM Awards Red Carpet Fashion: Kelsea Ballerini, Reba, LeAnn RimesWith her first-ever Entertainer of the Year nod, Ballerini will compete against Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson in the category.Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes attend the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star on May 8, 2025, in Frisco, Texas. Omar Vega/WireImageBallerini earned her eighth career nomination for Female Artist of the Year at the 60th ACM Awards.
She will vie for the honor against fellow nominees Wilson, Ella Langley, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves.As for Music Event of the Year, Ballerini is nominated as the artist and producer of “Cowboys Cry Too” with Noah Kahan. The song will be up against Post Malone and Wallen’s “I Had Some Help,” Johnson and Carrie Underwood’s “I’m Gonna Love You,” Carly Pearce and Stapleton’s “We Don’t Fight Anymore” and Langley and Riley Green’s “You Look Like You Love Me.
”Carly Pearce and Martina McBride Added as 2025 ACM Awards PresentersStokes was at the awards show to support Ballerini, as he has done on many occasions since they were first linked in January 2023. She has also reciprocated the gesture at his premieres and the like.In October 2024, Ballerini shared how Stokes has become her creative muse during their relationship.
Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini attend the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star on May 8, 2025, in Frisco, Texas. Omar Vega/WireImage“He’s been such a big, beautiful part of my life for almost two years now,” she told People, adding that she is “really proud of the art that he’s inspired.”Kelsea Ballerini Shares the Meal She and Chase Stokes Are Obsessed WithBallerini noted that the couple’s similar approaches to their careers has helped them connect on a deeper level.
“And I’m really proud to be with someone who’s a truth-teller in his own art too,” she said. “And to be aligned in that way and to share parts of our relationship and that kind of stuff, so openly and willingly, is really beautiful.”That same month, Ballerini hinted at whether she wants to marry Stokes in the future.
“I would never say never to anything,” she told E! News in October 2024. “Anything that I’ve said a hard no to in my life, I have come back and challenged myself on.”.
