Ballerini calls the evaluation of her face “pointless and hurtful to everybody,” after the singer misplaced out on Greatest Nation Album to Lainey Wilson.

Ballerini was up for Greatest Nation Album and wound up dropping to Lainey Wilson through the present. After Wilson’s identify was introduced, the digicam minimize to Ballerini, who was standing and applauding her fellow nominee.

But it surely’s her facial expressions as she did in order that bought everybody speaking — as many viewers took to X (previously Twitter) to take a position over what Ballerini was pondering in these moments.

“Kelsea Ballerini’s face when Lainey received.   she bought snubbed!!!” mentioned one fan, sharing video of the second as effectively. “Kelsea Ballerini’s face simply broke my coronary heart,” wrote another person, as one other viewer added, “Kelsea Ballerini didn’t seem impressed as she was was caught on digicam trying upset when she misplaced.”

The response shot sparked a number of headlines about how she did not appear too glad within the second, one thing Ballerini herself addressed Monday.

“ohhhh yall,” she started on her Instagram Story. “You will be bummed to your loss and glad for any person else’s win on the identical time. two issues will be true and each maintain legitimate and useful house.”

“The face studying and response evaluation is pointless and hurtful to everybody,” she added, earlier than concluding, “a lady’s win is a staff win. write about that as a substitute?”

Wilson was one of many many ladies who picked up trophies final evening — as all 9 of the televised awards have been accepted on stage by girls. The nation singer’s win was additionally her first Grammy ever.

Whereas Ballerini has been nominated for 4 Grammys, she has but to win. One fleeting second apart, it seems she had a blast on the present — and was seen dancing with Taylor Swift all through the evening.