Kelsea Ballerini is back in the relationship rumor mill, this time over alleged buzz linking the five-time Grammy nominee to Craig Conover. The speculation remains unconfirmed, but it has pushed her dating history back into view.
That history is long and public. Ballerini first started dating Australian singer-songwriter Morgan Evans in early 2016 after they shared the stage at Australia’s Country Music Channel Awards. By November 2016, they were making their red carpet debut at the Country Music Association Awards, and a month later they were engaged. The pair married on December 2, 2017, in Mexico and later released the duet “Dance With Me” in 2018. In 2021, Ballerini said they were in couples therapy before she filed for divorce in August 2022.
She moved on after the split and later found love with Chase Stokes. Romance buzz around them began in January 2023, and Ballerini said she was the one who slid into his DM before they started flirting shortly after. Stokes confirmed they were dating during an appearance on The Today Show in March 2023. The couple then made their red carpet debut at the CMT Music Awards in April 2023 and their Met Gala debut in May 2024.
The new Craig Conover chatter lands differently because the source framing it says the buzz is still unconfirmed. That leaves the story less about a new relationship and more about how quickly Ballerini’s private life becomes public property, especially when her past with Evans and Stokes is already so well documented.
For now, the only firm answer is that the Craig Conover speculation has not been verified. Ballerini’s love life has drawn attention before, but this latest round sits in the same place until something concrete changes: rumor, not fact.
