Carly Pearce is all about supporting Kelsea Ballerini through divorce: “I’m there for her”

When Carly Pearce ended her marriage to Michael Ray in 2020, she was vocal about the great support and advice she got from her friend and fellow country star Kelsea Ballerini.

Now, it’s Kelsea who’s going through a divorce: Late this summer, the singer announced that she and her husband of nearly five years, Morgan Evans, are calling it quits.

Fortunately, she’s got friends in her corner to help her through the experience. On the carpet of the CMT Artists of the Year ceremony, Carly told ET Online that she’s ready to be Kelsea’s support system throughout the divorce process.

“Kelsea was there through mine,” the singer and Artists of the Year honoree said. “I’m there for her through hers.”

For one thing, Carly’s supporting Kelsea by lending her voice to her friend’s new album, Subject to Change. One song, called “You’re Drunk, Go Home,” is a collaboration between Kelsea, Carly and Kelly Clarkson — the latter of whom, incidentally, also recently went through a divorce.

“We have real-life conversations,” Kelsea told ET Online at the CMT Artists of the Year ceremony. “So it’s really nice to have people that are my peers and heroes that I can go to for, like, music advice and also life advice.”