Kelsea Ballerini and Lainey Wilson turn up the glamour as they lead the stars at Billboard Country Power Players event in Dallas
Kelsea Ballerini and Lainey Wilson led the stars at the Billboard Country Power Players event on Tuesday evening.
For the event held at Gilley's Dallas in Texas, Ballerini, 30, put on a glamorous display in a sleeveless, sequin minidress layered with a body chain-inspired coverup made out of silver belts.
She wore black, pointed-toe sandal heels to complete her look and styled her blonde tresses in a tight updo.
Matching the details in her outfit, the country pop star — who slipped into a racy, sheer floral gown for her Met Gala appearance alongside boyfriend Chase Stokes — wore chunky silver earrings and layered with various rings.
And Wilson, 31, showed off her edgy-chic style as she arrived in an all-black ensemble with a leather jacket and a cowboy hat.
![Kelsea Ballerini, 30, put on a glamorous display in a sleeveless, sequin minidress at the Billboard Country Power Players event on Tuesday evening](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882827-0-Kelsea_Ballerini_30_put_on_a_glamorous_display_in_a_sleeveless_s-a-1_1715752685689.jpg)
![For the event held at Gilley's Dallas in Texas, Lainey Wilson, 31, showed off her edgy-chic style as she arrived in an all-black ensemble with a leather jacket and a cowboy hat](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882819-0-For_the_event_held_at_Gilley_s_Dallas_in_Texas_Lainey_Wilson_31_-a-2_1715752685817.jpg)
Kelsea Ballerini, 30, put on a glamorous display in a sleeveless, sequin minidress at the Billboard Country Power Players event on Tuesday evening. For the event held at Gilley's Dallas in Texas, Lainey Wilson, 31, showed off her edgy-chic style as she arrived in an all-black ensemble with a leather jacket and a cowboy hat
She sported a turtleneck top layered with a leather waist corset and paired with tight-fitting bellbottom pants.
The Watermelon Moonshine singer styled her hair in her signature beach waves and rocked a sultry, smoky eye makeup look.
She accessorized with chunky rings and gold statement earrings as a finishing touch to her outfit.
On the red carpet, the Grammy winner was also seen posing for snaps alongside Ballerini.
The pair were seen engrossed in conversation and grabbed each other's arms as they talked animatedly on the red carpet.
The musicians flashed their bright smiles as they showed off their juxtaposing, edgy outfits.
Later, on the red carpet, Wilson was seen signing an autograph on a poster of her May cover shoot for Billboard.
Beside her magazine cover, she also posed for a snap with singer-songwriter Dasha, 24.
![On the red carpet, the Grammy winner was also seen posing for snaps alongside Ballerini](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882823-0-On_the_red_carpet_the_Grammy_winner_was_also_seen_posing_for_sna-a-5_1715752685938.jpg)
On the red carpet, the Grammy winner was also seen posing for snaps alongside Ballerini
![The pair were seen engrossed in conversation](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882825-0-The_pair_were_seen_engrossed_in_conversation-a-3_1715752685912.jpg)
![The stylish duo also grabbed each other's arms as they talked animatedly on the red carpet](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882815-0-The_stylish_duo_also_grabbed_each_other_s_arms_as_they_talked_an-a-7_1715752685992.jpg)
The pair were seen engrossed in conversation and grabbed each other's arms as they talked animatedly on the red carpet
![The musicians flashed their bright smiles as they showed off their juxtaposing, edgy outfits](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882821-0-The_musicians_flashed_their_bright_smiles_as_they_showed_off_the-a-6_1715752685947.jpg)
The musicians flashed their bright smiles as they showed off their juxtaposing, edgy outfits
The Austin hitmaker slipped into a tiny bronze bandeau top and a matching midi skirt with a sexy thigh-high slit.
She wore silver gladiator-style heels and carried a dazzling purse covered in gemstones.
She turned up the glamour with her blonde hair styled in bouncy curls and rocked a smoky cat-eye makeup look.
Later, Wilson and Dasha posed for a group photo and was seen with Breland, Reyna Roberts, Tanya Trotter and Michael Trotter Jr.
Ashley Gorley, 47, and his wife Mandy Gorley were also seen at the event.
The songwriter wore a neutral-toned outfit with a leather jacket on top while his other half wore a sparkling, off-shoulder minidress.
She wore a pair of silver heels with bows on the front to go with her navy blue dress.
Brittany Cobb, Lizzy Chesnut Bentley, Daniel Musto and Katie Beal Brown were also seen in fabulous outfits at the event.
![Ballerini looked effortlessly chic as she styled her blonde tresses in a tight updo. Matching the details in her outfit, she wore chunky silver earrings and layered with various rings](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882829-0-Ballerini_looked_effortlessly_chic_as_she_styled_her_blonde_tres-a-8_1715752686038.jpg)
Ballerini looked effortlessly chic as she styled her blonde tresses in a tight updo. Matching the details in her outfit, she wore chunky silver earrings and layered with various rings
![Later, on the red carpet, Wilson was seen signing an autograph on a poster of her May cover shoot for Billboard](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882817-0-Later_on_the_red_carpet_Wilson_was_seen_signing_an_autograph_on_-a-4_1715752685914.jpg)
Later, on the red carpet, Wilson was seen signing an autograph on a poster of her May cover shoot for Billboard
![Beside her magazine cover, she also posed for a snap with singer-songwriter Dasha, 24. The Austin hitmaker slipped into a tiny bronze bandeau top and a matching midi skirt with a sexy thigh-high slit. She wore silver gladiator-style heels and carried a dazzling purse covered in gemstones](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882805-0-Beside_her_magazine_cover_she_also_posed_for_a_snap_with_singer_-a-10_1715752686055.jpg)
Beside her magazine cover, she also posed for a snap with singer-songwriter Dasha, 24. The Austin hitmaker slipped into a tiny bronze bandeau top and a matching midi skirt with a sexy thigh-high slit. She wore silver gladiator-style heels and carried a dazzling purse covered in gemstones
Later, inside of the event, Ballerini took the stage in her eye-catching, dazzling ensemble.
She appeared to be reading her own handwritten speech from her phone.
She presented an award to Wilson and was seen going in for a hug onstage.
Wilson stood at the podium and gave a speech before later performing onstage.
In Wilson's Billboard cover story published last week, she spoke about creating her upcoming album Whirlwind amid the chaos through her rapid rise to fame.
'My life has just been constantly changing at a very rapid pace,' said the singer who is the cover girl for Billboard's 2024 Country Power Players issue.
'The truth is there is just no slowing it down even if you tried but throughout all of it, in a crazy way I feel like I'm right where I'm supposed to be,' she added.
It was in this chaos where she came up with the name for her forthcoming album — which will be released on August 23.
![Later, Wilson and Dasha posed for a group photo and was seen with Breland, Reyna Roberts, Tanya Trotter and Michael Trotter Jr.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882811-0-Later_Wilson_and_Dasha_posed_for_a_group_photo_and_was_seen_with-a-9_1715752686054.jpg)
Later, Wilson and Dasha posed for a group photo and was seen with Breland, Reyna Roberts, Tanya Trotter and Michael Trotter Jr.
![Ashley Gorley, 47, and his wife Mandy Gorley were also seen at the event. The songwriter wore a neutral-toned outfit with a leather jacket on top while his other half wore a sparkling, off-shoulder minidress](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882807-0-Ashley_Gorley_47_and_his_wife_Mandy_Gorley_were_also_seen_at_the-a-13_1715752686131.jpg)
Ashley Gorley, 47, and his wife Mandy Gorley were also seen at the event. The songwriter wore a neutral-toned outfit with a leather jacket on top while his other half wore a sparkling, off-shoulder minidress
![Brittany Cobb, Lizzy Chesnut Bentley, Daniel Musto and Katie Beal Brown were also seen in fabulous outfits at the event](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882809-0-Brittany_Cobb_Lizzy_Chesnut_Bentley_Daniel_Musto_and_Katie_Beal_-a-12_1715752686087.jpg)
Brittany Cobb, Lizzy Chesnut Bentley, Daniel Musto and Katie Beal Brown were also seen in fabulous outfits at the event
'Whether I'm running into somebody and they're saying, "Man, your life has been a whirlwind" — or whether the word's coming out of my mouth, or I open a book and see the word "whirlwind," it just seems to be surrounding me,' she said.
'Whirlwinds cause turbulence that cause chaos,' she continued. 'But at the end of the day, you figure out how to come back to the center.'
On her new album, she also called it 'the Western sister of Bell Bottom Country' and said Whirlwind is more 'introspective' than her other songs.
'I feel like it's got a little bit more character [and] cinematic storytelling,' she explained.
Unlike her previous albums, she also said there were time constraints in place when creating Whirlwind. For that reason, she and her collaborators 'had to cut the s***'.
'We had to get to it,' she said before adding that she was inspired not only by her own experiences but by her fans as well.'
![Later, inside of the event, Ballerini took the stage in her eye-catching, dazzling ensemble](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882789-0-Later_inside_of_the_event_Ballerini_took_the_stage_in_her_eye_ca-a-15_1715752686193.jpg)
Later, inside of the event, Ballerini took the stage in her eye-catching, dazzling ensemble
![She appeared to be reading her own handwritten speech from her phone](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882797-0-She_appeared_to_be_reading_her_own_handwritten_speech_from_her_p-a-11_1715752686082.jpg)
She appeared to be reading her own handwritten speech from her phone
![She presented an award to Wilson and was seen going in for a hug onstage](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882791-0-She_presented_an_award_to_Wilson_and_was_seen_going_in_for_a_hug-a-14_1715752686175.jpg)
She presented an award to Wilson and was seen going in for a hug onstage
![Wilson stood at the podium and gave a speech](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882793-0-Wilson_stood_at_the_podium_and_gave_a_speech-a-17_1715752686224.jpg)
Wilson stood at the podium and gave a speech
![Later, the singer also performed onstage](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/06/84882813-0-Later_the_singer_also_performed_onstage-a-16_1715752686194.jpg)
Later, the singer also performed onstage
'My experiences in the past few years have made me more confident in who I am and in my values,' she explained.
'When I was writing for this record, I felt like I was writing something that needed to be written and it was something that meant something to me.
'Because I have gotten to know so many of my fans and heard so many other stories in the past few years, I feel like I was writing it for them as well,' she added.
'I am the kind of songwriter to where I don't have to have experienced it firsthand to write about it.'