Mon, 03 April 2023 at 1:18 pm

Chase Stokes & Kelsea Ballerini Make Red Carpet Debut at CMT Music Awards (Photos)

Chase Stokes joined girlfriend Kelsea Ballerini at the 2023 CMT Music Awards held at Moody Center on Sunday evening (April 2) in Austin, Texas.

The Outer Banks star and the country music singer made their red carpet debut as a couple at the annual awards ceremony, which she co-hosted this year alongside Kane Brown.

Also stepping out were Chase‘s Outer Banks co-star Madison Bailey, who he was seen escorting backstage, Stranger Things‘ Noah Schnapp, Teen Wolf the Movie‘s Ian Bohen and singers Dixie D’Amelio, Danielle Bradbery, Austin Mahone and Tayler Holder.

In addition to performing, Kelsea was also nominated for Female Video of the Year, and she hit the stage for a performance of her song “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too),” where she was joined by RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Manila Luzon, Kennedy Davenport, Jan and Olivia Lux.

“if you go down, i’m going down too 🏳️‍🌈 // thank you to these iconic queens @manilaluzon @kennedyddoftx @janjanjan @theolivialux and @cmt for celebrating love, self expression, and performance,” Kelsea captioned a photo afterwards.

Madison Bailey commented, “Thank you for this and for doin it on THIS stage 💜🏳️‍🌈,” while Chase wrote, “you. ❤️”

Chase was also seen dancing and singing along to Kelsea‘s performance. Check out video below!