Morgan Evans Says His Breakup Tune ‘Over for You’ Is ‘Cathartic’ Amid Kelsea Ballerini Divorce

Morgan Evans is utilizing music to heal.

ET’s Rachel Smith spoke with the 37-year-old singer on the 2022 CMA Awards on Wednesday, and he revealed how his new monitor, “Over for You,” helped him get by his divorce from Kelsea Ballerini.

“It was a extremely tough time and writing the tune helped kind by loads of it,” he defined. “Sharing it was very susceptible, however it was cathartic on the identical time.”

Evans first debuted the tune in September on the CMC Rocks QLD Pageant in Queensland, Australia. It was followers’ response to that efficiency that impressed him to launch the monitor.

“I simply shut my eyes and sang it. It simply felt like one thing I wanted to say on the time,” Evans instructed ET of first performing the tune. “I didn’t know what was gonna occur, however afterwards my cellphone and the social media and the conversations I used to be having turned from, like, ‘Nice present, man,’ or ‘Come again to Kentucky quickly,’ to essentially significant issues.”

“[People would say,] ‘Thanks for writing the tune. It’s serving to me get by my divorce,’ or, ‘I want I had these phrases to explain how I felt after I went by my divorce,’” he continued. “I simply began having all these significant interactions with folks and I knew then that it was one thing I wanted to document correctly and share like this.”

Ballerini, 29, introduced her and Evans’ divorce in August, almost 5 years after they tied the knot.

“This deeply tough choice is the results of a journey of affection, development, and energy that finally has come to an finish,” she wrote partly. “It’s exhausting to seek out the phrases right here…however I really feel extraordinarily grateful for the years of marriage to Morgan and eager for the subsequent seasons.”

Evans spoke out shortly thereafter, writing, “I’m very unhappy to substantiate that after virtually 5 years of marriage, Kelsea and I are parting methods. I want it have been in any other case however sadly it’s not.”

Then, in October, Ballerini mentioned the cut up as soon as once more, this time on “CBS Mornings”, whereas selling her album, Topic to Change.

“I feel when there’s an enormous life choice like that, it’s not a sudden one, there’s a lot that occurs earlier than that turns into public,” she stated. “So, I’m on my energetic therapeutic journey. And an enormous a part of that’s displaying up for this album and displaying up for myself like I by no means have.”

“I’m a peacemaker. I’m a folks pleaser, so, to do one thing that kinda goes towards these two issues is de facto tough and I’m actually pleased with myself,” she added. “It’s not chaotic, it’s not risky, it simply didn’t work. And that typically is a tough narrative to get your head round if you’re identical to, ‘Oh my gosh, it is a good individual and I’m a superb individual and this simply isn’t good anymore.’”

Later that month, a number of shops reported that the previous couple, who had a prenuptial settlement, reached a divorce settlement, as a part of which they moved out of their Nashville dwelling and deliberate to separate the earnings from its sale.

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