Overview

• Ballerini’s spokesperson confirmed the breakup to People, ending an almost three-year relationship.
• Sources told the magazine the decision was not sudden and that both tried to keep the relationship together.
• Two days before the news, Stokes posted a birthday tribute on Instagram that spoke of looking forward to more birthdays together.
• The pair went public in early 2023 and were last seen posing together at the Academy of Country Music Awards in May 2025.
• Stokes previously said they managed long distance by not going more than three weeks without seeing each other, and neither has issued a personal statement about the split.