Kelsea Ballerini is featured on the cover of the latest issue of PEOPLE. In the article, she shares her gratitude for the community of women who have rallied around her in Nashville, including an artist who loaned her a gown early on in her career.

That artist is Lady A singer Hillary Scott. Kelsea recalled a time when she couldn't afford a dress for an award show in Nashville. "She let me come over and raid her closet, and she gave me a hand-me-down dress that she had worn," Kelsea shares. "I felt so pretty because she took the time to dress me for this event, because she wanted me to feel seen, and she wanted me to feel good going into these moments. To have those people in your life that are your peers and the people that pave the way for you to be able to have those kind of touch points with - it's been one of the greatest gifts of my career."