Something borrowed, something blue: MacKenzie Porter wears same dress as Kelsea Ballerini to CMA Awards

Medicine Hat, Alta. native MacKenzie Porter wore the same dress as nominee Kelsea Ballerini to the Country Music Awards

Canadian country music star MacKenzie Porter made the news Wednesday at the Country Music Awards, but it wasn't about a song.

It was about her dress.

That's because the Medicine Hat, Alta. native showed up at the country music Oscars wearing the same blue Balenciaga gown as singer – and CMA nominee - Kelsea Ballerini.

Porter didn't initially have anything to say on social media about the incident, however Ballerini took to TikTok Thursday to address it.

"It's (blue) giving," Ballerini said. "Blue is the moment. Great minds think alike. It's giving. I immediately changed into a green dress because she looked so good in it.

"It's giving, "she repeated. "Don't you dare do a 'Who wore it better?' (story) or put a side by side. It's rude."

Later Thursday, Porter posted photos on her Instagram page.

It wasn't the first time the blue Balenciaga scuba gown has hit a red carpet, either: Kim Kardashian wore it the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscars party and then modeled it for the designer.

Porter was nominated for a number of 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards, including the Spotify Female Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Video of the Year for her song "Pickup."

Porter has also been nominated for an American Music Award along with Dustin Lynch for "Thinkin About You", for Best Country Song.  She grew up on a buffalo and cattle ranch outside Medicine Hat. Her brother Kalan won Canadian Idol in 2004 and her grandfather Bob Porter was an Member of Parliament for Medicine Hat between 1984 and 1993.

The American Music Awards will be televised on ABC on Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. EST.