Michael Ray has played the Grand Ole Opry more than 70 times. The Florida native made his debut on the sacred stage on April 24, 2015, and has remained a mainstay at the Opry ever since then, with his eyes laser-focused on someday becoming a Grand Ole Opry member himself. “That’s always my biggest goal,” Ray tells Everything Nash….
Chris Janson‘s The Outlaw Side of Me is out! The record includes “21 Forever,” his collaboration with Dolly Parton and Slash, plus 13 other tracks. It’s a project that Janson is proud of creating, more than any of his previous albums. “I went back into the studio, the actual studio in Nashville to record it,” Janson tells Everything Nash….
Gabby Barrett has a new single out, from a new album. The song, written by Barrett, along with Emily Weisband, Seth Mosley, and James McNair, is the debut single from a forthcoming new project, and inspired by Barrett’s own unconventional life. “I wrote it with a group of friends, and we were just kind of talking about my life,”…
It’s a new chapter for Kimberly Perry in a lot of ways, including with her music. Formerly one-third of the sibling trio, The Band Perry, the mother-to-be, scheduled to give birth later this summer, is now launching her solo career, with the release of Bloom, a five-song EP, out now. “I’ve been building music and building a baby at…
Adam Doleac has found his lane in country music, and it’s by coloring outside the lines. The Mississippi native just released “Biggest Fan,” a song that may not check off all of the boxes of what makes a song a hit in country music, but is a favorite of Doleac, and his fans. “‘Biggest Fan’ is one of my…
Matt Bolus is making quite the name for himself at The 404 Kitchen, and with good reason. The James Beard-nominated chef and partner pours everything he has into his restaurant, a passion that is evident not only in the restaurant’s menu, which changes seasonally, but how he runs every aspect of his popular eatery as well. “We don’t cook…
Phil Robertson once could have never imagined the life he has now. The 77-year-old became best known as the Duck Dynasty patriarch on the popular A&E television series, which ran for 11 seasons, from 2012 to 2017. But prior to having fame and recognition, both for the TV show and his conservative views, Robertson had an entirely different life,…
Matthew West has performed many times on the Grand Ole Opry stage, but his recent appearance marked a career first. The gospel singer sang “Before You Ask Her,” with his daughter, Lulu, making her Opry debut by joining her proud father for the sentimental tune. “What a treat,” West tells Everything Nash. “She nailed it too. It was kind…
When Colton Dixon released “Build a Boat,” he had no idea the impact the song would have on the world, or his career. The song, from his latest Canvas album, released in April, spent ten weeks at the top of the Christian charts, holding the record for the song with the most time in the No. 1 spot for…
Chapel Hart went from being a regional act to being known around the world after their audition on Season 17 of America’s Got Talent in 2022. The trio, made up of sisters Danica and Devynn Hart and cousin Trea Swindle, had no plans of ever auditioning for any reality TV talent shows, including AGT, but changed their minds thanks…
