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2022 ACM Awards: Carly Pearce Wins Female Artist of the Year

Carly Pearce is officially the reigning Female Artist of the Year at the ACM Awards! The Kentucky native, who won earlier in the night for Music Event of the Year (for her “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” collaboration with Ashley McBryde), was nominated in a category that included McBryde, along with Gabby Barrett, Miranda Lambert and Maren Morris….

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Carly Pearce On Her 4 ACM Awards Nominations: ‘It Feels Like a Dream’

 Carly Pearce is walking into tonight’s ACM Awards with four nominations. The 31-year-old is nominated for Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (for 29: Written in Stone) and both Video of the Year and Music Event of the Year, the latter two for her “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” collaboration with Ashley McBryde. “When…

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Country Music Hall of Fame’s New Exhibit Honors Carly Pearce, Old Dominion + More

The American Currents exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is now open! The exhibit features items from some of country music’s most influential hitmakers, including Carly Pearce, Old Dominion, Jimmie Allen and more. “I tried earlier to think about what things like this mean to me,” Pearce, whose dress from her Grand Ole Opry induction…

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Carly Pearce to Be Inducted Into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame

 Carly Pearce is about to receive yet another honor. The Grand Ole Opry member will be inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame on October 28. Pearce joins an elite list of musicians for the 2022 class, including Grand Ole Opry vocalist Norah Lee Allen, Steel Guitar Hall of Famer Tommy White, “I’m From the Country” hit…

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Carly Pearce Says ’29: Written in Stone’ Gives Her Pain Purpose

 Carly Pearce doesn’t have any regrets about any of the seasons in her life, even the hard ones. The 31-year-old reflected her broken heart over the end of her marriage, first in 29, followed by 29: Written in Stone. The music is an achingly honest look at the range of emotions Pearce, from the fiery “Diamondback” to the…

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Carly Pearce Shares the Story Behind ‘Never Wanted To Be That Girl’ With Ashley McBryde

 Carly Pearce isn’t afraid to go after what she wants, especially if what she wants is a collaboration with another artist. The Grand Ole Opry member reveals she personally reached out to Ashley McBryde herself to collaborate with her on what became their ACM-nominated hit, “Never WantedT Be That Girl.” “‘Never Wanted To Be That Girl’ was exactly…

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ACM Awards: Thomas Rhett, Walker Hayes, Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde to Perform

 We now know who some of the performers will be at the 2022 ACM Awards, which already promises to be a star-studded show. Thomas Rhett, Walker Hayes will take the stage, along with a collaboration by Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde. Pearce and McBryde will perform their current single, “Never Wanted to Be That Girl.” While Rhett and…

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Carly Pearce On Her ACM Awards Nominations: ‘It’s Beyond a Dream’

 Carly Pearce  received four ACM Awards nominations this year, including for Female Artist of the Year, a category she won in November at the CMA Awards. The nomination means all the more to Pearce, since it comes the same year Dolly Parton, who invited Pearce to become a Grand Ole Opry member last year, hosting the show. “Female…

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Carly Pearce On Overcoming Heartache: ‘I Gained So Much Strength’

 Carly Pearce never imagined she would be married and divorced in a year. The story flew in the face of how the Kentucky native imagined her life would turn out, with her publicized fairy tale romance imploding less than a year after she said “I do.” The headlines and gossip could have been enough to send Pearce running…

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Carly Pearce Moves Forward With Lessons Learned From Failed Relationships

 Carly Pearce hasn’t been quiet about her broken heart, following her unexpected split from Michael Ray, after less than a year of marriage. The Kentucky native bared her soul in the songs on 29: Written in Stone, with tracks like “29,” “What He Didn’t Do,” and her current “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” duet with Ashley McBryde ….

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