Few people have had such a rapid rise to country stardom as Carly Pearce. The Kentucky native had a massive hit with “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” and earned a CMA Awards nomination for Album of the Year, for her telling 29 EP. Pearce just released 29: Written in Stone, is serving as direct support for Lady A,…
Carly Pearce‘s telling and personal 29: Written in Stone is out. The 15-track record, co-written entirely by Pearce, follows on the heels of her shockingly-honest 29 EP, which detailed her heartbreak over the unexpected end of her marriage to Michael Ray, less than a year after she said “I do.” All seven songs on 29 are on 29:…
Carly Pearce just dropped “Never Wanted to Be That Girl,” her collaboration with Ashley McBryde from her upcoming 29: Written in Stone album. The song was written by Pearce and McBryde, along with Shane McAnally. “‘Never Wanted To Be That Girl’ was exactly how ‘I Hope You’re Happy Now’ happened for me,” Pearce tells Everything Nash. “I played…
Carly Pearce earned one of the biggest validations of her career, when 29 became the only EP, and the only record by a female artist, to be nominated for a CMA Award for Album of the Year. The irony isn’t lost on Pearce that the industry accolade came at a time when Pearce let her guard all the way…
Carly Pearce received not one but two CMA Awards nods, both for Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year. The Album of the Year nomination, for her bold 29 project, is the only EP in the category, and the only record by a female artist, a nomination that has Pearce happily surprised. “To see 29…
The 2021 CMA Awards nominees were just announced, with artists like Chris Stapleton, Eric Church, Gabby Barrett and Miranda Lambert among those with multiple nominations. As usual, there were a few happy surprises, and a few snubs that have us scratching our heads. Keep reading to see who should have been nominated, and whose name has been a welcome…
Carly Pearce is grateful for all of the lessons of the past couple of years, even the hard ones. The newest Grand Ole Opry member bared her soul on 29, which is being followed with the upcoming 29: Written in Stone record. Woven through all 15 songs on the new project is not only the heartbreak that Pearce…
Carly Pearce still can’t believe she’s an official member of the Grand Ole Opry. The Kentucky native, who was inducted by Trisha Yearwood last month, joined Marty Stuart and Billy Cody in a special press event on Tuesday, August 16, to officially kick off the countdown to the Opry’s upcoming 5000th Saturday night broadcast, which will take place…
When Carly Pearce left Dollywood, where she quit high school to work as a teenager, to move to Nashville, she was willing and determined to do whatever it took to see those dreams become a reality. The Kentucky native found work cleaning Airbnbs, which is what she was doing when she made her Grand Ole Opry debut in…
Carly Pearce is enjoying life on the road, serving as direct support for Lady A on their What a Song Can Do Tour. For Pearce, the tour not only gives her a chance to perform night after night, but also to spend time with Hillary Scott, who has quickly become one of Pearce’s closest friends and confidants. “I…
