One year ago today is a day that Scotty McCreery will never, ever forget. It was on December 3, 2023, when McCreery was surprised by Garth Brooks with an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry. “Merry Christmas. This is for you, I wrapped it myself,” Brooks said at the time, handing McCreery a large box but telling him not…
Seven years ago today was an unforgettable day for Chris Young. It was on October 17. 2017, when Young was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, by Brad Paisley, after he was invited to join in August by Vince Gill. “Now it’s not just that I went to Bill Anderson’s fan club party, which I did before I had…
Home Free is heading back to the Grand Ole Opry in November, for two special nights! The all-vocal group will play the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday, November 19 and Friday, November 22. The news comes after Home Free just performed another show at one of their favorite venues, the Ryman Auditorium, as part of their Crazy(er) Life Tour. “Coming…
Vince Gill has been a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry for 33 years. The 67-year-old was inducted in 1991, and has remained one of its most frequent performers, and avid supporters, for more than three decades. “The Opry doesn’t have to mean the same thing to everybody,” Gill reflects to Cowboys & Indians. “For me, it’s just…
Brad Paisley has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 2001, but he just made musical magic with the Opry’s newest member. Paisley was joined for a recent performance by Lainey Wilson, who was inducted in June, to sing his 2004 hit, “Whiskey Lullaby,” originally recorded with Alison Krauss. The two performed together the same day Wilson’s…
Post Malone made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry on Wednesday, August 14. Post Malone, who was invited by Brad Paisley, was joined for the historic night by Paisley, along with Vince Gill John Michael Montgomery, the War and Treaty and Lainey Wilson, who took the stage with the singer to perform a brand-new song, “Nosedive.” “Nosedive” is part…
Post Malone is making his Grand Ole Opry debut, and he will be joined by a few of his friends in country music. The singer-songwriter will perform at the Opry on August 14, joined by Lainey Wilson, Brad Paisley, Vince Gill and more. It was Paisley who invited Post Malone to make his Grand Ole Opry debut in a…
Steven Curtis Chapman was just announced as the next member of the Grand Ole Opry, a worthwhile induction for an artist who made his Opry debut more than 40 years ago. Chapman’s induction comes after several other artists have recently been inducted, including Jon Pardi, Scotty McCreery and Lainey Wilson. While there isn’t a specific formula for how an…
Steven Curtis Chapman will be the next member of the Grand Ole Opry. The Christian singer was invited to join on Saturday, July 27, by his good friend, and fellow Kentucky native, Ricky Skaggs. Skaggs began the invitation by bringing out a picture of Chapman from his Grand Ole Opry debut 42 years ago, when he performed country classics…
The lineup for this year’s Opry Country Christmas at the Grand Ole Opry has been announced, and includes several of country music’s biggest stars. Scotty McCreery, Trace Adkins, Jon Pardi, The Oak Ridge Boys, Chris Young, Chris Janson and Steven Curtis Chapman are among the artists who will be part of this year’s holiday celebration. Each show will also feature…
