Lauren Alaina will soon be a Grand Ole Opry member! The American Idol alum was invited to join by Trisha Yearwood, while performing at the historic venue on Saturday, December 18. The invitation began when Yearwood appeared on the video screen, wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, before she told Alaina, whom she lovingly calls “Junior,” because of their…
Jake Hoot and The Tenors performed together on the Grand Ole Opry on Wednesday, December 8, as part of the Opry Country Christmas. The singers not only performed their current hit, “When Christmas Has Come and Gone,” but a stunning version of “O Holy Night” as well, with Hoot sharing a portion of their performance on social media. “Life’s…
Stonewall Jackson has passed away. The Grand Ole Opry member was 89 years old when he died on December 4, after a lengthy battle with vascular dementia. An Opry member since 1956, Jackson held the distinction of being the longest living member of the Grand Ole Opry when he died. Jackson had numerous cuts as a singer-songwriter in Nashville,…
Caroline Jones will return to the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday, November 27, this time to perform songs from her just-released Antipodes album. As someone accustomed to performing all over the globe, the singer-songwriter loves everything about performing at the sacred venue. “It’s one of the highest honors to step on the Opry stage,” Jones tells Everything Nash. “This…
Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Chris Young, Darius Rucker and Vince Gill were just a few of the numerous artists who took part in the Grand Ole Opry celebrating its 5000th Saturday night broadcast on Saturday, October 30. The show culminated almost 96 years of weekly Saturday night shows, dating all the way back to December 26, 1925, with George…
Both Carly Pearce and Sonya Isaacs are now official members of the Grand Ole Opry, after Pearce was inducted in August, followed by Isaacs, who was inducted as part of her family group, The Isaacs, in September. For both singers, being a part of the sacred institution is a culmination of dreams they have carried with them for…
Mandy Barnett will be the next member of the Grand Ole Opry! The multi-talented star was invited to join, on her 46th birthday, by Connie Smith. Smith joined Barnett on stage to read her a birthday card, which included an invitation to become part of the hallowed institution. “You’ve felt like family since we first met, and on this,…
Drew Parker will cross one big item off his bucket list on Tuesday, September 14, when he makes his Grand Ole Opry debut. The rising star, who is currently serving as the opening act on Luke Combs‘ What You See Is What You Get Tour, was given the good news of his invitation to perform by Combs in July….
Last weekend’s torrential rains, dropping as much as 17 inches in Middle Tennessee, wreaked havoc in parts of Humphreys, Hickman, Houston and Dickson Counties, all located just outside of Nashville. The flood waters claimed the lives of at least 20 people, including Loretta Lynn‘s ranch foreman, Wayne Spears, and damaged numerous homes and buildings. Several in the music community…
Scotty McCreery has won a major reality TV television show, sold out large venues all over the country, sold millions of albums and had eight Top 20 singles, with three consecutive No. 1 hits. It’s a lot for anyone to accomplish, but there is one big goal McCreery still wants to achieve: becoming a member of the Grand…
