The Grand Ole Opry has served as validation for numerous country stars over the years, who count becoming a member of the hallowed institution as the pinnacle of their career. While the Opry has inducted several new and established artists in recent years, including Lauren Alaina, Jamey Johnson, Ashley McBryde, comedians Henry Cho and Gary Muledeer and more —…
Michael Ray‘s Dive Bars & Broken Hearts EP was just released, but there might soon be more music from the singer-songwriter. Ray included six songs on his latest project, but is already eager to get back in the studio to continue what he started with Dive Bars & Broken Hearts. “We’re talking about going in soon to start the…
Michael Ray‘s Dive Bars & Broken Hearts album is out. Ray co-wrote one of the tracks on the project, “Don’t Give a Truck,” a song that he penned with Rian Ball, Josh Phillips and Michael Tyler. “I love writing songs, first off, but I also love the fact that I can lean on the songwriting communities, especially at the…
Michael Ray‘s Dive Bars & Broken Hearts is out now. The six-song EP is Ray’s most honest and authentic project he has ever released, working in many ways his entire career towards the new set of tunes, the result of a lot of self-discovery, rediscovery and a new, unfailingly optimistic outlook on life. “I think it is the first…
Nothing about the last couple of years was easy for Michael Ray, but he has emerged much stronger as a result. Ray, like so many other artists, was forced off of the road in 2020, because of the pandemic. He also went through a very public divorce with Carly Pearce, after eight months of marriage, and mourned the loss…
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….
The title track and video for Michael Ray‘s forthcoming Dive Bars & Broken Hearts album is out now, and what a song it is. The Florida native is fully embracing his country roots with the song, something he vowed to do with all the songs on the project. “I really wanted to pull the reality and the music together,”…
More music is on its way from Michael Ray. The Florida native will release the title track of his forthcoming EP, Dive Bars & Broken Hearts, on June 9, two weeks before the June 23 release date of his new project. “When you were raised on ‘80s and ‘90s country, and even older stuff, some things just are,” Ray…
Michael Ray just dropped another song and video from his new album. The Florida native released “Workin’ On It,” the second release from his forthcoming Dive Bars & Broken Hearts album, out on June 23. The video for “Workin’ On It” follows the storyline of “Get Her Back,” Ray’s first release from the project. But while “Get Her Back”…
New music is coming from Michael Ray, and soon. The Florida native will release “Workin’ On It” on Friday, May 12, from his forthcoming Dive Bars & Broken Hearts album. “If there’s a song on this EP that’s me, it’s probably ‘Workin’ On It’,” Ray shares. “It’s the idea that old cars need pieces, there’s always a project to…
