Jim Casey talks with Chris Janson about getting recharged by spending some time on the beach with his family, giving people a break from the real world for three minutes with his feel-good songs, his love of the “mixology” culture despite no longer drinking alcohol, his new single, “Fix a Drink,” working on his next album,…
As a child growing up in Oklahoma, Carrie Underwood watched the Grand Ole Opry on television at her grandparents’ house. In 2005, Carrie made her Opry debut two weeks after winning American Idol. Just three years into her country music career, childhood hero Randy Travis surprised Carrie with an invitation to join the Grand Ole…
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A Grand Ole Opry member since 2001, you never know what Brad Paisley is going to do when he steps on the hallowed Opry circle. On Saturday, May 6, he helped one couple continue the circle of love. Brad invited local fireman Cody and his girlfriend, Brittany, onstage. After making a little small talk with…
Circle gets the square. In this case, the Grand Ole Opry’s famed circle. Travel planning and booking site TripAdvisor recently compiled a list of the Top 25 U.S. Attractions for Spring and the the historic venue topped the list. The No. 1 distinction is based on year-over-year search activity on TripAdvisor and marks increases in…
Nashville’s 2017 CMA Music Festival is just over a month away. Officially is runs from June 8–11, but Nashville gets its craziest week started early. If you’re planning on attending, go ahead and get to Music City on June 4 for a full week of country fun. The events are nonstop, and it look like…
The Grand Ole Opry has played a prominent role in Carrie Underwood’s life for many years. As a child growing up in Oklahoma, Carrie watched the Grand Ole Opry on television at her grandparents’ house. In 2005, Carrie made her Opry debut two weeks after winning American Idol. Less than three years later in 2008,…
On Friday, March 24, RaeLynn will release her debut album, WildHorse, a 12-song offering featuring 11-songs the 22-year-old co-wrote. To gear up for her wild release, RaeLynn stopped by the Grand Ole Opry on Feb. 21 and performed a trio of songs from her new album, including “Diamonds,” “Insecure” and the lead single, “Love Triangle,”…
As a child growing up in Oklahoma, Carrie Underwood watched the Grand Ole Opry on television at her grandparents’ house. Just three years into her country music career, childhood hero Randy Travis surprised Carrie with a Grand Ole Opry invitation at a performance on March 15, 2008—nine years ago today. Less than two months later,…
On Jan. 30, bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent got an unexpected surprise during their 100th appearance on the Grand Ole Opry when Marty Stuart invited them to officially join the Opry. Last night (March 11), the celebration continued as the duo was formally inducted into the Opry by members Jeannie Seely and Old Crow Medicine…
The Grand Ole Opry released a new video in its Radio Replay series, which asks artists to take the last song they heard on the radio on the way to the Opry and put their own spin on it. Keith chose Miranda Lambert’s “Vice,” which he sang on the spot. “I’m going to play you…
On Monday (May 12), Lee Brice took to Instagram to announce the dates and details of his 2025 “What You Know About That Tour.” The 15-date trek will feature Brice performing with a full band, and is set to hit arenas and amphitheaters throughout the U.S. this fall. The tour kicks off in Clearwater, Florida…
In the new docuseries, The Judd Family: Truth Be Told, Ashley Judd opened up about what occurred during the final moments of her mom Naomi Judd’s life. Ashley recounted receiving a distressing text of “pls help” from her mother on the morning of her death, leading her to rush to Naomi’s side where she found…
During a recent discussion with Mac McAnally on a joint broadcast of Radio Margaritaville and No Shoes Radio, Kenny Chesney pays a heartfelt tribute to Jimmy Buffett while acknowledging the profound influence he had on his music and career. “I sang so many Jimmy Buffett songs in college for tips, I mean, I felt like…
During his May 11th appearance on the Sundae Conversations podcast with host Caleb Pressley, Morgan Wallen responded to the controversy surrounding his abrupt exit from Saturday Night Live during the cast goodbyes of the March 29th episode. Pressley asked him, “Seriously, SNL, did they make you mad?” The country superstar quickly responded, “No, no, I…
Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” tops the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a 12th consecutive week. The hit collaboration now holds the record for the most weeks spent at No. 1 among duets by co-billed lead solo men and women, surpassing Puff Daddy and Faith Evans’ “I’ll Be Missing You” (featuring 112), which topped the…