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now-viral drunken Dolly Parton tribute at the Grand Ole Opry on Friday.“The Elle King event, originally for Fri. 1/26/24 has been rescheduled to Sat.

Little Big Town is helping usher in the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards.

Terri Clark is proud to be honoured among the greats.

Ashley McBryde just released her latest album "Lindeville" and accepted an invitation from country music star Garth Brooks to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry, where McBryde first performed in 2017.  McBryde was completely shocked by the invitation, as it was presented to her during her interview with CBS Mornings, where she thought she would be talking about her new music, but it ended up being more than that.  During the interview, Brooks virtually dropped in from the Grand Ole Opry to share the news with McBryde. Ashley McBryde recently released her newest album "Lindeville."  (Erika Goldring/WireImage) "Miss Ashley McBryde, on behalf of the Opry and myself as an Opry member, I'm gonna try not to cry, we would love for you to consider becoming the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry," Brooks said.  McBryde took a deep breath and fought back tears as she responded to Brooks.  "It would be the great joy and the great honor of my life," McBryde answered.

BreAnna Bell Darius Rucker and Lyle Lovett are taking their talents to Helena, Montana. The country music singers will guest star in an upcoming episode in this season of “Big Sky: Deadly Trails,” ABC announced on Wednesday. Lovett is set to play Tex, a seemingly well-mannered cowboy and tracking specialist with a hidden menacing side, while Rucker will portray Tex’s partner named Possum. According to the synopsis, the character is “a hired gun who works at night like his nocturnal namesake.” This season of “Big Sky: Deadly Trails” follows private detective Cassie Dewell (Kylie Bunbury), undersheriff Jenny Hoyt (Katheryn Winnick), and newly appointed sheriff Beau Arlen (Jensen Ackles), as they work together attempting to maintain order in Helena, Montana, with their investigative skills. After their local backcountry trip led by outfitter Sunny Barnes (Reba McEntire) goes off the rails, the group faces their most dangerous mystery yet where every camper involved is under suspicion.

Dolly Parton is showing support to Loretta Lynn, after the country music icon died at 90. "So sorry to hear about my sister, friend Loretta," Parton wrote on Instagram. "We’ve all been like sisters all the years we’ve been in Nashville and she was a wonderful human being, wonderful talent, had millions of fans and I’m one of them.

Reba McEntire is honoring the late country star Loretta Lynn. Lynn, a country music icon, was 90 years old. "Mama and Loretta Lynn were four years apart, Mama being the oldest.They always reminded me a lot of each other.

Stonewall Jackson was a country music singer who was a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry.Stonewall Jackson was a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry who was a country music star during the honky tonk era of the 1950s and 1960s. After serving in the Navy, he went to Nashville in 1956 and his career quickly took off.

Chris Willman Music WriterThis is part of a series of articles commemorating the Grand Ole Opry’s 5000th weekly broadcast, which takes place Saturday, Oct. 30 on WSM and Circle TV, live from Nashville’s Opry House.If there’s anything you could bet on in country music, it’s that Ashley McBryde is a future Grand Ole Opry member… and probably, much further down the line, a Country Hall of Famer, too.

Nicole Kidman opens up about her marriage to Keith Urban, doing sex scenes, her successful career and more in a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar.

Tom T. Hall, a Country Music Hall of Fame artist known for such songs as “I LIke Beer,” died today at age 85. He died at home in Franklin, Tennessee, according to his son. No cause of death was given.

Chris Willman Music WriterThere’s no kidding around about the “ole” in Grand Ole Opry: The most venerable of all American broadcast institutions will celebrate its 5,000th Saturday night show in October, to be preceded by a month-long countdown to the historic milestone.Plans for the commemorative events were discussed at a press conference at Nashville’s Opry House Tuesday featuring WSM and “Opry” host Bill Cody talking with Carly Pearce, the newest member of the Opry, and musician and historian Marty Stuart (pictured above).Although it’s a landmark occasion, the lineup for the Oct. 30 show looks a lot like it might on any other Saturday night, as far as its intergenerational lineup goes.

Chris Willman Music WriterHal Ketchum, a mainstay of the country music chart in the 1990s and a Grand Ole Opry member, died Monday at age 67.“With great sadness and grief we announce that Hal passed away peacefully last night at home due to complications of Dementia,” his wife, Andrea, wrote on Ketchum’s Facebook page. “May his music live on forever in your hearts and bring you peace.”Among those weighing in with appreciation and sorrow were Toby Keith, Rodney Crowell, the Oak Ridge Boys, Chely Wright and LeAnn Rimes.

ACM Awards might have looked a lot different this year, but that didn't keep the night's big stars from bringing the heat. Country music's biggest names came together, separately, for a fun and lively evening of music and unity.As the first live awards show since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the show's slew of artists and singers belted out their performances from different iconic locations across the city of Nashville, including the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium and the Bluebird Cafe.With an inspiring opening monologue from host Keith Urban, which infused the night with hope, to some beautiful, impressive performances from dozens of different superstars, this year's ACM Awards proved that an audience isn't actually

The late Charlie Daniels was honored by friends and fellow musicians during a touching memorial service in Tennessee on Friday. The country music legend died on Monday at age 83 of a hemorrhagic stroke.The Grammy-winning and wildly acclaimed Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member was known to be devoted to his faith, the U.S.

Timmy Brown, a star running back and return man for the Philadelphia Eagles who went on to act inNashvilleand in the film and television versions ofM*A*S*H, has died. He was 82.

Singer, songwriter, and Grand Ole Opry member Jan Howardhas passed away at age 91.The artist had aNo. 1 country hit For Loving You with Bill Anderson and wrote hits for others like Kitty Wells' It's All Over But the Crying.The Opry, of which she was a member for nearly 50 years, announced her death on Saturday.

Singer Jan Howard has died aged 91.

American country music singer Joe Diffie has tested positive for Covid-19.

Country music legend Charlie Daniels has died after having a stroke at age 83.A press release from his representatives confirmed that the Grand Ole Opry member died at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tenn.Doctors determined his cause of death was a hemorrhagic stroke.A statement from Daniel's representatives says: "Few artists have left a more indelible mark on America's musical landscape than Charlie Daniels.

Country Music legend Charlie Daniels, best known for his monster 1979 hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” died Monday of a hemorrhagic stroke. He was 83.