Tag: Grand Ole Opry

The Grand Ole Opry is partnering with Opry member Dolly Parton to raise money for the Opry Trust Fund benefitting music industry professionals including touring and music industry professionals most affected by the current COVID-19 pandemic. The music industry has taken a big hit since the COVID-19 crisis began nearly …

The Grand Ole Opry will welcome back a limited in-venue audience beginning Saturday, October 3, a kick-off of the Opry’s 95th anniversary celebration. Opry members Dierks Bentley, Terri Clark, Vince Gill and Lorrie Morgan are scheduled to perform. Bentley, also celebrating his 15th Opry anniversary, was inducted into the Opry …

After a long wait we finally got to see the ACMs like we’ve never seen them before. The nominations list was announced on February 27 as the show was originally supposed to take place on April 5 in Las Vegas. The show had to be postponed due to the pandemic and …

Both Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame members Vince Gill and Reba McEntire will step into the circle together for the Grand Ole Opry’s 4,933rd consecutive Saturday night broadcast Saturday, July 18 on Circle TV, wsmonline.com, and SiriusXM. Gill was inducted in the Grand Ole Opry on August 10, 1991. McEntire became a member of the Grand Ole …

The Grand Ole Opry released this statement today: The Grand Ole Opry stands by the motto of the Circle can’t be broken. Throughout the Opry’s history, various events have led Opry management to make difficult decisions about how to alter the show’s format. In an effort to maintain health and safety …

Multi-award-winning bluegrass artist Rhonda Vincent was surprised on stage at the Grand Ole Opry tonight by Opry member Jeannie Seely with an invitation to become an official Opry member. Vincent had just performed her 2019 bluegrass chart-topper “Like I Could,” a tune co-written by Seely. She will be officially inducted …

Opry Entertainment Group announced today it has formed a new Artist & Label Strategy Team specifically devoted to supporting the growing suite of opportunities for artists under its umbrella of brands including the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, 650 AM WSM, Ole Red and Circle, a recently launched media network …

      Singer/songwriter Chris Bandi will be making his Grand Ole Opry debut on Tuesday, February 25. “Growing up listening to country music, The Grand Ole Opry was always the pinnacle of where this crazy dream could take me,” says Bandi. “Seeing all of the people I idolized growing …

Scotty McCreery is kicking 2020 off with a bang! Just days before heading to Mexico for his first-ever appearance at Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa, the country music hitmaker learned his signature hit, “Five More Minutes,” has been certified Double Platinum by the RIAA for sales of more than two …

Carrigan Chet Shields, accomplished piano player and member of the Scooter Brown Band, died on December 30, 2019. Born on October 22, 1989 in Pocatello, Idaho to Clint and Brenda Shields, Carrigan grew up in a musical family, picking up the talent immediately. He excelled in a variety of instruments …