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Reba McEntire Celebrates 40th Anniversary as a Member of the Grand Ole Opry

Reba McEntire was on stage at the Grand Ole Opry on Friday (Jan. 16) to induct her friend, Suzy Bogguss, but additionally the Opry celebrated Reba’s 40th Opry anniversary, with the legend closing the show with “I’m A Survivor,” “Happy’s Place” and “Back To God” before bringing her friends...Read More »


Suzy Bogguss Becomes Newest Member of the Grand Ole Opry

Suzy Bogguss officially joined the Grand Ole Opry family on Friday night (Jan. 16) and was inducted by friend and fellow member Reba McEntire. Bogguss, made her Opry Debut on May 12th, 1989 and has been a frequent performer and a favorite ever since.

Bogguss kicked off her induction night performing...Read More »


Craig Morgan Promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the Army Reserve

Craig Morgan received his promotion to Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the Army Reserve yesterday (Jan. 15) in a ceremony that took place at The Pentagon, the headquarters of the Department of War, with Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, officiating.

Left to right: Craig...Read More »


Blake Shelton Celebrates 31st Chart Topper with “Stay Country or Die Tryin'”

Blake Shelton returns to the top of the country airplay charts for the 31st time with his latest hit single, “Stay Country or Die Tryin.’” This is his second number one from his BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville album For Recreational Use Only.  The song was written by Drew Parker, Graham...Read More »


Neal McCoy Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Daily Reciting of the "Pledge Of Allegiance" at White House

Parmalee achieved a new record with their sixth number one at country radio “Cowgirl,” scoring its longest running number one on both the Billboard and Country Aircheck/Mediabase charts. This lead single from their  album Read More »


Nashville's Big Bash Rings In The New Year

The final star-studded line up has been announced for New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash, airing LIVE Wednesday, December 31st (8:00-10:00pm, ET/PT, 10:30pm-1:30am, ET/PT) CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.

The five-hour special will feature performances by Dierks Bentley,...Read More »


Jelly Roll Invited to Become a Member of the Grand Ole Opry

(l to r): Jordan Pettit, VP Artist & Industry Relations, Opry Entertainment Group, Jelly Roll, Joe Rogan

Jelly Roll was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry during a surprise moment on his interview, which aired today, on The Joe Rogan Experience, the...Read More »


Brad Paisley & Kimberly Williams host 3rd Annual Toy Store

The Store, a free-referral based grocery store co-founded by Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley, hosted its third annual Toy Store, presented by Sam’s Club, over the weekend. Through generous donations from sponsors and donors across the U.S. families that The Store currently serves were able to shop for toys to...Read More »


Grand Ole Opry Celebrates 100th Anniversary of First Broadcast

The Grand Ole Opry celebrated the 100th anniversary of its November 28, 1925 inaugural broadcast with two shows on Friday (Nov. 28) and more than 25 Opry members commemorating 100 years since the evening a single fiddle tune performed by Uncle Jimmy Thompson launched a legacy which now includes over...Read More »


Lainey Wilson leads list of CMA Award winners

Lainey Wilson was back as host for the 2025 CMA Awards and handling the duties for the first time as a solo act, she also took home three trophies including the coveted Entertainer of the Year.  Wilson also arnered her second win for Album of the Year for her latest...Read More »


Country | Americana | Bluegrass Grammy Nominations

The Recording Academy announced the list of Grammy nominees for the 68th annual show which will take place on Sunday, February 1st, 2026 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and broadcast on CBS and Paramount+. Performers and presenters will be revealed at a later date.

This is the first year...Read More »


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