Scotty McCreery loves being part of the Grand Ole Opry. McCreery, who was inducted in 2024 by Josh Turner, credits his mother with instilling an early love of the Opry in him.
“My mom was the first one who introduced me to the Opry,” McCreery tells CMT. “She came here when she was younger, and I heard stories about the Grand Ole Opry my whole life. I hoped one day I could be on this stage, never thought being a part of the family would be a dream come true, but here we are. ”
McCreery, who was recently part of the star-studded Opry 100 celebration, says nothing will ever top being able to perform on the sacred stage.
“This is it for me,” McCreery tells Everything Nash. “Being an Opry member was at the top of my bucket list. So, the fact that it happened a year before Opry 100, it’s just so crazy.”
“I don’t think we’d be here without the Opry,” he adds. “I hope they all realize that. I’m just such a fan of what the Opry stood for, and just the traditions behind it all.”
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What Scotty McCreery Says About Being a Grand Ole Opry Member
For McCreery, no award, accolade, or achievement will likely ever top him being a Grand Ole Opry member.
“It feels pretty fantastic, to be honest,” McCreery tells Everything Nash, speaking of his induction. “It’s a dream come true. It’s an invitation — you never know if you’re going to get that call, so it just means the world. And how it went down, with Garth Brooks being the one to do the invitation, and Josh Turner being the guy to induct me. In my wildest dreams, I couldn’t have thought up anything better. I’m just so thankful.”
Scotty McCreery’s Plans For New Music in 2026
McCreery recently had a No. 1 single with “Bottle Rockets,” a collaboration with Hootie & the Blowfish. McCreery is working hard on new music, which will be released later this year.
“We’re working on it,” McCreery says. “I’m gonna get back in the writers’ room soon and get back in the studio. We got it all scheduled. It’ll be coming out.”
McCreery was on a writer’s retreat when “Bottle Rockets” was released. He never imagined then that he would be able to record a song with Hootie & the Blowfish, let alone a song that became such a massive success.
“We had a lot of songs started going into that retreat, but this song came out of a conversation,” McCreery shares on Today’s Country Radio with Kelleigh Bannen. “This was us reminiscing on previous summers, like ‘I remember my last summer of no job, no responsibilities and school was out. That was such a fun summer.’ And for me in the Carolinas, and I think for everybody worldwide, Hootie & the Blowfish were huge. It was just talking about those soundtracks of summer. I forget who played into it first, but the chords were kind of matching, and we were like, ‘Man, that’s kind of cool,’ so we just ran with it.”
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