Chrissy Metz has already achieved plenty of awards and accolades, including two coveted Screen Actor Guild Awards. But perhaps her biggest accomplishment, at least for her personally, was making her Grand Ole Opry debut, which she did on July 25, alongside Tracy Lawrence and CeCe Winans. “There’s something very humbling about being on the stage with no audience, although…
Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and Garth Brooks are just a few of the many artists toasting famed 650 AM WSM and Grand Ole Opry announcer Eddie Stubbs, who retired last week, after 25 years of service. Several artists shared sweet tributes to Eddie in a video that was shared on YouTube, praising the legendary host. “Hey Eddie, it’s Keith…
Talk about a night to remember. Vince Gill took the Grand Ole Opry stage on Saturday, August 1, to perform alongside both Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris. The show marked the Opry’s 4935th consecutive show, as the iconic venue continues without an audience, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Emmylou began the hour-long performance with “If I Could Only Win…
Luke Bryan and Darius Rucker have just been announced as performers together on the Grand Ole Opry. The two singers will take the stage on Saturday, August 15, for the Opry’s 4937th consecutive Saturday night show, albeit still without a live audience due to COVID-19. The Grand Ole Opry announced earlier this month that they would resume ticket sales…
When the Grand Ole Opry returns to live shows, it will be without one familiar voice. Longtime announcer Eddie Stubbs announces he is retiring on July 29, bringing an end to 25 years serving as host of 650 AM WSM, and the Opry. “I have had an extremely blessed 25 years at WSM, and as the third-longest tenured announcer…
Chrissy Metz is known for her hit role in the TV show This Is Us, as well as in the hit movie Breakthrough, among others. But the Florida native says music was the thing she wanted to pursue first, but got too busy as an actress to focus on it, until now. “Music was always my first love, and…
Vince Gill and Reba McEntire took the stage together on Saturday night, July 18, at the Grand Ole Opry for one unforgettable performance. The two ran through some of their hits, including Vince’s “What the Cowgirls Do,” “Tryin’ to Get Over You,” “The Price of Regret,” and Reba’s 1984 hit, “How Blue” and “Back to God,” among others. The…
This Is Us star Chrissy Metz will soon make her Grand Ole Opry debut! The actress announced the news on social media, admitting she was having a hard time articulating how excited she was to play on the sacred stage. “I can’t believe I’m going to be saying this out loud. Here goes: I’m gonna be making my Grand…
Reba McEntire is reliving some of her favorite concert memories in a new YouTube special, Reba: Live. The Country Music Hall of Fame member will share, for the first time digitally, her famed 1994 concert at the Omaha Civic Center, which included plenty of both her humor and her signature outfits. “This was one of my first big tours…
The Grand Ole Opry has announced changes to their reopening plan. After closing to the general public in March, due to COVID-19, the Opry intially planned to reopen in the beginning of July, before changing those plans to a hopeful reopening date at the beginning of August. But according to their newest statement, the Grand Ole Opry will not…
