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Ashley McBryde – A Grand Ole Invite

Ashley McBryde – A Grand Ole Invite

During an appearance on CBS Mornings late last week with hosts Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson to promote her new album Lindeville, Ashley McBryde got the surprise of a lifetime from Garth Brooks. Visibly emotional, Ashley answered Garth’s invite to become the latest member of the Grand Ole Opry with “It would be the great joy and the great honor of my life.” Ashley added, “There’s Grammys and…MORE

Carly Pearce Is The Next Girl To Be A Member of the Grand Ole Opry!

Carly Pearce Is The Next Girl To Be A Member of the Grand Ole Opry!

Oh, that Opry and their sneaky ways to invite people to be members. Carly Pearce has made no secret of her love of the Grand Ole Opry “It’s been the greatest love of my life since I was a young girl listening with my grandparents. All of the greatest writers, legends and pioneers have been on…MORE

Darius Rucker Invites Lady A To Be The Newest Opry Members!

Darius Rucker Invites Lady A To Be The Newest Opry Members!

Lady A was taping their performance for the upcoming NBC special, Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music when Opry member Darius Rucker surprised them by extending an invite to the trio to become the newest Opry members! Watch the moment they are asked unfold right here… After the invite, an emotional Hillary Scott shared, “This is…MORE

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FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025

Rick Moranis will return to once again play Dark Helmet in “Spaceballs 2”!!!  Bill Pullman will return as the hero Lone Starr, too. And Mel Brooks will be back as Yogurt . . . and, presumably . . . President Skroob.  (He played both characters in the original.) Ted Danson’s wife Mary Steenburgen will play…

THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025

Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson has died.  His family didn’t announce the exact date or cause of death, but he was diagnosed with dementia and placed in a conservatorship last year.  He was 82. Wilson was plagued by drug addiction and mental illness throughout his life.  By 1964 he had stopped touring with the band.…