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Yahoo
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Grand Ole Opry Announces Historic Concert
Grand Ole Opry Announces Historic Concert originally appeared on Parade. For just the fourth time in its history, the Grand Ole Opry is coming to Carnegie Hall. The two venues made a joint announcement on Thursday, July 24, that Carnegie Hall Presents an Evening With the Grand Ole Opry is coming to the legendary New York City venue on March 20, 2026. The special show will "celebrate 250 years of the United States of America and 100 years of the Grand Ole Opry." "The evening is part of Carnegie Hall's United in Sound: America at 250 festival reflecting on the 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence," according to the press release. It continues, "In more than 35 concerts as part of the United in Sound festival at Carnegie Hall, audiences will experience Broadway, jazz, film music, rock 'n' roll, hip-hop, bluegrass, classical, country, and so much more, showcasing the very best of the American spirit through music."The Grand Ole Opry show on March 20, 2026, will mark just the fourth time in Opry history that it has headlined a show at Carnegie Hall. The previous three visits were in 1947, 1961 and 2005. Tickets can be added to current and new Carnegie Hall subscription packages for the 2025-2026 season and purchased as part of a Create Your Own subscription series. Single tickets go on sale to the general public on August 11. That sale will be a limited release for fans, with additional tickets going on sale when the artist line-up is confirmed. Ongoing Opry 100 celebrations include: 'Opry 100 Honors Porter Wagoner' (August 12), 'Opry 100 Honors Bill Monroe' (September 16), 'Opry 100 Honors Minnie Pearl and Roy Acuff' (October 18), and more to be announced for 2026. Opry's first-ever live international broadcast from London's iconic Royal Albert Hall on September 26 featuring Opry members Luke Combs, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Darius Rucker and Marty Stuart. During the month of October, the Opry will celebrate its 'Rhinestone Milestone' birthday all month with birthday shows, plaza parties, special fan activations, surprises, and more. On November 28, the Opry will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its November 28, 1925, inaugural broadcast with an all-star Opry member show. More details to come. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Grand Ole Opry Announces Historic Concert first appeared on Parade on Jul 24, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 24, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
USA Today
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Post Malone on going country and what's next: 'I make what makes me happy'
Post Malone on going country and what's next: 'I make what makes me happy' Show Caption Hide Caption Travis Tritt talks Post Malone's passion for Country music on Opry 100 red carpet Travis Tritt talks Post Malone's passion for Country music on Opry 100 red carpet A crop of musicians has gone country recently, from Tate McRae's chart-topping collaboration with Morgan Wallen on "What I Want" to Beyoncé's Grammy album of the year winner "Cowboy Carter." But perhaps none has been more fully embraced by the genre's fans and surrounding industry than Post Malone. Already a musical chameleon – with No. 1 hits in hip-hop, pop and rock – Malone went all-in on country with his sixth album, "F-1 Trillion." The 2024 release topped both the all-genre Billboard 200 and Top Country charts, earned him a Coachella headlining spot and sparked his most ambitious tour yet, the Big Ass Stadium Tour with Jelly Roll. "I want to make sure I do things with respect. I feel honored that everyone has been accepting and patient with me," Malone tells the Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network, in support of Sony's "For The Music" campaign. Post Malone setlist: All the songs he and Jelly Roll played on the Big Ass Stadium Tour Post Malone: Chart-topper and collaborator Malone has a long history of working well with others. Eleven of the 14 songs he's landed on Billboard's Top 10 were collaborations, including "Rockstar" featuring 21 Savage in 2017, "Take What You Want" with Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott in 2019, and "Fortnight" with Taylor Swift in 2024. He's also partnered with brands including Bud Light, Crocs, Oreo and Doritos. In his campaign with Sony's For The Music, he's promoting products including noise-canceling headphones and wireless speakers, along with the idea that the combination of music, technology and creativity leads to a greater connection between fans and artists. "I've always just tried to make music that's true to who I am — no matter," Malone says. "I make what makes me happy. So to be part of something that celebrates artists for doing their own thing and pushing boundaries, that feels really special." What's next for Post Malone? Malone doesn't have plans to leave country music anytime soon. He revealed to Billboard in April he's already working on his seventh album and has made trips to Nashville to record. Acclaimed country guitarist Derek Wells, who has worked with Malone while recording and playing live, has high praise for Malone and teases what to expect on the upcoming project. Review: Post Malone fires up first stadium tour with trusty accomplice Jelly Roll "Performing country music is an entirely different discipline and requires an entirely different vocal delivery from working in pop," Wells says. "Moving away from having his voice saturated with vocal effects and treatments has him really working, especially onstage, to deliver a quality show every night. "There's also more fiddle, pedal steel, guitar solos. Where we started as two feet over the line into traditional country on 'F-1 Trillion' has turned into head, chest, shoulders and feet across the line on where we're headed with the next batch of songs." Contributing: Marcus Dowling, The Tennessean
UPI
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
LGBTQ country stars still overlooked as Opry hits 100
May 27 (UPI) -- On March 15, 1974, the Grand Ole Opry country music radio show closed its run at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, with Johnny and June Carter Cash leading the song "Will the Circle Be Unbroken." After that final show, a six-foot circle of wood was cut from the Ryman stage and moved to the new Grand Ole Opry House. The next night, Roy Acuff opened the first show at the new venue. A video of Acuff singing in the 1940s played before the screen lifted to reveal Acuff himself, singing live in the same spot. The message was clear: Though the stage had changed, the story continued. The circle had not been broken. The Opry began on WSM on Nov. 28, 1925, and is celebrating its centennial with a series of concerts and tributes under the name Opry 100. On March 19, 2025, Reba McEntire stepped onto the iconic circle on the Grand Ole Opry stage and kicked off NBC's Opry 100 celebration with a verse of "Sweet Dreams." The final song of the night was "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," performed by country legends like Bill Anderson and Jeannie Seely, alongside newcomers like Lainey Wilson and Post Malone. It was a moment meant to celebrate 100 years of country music tradition and connection with a stage full of voices harmonizing across generations. A circle, unbroken. But that night in March, one group of country performers was missing. Not a single openly gay, lesbian or bisexual artist appeared onstage during the anniversary celebration. In a moment designed to honor the full sweep of the genre's past and future, a long line of country musicians was left standing outside the spotlight once again. Wilma Burgess' sexuality was common knowledge in music industry circles in the 1960s and '70s. A slowly opening circle Country music has never been without queer voices, but it regularly refuses to acknowledge them. From 1962 to 1982, Wilma Burgess had 15 songs on Billboard's Hot Country chart and two Grammy Award nominations. She recorded with legendary producer Owen Bradley and had Top 10 hits like "Misty Blue." Despite this success, Burgess never played the Opry. Though Burgess was never publicly out, her sexuality was common knowledge in recording circles. In the 1980s, she left music and opened The Hitching Post, Nashville's first lesbian bar. Like so many queer country artists, Burgess had to build her legacy outside the circle. In the 1980s and 90s, k.d. lang and Sid Spencer expanded the presence of queer artists in country music. Lang won two Grammys and performed at the Opry, but she was labeled "cowpunk" and left the genre before coming out in 1992. Spencer released albums and toured widely within the gay rodeo circuit, but he was never recognized by mainstream country before his 1996 death from AIDS-related complications. The 2000s offered small openings. Mary Gauthier became the first openly queer artist to perform on the Opry stage in 2005. Chely Wright had a No. 1 country single before coming out in 2010, but didn't return to the Opry until 2019. Ty Herndon charted 17 singles before coming out in 2014. He wouldn't appear at the Opry again until 2023. These artists established themselves first and came out later, at great professional cost. The Opry hosts 5-6 shows a week, featuring 6-8 artists each night. In that context, a nine-year absence isn't just a scheduling gap. In addition, the Grand Ole Opry currently has 76 members, a special designation indicating a level of success in country music. None of them identify as LGBTQ+. Today, there are signs of change. Lily Rose, who has been openly queer since the beginning of her career, receives radio play, has songs on the charts and tours widely. But she remains the exception, not the rule. Other openly LGBTQ+ artists like Paisley Fields, Mya Byrne and Amythyst Kiah are recording, performing and building loyal audiences, but they are still rarely featured on country radio or invited onto the Opry stage. The circle may be widening, but for many queer artists, it's still just out of reach. The importance of the circle In country music, visibility isn't just symbolic. If you're not on the radio, you don't chart. If you don't chart, you don't tour. Without that platform, you can't build a legacy. Country radio and the Opry stage serve as gatekeepers of who counts. In 2015, a radio consultant infamously compared women artists to "tomatoes in the salad," stating a few were fine, but they shouldn't dominate. That same logic has long applied to queer artists; they can be tolerated at the edges but are rarely treated as essential. Genre labeling becomes another barrier. Brandi Carlile and Brandy Clark both openly identify as lesbians and have been embraced by country audiences and critics alike, but they are routinely categorized as Americana artists. That rebranding often functions as a fence that keeps artists close enough to celebrate, but far enough to exclude. Reimagining the circle The Opry's centennial celebrations are scheduled to continue through the end of 2025 with a concert at London's Royal Albert Hall and a final anniversary show in Nashville on Nov. 28. Perhaps openly queer artists will take the stage at those events. If they do, it won't just be symbolic; it will be a long overdue acknowledgment of artists who have always been here, even if they weren't always seen. Country music's strength lies in how it braids together American traditions: gospel and blues, Black and white, rural and urban, old and new. It's not a genre built on purity, but one that relies on the mix. That mix is what makes country music American - and what makes it endure. If the circle on the Opry stage is meant to stand for country music itself, then I hope it will be like the music: honest and able to grow. If "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" is more of a promise than just a closing number, the future of country music depends on who's allowed in the circle to sing it next. Tanya Olson is an associate teaching professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The views and opinions in this commentary are solely those of the author.
The Irish Sun
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
When is The Grand Ole Opry 100 coming to London's Royal Albert Hall and how can you get tickets?
COUNTRY music fans are incredibly excited over the news that The Grand Ole Opry will be coming to London for its 100th anniversary. The iconic live country music radio broadcast - which is based out of Nashville but famous all around the world - will be broadcasting live from London, England for the first time ever, this September. 9 The Grand Opry will celebrate its 100th year with a historic broadcast live from London's Royal Albert Hall Credit: Opry 9 The Grand Ole Opry is a prestigious country music broadcasting venue in the United States Credit: Alamy 9 The Royal Albert Hall will be rocking on September 26 Credit: Alamy Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the broadcast will be from London's Royal Albert Hall, with a star-studded line up. Country music icon She will perform on the bill with the likes of The beloved country stars, who are all Opry members, will headline its first-ever live international broadcast from London's iconic Royal Albert Hall on Friday, September 26, 2025. HOW TO GET TICKETS FOR OPRY 100 IN LONDON Tickets to the show will go on sale on Friday, May 23 at 10:00 a.m. BST via the Royal Albert Hall's website . Not only will the event have a star-studded line up of country music icons, but Brits will be familiar with one of the hosts. BBC Radio 2 Presenter Colin Reed, the executive chairman of Grand Ole Opry parent company Ryman Hospitality Properties said of the event: "This milestone year for the Grand Ole Opry has arrived at the perfect time as country music enjoys an unprecedented rise in global popularity, especially here in the United Kingdom. Most read in Music "Our first-ever broadcast outside of the United States will celebrate the influential music that has shaped this genre and pay tribute to the unique Opry show format that has entertained music lovers for 100 years. "With the help of some of our most treasured Opry members and some very special guests, we hope to give fans a taste of what goes on every week back in Nashville and inspire them to come visit the epicentre of country music." Maren Morris sets record straight after saying she is leaving 'toxic' country music HONOURING THE OPRY Wagon Wheel singer Darius Rucker said: "Being a member of the Grand Ole Opry is a great honour; it's always felt like the Opry was my home away from home. "To have the opportunity to bring such a big part of my musical roots to Royal Albert Hall is a full-circle moment for me while I work on a project with so many talented songwriters and producers based in London. "I can't think of a better way to honour the Opry's global impact on country music as we share its magic with a new generation of fans." Reacting to the news of the Opry 100 show in London, one person said on Instagram: "Wow!! This is amazing lineup! So hoping to get tickets!!" 9 Carly Pearce is one of the headliners who will perform on the iconic night Credit: Getty 9 Luke Combs is another country crooner set to take to the stage on September 26 Credit: Getty 9 Marty Stuart will also be rocking out with a packed audience Credit: Getty 9 Hitmaker Ashley McBryde - who has collaborated with Carly in the past - will also be taking to the stage Credit: AP 9 Darius Rucker is the final country crooner who is on the star-studded bill Credit: Getty Another said: "The excitement is real! We can't wait to welcome y'all to the UK." While a third penned: "WHAT A CELEBRATION! GRAND OLE OPRY 100." HOW THE OPRY BEGAN The Grand Ole Opry is a legendary country music institution and a live radio broadcast and concert venue in Nashville, Tennessee. The Opry, which is world-renowned, is the world's longest-running radio show, originating in 1925. When it first came to be 100 years ago, it was called the WSM Barn Dance. Read more on the Irish Sun Two years later in 1927 it was renamed the Grand Ole Opry. The iconic venue is known for showcasing both country music legends and contemporary artists, along with bluegrass, Americana, folk, and gospel music. 9 It originally had a different name Credit: Alamy
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jelly Roll and Melissa Etheridge Named Co-Chairs for Mobilize Recovery's 2025 College ‘Campus Surge' Initiative
Mobilize Recovery, a national non-profit organization dedicated to empowering communities impacted by addiction and overdose, has announced that Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Jelly Roll will serve as co-chair for the Mobilize Recovery Campus Surge 2025 Initiative. He will be joined by returning co-chair, singer and songwriter Melissa Etheridge, and honorary co-chair, 2022 American Idol winner and country music singer Noah Thompson. Championship college football coach Scott Cochran, a person in long-term recovery, along with Sheriff Karl Leonard of Chesterfield County, VA's Helping Addicts Recover Progressively (HARP) jail-based recovery program, will also participate as co-chairs. More from Variety 'Opry 100' Producers Tell What to Expect From Country Music's Superstars in the Three-Hour NBC Telecast 'Opry 100' Reveals Songs and Tributes: Find Out Who Post Malone, Jelly Roll, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks and Other Stars Will Be Saluting Jelly Roll Joins 'American Idol' as First-Ever 'Artist in Residence' (EXCLUSIVE) Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, is committed to raising awareness about addiction, mental health, and criminal justice reform, aligning with Mobilize Recovery's mission to empower communities in addressing the overdose crisis. Beyond his musical success, Jelly Roll actively uses his platform to advocate for change and support those affected by these critical issues. He frequently visits prisons and treatment centers to share his personal story and inspire others on their path to recovery — and he was honored for his efforts with the changemaker of the year award at Variety's 2024 Hitmakers celebration. Etheridge's commitment to the recovery community grew following the tragic loss of her son. 'Our young people are the future, and their well-being is paramount,' said Etheridge. 'That's why I'm so proud to co-chair Mobilize Recovery for a third year. By working directly with local communities, this effort provides critical resources needed to support the next generation in their journey towards recovery from addiction and mental health challenges. It's an honor to be part of such a meaningful and impactful project.' Ryan Hampton, co-founder of Mobilize Recovery, commented, 'Jelly Roll's authenticity and dedication to destigmatization make him an ideal partner for this initiative. We are confident that he will connect with individuals on a profound level and empower them to become leaders within their communities. Melissa Etheridge's ongoing involvement has been invaluable, and we are delighted to have her continue with us this year.' The 2025 Mobilize Recovery initiative will feature Day of Service events hosted by numerous non-profit organizations nationwide. These events will focus on raising awareness, promoting prevention, improving access to care, and fostering empathy within their respective communities. Additionally, events will be held on college campuses across the country to highlight campus-based treatment and recovery programs designed to support students. These programs, developed over decades, have provided guidance to countless students in navigating sobriety while addressing the unique challenges of a college environment. Participating schools and event dates will be announced at the beginning of the summer. Mobilize Recovery is also partnering with keystone sponsors including Meta, iHeartMedia, Indivior, Braeburn, and SAMHSA's Opioid Response Network, to enhance the reach and impact of the 2025 initiative. These partnerships will leverage social media, technology, and broadcasting to disseminate vital information, connect individuals with resources, and inspire action on a national scale. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in April 2025 The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
