Congratulations to Carly Pearce, the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry! She was inducted last night and Trisha Yearwood did the honors. Carly posted some pictures from the night to her social media pages: 

 

 

 

 

 

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 She also recently announced her new album 29: Written In Stone, an extention of her previous EP, 29. The album will feature the original songs on the EP, plus 8 new ones including "Dear Miss Loretta" with Patty Loveless. The new album also includes a duet, that was also co-written with Ashley McBryde on a song called "Never Wanted To Be That Girl." Other artists with writer credits include Kelsea Ballerini, Brandy Clark and Old Dominion's Matthew Ramsey. The album is set for release on September 17th. 

I realized, as much as 29 captured a moment, I wasn’t done with the story. 29: Written In Stone. Out September 17. Pre-order now. https://t.co/yQybnGCUrw pic.twitter.com/HVani6RR4V

— Carly Pearce (@carlypearce) August 3, 2021

Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood were guests on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday with guest host tWitch. He wondered if they have heard from Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in regards to their cover of "Shallow". They also talked about the early years of their relationship, and how excited they are to go back on tour: 

Trisha Yearwood has a full-length album on the way, and she released the first single from it called "Every Girl In This Town"! The song takes a look back on Trisha's youth and reminds us to always dream big. She told People that this first single will set the tone for the rest of the album. What do you think about it? 

Trisha has announced a new tour to go along with her new single and upcoming album! She'll make a stop in Cleveland on October 27th at the KeyBank State Theater at Playhouse Square. Tickets go on sale June 21st at 10am!

First, we have to flashback to March 5th when Little Big Town invited Kelsea Ballerini to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. After Kelsea's performance, Little Big Town took to the stage to close out the show and invited her back on stage to sing "Girl Crush" with them. The lyrics changed just slightly at the end, watch the moment again below: 

Second flashback is this past Tuesday (April 16) when Kelsea officially became the newest and youngest member of the Opry, being inducted by Carrie Underwood. Not only did Carrie officially introduce and induct her, but they sang a duet together. Check out their cover of this Trisha Yearwood classic, "Walkaway Joe"! 

Congratulations again to Kelsea Ballerini, it is quite an honor and accomplishment to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry!