Carly Pearce Inducted Into The Opry

Carly Pearce was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday, August 3rd in Nashville.

Trisha Yearwood was on hand to do the honours.

2021 has been quite a year for Carly, who said that between joining the Opry and winning two ACM awards for her hit “I Hope You’re Happy Now” earlier this year, she is truly living her dreams.

“I think it’s just 31 years of dreams that I really have had since I was a little girl, coming true. All I ever wanted to do is have a seat at the country music table, and the fact that I am seeing that I have one – and I know that sounds funny because I’ve been doing this for a few years now – but it just feels… ‘Wait a minute, is this real? Is this real?’ And I feel like these two moments are just really, really special to my heart.”

In other Carly news, she is releasing an expanded edition of her latest EP, 29, called 29: Written in Stone, which is due out on September 17th.

Rolling Stone reports the new release includes the seven original tracks from 29 along with eight new ones, including one called “Dear Miss Loretta” featuring Patty Loveless and another collaboration with Ashley McBryde. “Dear Miss Loretta” was released yesterday.

“Once I started writing, I thought I’d gotten it all out of my system, but the songs just kept on coming, and I realized to truly understand how you come out the other side, not just a quick snapshot, this full project needed to happen. Now people can see how you thrive and shine even in the lowest moments.”

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This post was written by Cheryl Johnstone