Lady Antebellum got a big surprise while taping the upcoming NBC special The Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music. Darius Rucker invited them to become the newest members of the Grand Ole Opry. Their entry is effective immediately. The Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music will air February 14.
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Dierks Bentley surprised Parker McCollum with an invitation to make his Grand Ole Opry debut. Of course he accepted and he will be performing on February 6.
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Eric Church will be releasing a 3 album project in April. Well, 3 albums if you are a member of Eric’s fan club. If you’re not, you get 2 albums. The project is called Heart & Soul. The first album, Heart, will be available April 16. He will release the album, &, on April 20 but it is only available to his fan club, The Church Choir. On April 23 Eric will release the final album of the project, Soul. There are a total of 24 songs featured on this project and they were all written and recorded during a 28 day retreat in the mountains of North Carolina.
