Being a member of the Grand Ole Opry is one of the highest honors one can receive in country music. While some are surprised by the invitation during a Grand Ole Opry performance, others are invited ...

Jelly Roll broke down in tears after receiving an unexpected invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry during his interview on The Joe Rogan Experience. Rogan surprised the country star with a video ...

Born Jason DeFord in Antioch, Tennessee, Jelly Roll knows how close he came to becoming a statistic. Cycling in and out of prison as he battled substance use and poverty, he looked to music as his ...

On Oct. 11, Grammy Award winner Kathy Mattea became an official Grand Ole Opry member. But Mattea — a country and bluegrass singer-songwriter, four-time CMA winner, frequent Opry performer and the ...

Country singer Jelly Roll was invited to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The invitation was delivered by his idol, Craig Morgan, via a video played during Jelly Roll's appearance on ...

The country singer was visiting Joe Rogan on his Joe Rogan Experience podcast, when the interview took an emotional turn. Rogan navigated the conversation to the Opry and Jelly Roll's experiences with ...

Opry member and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ashley McBryde invited 11-year-old Sawyer June to make her Grand Ole Opry debut during a call on WSM Radio.

Rhett Akins will officially be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on his birthday, Tuesday, Oct. 13. His son Thomas Rhett, Luke ...

Jelly Roll’s winding path to country stardom is both a familiar and distinct one: A troubled past, marred by drug use and drinking, and several stints in prison, followed by a deluge of staggering ...