COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO OPEN NEW EXHIBITION, LAINEY WILSON: TOUGH AS NAILS The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore the life and career of hitmaking artist and songwriter Lainey Wilson in a new exhibition, Lainey Wilson: Tough as Nails. Tracing Wilson’s story from her upbringing on her family’s farm in Baskin, Louisiana, to … Read more
Dolly Parton at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum This evening, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum celebrated the opening of its newest exhibition, Dolly Parton: Journey of a Seeker. The evening included special tribute performances of Parton’s songs … Read more
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO OPEN NEW EXHIBITION, DOLLY PARTON: JOURNEY OF A SEEKER The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore the life and career of Country Music Hall of Fame member Dolly Parton in a new exhibition, Dolly Parton: Journey of a Seeker. The exhibit will focus on turning points … Read more
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young and the museum’s board chair Jody Williams pictured with museum staff (Photo courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum) The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum celebrated the highly-anticipated arrival of its National Medal of Arts medallion with staff today. The … Read more
Museum Writer-Editor RJ Smith, Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal and manager Danny Kahn (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum) This afternoon, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum hosted a sold-out interview and performance with Rosanne Cash in support of its newest exhibition, Rosanne Cash: Time Is a Mirror. … Read more
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM PUBLISHES NEW BOOK, “IN-LAW COUNTRY” BY GEOFFREY HIMES, EXPLORING THE MUSICAL IMPACT OF EMMYLOU HARRIS, ROSANNE CASH AND OTHERS The museum also reissues “Singing in the Saddle” by Douglas B. Green The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum has published a new book, “In-Law Country: How Emmylou Harris, Rosanne … Read more
John Anderson, James Burton and Tricia Covel (widow of Toby Keith) in the Hall of Fame Rotunda at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn., before the induction of the 2024 class of Country Music Hall of Fame members. (Photo by: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and … Read more
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM CELEBRATES NEW EXHIBITION, LUKE COMBS: THE MAN I AM This evening, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum celebrated the opening of its newest exhibition Luke Combs: The Man I Am. The exhibit traces Combs’ story from singing with his school choirs in North Carolina to headlining … Read more
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM UNVEILS TOM PETTY DISPLAY HIGHLIGHTING HIS CONNECTIONS TO COUNTRY MUSIC Today, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum unveiled a Tom Petty display highlighting how his southern roots shaped his music and his continued influence on new generations of country music artists. Tom Petty: Where I Come … Read more
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO OPEN NEW EXHIBITION, LUKE COMBS: THE MAN I AM The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore the life and career of Luke Combs in a new exhibition, Luke Combs: The Man I Am. The exhibit will trace Combs’ story from singing with his … Read more
Blake Shelton performs at Oklahoma Is All for the Hall fundraiser for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Photo courtesy of Phil Clarkin Photography for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum) BLAKE SHELTON AND HIS OKLAHOMA FRIENDS ARE ALL FOR THE HALL Shelton’s final tour stop raises nearly $800,000 in support … Read more
Statement on the Passing of Roni Stoneman “For Roni Stoneman, known as ‘The First Lady of the Banjo,’ country music was a birthright and her life’s work,” said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “The second youngest of 23 children born to Hattie and Ernest ‘Pop’ Stoneman, Roni … Read more
MISSING SUIT FOUND: THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS’ FOUR ICONIC SUITS REUNITED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 50 YEARS AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM Chris Ethridge’s long-lost suit was worn by Elton John in the 1970s; now joins the three other suits in the museum’s Western Edge exhibit. Today, the … Read more
ERIC CHURCH TO SERVE AS 2023 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM In recognition of his standing as one of country music’s most innovative talents, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum has invited 10-time Grammy nominee Eric Church to be its 18th artist-in-residence. The museum’s annual artist-in-residence series spotlights … Read more
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO OPEN NEW EXHIBITION, ERIC CHURCH: COUNTRY HEART, RESTLESS SOUL, PRESENTED BY GIBSON The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore the life and career of 10-time Grammy nominee and CMA Entertainer of the Year award-winner Eric Church in its newest exhibition, Eric Church: Country Heart, Restless Soul, presented by … Read more
EARL SCRUGGS’S FAMED BANJO DONATED TO THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM’S PERMANENT COLLECTION This afternoon, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum celebrated the donation of legendary musician, bluegrass pioneer and Country Music Hall of Fame member Earl Scruggs’s storied Gibson RB-Granada Mastertone banjo to the museum’s permanent collection. Scruggs played … Read more
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM CELEBRATES LATEST INSTALLMENT OF ITS EXHIBITION AMERICAN CURRENTS: STATE OF THE MUSIC This evening, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum celebrated the opening of its newest exhibition American Currents: State of the Music. Presented annually, American Currents takes a broad view of the genre over the … Read more
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO OPEN NEW EXHIBIT, DICK CURLESS: HARD TRAVELING MAN FROM MAINE The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore the musical contributions of Dick Curless (1932-1995) in a new exhibit focused on the Maine singer’s life and career. Dick Curless: Hard Traveling Man from Maine opens … Read more