The longest-running radio show in broadcasting history, the Grand Ole Opry has long been the symbolic center of country music. It represents the pinnacle of success for performing artists, for whom the Grand Ole Opry is the country music equivalent of...

The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music radio program and concert broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee every Friday and Saturday night, as well as Tuesdays from March through December. It is the oldest continuous radio program in the...

If fan sentiment had anything to do with it, singer and humorist Mel Tillis surely would have become a member of the Grand Ole Opry long ago.The 74-year-old performer finally got his invitation during an appearance on the Opry stage Saturday, when friend and fellow...

Shooter Jennings will make his Grand Ole Opry debut next week, a performance he hopes will kick off a smoother relationship with the historic country music show than his father had."They would always try to keep themselves in control in one way or another, whether...

Country took its turn in the Grammy week spotlight with LeAnn Rimes, Marty Stuart, Charley Pride and Porter Wagoner among the stars calling attention to efforts to preserve vintage country audio and video performances.Rimes on Thursday night kicked off the "The Soul of Country," this...

Vince Gill, Mel Tillis and Ralph Emery have been selected for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.Their selection was announced Tuesday by Barbara Mandrell, Brenda Lee and Hall of Fame Director Kyle Young. They will be formally inducted in October.Inductees are chosen by...