Little Big Town Asks Kelsea Ballerini To Be An Opry Member

LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 02: Recording artist Kelsea Ballerini performs onstage during the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena on April 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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It's one of Nashville's biggest honors and Kelsea Ballerini just received it. The singer is now a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

Little Big Town surprised Kelsea with the invitation onstage at the Opry. Kelsea was visibly shocked and emotional but, of course, answered a big yes.

The Opry Instagram posted this right after, "BREAKING: @kelseaballerini has just been invited to become the newest member of the Grand Ole #Opry by @littlebigtown!"

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Ballerini herself later tweeted, "Absolutely unreal. I’ll post more when I have the words, but @opry I love you so much and you will forever be my family."

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Members of the Grand Ole Opry include Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Brad Paisley, Garth Brooks, Darius Rucker and many more.

-Nancy Brooks

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.

Little Big Town Asks Kelsea Ballerini To Be An Opry Member

It’s one of Nashville’s biggest honors and Kelsea Ballerini just received it. The singer is now a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Little Big Town surprised Kelsea with the…

Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

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