{"id":52,"date":"2022-11-17T17:48:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T17:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashleycooke.com\/?p=52"},"modified":"2023-06-18T17:49:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T17:49:02","slug":"ashley-cooke-makes-breathtaking-debut-at-the-grand-ole-opry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashleycooke.com\/home\/ashley-cooke-makes-breathtaking-debut-at-the-grand-ole-opry\/","title":{"rendered":"ASHLEY COOKE MAKES BREATHTAKING DEBUT AT THE GRAND OLE OPRY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

INVITED BACK ONSTAGE BY OPRY MEMBER AND HERO GARY LEVOX FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE DUET<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

STEPS INTO THE OPRY CIRCLE JUST DAYS BEFORE HER TWO-NIGHT RYMAN DEBUT ON NOV. 2 + 3 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNEVER TIL NOW\u201d FEAT. BRETT YOUNG ENTERS TOP 50 ON THIS WEEK’S COUNTRY AIRCHECK \/ MEDIABASE CHART<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ashley Cooke and Gary LeVox at The Grand Ole Opry<\/strong>
Photo credit: \u00a9 Grand Ole Opry, photos by Chris Hollo | Download here<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NASHVILLE, TENN. <\/strong>\u2013 Rising country artist Ashley Cooke’s <\/strong>momentum is unstoppable as she celebrates a week of milestone firsts. Last night, Cooke stepped into the historic circle for her Grand Ole Opry debut, sporting a fitted beige power suit and effortless confidence. Cooke’s striking performance at the famed institution saw the emerging artist showcasing her \u201carguably better than ever\u201d (American Songwriter)<\/em> sound in performances of \u201cgetting into\u201d and her newly charting single at country radio, \u201cNever Til Now\u201d feat. Brett Young. After receiving a roaring standing ovation, the milestone moment turned full circle when Cooke was invited by Rascal Flatts’ lead singer, Gary LeVox<\/strong>, to join in on a duet of \u201cWhat Hurts The Most.\u201d See the photos <\/strong>here<\/u><\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaking my Opry debut was one of the most surreal moments I’ve ever experienced. I got into country music because I fell in love with and found comfort in the storytelling of Rascal Flatts,\u201d shared Cooke. \u201cHaving Gary LeVox invite me into the circle and ask me to sing one of the songs that got me into music in the first place was completely full circle. I’m so thankful to have stood where every country great has before me and I couldn’t be more excited to be a part of the tradition.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the breakout country star proves herself as an undeniable \u201cforce to be reckoned with\u201d (CMT)<\/em>, the bucket list Opry debut comes the week before she takes center stage at the world-renowned Ryman Auditorium, making yet another monumental debut on Nov. 2 and again on Nov. 3 as she continues as direct support Cole Swindell’s 19-stop Back<\/em> Down To The Bar <\/em>Tour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooke’s record-breaking year saw the buzzed-about female songstress making her national television debut on ABC’s \u201cThe Bachelorette<\/em>,\u201d kick-starting the upward trajectory of \u201cNever Til Now\u201d at terrestrial radio. The \u201cromantic hit\u201d (Good Morning America) <\/em>about finding your soulmate when you least expect it continues to resonate with fans nationwide, cementing its spot in the Top 50 on this week’s Country Aircheck\/Mediabase<\/em> chart at country radio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In August, Cooke ushered in a new chapter of music following her 2021 debut project Already Drank That Beer, <\/em>dropping back-to-back releases \u201cgetting into\u201d and the anthemic \u201cback in the saddle\u201d in September. The recent Big Loud \/ Back Blocks Music signee continues to tour across the country with Swindell and readies to deliver fans more new music by year’s end. For dates and more information, visit ashleycooke.com<\/a> and keep up with her on Instagram<\/u><\/a>, YouTube<\/u><\/a> and TikTok<\/u><\/a> @theashleycooke.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ashley Cooke takes the stage for her Grand Ole Opry debut<\/strong>
Photo credit: \u00a9 Grand Ole Opry, photos by Chris Hollo | Download here<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

INVITED BACK ONSTAGE BY OPRY MEMBER AND HERO GARY LEVOX FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE DUET STEPS INTO THE OPRY CIRCLE JUST DAYS BEFORE HER TWO-NIGHT RYMAN DEBUT ON NOV. 2 + 3 \u201cNEVER TIL NOW\u201d FEAT. BRETT YOUNG ENTERS TOP 50 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleycooke.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleycooke.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleycooke.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleycooke.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleycooke.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ashleycooke.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55,"href":"https:\/\/ashleycooke.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions\/55"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleycooke.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleycooke.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleycooke.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleycooke.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}