{"id":2201,"date":"2019-03-12T10:49:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T10:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/?p=2201"},"modified":"2026-09-30T05:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T04:05:40","slug":"kelsea-ballerini-to-join-grand-ole-opry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/03\/12\/kelsea-ballerini-to-join-grand-ole-opry\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelsea Ballerini to join ‘Grand Ole Opry’"},"content":{"rendered":"

She has wanted this since she was 12 years old.<\/p>\n

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And last week on 5th March, that dream came true for Kelsea Ballerini when Little Big Town joined her on stage at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and asked her to become the country music club\u2019s newest member.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have the right words yet, but @littlebigtown just asked me to become the newest member of the @opry. This has been at the very top of my bucket list since I wrote my first songs at 12 years old,\u201d Ballerini wrote on Insatgram, \u201cand tonight the heart of country music wrapped their arms around me and asked me to be family. In tears over how much this means to me. Thank you thank you thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t have the right words yet, but @littlebigtown just asked me to become the newest member of the @opry. This has been at the very top of my bucket list since I wrote my first songs at 12 years old, and tonight the heart of country music wrapped their arms around me and asked me to be family. In tears over how much this means to me. Thank you thank you thank you. ?? \/\/ ? @johnshearer @gettyimages<\/p>\n

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