The Grand Ole Opry announced today that genre-blending singer/songwriter and CMT Music Awards-winner Jelly Roll, a 3x nominee at the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, will return for the third year as host for “Opry NextStage Live from Texas” show at the Lexus Box Garden at Legacy Hall on May 7 at 2:30 p.m. CT in Plano, TX. The special Opry event will precede the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards on May 8 in neighboring Frisco, TX. Highlighting “Country’s Rising Sound,” “Opry NextStage Live from Texas” will feature the newly announced Opry NextStage Class of 2025, presented by Tecovas: Avery Anna, Chayce Beckham, Dasha, Kaitlin Butts, Kashus Culpepper, Tigirlily Gold and Tucker Wetmore, along with special guests.
Tickets for the event are on sale now via this LINK.
Since its launch in 2019, Opry NextStage artists have achieved a combined 33 No. 1 hits, spending a total of 43 weeks atop the Country Aircheck/Mediabase airplay chart. The program has introduced fans to rising stars such as Hailey Whitters, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, Nate Smith, Parker McCollum, Riley Green and Tenille Townes—all of whom went on to win ACM New Male or Female Artist of the Year after their NextStage inclusion. Wilson also made history as the first Opry NextStage alum to become an Opry member.
Previous NextStage classes have featured an expansive lineup of rising talent, including 49 Winchester, Anne Wilson, Breland, Chapel Hart, Charles Wesley Godwin, Chase Matthew, Corey Kent, Ella Langley, Ernest, Flatland Cavalry, Ian Munsick, Jackson Dean, Josh Ross, Kameron Marlowe, Morgan Wade, Restless Road, and Wyatt Flores, among other NextStage alums.
