Garth Brooks invites American Idol 10 winner Scotty McCreery to Join the Grand Ole Opry
American Idol season 10 winner Scotty McCreery was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry Sunday night (12/3) by Opry member Garth Brooks. Scotty was surprised onstage during his spotlight artist performance at tonight’s Opry Country Christmas show.
“Merry Christmas,” Garth said walking onto the stage handing the singer a wrapped gift. “This is a Christmas present to the Grand Ole Opry,” Garth later continued. “We would love to invite you to be the newest member of the Opry.”
“Holy cow. Yes, I would love to,” Scotty replied. “I grew up listening to your records Garth and you’re a part of what made me want to do this for a living and I didn’t think that dream would become a reality, but it is because of all of y’all sitting in this house tonight. God bless y’all.”
Scotty continued, “When I got started doing this people asked, ‘what are your goals,’” voice cracking with emotion he added, “and I’d say ‘one day I’d like to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry.’” Then bent down and touched the circle of wood in the Opry’s center stage where so many of his heroes and peers have stood.
Scotty’s fellow American Idol 10 finalist Lauren Alaina invited to join Opry almost two years ago
“We’re thrilled to extend this much-anticipated invitation to our friend Scotty,” said Opry Executive Producer Dan Rogers. “Whether he’s on the Opry performing his hits, putting his spin on some old favorites during a performance on one of our Opry Country Classics shows, or offering a holiday set as he did tonight, Scotty consistently delivers and is always at home on the Opry stage. It’ll be exciting to hear the words ‘Scotty McCreery, you’re a member of the Grand Ole Opry!’ in the early days of 2024.”
Two years ago, almost to the day (Dec 18, 2021) Scotty’s fellow Top 2 finalist, Lauren Alaina, was asked to join the Opry by Garth Brook’s wife, Trisha Yearwood. She was inducted a few months later with the help of both Trisha and Garth.
Scotty’s induction date will be announced soon.
Cab in a Solo tour kicks off in 2024
Having spent almost half his life in the spotlight, the North Carolina native continues to push himself creatively as well as personally. He has launched the next chapter in his career with his 2024 headlining “Cab in a Solo Tour.” McCreery will be joined by Anne Wilson as direct support as well as Greylan James and Noah Hicks on select dates. The tour, produced by Live Nation, will kick-off at Hobart Arena in Troy, OH on Jan. 26, 2024, and trek across the U.S. with stops in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Boston and more.
Recently, Scotty was also inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.
