Mornings with KP

Awh... here come the tears! – It was on this day in 2021 that Ashley McBride was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. Let’s go back to when Garth Brooks asked her to join the Opry during a live appearance on CBS Mornings.

She’s trying to stay strong, she’s holding back tears – and so is Garth - what an honor. She was inducted by Teri Clark after an emotional performance of “Girl Goin' Nowhere,” which Ashley said was written specifically for the Grand Ole Opry stage.

Ashley said being inducted into the Opry was one of the biggest milestones of her life, especially because she spent years being told she wasn’t “marketable.” Well, she definitely went somewhere…

Tim McGraw looks like he's wearing underwear on stage this week in Vegas - fans are confused, and so is KP; Kelsea Ballerini stops performance of "Penthouse" to give a rude fan the bird; George Strait is awarded a medal at the U.S. Kennedy Center Honors, and Trump gives a compliment on his full head of hair

Megan Moroney has some new romance rumors circulating - but this time with "Twisters" actor Glen Powell - but wasn't he seen with Michele Randolph a few weeks ago? Ella Langley's first audience was a field of cows, "Moo sounds a lot like Boo;" Maddie & Tae announce their split this week, after ten years of girl power - we are dying of a broken heart...

Let’s go back to December of 2005 – when Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood were married at their home is Owasso, Oklahoma

Garth and Trisha are an iconic country music couple. They met during a demo recording session in Nashville in 1987, but were both married to other people at the time, so in their early friendship, they were strictly professional. Over the years, they toured together, becoming close friends, and after they both divorced their spouses, they began dating in 2002.

Soon after, Garth proposed during a live show, dropping to one knee on stage with a massive heart-shaped arrangement of roses behind him. Their love brought some of the best duets, including “What Gave Me Away” and “In Another’s Eyes.”

Lots of artists have crossed into the country music world from other genres, including BigXThePlug, Beyonce, Post Malone, and now, we are getting a country album tease from Michael Buble. On top of that, ESPN's American Sports Analyst, Pat McAfee, just released a country song called "Dookie" with Ernest as the producer. There could be 6-7 more songs to follow...oh boy. Here's the TEA with KP...

The NFR is in full swing in Vegas right now, with rodeo wives, influencers, and more showing up in full western glam - it's essentially the "Met Gala" of western fashion. Oh yeah, and the National Rodeo Finals are happening too...Plus, Zac Brown Band kicked off their residency at the Las Vegas Sphere, with some critics calling the performance a "satanic ritual" - here's the TEA with KP!

Let’s go back to the late 2000s… Remember these songs?

Yeah, Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban co-wrote these hits with up-and-coming songwriter, Sam Hunt.

The original plan for Sam was to play professional football, but when a brief tryout with the Kansas City Chiefs didn’t work out, he moved to Nashville in 2008 with no music industry contacts. He started out as a songwriter and became known for blurring genre lines with pop + country and his “talk-sing” style.

He started recording his own demos and eventually released mixtapes independently, which led to MCA Nashville signing him in 2014. From there, Sam Hunt brought on a new wave of modern country music.

Here's the Tea - Post Malone is set to perform in San Francisco the night before the Super Bowl; Kenny Chesney says the first song he wrote was for a girl who wanted nothing to do with him; Tucker Wetmore releases "Proving Me Right" single, which is rumoured to be about his ex-girlfriend (who is currently seeing Riley Green)

Jelly Roll says he used to do cocaine on his birthday, now he's going for runs; Megan Moroney's "6 Months Later" music video was inspired by Black Mirror episodes; Taylor Swfit has reportedly confirmed her wedding date - and it doesn't look like the venue is in the Cayman Islands

Hey, did you know that Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2023, making her the oldest artist to have a number one single in the charts' history?

Yeah, and the artist with the longest gap between number ones, following her 1960s song, “I Want To Be Wanted.”

Brenda Lee became globally famous as a pop singer because of “Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree” but she led a very successful country music career. In the 70s and 80s, she charted more than 30 Top 40 Country singles AND she’s also a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Brenda Lee is the perfect example of a star who shines in many genres - country, pop, and rock - oh and did I mention she is also a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?