Carly Pearce Jokes She's 'Just Excited to Be in the Same Room as Adele and Beyoncé' at Her First Grammys

Carly Pearce.Photo: Debra L. Rothenberg/Getty Carly Pearceis headed to the Grammys. The first-time nominee, 32, is up for best country duo/group performance withAshley McBrydefor their No. 1 hit “Never Wanted to Be That Girl,” off Pearce’s29: Written in Stonealbum. The country star, who previously wonfemale vocalist of the yearat the 2021 CMA Awards and thesame award at the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards, caught up with PEOPLE ahead of Sunday’s awards show....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 552 words · Nathaniel Hendrix

Carly Pearce on Collaborating with Her Husband, Working with Busbee and Married Life

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March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 16 words · Natalie Howard

Carly Pearce on Why Her 30s Are Her 'Favorite Season of Life': 'I'm Not Chasing Anything' (Exclusive)

Carly Pearce performs at All for the Hall on Sept. 12, 2023 in New York City.Photo:Jared Siskin/GettyCarly Pearceis enjoying every little thing about being in her 30s.The “Country Music Made Me Do It” singer, 33, spoke to PEOPLE about what makes this era of her life feel different than the rest before taking the stage in New York City Tuesday night forthe All for the Hallguitar pull.“I get to literally do what I love every single day....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1572 words · Rachael Davis

Carly Pearce Opens Up Her Divorce Diary in Her New EP '29' : 'I Wrote What I Lived'

AsCarly Pearcedealt last year with perhaps the worst trial of her 29-year-old life, she grew sure of two decisions: She would bring an end to her brief and failing marriage to fellow artistMichael Ray, and she would write songs about it. The artist, who’s built her career on telling her own story through music, recalls to PEOPLE when she cemented the latter decision in a fateful phone conversation. “I feel like I’m going to write a project,” Pearce told a close girlfriend soon beforeshe filed for divorce on June 19, 2020....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1437 words · Michael Villanueva

Carly Pearce Reveals 'Little Moment' Shared with Chris Stapleton and Wife Morgane After Latest Grammy Nom (Exclusive)

Carly Pearce; Morgane and Chris Stapleton.Photo:River Callaway/Billboard via Getty; Taylor Hill/WireImage River Callaway/Billboard via Getty; Taylor Hill/WireImage Carly Pearceis opening up about how she celebrated becoming a two-time Grammy nominee. The country star, 33, who took homethe award for best country duo/group performancelast year for her song “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” withAshley McBryde, is up in the same category this year —though this time around for “We Don’t Fight Anymore” withChris Stapleton....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Christopher Barnes

Carly Pearce Reveals Sizzle in New Single 'Closer to You' Comes from Being 'Totally in Love'

If you hear a little extra sizzle inCarly Pearce‘s voice as she sings her brand-new single, “Closer to You,” there’s no surprise where it’s coming from. “I am totally in love,” says the 28-year-old Kentuckian, who’s now one-half of country’snewest adorable couplealong withMichael Ray. “I was trying to figure out — what is the perfect and right song to show the evolution of me in the last 18 months? It felt like this was exactly what I wanted to say and exactly where I’m at....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 725 words · Sara Sloan

Carly Pearce Says 'It Feels Amazing' to Be Nominated for CMT Award: 'This Is All I've Ever Wanted to Do'

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March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 16 words · Walter Lopez

Carly Pearce Says 'Of Course' She Wants Kids with Husband Michael Ray: 'He's Too Cute'

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March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 16 words · Natalie Fields

Carly Pearce Says Country Star Boyfriend Michael Ray Is 'So Romantic': 'He's Very Intentional'

Carly Pearcelooks atevery little thingin her life as an inspiration for her music. After recently teasing photos of herself in the studio, the country singer-songwriter, 28, sat down with PEOPLE Now to discuss her upcoming music that’ll be climbing the charts “way sooner than you think.” “Busbee and I — my producer — we are working really hard right now,” the “Hide the Wine” singer says. Rachel Deeb Though songs about heartbreak are part of her artistry and stood asa powerful inspirationbehind the tracks on her debut albumEvery Little Thing,Pearce says, this time around,her heart is fulland her music will reflect that....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Julie Knapp

Carly Pearce Says Her Sophomore Album Includes 'A Lot of Love' Plus 'Some Apologies'

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March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 16 words · Cody Johnson

Carly Pearce Says New Artist of the Year CMA Awards Nom Gives Her 'More Confidence'

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March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 16 words · Lee Brown

Carly Pearce Says New Song 'Diamondback' Is Her 'Go-Off Moment'

Carly Pearce.Photo: Rebecca Sapp/Getty Carly Pearceis no longer holding back. On her upcoming third studio album29: Written in Stone— an extension of her EP29which dropped earlier this year — set for release on Friday, the singer, 31, gets real about the 29th year of her life, in which she got both married to anddivorcedfrom fellow artistMichael Ray. “During the pandemic my team knew what was about to happen, but the world didn’t, and I was sitting on this picnic table — I had quarantined with my parents in their town in Alabama — [in this] moment of extreme high and extreme low,” Pearce said during an event at the Grammy Museum on Monday night....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 722 words · Thomas Bell

Carly Pearce Says She Got Boyfriend Michael Ray to Notice Her by Sliding into His DMs

Photo: Terry Wyatt/FilmMagic Carly Pearceknows firsthand that nothing sparks modern-day romance quite like sliding into the DMs. “I’ve known Michael for about five years, and we started then playing radio shows together once I got a record deal,” Pearce tells PEOPLE. “I did what any girl does in 2018 — I slid into his DMs.” Pearce, 28, and Ray, 30, made their relationshipInstagram officialin July and then made theirred carpet debutas a couple at the2018 CMA Awardson Nov....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 906 words · Tiffany Cowan