The event takes place on May 15th in Frisco, Texas

The Grand Ole Opry has announced that genre-bending singer/songwriter and three-time CMT Music Awards-winner Jelly Roll will return as host for the Opry NextStage Live From Texas show at Lava Cantina on May 15th at 2:30 pm CT in The Colony, Texas. The special Opry event will precede the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards on May 16th which will livestream on Prime Video. Showcasing Country’s Rising Sound, the lineup features members of the newly announced Opry NextStage Class of 2024, presented by Tecovas — Anne Wilson, Chase Matthew, Ella Langley, Flatland Cavalry, Madeline Edwards, and Wyatt Flores, along with other special guests.

“Opry NextStage is important because I think it’s creating a culture around younger artists, introducing them to the Opry the right way, and then bringing them up to that next stage,” states Jelly Roll on hosting last year’s show. “It’s showing them the way and getting that Opry love that we all look for in the industry. There’s no more special of a co-sign in Country music than the Grand Ole Opry.”

Tickets are available through an exclusive Opry subscriber pre-sale on Thursday, March 21st at 10 am CT. The general public on-sale begins Friday, March 22nd at 10 am CT via Eventbrite.

Since 2019, the NextStage program has introduced new talent to new fans and featured artists such as Riley Green, Parker McCollum, Tenille Townes, and Lainey Wilson, who all went on to earn ACM New Male and Female Artist of the Year trophies the year following their NextStage inclusion. Other NextStage alums include Priscilla Block, Breland, Callista Clark, Travis Denning, Tegan Marie, Niko Moon, Restless Road, Jameson Rodgers, Elvie Shane, Nate Smith, Morgan Wade, Hailey Whitters and Yola.

The inaugural Opry NextStage Live From Texas show in 2023 featured performances from Jelly Roll and NextStage Class of 2023 artists Ashley Cooke, Chapel Hart, Corey Kent, Ernest, Ian Munsick, Jackson Dean, Kameron Marlowe and Megan Moroney.