NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Opry NextStage has named rising country star Jameson Rodgers as the featured artist for December. Developed by Opry Entertainment Group and the Grand Ole Opry, Opry NextStage invests in the discovery and development of new artists and highlights one up-and-coming artist per month. Rodgers joins prior 2021 Opry NextStage artists Hailey Whitters, Parker McCollum, Lainey Wilson, Niko Moon, Yola and Priscilla Block.
“I’ll never forget the day I got to invite my grandmother to Nashville for my Opry debut. My late grandfather named my dad after Ernest Tubb and my family has listened to the Opry on WSM radio for over 80 years,” said Rodgers. “Not only have I been able to perform several times at the Opry but to be their NextStage artist for December is truly an honor. I’m grateful every time I step in the circle and am excited about this opportunity as a NextStage artist!”
Rodgers’ new single “Missing One” just hit radio airwaves and follows his two consecutive No. 1 hits: his Platinum-certified debut “Some Girls” and “Cold Beer Calling My Name” feat. Luke Combs. All tracks appear on his debut album Bet You’re From A Small Town, which was released earlier this year via Columbia Nashville/River House Artists. Rodgers is currently on his headlining COLD BEER CALLING MY NAME TOUR, which wraps with two nights at Nashville’s Exit/In (Dec. 16-17). Named a member of MusicRow’s Next Big Thing Class of 2021 as well as a 2021 Artist to Watch by The Boot, Rodgers hit the Opry stage Nov. 21 during first-ever Opry NextStage Live in Concert alongside Block, McCollum, Moon, Whitters and Wilson as well as 2019 NextStage artists Tenille Townes and Travis Denning.
Opry NextStage collaborations include live performances, strategic marketing support and short-form documentary-style storytelling created by Opry Entertainment’s award-winning content team.
Opry NextStage initially launched in 2019 with four diverse artists making incredible music at the forefront of their careers. The inaugural class included Riley Green, Tegan Marie, Townes and Denning.
For more information on Opry NextStage Presented by Geico, visit opry.com/nextstage.
For 95 years, the Grand Ole Opry has created opportunities for artists throughout the country music spectrum to make strong connections with fans and fellow artists – on its stages and across its channels – from terrestrial radio to network television to the digital universe and to Circle, which is home to Opry Live and earned the Opry the No. 1 spot on Pollstar’s Top 100 Livestreamers Chart. Audiences around the world look to the Opry to showcase the very best in country music.
Since its inception, the Opry has helped launch the careers of countless artists, including Roy Acuff, Patsy Cline, Little Jimmy Dickens, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Bill Monroe, and Dolly Parton, to name just a few. Award-winning group Little Big Town made its very first public appearance as a group on the Opry stage in 1999, and Carrie Underwood cemented a place in country music with her first Opry appearance less than two weeks after having been named American Idol in 2005.