Fellow Sesame Street character Abby Cadabby also made her debut, performing with Loretta Lynn's granddaughter Tayla Lynn.

Lauren Alaina is given a show print signed by the other performers from the night after being invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry during her Opry performance Saturday December 18, 2021.

NASHVILLE – Christmas lights covered the Grand Ole Opry stage Saturday night, but nothing shimmered like Lauren Alaina 's smile when she heard the words that make country music dreams come true.

Lauren Alaina is officially a member of the Grand Ole Opry -- with a little help from Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks. During the Opry's Saturday night broadcast, the "Road Less Traveled" singer ...

For a 3 1/2-year-old, Elmo sure has sung a lot on “Sesame Street” with some of the best musicians in the world.

Lauren Alaina's Saturday night induction into the Grand Ole Opry was much less the filming of a popular television program and much more a feel-good moment affirming the genteel kindness that ...

Making her Grand Ole Opry performance on Sept. 30 even more special was the fact that Alaina had the distinct honor of introducing the famous Bush’s Beans Spokes-Dog, Duke, to the audience.

Lauren Alaina is officially the next member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer was surprised onstage on Saturday night (Dec. 18) with an invitation by her mentor and musical hero, Trisha Yearwood.

Alaina made her Opry debut on June 10, 2011, playing the famed Nashville stage more than 50 times in the decade since. An Opry induction plans to be held on a to-be-announced date in early 2022.

Trisha Yearwood invited a teary-eyed Lauren Alaina, the runner-up on Season 10 of 'American Idol,' to join the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday night.

NASHVILLE – Christmas lights covered the Grand Ole Opry stage Saturday night, but nothing shimmered like Lauren Alaina's smile when she heard the words that make country music dreams come true. In the ...