Lauren Watkins Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut

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Lauren Watkins makes Grand Ole Opry debut. Photo: Jessie Addleman

Big Loud country songstress Lauren Watkins made her Grand Ole Opry debut on Friday (June 20), fulfilling a lifelong dream for the Nashville-born artist. She performed her debut single “Shirley Temple” and latest release “I’ll Get Through It” to a full house of friends and family, earning a roaring applause.

Watkins found out about her Opry debut a few weeks ago when tour-mate Zach Top surprised her on stage during his “Cold Beer and Country Music Tour.”

“It means the world to me to be here,” shared Watkins on the Opry stage. “I’m one of the rare ones that was born and raised here – and I’m proud to say that. Of all the things I’ve gotten to do in my career, and all the things I’ll get to do, this is the thing that means the most to me.”

The day before her Opry debut, Watkins made another stop close to home at FirstBank Amphitheater, where she opened up the show for Riley Green’s “Damn Country Music Tour” stop. She also paid a visit to ACM Lifting Lives’ summer camp at Ocean Way Studios, joining Ross Copperman for a special morning with campers as part of ACM’s week-long residential music program for individuals with Williams syndrome.

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