Country Music Hall Of Fame & Museum Celebrates Latest Installment Of ‘American Currents: State Of The Music’

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Pictured (L-R, back row): Charlie Muncaster and Gary Stanton of Muscadine Bloodline; Vince Gill; Bailey Zimmerman; BigXthaPlug; Charlie Handsome and Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young. (L-R, middle row): Barry Bales; Jerry Douglas and Alison Krauss of Alison Krauss and Union Station; Shorlette Ammons representing Farm Aid; Sarah Jarosz of I’m With Her and Brandon Lake. (L-R, front row): Michael Cleveland and Jason Carter; Stephen Wilson Jr.; Carter Faith; Georgette Jones representing Tammy Wynette; Kaitlin Butts and Dan Rogers of the Grand Ole Opry. Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum celebrated the opening of its latest exhibit “American Currents: State of the Music” last night (March 17) at a special event.

The annual exhibit features a broad view of the genre over the past year, exploring musical developments, artist achievements and notable events as determined by the museum’s curators and editorial staff. Among the artists represented with objects in this year’s “American Currents” are Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland, Tyler Childers, Charley Crockett, Sierra Ferrell, Vince Gill, Ashley Gorley, Sierra Hull, I’m With Her, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, Ringo Starr, Billy Strings, Zach Top, Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson, Stephen Wilson Jr. and more.

Bailey Zimmerman, BigXthaPlug, Charlie Handsome and Brandon Lake attend the opening of “American Currents: State of the Music.” Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Artists represented in a compilation of video footage that recaps significant performances and events, include collaborations between Julien Baker and TORRES, BigXthaPlug (Xavier Landum) and Bailey Zimmerman, Alison Brown and Steve Martin, and Brandon Lake and Jelly Roll, along with clips highlighting Kaitlin Butts, Luke Combs, Farm Aid, the Grand Ole Opry, Riley Green, Cody Johnson, along with some of the others mentioned above.

The “Unbroken Circle” portion of the exhibit, which highlights musical connections between artists and those who have influenced them or share their musical perspective, features the pairings of Ken Pomeroy and John Denver, Carter Faith and Tammy Wynette and Muscadine Bloodline and Turnpike Troubadours.

The exhibit also recaps the year’s chart-topping country albums and singles and highest-grossing tours, and includes touchscreen interactives highlighting key awards show moments.

In support of the exhibit’s opening, the museum will host related programming, including a Songwriter Session with Carter Faith on March 21 and a Musician Spotlight with Sierra Hull on March 22. The exhibit runs through January 2027 in the museum’s ACM Gallery.

Carter Faith and Georgette Jones, representing Tammy Wynette, attend the opening of “American Currents: State of the Music.” Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Vince Gill attends the opening of “American Currents: State of the Music.” Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Barry Bales, Jerry Douglas and Alison Krauss of Alison Krauss & Union Station attend the opening of “American Currents: State of the Music.” Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

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