Carly Pearce Announces 2023 Fall Headlining Tour
Carly Pearce has announced her North American headlining tour called “Country Music Made Me Do It Tour.” The tour kicks off on October 5 at The Town Hall in New…

Carly Pearce has announced her North American headlining tour called "Country Music Made Me Do It Tour."
The tour kicks off on October 5 at The Town Hall in New York City. The 10+ city tour will continue through cities like Boston, St. Louis, Los Angeles and more before concluding on November 18 in Detroit. Adam Doleac and Hannah Ellis will join Carly as support on select dates.
In tandem with the tour announcement, Pearce also revealed the upcoming August 11 release of her brand new song "Country Music Made Me Do It" via Big Machine Records. The song is described as "An upbeat, cheeky love letter to the genre; it chronicles Pearce's long-standing relationship to country music and the impact it has had on her life."
Carly Pearce – The Country Music Made Me Do It Tour:
10/5/2023, New York, NY The Town Hall
10/6/2023, Boston, MA House of Blues
10/7/2023, Silver Spring, MD The Filmore
10/12/2023, Madison, WI The Sylvee
10/13/2023, St. Louis, MO Stifel Theatre
10/14/2023, Norman, OK Riverwind Casino
10/20/2023, Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
10/21/2023, Augusta, GA. Miller Theater
10/27/2023, Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
11/1/2023, Paso Robles, CA Vina Robles Amphitheatre/
11/2/2023, Santa Rosa, CA Luther Burbank Center
11/18/2023, Detroit, MI The Fillmore
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Carly was recently celebrating her performance at CMA Fest on ABC TV, watching it when it aired while she was on an airplane. She was so excited about it that she started to tell people on the plane she was on TV. And it got a bit humbling as no one knew who she was.
Pearce shared a video clip of the moment on her Instagram. She approaches a flight attendant putting on gloves and says, "This is me on TV tonight." The flight attendant smiles. She then goes down the aisle and notes her appearance to another flight attendant who says, "That's awesome ... What's your name?" Carly continues to tell people as they look a bit uncomfortable, who tell her, "That's great." When she leaves the plane, a friend of hers says, "No one believes you."
She captioned the funny clip, "Watching @cma fest live on my flight & everyone at @southwestair keeping me humble not knowing who I am (laughing emojis) #CMAfest."
Not all country stars, or country superstars for that matter, can say they are Grammy winners. It's arguably the most coveted award in the music business and is voted on by music peers. Some artists never get a single Grammy nod in their careers, even though they sell millions and millions of albums worldwide.
That is not the case for Carly Pearce. She won her first Grammy earlier this year (2023) in the "Best Duo/Group Performance" category for "Never Wanted To Be That Girl," a duet with Ashley McBryde.
Carly said shortly after she won her Grammy with her friend Ashley, "We just learned that this is the first time that all females have won this award in this particular category. I always loved Ashley's music. I just was a fan and asked her if she'd write a song with me. So, to see this song do what it's done. And just continue to show the girls that are coming up behind us that you can write your truth, and you can do everything that you want in this business. I feel very, very lucky and to do it with somebody that I respect so much as an artist and as a person."
As Pearce celebrates her 33rd birthday today (4/24), we rank seven of her best songs, many of which led her to Grammy stardom, including the song she won the honor for.
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7 - "Closer to You" - (2018)

A smooth listen, this song was released in November 2018 as the first single from her self-titled second studio album.
6 - "Hide the Wine" - (2017)

Pearce said that she wanted to record the song before she even had a record contract and was able to record it after another artist (Little Big Town) had declined it. The song is about "having a little too much to drink and then calling an old flame that you probably shouldn't."
5 - "Every Little Thing" - (2017)

Her debut single and her very first number-one song. Carly wrote the song with Emily Shackelton and Busbee, who worked with many artists and died of brain cancer in 2019. Busbee also produced the song.
4 - "Next Girl" - (2020)

This song has a lot of sass to it. This song was co-written by Pearce not long after her divorce from Michael Ray and was the lead single from her third studio album, "29: Written in Stone."
3 - "What He Didn't Do" - (2022)

A song about what her significant other does not do in the relationship. After the song was released, Pearce asked her fans on social media to relate to the song by sharing what their exes did not do.
2 - "I Hope You're Happy Now" (with Lee Brice) - (2019)

Carly co-wrote "I Hope You're Happy Now" with Luke Combs, Randy Montana, and Jonathan Singleton. Recorded as a duet with Lee Brice, it told the story of a breakup from both sides and was inspired by her own past relationship. Combs was originally going to be featured on the song, but when he chose to step down, Pearce reached out to Brice, who was impressed by the lyrics.
1 - "Never Wanted to Be That Girl" (with Ashley McBryde) - (2021)

This Grammy-winning song was performed on a handful of Country Music award shows. This gem of a song also won the 2022 CMA For "Musical Event of the Year."