On 6/12, two-time JUNO Award-winner and three-time CCMA Entertainer of the Year Dallas Smith made his Grand Ole Opry debut to a sold-out crowd. The rising country star performed songs from his 2023 self-titled album, which has garnered 520m+ global streams and more than 2m album equivalents.

Seen having a grand ole time are (l-r) front row: Big Loud Management’s Jessica Hood; Big Loud Records’ Lucy Bartozzi, Cayleigh Shepherd and Liam O'Brien; back row: Big Loud Management’s Lloyd Aur Norman; Travis Switzer (bass), Chad Murphy (guitar); Smith; Kristen Smith; UTA’s Nick Meinema; Big Loud Records’ Brianne Deslippe; tour manager Christopher Montgomery; and Big Loud Records’ Justin Clark.

Photo credit: Jessica Hood