{"id":5680,"date":"2026-06-29T18:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.pbs.org\/a-capitol-fourth\/?post_type=performer&#038;p=5680"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:21:01","slug":"carly-pearce","status":"publish","type":"performer","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/a-capitol-fourth\/performer\/carly-pearce\/","title":{"rendered":"Carly Pearce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carly Pearce has become one of country music\u2019s most authentic and defining voices. Fiercely rooted in the classics, the girl who left her Kentucky home and high school at 16 to take a job at Dollywood has grown into a woman who embraces the genre\u2019s forward progression. The GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter burst onto the scene with her debut album, Every Little Thing, and its PLATINUM-certified, history-making title track, and she hasn\u2019t slowed down since. Now a member of both the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry, where she has performed more than 100 times, Pearce has come a long way from the heartache that inspired her critically acclaimed and commercially successful third studio album, 29: Written In Stone. The project includes the Country Radio chart-topping hit \u201cNever Wanted To Be That Girl\u201d with Ashley McBryde and the 2x PLATINUM-certified \u201cWhat He Didn\u2019t Do.\u201d Following her breakout success, Pearce was named CMA Female Vocalist of the Year in 2021 and went on to win ACM Female Artist of the Year in 2022. In 2024, she released her critically acclaimed album hummingbird, featuring the PLATINUM-certified lead single \u201cwe don\u2019t fight anymore\u201d with Chris Stapleton. The track earned Pearce her second GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Duo\/Group Performance and marked her fifth Top 5 hit at Country Radio.<br><br>With a catalogue of fan favorites, Pearce has hit live touring milestones, playing her largest shows to date in 2026. Pearce continues to expand her global footprint\u2014just wrapping her Inside the Dream Tour to major international stages from Australia&#8217;s CMC Rocks to Ireland and the UK, with a headlining show at the famed Royal Albert Hall.<br><br>With her highly anticipated fifth studio album on the horizon, Pearce continues to connect with audiences through her honest songwriting and timeless musicality. Recent releases \u201cDream Come True,\u201d \u201cChurch Girl,\u201d and \u201cYou Can Have Him\u201d have resonated deeply with fans, critics, and fellow country artists alike, offering a glimpse into the bold new era ahead. Most recently, Pearce released the acclaimed duet \u201cIf I Don&#8217;t Leave I&#8217;m Gonna Stay\u201d with Riley Green, a sultry collaboration that was premiered by iHeartRadio, exploded across social media and was accompanied by a steamy, fan-favorite music video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carly Pearce has become one of country music\u2019s most authentic and defining voices. Fiercely rooted in the classics, the girl who left her Kentucky home and high school at 16 to take a job at Dollywood has grown into a woman who embraces the genre\u2019s forward progression. 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