Opry NextStage has named Parker McCollum as the featured artist for July. Developed by Opry Entertainment Group and the Grand Ole Opry, Opry NextStage invests in the discovery and development of new artists and highlights one up-and-coming artist per month.
Parker stepped into the Opry center stage for his Grand Ole Opry debut in February of this year and is set to return to the Opry on Tuesday, July 20th.
He will release his major label debut album called Gold Chain Cowboy on July 30th. Parker wrote all of the 10-song project, including his Platinum-selling Number One hit “Pretty Heart” and his latest single at country radio, “To Be Loved By You.”
He recently got engaged to his girlfriend of two years, Hallie Ray Light.