Carly Pearce has dreamt of being a country music singer since she was a little girl, and one of the things that has always been part of her dream is being nominated for a CMA Award, which happened for the first time this year when Carly was nominated for New Artist of the Year. Carly knew that fellow nominee, Ashley McBryde was helping to announce the nominations, which led her to believe that Ashley would be nominated in the New Artist category, so she decided not to watch the announcement of the nominees. To be clear, Carly explains, “I was so happy for her. So, I didn’t watch. I love Ashley but there’s no way they are gonna have two females (in that category).”
So you can imagine her utter shock when her husband, Michael Ray, looked at her and said, ‘Congratulations Best New Artist nominee.’ Thanks to Michael, we don’t have to imagine it, because he filmed a video on his phone as he broke the news to her, and Carly says, “I was making eggs and … I genuinely was completely shocked and burned our eggs. We ended up eating them though, but I just started running around the house. So, it was just a really powerful moment for females, and to be able to have that pure moment that I will forever have with my fiancée (at the time) of like dying, just running around the house with my hands up. I had no words.”
Besides celebrating her CMA nomination (you can see the video here if you missed it), Carly is also celebrating the fact that her new duet with Lee Brice, “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” is about to break into the top 40 on the charts and is continuing to steadily climb. And don’t miss Carly as part of the historic all-female opening performance on the CMA Awards being led by the show’s hosts, Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton.
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“I think there is a video out there somewhere. I was making eggs and Michael looked at me and was like, ‘Congratulations Best New Artist nominee.” And to be honest with you, Ashley McBryde was announcing the nominations and I thought, well there’s the girl that’s nominated, and I was so happy for her. So, I didn’t watch. I love Ashley but there’s no way they are gonna have two females. That made it so much better because I genuinely was completely shocked and burned our eggs. We ended up eating them though, but I just started running around the house. So, it was just a really powerful moment for females and to be able to have that pure moment that I will forever have with my fiancée of like dying, just running around the house with my hands up. I had no words.”