After being welcomed by Luke Bryan to make her Grand Ole Opry debut in 2022, Columbia Records/Sony Music Nashville artist-songwriter Alana Springsteen returned to the circle on her 24th birthday this past Friday (10/18). 

Just having fired up her boldest chapter yet with the two-song release of “cowboy / hold my beer” that morning, she first played “cowboy” to the packed house. Then, feeling moved to pray over the audience before continuing, Springsteen found a powerful moment of personal healing when introducing the first live performance of her unreleased song “love me anyway” – backed solo by legendary pedal steel player Tommy White.   

“My heart needed last night at the Grand Ole Opry. My team surprised me with a Gold plaque for ‘goodbye looks good on you (feat. Mitchell Tenpenny),’ which still has me shook, it was my 24th birthday, the anniversary of my Opry debut AND ‘hold my beer’ and ‘cowboy’ release day,” shared Springsteen on Instagram. “But the one moment I know I won’t forget is praying in the circle with y’all before playing one of the most vulnerable songs I’ve ever written. A piece of me that I didn’t think would ever heal healed on that stage. It’s been two years since my debut and a very different girl showed up this time. A much braver one."

Again surprised by Bryan this summer while supporting him on tour with the news of her first RIAA GOLD-certified release, “goodbye looks good on you (feat. Mitchell Tenpenny)” (off her critically acclaimed 2023 debut album, TWENTY SOMETHING), Springsteen was further presented backstage with a plaque to commemorate the career milestone. While surrounded by her family, she was also able to connect with Tenpenny to celebrate her first RIAA certification with him via a FaceTime call. Watch here.

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ABOUT ALANA SPRINGSTEEN:
Since making her powerhouse debut with TWENTY SOMETHING – a landmark three-part album accompanied by an extended DELUXE edition – Columbia Records/Sony Music Nashville artist-songwriter Alana Springsteen has won acclaim from the likes of NPR, who noted, “Few artists dissect and make sense of life in your 20s quite like Alana Springsteen.” Lauded by GRAMMY.com for “Speaking To An Entire Generation,” and praised by E! News as “one of Nashville's most buzzworthy emerging artists,” she’s been crowned “the future of country music” by PEOPLE. With her latest output including crossover collaborations with Tiësto (“Hot Honey”) and William Black (“My Own Advice” feat. ILLENIUM), she’s surpassed 318 MILLION career streams globally. The 24-year-old is among the roster for the 2024 CMT LISTEN UP campaign; Class of 2023 for CMT Next Women of Country and MusicRow’s Next Big Thing; and a Celebrity Ambassador for the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. Along with wrapping up her first U.S. headline run on THE TWENTY SOMETHING TOUR, she’s appeared at the Grand Ole Opry, and supported Luke Bryan, LANY, Mitchell Tenpenny, NEEDTOBREATHE, Switchfoot, and more. Currently touring with Tyler Hubbard, Springsteen’s fired up her boldest chapter yet with the double-song release of “cowboy / hold my beer.”