Bits & Pieces: Newly-added Grand Ole Opry guest announcers include Albright & O'Malley & Brenner Consulting's Kenny Jay (7/22), KKBQ/Houston's Katelyn Maida (8/26), WUSY/Chattanooga's Melissa "Mo" Wagner & Greg "StyckMan" Owens (9/12), P4 Country/Swedish National Radio's Mattias Hansson (9/13), Local Radio Networks' Linda O'Brian (11/1), KYGO/Denver's Shawn Patrick (11/7) and Absolute Country Radio's Baylen Leonard (11/18). See other upcoming guest announcers here (CAT 6/4).

Competing on the upcoming CBS reality talent competition The Road (CAT 2/25) are: Briana Adams, Blaine Bailey, Cassidy Daniels,  Olivia Harms, Cody Hibbard, Billie Jo Jones, Britnee Kellogg, Forrest McCurran, Adam Sanders, Jenny Tolman, Channing Wilson and Jon Wood. The show – also featuring Keith Urban, Blake Shelton and Gretchen Wilson (CAT 4/28) – premieres in the fall.