Melissa Lawson To Perform @ Grand Ole Opry

Nashville Star winner, Melissa Lawson, is set to perform at Nashville's sacred Grand Ole Opry this Saturday, August 16th. Since winning the competition on August 4th, Melissa has been to Beijing to perform at the Olympics and now is headed back to Nashville for the OPRY...how exciting is that?!?! After the Opry, she'll head home to Texas to spend a little time with her husband and their 5 sons before heading back to NashVegas to record her debut CD. Of the opportunity to play on the Opry stage Melissa says "This is more than I could have ever hoped for...since I was 17 years old, I have been performing on the Opry circuit in Texas. To be acknowledged by the Grand Ole Opry and asked to perform is such an honor." Melissa's Opry debut will be aired live on GAC at 8pm ET.

Melissa Lawson on the Today Show

Nashville Star, Melissa Lawson, will be on NBC's the Today show, tomorrow, August 12th. Don't forget to set those DVRs!!

Also, we just learned that her new single, "What if it all Goes Right" is the #2 most added song at country radio! You can hear the single on her Myspace. We like it!!!

Melissa Lawson Is Nashville's Newest 'Star'

In case being a Mom to 5 boys isn't crazy enough, Melissa Lawson's life just got a whole lot crazier! Monday night, Melissa took home the title of "Nashville Star" and immediately released her 1st single, "What If It All Goes Right" which went straight to No. 1 on iTunes Tuesday. As the winner of the competition, Melissa receives a recording contract with Warner Bros. Nashville and heads to Beijing next week to perform at the Olympics! Melissa also received a brand new truck which she can't wait to give to her husband...she said that he'd been driving an old truck so that they could afford a bigger car for her to cart all the boys around in, so she was excited for him to finally have a nice vehicle!

Ok, we're not shy, we'll say it...how cool is it to see someone steal the spotlight that isn't perhaps America's typical version of a celebrity?! She's not stick thin, and as a working Mom to a big family, it's just not your typical celebrity story...we're excited for Melissa and we're glad to see someone so 'real' be in the spotlight...obviously life will never be the same for her and her family so GOOD LUCK MELISSA!