Pearce, Ray announce engagement
Carly Pearce announced tonight that she is engaged to fellow singer Michael Ray.
"The man of my dreams got down on one knee earlier this week and asked me to be his wife. @Michaelraymusic you are the most precious example of God's timing & His love for me. WE ARE GETTIN MARRIED, BABY!" Pearce wrote on Twitter.
There was no wedding date announced. Pearce, 28, said in July that she was dating Ray.
Pearce released her major label debut last year and enjoyed a hit with "Every Little Thing." Ray has released three albums, including two for Warner. "Amos" came out in June. His current single is "One That Got Away."
Other recent Nashville couples include Kelsea Ballerini, who married Morgan Evans and Maren Morris, who tied the knot with Ryan Hurd.
More news
- 05/03/21: Ray will show his "Picture" very soon
- 04/16/21: Pearce, Brice win ACM Vocal Event honor
- 02/19/21: Pearce gets personal on "29," Wilson debuts
- 02/04/21: Pearce goes for "29"
- 06/23/20: Pearce, Ray split after 8 months of marriage
- 04/03/20: Ray ties the strings on "Her World or Mine"
- 02/14/20: Pearce releases sophomore effort
- 11/05/19: Pearce announces soph CD for Valentine's Day
CD reviews
Carly Pearce's self-titled sophomore album was fittingly released on Valentine's Day. Love is in the air throughout the 13-track collection. She opens with the breezy "Closer To You" and "Call Me. The album is chock full of notable co-write credits. On the latter, Little Big Town's Jim Westbrook and Phil Sweet have a hand. It feels like a love letter to fellow country singer and husband Michael Ray.
Later on, she ratchets up the pop factor on a throwaway duet ...
The big single from Michael Ray's self-titled album, "Kiss You in the Morning," is one of the most annoying songs of the summer. It's an unbridled lust lyric that describes one man's pursuit of a girl in a country song. Ray is better on the driving song, "Drivin' All Night," though. Maybe it's the fact that Ray name-drops both Steve Earle and Tom Petty on it.
If only Ray's music were more like either Earle or Petty. The both of these men create ...
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