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- The Grand Ole Opry is popping 100
- Throughout a celebration for the famend Nashville music venue on Thursday, Nov. 20, nation musician Holly Williams and husband Chris Coleman invited Gwyneth Paltrow on stage
- The trio serenaded the group with two of Williams’ songs
The Grand Ole Opry is ringing in its one hundredth anniversary with particular performances from nation music’s stars — and shock company, together with Gwyneth Paltrow.
The Oscar-winning actress, 53, shocked the group on the Nashville venue on Thursday, Nov. 20, when she took the stage with nation singer Holly Williams and Williams’ husband, musician Chris Coleman.
Williams, 44, invited the Shakespeare in Love actress to the stage and stated, “Can y’all imagine your luck? Y’all are used to these Nashville company, however not these Oscar-winning Hollywood company.” The trio then sang Williams’ 2013 tune, “Drinkin.’”
Afterwards, Williams instructed the group, “Are you able to imagine it? Is not it annoying once they can simply do every thing they usually simply stroll out wanting all like that, proper? Wanting actual good.”
Williams went on to share she “had the nice honor of assembly” Paltrow years in the past, which is when she heard and “fell in love” with Paltrow’s “secret voice.”
The trio then carried out “Ready on June,” which Williams defined is about her mom’s dad and mom, who had been farmers in Mer Rouge, La., and “taught [her] every thing that actually issues in life, what’s actually essential.”
Paltrow and Williams have an extended historical past collectively. Paltrow, who performed a rustic music star and sang within the 2010 movie Nation Sturdy, made her dwell TV debut efficiency on the CMA Awards that very same yr.
Whereas discussing Nation Sturdy, the Goop founder additionally name-checked Williams, who’s the granddaughter of nation music icon Hank Williams, as one in every of her favourite nation artists.
“I used to be very a lot into Loretta Lynn and Dolly [Parton], and a whole lot of newer women, too, like Miranda [Lambert], and [Hillary Scott] with Woman Antebellum, I really like her voice,” Paltrow instructed The Boot in 2012, including, “And Holly Williams’ report, I really like. I like that type of older type, soulful nation. When you possibly can hear the ache within the girl’s voice, these are the ladies that I actually related with.”
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Paltrow and Holly have maintained a friendship all through the years. In 2020, Williams opened up about being mother mates with Paltrow. Holly and Coleman are dad and mom to Stella June, Lillie Mae, Arlo and Georgia Grace, whereas Paltrow shares Apple, 21, and son Moses, 19, with ex-husband Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, 48.
“We grew to become mates 4 or 5 years in the past and did a summer season seashore journey collectively the place she had these chalk boards with the youngsters’ names and this level system,” Holly instructed ipromiseyoumedia in 2020, including, “It’s a genius concept that I hope to strive. I’m fortunate to have nice girlfriends like Gwyneth and different girls who’re affected person with their youngsters — and I used to be fortunate to have a affected person and loving mother. That’s all been nice for me.”