Barbara Mandrell News & Updates

Barbara Mandrell To Receive 2023 CRB Artist Achievement Award

The Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. has announced legendary country music artist Barbara Mandrell a...

Jun 06, 2023 • BroadwayWorld

3 Barbara Mandrell Singles From the 1970s That Sound Like Hits Today

Barbara Mandrell is undoubtedly one of the most influential country music artists from the 1970s and...

Oct 08, 2025 • American Songwriter

Barbara Mandrell & Reba McEntire's Matching Flippy Haircuts Are So Glamorous

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was a sweet reunion to see ...

Apr 09, 2025 • Yahoo

Born 72 Years Ago Today in the Lone Star State, the Hitmaking Sister of a Country Legend and ‘Hee Haw’ Honey Who Recorded With Merle Haggard

Seventy-two years ago today, the middle sister of an '80s country star and a successful model and TV...

Jul 13, 2026 • American Songwriter

1981 No. 1 Hit Celebrated as One of the Greatest Country Songs for Small-Town Pride

When it comes to showcasing a love for the country music genre and everything that comes with it, no...

Jun 26, 2026 • AOL

Barbara Mandrell returns to the Opry for 50th anniversary

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country Music Hall of Famer and Grammy winner Barbara Mandrell retired from mus...

Jul 31, 2022 • WSLS 10

Country Music Legend Barbara Mandrell's Fontanel Mansion Reopens to the Public

Mandrell considered Fontanel her family's "soft spot," and named her home after the soft spot on a b...

Jun 22, 2026 • Yahoo

Opry 100: Kelsea Ballerini Pays Musical Tribute to Barbara Mandrell

If you're a fan of country music and its history, we have a feeling that you've been joining NBC/Pea...

Mar 19, 2025 • bleedingcool

Watch Kelsea Ballerini Cover Barbara Mandrell’s ‘I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool’

Kelsea Ballerini celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry with a moving cover of Barba...

Mar 20, 2025 • Rolling Stone

Barbara Mandrell Fans Will Not Believe How Much She Sold Her Fontanel Mansion For

At the height of her career, country music legend Barbara Mandrell built a massive log cabin in Whit...

Jul 03, 2021 • The Cheat Sheet

Barbara Mandrell’s Fontanel Mansion reopens in Nashville after 7 years. See inside.

Barbara Mandrell’s Fontanel Mansion has reopened in Nashville after 7 years. See inside the renova...

Jun 19, 2026 • Bears Wire

Waylon Jennings Wrote and Duetted on This Song for Barbara Mandrell Before Recording it with The Highwaymen

A decade before Barbara Mandrell retired from performing in 1997 and released her final concert at t...

May 20, 2025 • American Songwriter

Barbara Mandrell Returns to Grand Ole Opry for 50th Anniversary

During the show, Mandrell enthusiastically applauded the all-female artist lineup, including CeCe Wi...

Jul 31, 2022 • The Hollywood Reporter

Barbara Mandrell: From '...When Country Wasn't Cool' to retirement and return to the Opry stage

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Country Music Hall of Famer an...

Mar 19, 2025 • Yahoo

Barbara Mandrell’s Staggering Log Mansion Going Up for Auction — See Inside! [Pictures]

Barbara Mandrell's massive former log mansion is going up for auction in October, and pictures of th...

Sep 21, 2022 • The Boot

Barbara Mandrell makes return to the Opry for 50th anniversary: ‘Here we are at home again’

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country Music Hall of Famer and Grammy winner Barbara Mandrell retired fro...

Jul 31, 2022 • Penn Live

The Secret History of Why Barbara Mandrell All But Vanished From Country Music

Barbara Mandrell‘s appearance during the Grand Ole Opry‘s television concert on March 19, 2025, ...

Oct 22, 2025 • AOL

Reba McEntire Glows As a New Mom in Old Photo with Barbara Mandrell & Baby Shelby

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Country music legend and enter...

Jul 14, 2025 • Yahoo

Barbara Mandrell's legacy told through decades of Tennessean photos

From early performances to peak stardom, these photos capture the moments that made Barbara Mandrell...

Apr 16, 2026 • Yahoo

Barbara Mandrell returns to the Grand Ole Opry for 50th anniversary and is honored by Carrie Underwood

Barbara Mandrell has been retired for over two decades, but she remains an essential member of the G...

Aug 01, 2022 • Fox News

Carrie Underwood Tributes Barbara Mandrell on Her 50th Opry Anniversary: ‘She Has Been Such an Inspiration’

Carrie Underwood was at the helm of a Grand Ole Opry tribute to Barbara Mandrell on Saturday night (...

Jul 30, 2022 • Taste of Country

Top 5 Barbara Mandrell Songs

For whatever reason, nostalgia for Barbara Mandrell's music seems minimal in comparison to the fame ...

Dec 22, 2022 • The Boot

Remember When Barbara Mandrell Scored Her Only Big Pop Hit in 1972?

Barbara Mandrell had plenty of hit country singles, but only one of her songs became a big crossover...

May 03, 2026 • American Songwriter

Country legends who found their defining No. 1s

Some of country music’s most beloved legends didn’t just have hits—they had defining moments t...

Apr 03, 2026 • MSN

Exclusive: Nashville's Fontanel Mansion reopens for the first time since 2019

The Fontanel Mansion, originally built as a home for Barbara Mandrell, has reopened as a private eve...

Jan 19, 2026 • Tennessean

‘The Voice’ Star Kelsea Ballerini Delights With an ‘Opry 100’ Tribute Cover of Barbara Mandrell’s “Signature Song”

With chart-topping hits like “Sleeping Single in a Double Bed” and “‘Til You’re Gone,” t...

Mar 19, 2025 • American Songwriter