SCOTT STAPP to Make Opry Debut

Grammy winning songwriter, solo artist, and Creed frontman SCOTT STAPP will perform at the Grand Ole Opry on October 23. It will be the rocker’s first time inside the circle and the first live performance of his first-ever duet, “If These Walls Could Talk” ft. rock queen Dorothy (Roc Nation). The acoustic ballad delivers two Grammy-worthy vocal performances that escalate to soaring climax as they depict the experience of suffering in silence. It was written by SCOTT STAPP with Kylie Sackley (Sam Hunt, Keith Urban, Walker Hayes), Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith, Carrie Underwood, Ozzy Osbourne, Faith Hill), and Scott Stevens (Halestorm, Shinedown).

Stapp’s songwriting has long exemplified Music City’s “three chords and the truth” ethos, baring it all to a multi-generational audience of rock, mainstream, and country fans with honest and authentic storytelling. From “Higher,” to “Arms Wide Open,” “My Own Prison,” “One Last Breath,” “My Sacrifice,” and “Weathered,” to solo singles “Purpose For Pain,” “Higher Power,” and current hit, “Black Butterfly,” Stapp has earned icon status with songs that continue to inspire stadium-wide singalongs.

Scott recently spoke about Nashville, his home since 2016, telling music journalist Melonee Hurt of The Tennessean:
“I was unaware until I got into the community how big it is and how supportive and protective they are of people who are sincere… When they know your heart, they’ve got your back.”

On being invited to take the Opry stage, Stapp says:
“I am humbled by this invitation and grateful for the Opry’s tradition of including outliers like me. The Nashville songwriting community has been an incredible source of inspiration and support through a life-changing era for me, so it is a distinct honor to step into the circle for the first time.”

Stapp has had a transformative year with the chart-topping debut of his 4th solo album Higher Power (released March 15 via Napalm Records) and the return of Creed, which “may be something this industry has never seen” (Pollstar). Their reunion tour quickly became “one of the hottest rock tickets of the year” (Billboard) and “one of the most anticipated tours of the summer” (USA Today), selling out amphitheaters and earning critical praise at each show. Due to fan demand, the tour was extended with an arena leg to include Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena (11/8) and Madison Square Garden (11/29) to close out 2024.

In March 2024, Higher Power debuted to raves for its lyrical potency and powerful delivery. The album broke at #23 on the Billboard Top Current Album Sales chart (all genres) and Luminate reported it at #2 (Current Hard Music Albums), #4 (Current Digital Albums), #5 (Record Label Independent Current Albums), and #3 (Current Rock Albums). Higher Power follows 2019’s The Space Between the Shadows, which debuted at #3 on the US Current Rock Albums chart, the US Current Hard Music Albums chart, and the UK Official Rock and Metal Chart, among countless other top chart positions.

Higher Power track listing:
1. Higher Power
2. Deadman’s Trigger
3. When Love Is Not Enough
4. What I Deserve (feat. Yiannis Papadopoulos)
5. If These Walls Could Talk (feat. Dorothy)
6. Black Butterfly
7. Quicksand (feat. Yiannis Papadopoulos)
8. You’re Not Alone
9. Dancing in the Rain (feat. Yiannis Papadopoulos)
10. Weight of the World

About SCOTT STAPP:
One of the most iconic voices in rock, SCOTT STAPP first emerged as the co-founder and frontman of the GRAMMY, Billboard, and American Music Award-winning band Creed. Their anthems like “Higher,” “My Own Prison,” “My Sacrifice,” and “With Arms Wide Open,” sold over 53 million albums and accounts for over one billion streams on Spotify alone. Creed stands alongside Van Halen, Guns N’ Roses, and Metallica as one of a few hard rock outfits to earn RIAA Diamond-certified status for more than 11 million sales of the sophomore album Human Clay in the US.

As a solo artist, Stapp’s trademark lyricism and powerful delivery offers inspiration through unflinching examination of failures and success, overcoming and rebuilding. The Great Divide (2005) was certified Platinum for sales exceeding one million; Proof of Life (2013) and featured his first solo single to reach #1; The Space Between The Shadows (2019) debuted at #3 on the US Current Rock Albums chart and the US Current Hard Music Albums chart, as well as the UK Official Rock and Metal Chart. His fourth solo album, Higher Power debuted to rave reviews in March 2024 for its ferocious potency and seamless shifts from anthem to ballad as it traverses loss, anger, acceptance, release, and transformation. It broke at #23 on the Billboard Top Current Album Sales chart (all genres) and Luminate reported it at #2 (Current Hard Music Albums), #4 (Current Digital Albums), #5 (Record Label Independent Current Albums), and #3 (Current Rock Albums). The album features hit singles “Higher Power” and current single “Black Butterfly,” which soared into the Top Twenty and continues to rise.