Chely Wright

It's been almost two years since Chely Wright declared publicly that she was a lesbian, making her the first commercial country artist ever to do so. But the public reaction -- the good, the bad and the ugly -- has stayed with the singer since that time...

Chely Wright made a brave and largely unprecedented move in country music last year, when she came out publicly as a lesbian. The singer-songwriter followed up her revelation with a book, 'Like Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer,' and started a charity called Like Me, which provides assistance, education and resources to members of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender) communi

It's official: Chely Wright is a 'Single White Female' no longer. Following a highly public four-month engagement, the openly gay country singer tied the knot today in Connecticut, saying "I do" to GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender) activist Lauren Blitzer...

With less than a week to go before their wedding day, Chely Wright and her fiancée Lauren Blitzer are making the usual preparations. No pre-wedding jitters so far, however! "And so begins the fun," Chely tweeted on Monday. "Friends and family are driving/flying in from all over for our special day! @lulu...

"I was a young, gay, Christian, farm girl from Kansas with dreams of becoming a country music star. Can you wrap your head around that? I really couldn't," Chely Wright admits in 'Confessions of a Gay Christian Country Singer,' written for the religion section of the Huffington Post...

While the Nashville Film Festival (NaFF), now in its 42rd year, offers films of all kinds, fans of films about music had several to choose from at this year's event, held from April 14-20 in Music City. From journeying along on 'The Last Ride' with Hank Williams, to a personal visit with Levon Helm in 'Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm,' or exploring Chely Wright's coming-out proc

With their wedding only four months away, Chely Wright and fiancée Lauren Blitzer, a GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) activist, are hard at work planning their nuptials. One detail that's firm is what Chely will be wearing down the aisle. "It w...

Chely Wright took another memorable step in her public coming-out as a high-profile lesbian by walking the red carpet at the Nashville Film Festival with fiancée Lauren Blitzer on Friday night (April 15). The occasion was a sneak-preview showing of 'Wish Me Away,' the documentary film which chronicles the events leading up to last May, when the country singer first announced to the public that she

Kris Kristofferson will walk the red carpet today (April 15) at the Nashville Film Festival, just prior to the premiere of his new movie, 'Bloodworth.' The star of the film, Kris portrays E.F. Bloodworth, a musician who decides to return to Tennessee after being gone for 40 years, only to find that most of his family is not so happy to welcome him home...

Chely Wright doesn't edit herself anymore. The resultant chatter is quite endearing, as she proved when sharing her views about everything from her songwriting to her life-long devotion to the Kansas City Chiefs, to her fans during her January 21 concert at the legendary Birchmere in Alexandria, Va...