American Idol Season 5 finalist Bucky Covington will make his Grand Ole Opry debut this Friday, March 9th.

Covington will perform his debut single, "A Different World," which is already generating huge fan response in its early weeks of release. He will also premiere new material from his self-titled debut CD, set for release April 17th on Lyric Street Records.

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