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Dasha Steps Into the Spotlight on “Oh, Anna! Live from the Opry”
As a member of the 2025 Opry NextStage class, Dasha carries confidence and purpose into her live performance of “Oh, Anna!” which was recorded at the Grand Ole Opry this past summer. The rendition arrives with a sense of intention, not just as a performance, but as a gift to her fans and herself, on her 26th birthday.
This new version of “Oh, Anna!”, being released on her birthday, is an intentional farewell letter folded carefully into melody. The track serves as the emotional bookend to the Anna era, carrying the weight of reflection rather than resolution. The song sits with its own history, allowing space for the nostalgia she summons from her past, without getting trapped inside it.
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Live from the historic stage, the performance leans into intimacy despite the scale of the room. Dasha’s delivery carries a conversational honesty, as if she’s sharing something personal rather than performing something practiced.
The Opry setting adds an additional layer of meaning. Known for honoring tradition while welcoming the next generation of voices, the stage becomes the perfect backdrop for a song about looking back. Dasha stands at that intersection of legacy and emergence, carrying forward country music’s storytelling core while shaping her own modern pop country lane.
Vocally, the live version keeps the emotional focus sharp. Rather than expanding the song into something larger than its studio identity, the performance preserves the track’s reflective tone. The result is a statement that feels deliberate, like looking back one last time, not with regret, but with gratitude for what the story held.
Released on her birthday and delivered live from the Opry stage, “Oh, Anna!” feels like a snapshot of Dasha in motion, honoring the girl who dreamed it up while standing firmly in the artist she’s becoming.
Late last year, Dasha celebrated a huge milestone and became a member of the Spotify Billions Club for her breakout single “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’). She is only the second solo female country artist ever to do so, right alongside one of her biggest influences, Taylor Swift. As she looks ahead to the future, she has promised in interviews that her sophomore project is coming soon. With opening slots for Tucker Wetmore, Russell Dickerson, and heading overseas to connect with her fanbase globally, 2026 is already shaping up to be a big year for the country sensation.