CMA Fest week in Nashville is already shaping up to be one of the most packed and historic weeks in country music this year. BUT BURIED INSIDE THE LINEUP IS A CONNECTION THAT NOBODY HAS TALKED ABOUT YET. And once you see it, it completely changes how you look at Hannah Harper’s entire journey. Hannah … Read more
Three weeks ago she was standing under confetti on an American Idol stage, and this Tuesday, June 2, Hannah Harper takes her next step into one of the most sacred circles in all of country music — the Grand Ole Opry. And she will not be walking in alone. Standing beside her that night will … Read more
The competition between Hannah Harper and Jordan McCullough is officially not over. Weeks after the American Idol finale, the winner and runner-up found themselves back in a head-to-head battle — this time on the street, no judges, no voting, and exactly $100 on the line. The challenge? Name three of Dolly Parton’s most iconic songs … Read more
The cameras were not rolling for a TV show, and there were no judges sitting in front of them. Just a backstage hallway, a moment between friends, and three voices that apparently cannot help but worship. Hannah Harper, Chris Tungseth, and Braden Rumfelt gathered backstage and broke into an unscripted, acapella worship session — no … Read more
While the world was still celebrating Hannah Harper’s American Idol win, Hannah was already thinking about one person. Not the judges. Not the fans. Her husband, Devon. DEVON MENDENHALL WALKED AWAY FROM HIS ENTIRE CAREER SO HANNAH COULD CHASE HERS. He left law enforcement, moved back home, and became a full-time stay-at-home dad to their … Read more
When Lauren Alaina posted a video of herself holding her newborn daughter, tears streaming down her face, whispering “Hannah Harper, thank you for writing this song for us mommas” — nobody could have predicted what would happen next. That moment of one mother reaching through a screen to thank another was raw, unscripted, and deeply … Read more
On American Idol Hannah Harper had something most artists never get. A built-in audience that already loved her before she sang a single note each week. She had millions of people who had voted for her, cried with her watching every performance, rooted for her through every elimination and every close call. A judging panel … Read more
When Ryan Seacrest called her name and the confetti started falling Hannah Harper could not see any of it. She was already weeping before the words even landed and by the time she opened her eyes there was a star stuck in her eyelash from crying through the entire moment. WHAT CAME NEXT WAS NOT … Read more
The Season 24 finale of American Idol was three hours long and packed with some of the biggest names in music. Alicia Keys. Lee Ann Womack. Jelly Roll. Carrie Underwood performing with Mötley Crüe. Every performance that night was built to be memorable. HANNAH HARPER’S WAS BUILT IN A SINGLE MENTORING SESSION THE WEEK OF … Read more
Nobody warned Hannah Harper that the song she wrote on her couch during postpartum depression would one day chart higher on iTunes than the most streamed children’s song in history. SHE WAS NOT THINKING ABOUT CHARTS. SHE WAS BARELY THINKING AT ALL. Hannah was going through a hard stretch after the birth of her third … Read more