Country Couple! Carly Pearce and Michael Ray Confirm They're Dating in Snuggly Photo

Mar. 16, 2025

Carly PearceandMichael Rayare making it Instagram official!

“Andthen one random night at the Nashville Palace changed everything. ❤,”Pearce captioned the photo.

Sharing a similar sentiment, Ray wrote: “One random night over old classic country music at @thenashvillepalace changed everything….”

“We were a liiiiiitle excited and didn’t hide the wine…” Pearce added, after sharing the snap on her own account.

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The pair’s relationship confirmation comes just hours after they engaged in a little online flirtation.

After Ray appeared onJimmy Kimmel Live!late Monday, Pearce shared a video from his performance, captioning it, “Oh hayyyyy Michael Ray. You’re a star. And really, really cute.”

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And on Wednesday, Rayposted a photo of himselfexamining his appearance in the mirror writing, “Damn this shizz is going grey fast.”

After commenting with a drooling emoji and a fire emoji, Ray replied to ask: “@carlypearce hey gurl you into fox’s? Or 30 year olds that can get that 50+ 10% off at a Golden Corral?”

“@michaelraymusic steakhouses are the way to my heart,” she responded, adding a heart emoji.

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According toOne Country, when asked about the pair’s relationship during a roundtable interview, Ray remarked: “When it comes time to talk about the dating life, it will come out.”

“She’s a great girl and I think that she’s an incredible person. Right now everything on both ends are about both our singles and both our music, and it’ll come out. She’s great, I’m a big fan. I’ll leave it at that,” he added.

source: people.com