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Grant Postpones Tour, Shares Gill's Recovery Advice

5/1/2026

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Grant Recovery

Amy Grant disclosed on NPR’s Wild Card (April 30, 2026) the advice her husband Vince Gill gave her while recovering from a 2022 traumatic brain injury.
Gill told Grant that life happens to everyone and you must take the hand you’re dealt, and she said the advice helped her take each day at a time.
Jennifer Cooke announced Grant postponed her fall tour to focus on recovery after the July 2022 bike accident.

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Gill Kindness

At the Grand Ole Opry 100-Year Celebration in March 2025, Vince Gill said choosing kindness over being right is the secret to his 26-year marriage.
He said daily intentional kindness resolves most conflicts and that self-kindness, grounded in his Christian faith, must precede compassion for a partner.
The couple, married March 10, 2000 in an outdoor Tennessee ceremony, said kindness helped them survive medical crises and sustain their blended family.

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Grant Album

Amy Grant releases her first album in 13 years, “The Me That Remains,” on May 8 2026.
She previewed the album in January 2026 with the single “The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm)” urging listeners to sit with unrest.
Mac McAnally produced the record, which features Vince Gill and Grant’s daughters Sarah Cannon and Corrina Gill.
Tickets for the May 9 Ryman Auditorium debut opened Feb 27.
February and May shows confirm her touring return after a 2022 bike-accident.

History

Historical Context

Vince Gill’s commercial apex in the early-1990s culminated in a 1995 greatest-hits compilation, the same period he first duetted with Amy Grant on her “House of Love” album (1994). Their ongoing collaborations, including Gill’s appearance on Grant’s 2026 comeback album, illustrate how two veteran artists leverage past chart success—Gill boasts 65 Billboard entries—to stay relevant.

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Grant Recovery

Amy Grant disclosed on NPR’s Wild Card (April 30, 2026) the advice her husband Vince Gill gave her while recovering from a 2022 traumatic brain injury.
Gill told Grant that life happens to everyone and you must take the hand you’re dealt, and she said the advice helped her take each day at a time.
Jennifer Cooke announced Grant postponed her fall tour to focus on recovery after the July 2022 bike accident.

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