Emily Ann Roberts Engaged To Longtime Boyfriend
Country singer and former The Voice finalist Emily Ann Roberts is engaged! The soon-to-be bride shared the news on Instagram…
Emily Ann Roberts, Chris Sasser; Photo via Instagram
Country singer and former The Voice finalist Emily Ann Roberts is engaged!
The soon-to-be bride shared the news on Instagram Monday (Oct. 28), revealing that her longtime boyfriend, Chris Sasser, recently proposed to her.
“Y’all!!! The love of my life asked me to marry him,” she gushed. I’m so thankful that the Lord brought Chris into my life at just the perfect time and for all the love and support he given me every single day for the past 4 and a half years.. I GET TO MARRY MY BEST FRIEND?”
Roberts, who recently relocated to Nashville from the Knoxville area, rose to fame in 2015 when she earned a two-chair turn on NBC’s The Voice. She ultimately chose to join Blake Shelton’s team where she went on to finish season nine of the hit show in second place. She recently released a six-song EP entitled Someday Dream.
Over the summer, the singer/songwriter joined Country Now on the CMT Music Awards red carpet where she had artists play a round of “Who’s Most Likely To: Country Edition.” See the clip below.
Lauren Jo Black, a University of Central Florida graduate, has immersed herself in the world of country music for over 15 years. In 2008, she co-founded CountryMusicIsLove, eventually selling it to a major record label in 2015. Following the rebranding of the website to Sounds Like Nashville, Black served as Editor-in-Chief for two and a half years. Currently, she assumes the role of Editor-in-Chief at Country Now and oversees Country Now’s content and digital footprint. Her extensive experience also encompasses her previous role as a Country Music Expert Writer for Answers.com and her work being featured on Forbes.com. She’s been spotlighted among Country Aircheck’s Women of Influence and received the 2012 Rising Star Award from the University of Central Florida. Black also spent time in front of the camera as host of Country Now Live, which brought live music directly to fans in 2021 when the majority of concerts were halted due to the pandemic. During this time, she hosted 24 weeks of live concerts via Country Now Live on Twitch with special guests such as Lady A, Dierks Bentley, Jordan Davis, Brett Young, and Jon Pardi. Over the course of her career, she has had the privilege of conducting interviews with some of the industry’s most prominent stars, including Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, and many others. Lauren Jo Black is a longtime member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.
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