Steve Nedved
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Apr 22
Nashville notes: Ashley McBryde’s ‘Tonight’ plans + ERNEST’s ‘Thief’
Ashley McBryde’s set to play her latest hit, “What If We Don’t,” Wednesday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. You can tune in to watch at 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC. ERNEST’s new track, “Time Is a Thief,” features Lukas Nelson. It’s from the singer/songwriter’s third studio album, Deep Blue, which arrives May 1. …
Apr 22
‘Be Her’ and ‘Choosin’ Texas’ are tag teaming the charts for Ella Langley
Ella Langley’s “Be Her” (SAWGOD/Columbia Records) Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is proving to have incredible staying power, hanging on atop the Billboard Hot 100 for its seventh week. At the same time, her follow-up radio single, “Be Her,” is coming on strong, checking in at #4 on the all-genre tally, making the Alabama native the …
Apr 22
CMA Fest’s Nissan Stadium concerts will start with a throwback to the ’90s
CMA Fest (Country Music Association) CMA Fest will take a trip back to the ’90s, as Clay Walker, Jo Dee Messina, Rhett Akins and Sara Evans open the nightly concerts June 4-7 at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. Rising stars Vincent Mason, Zach John King, Emily Ann Roberts, The Jack Wharff Band, Kaitlin Butts, Kat Luna, Laci Kaye Booth, …
Apr 22
Kenny Chesney is ready to ‘Carry On’ with new single and album
Kenny Chesney’s “Carry On” (HEY NOW Records) Kenny Chesney is about to “Carry On” with his first new music in more than two years, as his new track arrives May 8. “It felt great in the studio,” he says of the song he co-produced with longtime collaborator Buddy Cannon. “Sometimes when you’re running down a song, …
Apr 22
Lee Brice becomes an ‘All Nighter’ as he works to finish ‘Sunriser’
Lee Brice’s ‘Sunriser’ (Curb Records) Lee Brice’s new album, Sunriser, won’t come out June 5 as planned, he explains in a statement. “Y’all, I’ve got some good news and some bad news,” he says. “The good news is, even after finishing Sunriser, I just kept writing and now I’ve got a whole lot more songs …
Apr 22
Shania Twain to host the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards
Shania Twain (Academy of Country Music) Shania Twain will host the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards, as the show returns to MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17. “I’m thrilled to be hosting the 61st ACM Awards in Las Vegas, a place that feels like home,” Shania says. “It’s such …
Apr 22
The ‘big,’ ‘insane’ crowd during George Birge’s surprise Stagecoach debut
George Birge (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach) As country fans count down to the kickoff of Stagecoach Friday in Indio, California, George Birge can’t help but remember his surprise main stage debut during the 2025 festival. “One of the crazier things that I’ve ever gotten to do was playing ‘Cowboy Songs’ with Lana Del Rey …
Apr 21
Nashville notes: Keith Urban’s Aussie surprise + Ingrid Andress’ ‘Tattoos’
You can check out the music video for Kip Moore’s new track, “Faith in the Wind,” on YouTube. It follows “Levee,” the first release from his new album, Reason to Believe, which drops May 29. Ingrid Andress drops her new track, “Tattoos,” on Friday, ahead of the launch of her six-stop Low-Key Sessions tour, which …
Apr 21
Midland covers Stapleton on ‘Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey’
Midland’s “Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey” (Blue Highway Records) You can find out what it sounds like when Midland covers Chris Stapleton on their latest track, one the ACM male artist of the year co-wrote with his SteelDrivers bandmate Mike Henderson. “‘Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey’ is a seminal honky tonk up tempo classic that Stapleton wrote and fine …
Apr 21
See Megan Moroney step into Dolly Parton’s 1974 look to recreate ‘Jolene’ cover
Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ (Sony) Megan Moroney slides into Dolly Parton’s 1974 cover of the Jolene album for PEOPLE‘s new World’s Most Beautiful Issue. Sporting a blue-striped pajama-esque outfit with white sleeves, Megan steps into the graphics for the classic album and assumes the same position as Dolly in a moment you can only see on …