Steve Nedved
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Oct 10
Dolly’s sold-out 50th Opry anniversary will be a Thanksgiving-week special on NBC
Chris Hollo © Grand Ole OprySaturday night, Dolly Parton will celebrate half a century on the Grand Ole Opry with two sold-out shows at the iconic Nashville venue. If you’re not one of the lucky ones with a ticket, however, you can still see it anyway, since NBC’s turning it into a TV special. The two-hour Dolly Parton: …
Oct 10
Sam Hunt, Lady A & Vince will honor Reba at Wednesday’s ‘CMT Artists of the Year’
CMTThe list of big names who’ll be a part of next week’s 2019 CMT Artists of the Year just keeps growing. Sam Hunt, Lady Antebellum, Thomas Rhett’s wife Lauren Akins, Vince Gill, Maddie & Tae, The Connors and The Big Bang Theory’s Johnny Galecki, plus Chrissy Metz and Lonnie Chavis from This Is Us, are all set to take the stage next Wednesday at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville. Carrie …
Oct 10
Climb onstage with Jason Aldean and his band in new “We Back” video
Broken BowYou can experience Jason Aldean in concert like never before in his new video for “We Back.” The black-and-white clip for his latest top-25 hit was shot on the road during his Ride All Night Tour, which wraps up Friday night at Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Park, between Dallas and Fort Worth. You’ll feel like you’re right …
Oct 10
TR & wife Lauren find “calm in the crazy,” while they’re moving, she’s sick, and baby #3 is on the way
ABC/Image Group LA Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren are expecting their third daughter in February, and the “Remember You Young” hitmaker says nobody’s more excited than his older girls, three-year-old Willa and two-year-old Ada. “They’re really, really pumped. We’re all really excited,” TR says. “Before I had kids, I never really imagined that I would be this at peace with …
Oct 10
How do I love thee? Not like “Tequila Does,” according to Miranda Lambert
ABC/Mark LevineMiranda Lambert leans in hard toward traditional country on the latest preview track from her Wildcard album, lamenting, “he don’t love me like tequila does” in the tempo-shifting tune. “‘Tequila Does’ is country. And country music makes me happy,” Miranda declares. “No matter how rock or edgy or scorned you can get, when you come back to …
Oct 10
Lady A’s looking forward to a date with Dolly before diving into ‘Ocean’
Walt Disney Television/Paula Lobo; ABC/Image Group LALady Antebellum has a Saturday night date with Dolly Parton. They’re among the artists performing in the two sold-out shows celebrating the icon’s 50th year on the Grand Ole Opry. As you might imagine, they love Dolly just as much as everyone else. “She has ventured so far out of what you …
Oct 09
Hail to The Chief: Eric Church is the Keynote at Country Radio Seminar 2020
ABC/Image Group LAThe Chief will give the Artist Keynote at Country Radio Seminar next year in Nashville. Eric Church is set for an intimate question-and-answer session on Thursday, February 20 at the annual gathering of country radio personnel known as CRS. The nominee for CMA Entertainer of the Year joins the already star-studded lineup that includes Carrie …
Oct 09
In ‘Shape’ cover story, Gwen Stefani says relationship with Blake Shelton helped her heal
John Shearer/Getty Images via ABCPop star Gwen Stefani is the cover girl for Shape’s November issue. In the mag, she chats about her “healing” relationship with Blake Shelton and how she maintains work/life balance. “I feel as if I spent the last four years healing — you know, trying to build my life again,” Gwen says of getting together with …
Oct 09
The road map to Walker County — and why it leads to “The Hamptons”
Shea FlynnWho’s country’s next big thing? That’s always the question, but there’s one band that may have a leg up: the new sister duo Walker County. Ivy Dene’s an undeniable vocal talent and guitarist, and Sophie Dawn contributes blood harmony while attacking the drum kit. Hailing from Sulphur Springs, Indiana, Walker County is a family affair all the …
Oct 09
“Mr. Lonely” no more: Midland’s Mark Wystrach ties the knot in Austin
ABC/Image Group LAIt’s no more “Mr. Lonely” for Midland’s Mark Wystrach. On Tuesday, the trio’s lead singer tied the knot with his fiancée in the couple’s hometown of Austin, Texas. They were married at The Contemporary Austin’s Laguna Gloria, the museum’s fourteen-acre sculpture park on the shores of Lake Austin. “Got hitched in a quiet lil ceremony today and am …