Steve Nedved
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Jan 04
Listen now: Chris Young was “Raised on Country” by Merle, Willie, Diffie and Strait
RCA NashvilleChris Young name checks country greats Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Joe Diffie, and George Strait in his new single, “Raised on Country.” “This is a country anthem and so much fun,” Chris says of the song he co-wrote. “I couldn’t be happier to kick off a brand new year with brand new music I love this much.” In the weeks …
Jan 04
Randy Houser will leave “No Stone Unturned” as he celebrates the release of “Magnolia” Friday on “GMA”
BBR Music GroupRandy Houser will visit ABC’s Good Morning America next Friday — the day his new album Magnolia arrives — to play “No Stone Unturned,” his favorite track from the album. The record — which was originally supposed to come out in November — borrows its name from the Magnolia State, the nickname for Randy’s home state of Mississippi. …
Jan 04
The good new days?
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA) is the most powerful woman in American politics. The San Francisco lawmaker made history in 2007, when she was elected the first ever female Speaker of the House. Until 2011, she ruled that roost with an iron hand, managing the House Democrat majority in much the way her predecessors from …
Jan 04
Getting Healthy: A New Year’s Resolution for Soil and Business
“Getting healthy” is often near the top of the list of New Year’s Resolutions. There is an equal need for soil to be healthy. The new year is a great opportunity to set goals for getting your soil healthy, which can help with managing extreme weather, it can increase profitability and it can sequester carbon. …
Jan 04
Shutdown complicates work of ag economist
The government shutdown is complicating the work of agricultural economists like Todd Hubbs at the University of Illinois. “Well I’m a fundamentalist, so I like to see the USDA data come in. I do projections on what I think is going to happen, and whether you like it or not the market moves off USDA …
Jan 04
The Cowboy Rides Away: King George to close this year’s Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
ABC/Image Group LAGeorge Strait will close this year’s Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Sunday, March 17, and his show will feature special appearances by fellow Texans Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen. Fellow Lone Star State native Kacey Musgraves will kick off the 2019 rodeo season with a concert on Monday, February 25. In between, country favorites Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Old …
Jan 04
Willa Gray conquers the slopes on Thomas Rhett’s Colorado ski vacation
ABC/Image Group LAShe’s only three, but Thomas Rhett’s daughter Willa Gray is already quite the ski bunny. “A couple years from now Willa will be dusting all of us down the mountain,” TR shared on Instagram, along with a photo of him with his oldest daughter and his wife Lauren, all wearing helmets and ski goggles. Lauren later confirmed that …
Jan 04
‘No timeline for US withdrawal from Syria’: State Dept. official
omersukrugoksu/iStock(WASHINGTON) — As of now, there’s “no timeline for military forces to withdraw” from Syria, a senior State Department official said Friday, adding to the repeatedly changing administration accounts concerning President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to pull all U.S. troops out of the war-ravaged country. At the same time, officials reiterated the Trump administration “does …
Jan 04
Tim McGraw kicks off 2019 with a “Cool Change” in the Bahamas
ABC/Image Group LATim McGraw’s been kicking off 2019 with a little R-and-R on his private island in the Bahamas. The country superstar started his vacation by sharing a video of the getaway he built with Faith Hill, set to “Cool Change” by Little River Band. Tim and Faith’s Atlantic retreat was previously featured in a 2017 spread in Architectural Digest. …
Jan 04
‘Snowflakes, your army needs you!’: UK targets millennials in latest army recruitment drive
Ministry of Defence(LONDON) — The British Army has launched a new recruitment campaign targeting a range of millennial stereotypes, including “snowflakes” and “selfie addicts.” The campaign uses the template of a famous World War I propaganda poster to make its point. The classic poster featured then-British Secretary of State for War, Lord Kitchener, with the …