Steve Nedved
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Aug 02
Brad & Carrie return to host CMA Awards for 11th year; Luke Bryan, Dan+Shay and Sugarland to reveal noms live on “GMA”
ABC/Image Group LA Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will return to host The 52nd Annual CMA Awards on ABC on Wednesday, November 14. It’s the pair’s 11th time leading country music’s most prestigious night. We’ll find out who’s nominated later this month, as Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay and Sugarland unveil this year’s contenders live on Good Morning America. The Tuesday, August 28 announcement …
Aug 02
Did Carrie Underwood have plastic surgery? The “Cry Pretty” hitmaker addresses the rumors
Courtesy of RedbookIn the new issue of Redbook, Carrie Underwood addresses the rumor that her accident last year was really a cover for plastic surgery. The “Cry Pretty” hitmaker fell down the steps of her Nashville home last November while taking her dogs out. She broke her wrist, requiring more than 40 stitches on her face, but her …
Aug 02
Darius Rucker’s “CMA Fest” philosophy: “You got 25 minutes — all killer, no filler!”
ABC/Image Group LA If you can’t wait to experience next Wednesday’s star-studded CMA Fest special on ABC, then you know exactly how Darius Rucker was feeling back in June as he prepared to take the stage at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. A decade into his career as a country hitmaker, everything about CMA Fest still excites …
Aug 01
Consider “Kickin’ It with Kix” to help save a Louisiana landmark
Micah KandrosCountry legend Kix Brooks is hoping you’ll come to his home parish and help him save the historic Princess Theatre in Winnsboro, Louisiana. Kix will host a two-day “Kickin’ It with Kix” fundraiser September 28 and 29 to raise money for the 1920’s-era entertainment venue. “Preserving venues like the Princess — which bring the arts …
Aug 01
Don’t “Hide the Wine” — drink it! — at Carly Pearce’s Nashville “CMA Fest” watch party
Big Machine Next Wednesday, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini will host the 2018 edition of the annual CMA Fest special on ABC. While you can certainly watch the three-hour musical extravaganza from the comfort of home, you might also want to think about making a pilgrimage to Music City. Blake Shelton’s Ole Red Nashville will host an exclusive viewing party starring …
Aug 01
Get Kenny Chesney’s new album for a “Song” to help the Virgin Islands
Blue Chair/Warner Bros. NashvilleBy all estimations, Kenny Chesney’s new Songs for the Saints album is on track to have a huge first week, having already surpassed his label’s predictions for what it would sell on iTunes. The “Get Along” hitmaker is donating all his proceeds from the record to hurricane relief in the Virgin Islands. Now, Kenny’s cutting …
Aug 01
“boom.” Walker Hayes gets ready to debut new music via Instagram
ABC/Image Group LA Walker Hayes is busy working on the follow-up to his debut album, boom., and in August, he plans to give his fans a preview. Each Tuesday this month, the Mobile, Alabama native will play a new song for his followers via Instagram Live. So far this summer, Walker’s entertained more than 250,000 fans on tour, …
Aug 01
Jason Aldean, Luke Combs and Lauren Alaina aren’t just playing stadiums — they’re playing softball, too
ABC/Mark LevineIt was only a couple of weekends ago that Jason Aldean, Luke Combs and Lauren Alaina played a sold-out show at the Atlanta Braves’ new stadium. And while that may be the High Noon Neon Tour’s biggest brush with Major League Baseball this summer, it turns out the three tourmates are in the habit of running the bases in …
Aug 01
Carrie Underwood suits up for season six of “Sunday Night Football”
NBC/Paul DrinkwaterCarrie Underwood returns this fall for her sixth season as the voice of NBC’s Sunday Night Football. The “Cry Pretty” hitmaker’s already filmed this year’s opening sequence, along with ten of the NFL’s top players. Super Bowl champions Carson Wentz, Lane Johnson, Zach Ertz, and Fletcher Cox from the Philadelphia Eagles will join her, along with six others: the Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott, …
Aug 01
No Shoes Nation gives Kenny Chesney hope that we can all “Get Along”
Allister AnnKenny Chesney chose his latest hit, “Get Along,” as a reminder that we can all work together and be kind, even in divisive political times. So now that the lead single from his Songs for the Saints album is so popular that it spent two weeks at #1, does he feel like we’re doing any better in …
