Steve Nedved
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Jun 25
The Horse That Built Me: Miranda Lambert shows off the inspiration behind new fashion line
ABC/Image Group LA Miranda Lambert’s Bandwagon Tour with Little Big Town kicks off in a few weeks, so before things get busy, she’s been hitting the trail for a little horseback riding. “My friend Ellie and I spent some time appreciating the colors of summer in Tennessee this weekend,” Miranda tweeted on Monday, along with a photo of Ellie, her horse. “She …
Jun 25
Kelly Clarkson poses with Carrie Underwood to squash rivalry rumors
Disney Channel/Image Group LAContrary to what some people might think, there is no rivalry between former American Idol winners Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. Kelly proved that once and for all when she posed for pictures with Carrie on the Radio Disney Music Awards red carpet on Friday. “Everybody always tries to pit me and Carrie against each other,” she …
Jun 25
There’s More Where That Came From: Morgan Wallen promises his #1 collabo with FGL won’t be the last
ABC/Randy HolmesNewcomer Morgan Wallen celebrates his first #1 as an artist this week with “Up Down,” his collaboration with his buddies Florida Georgia Line. Since it was released in October, the song’s been certified gold and has put Morgan’s career on the fast track. “’Up Down’ has changed my life,” the native of East Tennessee says. “It’s taken …
Jun 25
Chris Stapleton and Kacey Musgraves join Willie Nelson for Farm Aid in the fall
Farm AidChris Stapleton and Kacey Musgraves are set to play Farm Aid 2018 in the fall, along with its founders: Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Neil Young. This year’s show will take place at Hartford, Connecticut’s Xfinity Theatre on Saturday, September 22. “Family farmers are the backbone of our country,” Willie says of the cause the annual concert supports. …
Jun 25
“I’m with the Band”: Move over Little Big Town, here comes Little Big Kids
Capitol NashvilleLittle Big Town’s new hit is called “Summer Fever,” but the CMA-winning group’s kids seem to have caught showbiz fever. Little Big Kids is the on-again, off-again band formed by three LBT offspring: Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook’s 8-year-old, Elijah; Kimberly Schlapman’s 10-year-old, Daisy; and Phillip Sweet’s daughter Penelopi, who’s also ten. So is Little Big Kids really a thing? “That is self-proclaimed,” Jimi says, …
Jun 22
Wanna Be That Song: Brett Eldredge brings the CMA Songwriters Series to his home state
ABC/Image Group LA Illinois native Brett Eldredge is taking the CMA Songwriters Series to Chicago. “The Long Way” hitmaker will lead the latest show in the series on Tuesday, July 24 at Joe’s Bar on Weed Street. Songwriters Ross Copperman, Tom Douglas, and Jordan Reynolds will join Brett to take turns telling stories and singing their songs. All four have cuts …
Jun 22
Deep thoughts with Chris Lane: “Drunk People” do dumb things
Big Loud If you’ve ever had a drunken booty call, don’t worry about it. That’s the message of Chris Lane‘s new track, “Drunk People,” the latest preview of his Laps Around the Sun album, which arrives July 13. “Drunk people do dumb things/They pick it up when the phone rings/Saying things that they don’t mean/Like I want you …
Jun 22
Less stress, more success: How “Meant to Be” influenced Bebe Rexha’s debut album
ABC/Kelsey McNealIf you’d told Bebe Rexha last year that she’d spend most of 2018 holding down the #1 spot on the country chart, she wouldn’t have believed you. But the success of her Florida Georgia Linecollaboration, “Meant to Be,” is just one of the little surprises that helped to inspire the title of her debut album Expectations, in stores …
Jun 22
“Small Town Boy” Dustin Lynch will have Georgia on [His] Mind next week
ABC/Image Group LA Dustin Lynch may be a “Small Town Boy” from Tennessee, but he’s still up to help out his friends from Georgia. The “Good Girl” hitmaker is the latest star to sign on to play the Fifth Annual Georgia on My Mind benefit next Tuesday at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. He joins an impressive …
Jun 22
Blake Shelton admits he and Gwen Stefani started out as a “rebound deal” — but could marriage be next?
Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images via ABCWhen Blake Shelton initially started dating Gwen Stefani, he admits they both were on the rebound from their previous relationships. The “I Lived It” hitmaker makes the straightforward comment in a new interview with Willie Geist that airs on NBC’s Sunday Today. “When I was going through my divorce, I hit rock bottom, just like anybody …
