Steve Nedved
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Jun 04
Luke Bryan entertains 100,000 fans and counting, as the What Makes You Country Tour gets Stadium-Sized
ABC/Paula LoboOne-hundred-thousand fans showed up to take in the opening shows on Luke Bryan‘s What Makes You Country Tour — XL Stadium Sized this weekend. The “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” hitmaker kicked things off Thursday at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada before continuing on to MetLife Stadium near New York City on Saturday. Next up, Luke plays …
Jun 04
Here You Come Again: Dolly Parton’s films based on her songs are back, coming next year to Netflix
ABC/Lou RoccoDolly Parton is teaming up with Netflix to produce a new series of films based on her classic songs. Set to premiere in 2019, the entertainment icon will also appear in select installments. The eight-episode first season is a partnership between Dolly’s Dixie Pixie Productions and Warner Bros. Television. “As a songwriter, I have always …
Jun 04
Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Backstreet Boys & more will step up to the podium at Wednesday’s CMT Awards
CMTThis list of superstars you’ll see on this year’s CMT Music Awards continues to grow, as we learn the presenters who’ll take the stage on this year’s show. Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Dustin Lynch, Brett Young, Luke Combs, Lauren Alaina, Carly Pearce and Backstreet Boys will pass out awards, along with Nashville‘s Kaitlin Doubleday and Lennon and Maisy Stella, the Today show’s Hoda Kotb, Chrissy Metz from This Is Us, actor Garrett Hedlund and more. Those celebs join an …
Jun 04
Florida Georgia Line cruising to Vegas for limited residency this December
Courtesy Live NationFlorida Georgia Line are “Meant to Be” in Las Vegas. The duo has announced a five-nights-only limited residency at Sin City’s Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, starting this December. The shows will take place December 1, 5, 7, and 11. The shows — featuring opening act Mason Ramsey, the 11-year-old …
Jun 04
Punk band NOFX issues formal apology following insensitive jokes about Las Vegas massacre
Joe Leonard / Fat Wreck ChordsNOFX stirred up major controversy last week when members of the punk band joked about the tragic massacre that killed 58 people and injured hundreds more at the Route 91 country music festival in Las Vegas last October. To recap, while onstage at the Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival in Vegas last …
Jun 04
“This One’s for You Too”: Luke Combs ascends to #1, as he looks ahead to album #2
ABC/Randy HolmesJust days after the release of the deluxe edition of Luke Combs‘ debut album, titled This One’s for You Too, his third single, “One Number Away,” ascends to the top of the country chart. The North Carolina native has already been hard at work on his sophomore album as well. “I’ve been working. I was in …
Jun 01
She’s too big for a “Dive Bar”: Ashley McBryde’s Nashville show sells out, moved to a larger venue
Atlantic Records/Warner NashvilleJust two days after tickets went on sale for Ashley McBryde‘s Girl Going Nowhere Tour, the “Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega” hitmaker got word that her Nashville show was already sold out. “We got a call this week that our tour date at Basement East sold out in the first two days… which is …
Jun 01
Morgan Wallen heads into CMA Fest on an “Up” note, playing his first stadium with Luke Bryan
ABC/Randy HolmesThe opening date on Luke Bryan‘s What Makes You Country Tour — XL Stadium Sized was a big night for newcomer Morgan Wallen: Not only was the Toronto show his first performance outside the U.S., it was also his first time playing a stadium. Meanwhile, Morgan’s breakthrough hit, “Up Down” with Florida Georgia Line, is just two spots …
Jun 01
Scotty McCreery will close down CMA Fest with some “Hot Country” at Blake Shelton’s bar
Triple TigersYou’ll have two chances to see Scotty McCreery at CMA Fest on Sunday, June 10. And what’s even better is both are free. Scotty will headline the Sunday edition of Hot Country Old Red at Blake Shelton‘s new bar and restaurant, Ole Red Nashville, located on Lower Broadway in Music City. Scotty will take the stage at 10:30 p.m. CT and play …
Jun 01
“Martina’s Kitchen Mix”: What Martina McBride’s cooking up for fall
ABC/Image Group LA Martina McBride‘s second cookbook is headed your way in time for the holidays this year. Martina’s Kitchen Mix: My Recipe Playlist for Real Life will be released October 30, in time for both Thanksgiving and Christmas 2018. It’s the follow-up to her first book, Around the Table: Recipes and Inspiration for Gatherings Throughout the …
