Steve Nedved
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Oct 06
What’s the cost of a future #1? Kane Brown made Lauren Alaina miss her workout
Sony Music NashvilleAs the deluxe edition of Kane Brown’s self-titled debut album arrives in stores and online on Friday, the newcomer also is on the verge of having his very first #1. “What Ifs,” his duet with Lauren Alaina, is a song he had a hand in writing. “I had a title called ‘What Ifs’…” Kane recalls, …
Oct 06
Luke Bryan’s “What Makes You Country” is coming December 8
Capitol NashvilleLuke Bryan’s sixth studio album, What Makes You Country, is on the way December 8, the four-time Entertainer of the Year announced Friday on ABC’s Good Morning America. “It is important to me to continue to push myself to grow on all levels and I feel like we did that on this project,” the Georgia native …
Oct 06
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill announce ‘The Rest of Our Life,’ first-ever album together
Arista Nashville/McGraw Music/Sony Music EntertainmentTim McGraw and Faith Hill have been making a combined 50 years so far, and have been married for the last 21. And while they’ve toured together many times on their Soul2Soul outings, they’ve never made an album together — until now. The Rest of Our Life, an an 11-song collection …
Oct 05
The Opry Goes Pink this October, with a little help from Kelsea Ballerini and Trisha Yearwood
ABC/Paula Lobo/Randee St. NicholasKelsea Ballerini and Trisha Yearwood are teaming up to help the Grand Ole Opry fight breast cancer. On October 24, the Opry Goes Pink for the ninth year in a row. Kelsea will flip the ceremonial switch to turn the Opry’s iconic barn pink for the night, while Trisha will introduce this year’s Women Rock …
Oct 05
“People” sets its sights on newcomers Carly Pearce and Devin Dawson as “Ones to Watch”
BMLG/AtlanticPeople is keeping its eye on a couple of country newcomers. Both Carly Pearce and Devin Dawson make the magazine’s new “Ones to Watch” list of 26 rising stars in the world of entertainment. Devin has his first hit with “All on Me,” which just broke into the top 30, while Carly is enjoying a top ten hit with her …
Oct 05
“It’s just the heaviest, darkest thing I can remember since 9/11”: Dierks Bentley struggles to deal with the Las Vegas tragedy
ABC/Image Group LA After wrapping his What the Hell Tour in early September with Cole Swindell and Jon Pardi, Dierks Bentley has been home in Nashville readying his next album. But when gunman Stephen Paddock killed 58 people and injured nearly 500 more at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday, Dierks says it stopped him in his tracks. “I’m having a …
Oct 05
Carrie Underwood has more stories to tell, as she digitally releases “The Storyteller Tour”
ABC/Image Group LA Carrie Underwood’s much-talked-about Storyteller Tour ground to a halt in November of last year, but almost exactly twelve months later, it’s coming back to life…sort of. The CMA Female Vocalist of the Year will digitally release the performance from the New York City stop of the trek on November 17. “We had …
Oct 05
A broken “Hallelujah”: Eric Church’s moving performance, as the Opry reaches out to Vegas
ABC/Image Group LA This Wednesday night’s show at the Grand Ole Opry often seemed as much like a traditional Wednesday night prayer meeting, as it did a performance on country music’s most famous stage. The Opry’s maroon curtain rose to a moment of silence, as the iconic radio show remembered the 58 people who lost …
Oct 05
Lady Antebellum remembers Vegas shooting victims as they prepare to play the site of another violent attack
ABC/Paula LoboAs the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting unfolded this week, Lady Antebellum has literally been a world away, on the European leg of their You Look Good Tour. Before taking the stage Wednesday in Manchester, England, Hillary Scott and her band mates Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood — along with their spouses, children and road family — formed a prayer circle …
Oct 05
Kelsea Ballerini follows “The Star” for a new Christmas tune
Black River EntertainmentChristmas is still roughly three months away, but it seems like Kelsea Ballerini’s already been in the yuletide spirit. “So so excited to announce that I recorded a song for The Star…” the CMA Female Vocalist of the Year nominee tweeted. The animated holiday feature is a retelling of the nativity story through the eyes of …
