Steve Nedved
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Mar 09
Doin’ My Thing: Why Luke Bryan won’t be able to watch Sunday’s “American Idol” premiere
ABC/Image Group LA When the new season of American Idol premieres Sunday on ABC, Luke Bryan won’t be watching — not because he doesn’t want to, but because he won’t be able to. Sunday night, instead of sitting in front of his TV, Luke will be 30,000 feet above the Earth, in a plane headed Down Under. “I’m doing my first Australian tour,” …
Mar 09
Russell Dickerson’s welcome wake-up call from the Academy of Country Music
ABC/Image Group LA What’s better than your first number one hit and a platinum single? For “Yours” hitmaker Russell Dickerson, the answer is an ACM nomination. “Honestly, this is one of the coolest feelings of my entire career,” he tells People, “I woke up to like 20 text messages saying, ‘Congrats!’ And I was like ‘For what?’” …
Mar 09
Humanitarians and hitmakers: Rascal Flatts honored for helping children’s healthcare
ABC/Image Group LA At this point in their career, it’s not uncommon for Rascal Flatts to be picking up awards. But now they’ve reached the place where they’re being honored for their charity work, as well as for their music. Thursday night in Nashville, Vanderbilt’s Cumberland Pediatric Foundation presented Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox, and Joe Don Rooney with the 2018 Excellence …
Mar 09
Creation, Connection and Graffiti U: Keith Urban set for SXSW
ABC/Image Group LA If you’re wondering how Keith Urban‘s new album, Graffiti U, is coming along, your best chance to find out may be next Friday at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. The Australian superstar is set to speak at 12:30 at the Austin Convention Center, during an event titled “Creation and Connection: A …
Mar 09
Brett Young cries for “Mercy” in the desert in new video
BMLGBrett Young shot his new music video for “Mercy” over two days in Encino, California, and at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The clip findd the California native behind the keys of an upright piano in the desert, reckoning with a raven-haired beauty in a red dress. “‘Mercy’ is one of my favorite songs …
Mar 09
If you’re “Paying Attention,” you can preview Ashley Monroe’s Sparrow
Warner Music NashvilleIf you’re “Paying Attention,” you can get a glimpse of the making of Ashley Monroe‘s next record, Sparrow. The new track, “Paying Attention,” is available to stream or download now, and there’s also a music video that takes you inside historic RCA Studio A, as the Pistol Annies singer works alongside co-writer Waylon Payne and producer Dave Cobb. The full Sparrow album follows on …
Mar 09
“Man! I Feel Like a Woman”: Shania Twain signs up for “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Giampaolo SguraShania Twain‘s 1999 smash, “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” has never been so appropriate: The Canadian country/pop superstar is set to be one of the judges on VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race The long-running, Emmy-winning reality competition follows a group of drag queens as they compete in a series of challenges, including “lip-syncing for their …
Mar 09
Losing Sleep: The part of “American Idol” that’s keeping Luke Bryan awake at night
ABC/Image Group LA Last September, we found out Luke Bryan would complete the judges’ panel on ABC’s reboot of American Idol, alongside Lionel Richie and Katy Perry. On Sunday, we’ll be able to see what the “Most People Are Good” hitmaker is like as a judge, but from what he tells ABC Radio, it sounds like he may be a bit …
Mar 08
LOCASH takes a swing at helping musical theater by playing a baseball park
ABC/Image Group LA LOCASH is teaming up with the Baltimore Orioles to raise money for the arts. Preston Brust and Chris Lucas will play a special concert March 25 at Florida’s Ed Smith Stadium, with the proceeds going to help the musical theater program at Sarasota Academy of the Arts. The Orioles do their spring training in Sarasota, Florida, …
Mar 08
Garth and Trisha to help reveal the 2018 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame
ABC/Image Group LA We’ll find out who the 2018 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum are on Tuesday, March 27, as Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood host a ceremony in the Hall’s rotunda. Three new members typically enter the hallowed ranks every year, chosen from a rotating list of categories. Garth himself was elected to …