Steve Nedved
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Mar 02
Maren Morris becomes the first country artist to conquer the dance charts
Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for TargetJust a few weeks after she hit the top of the country chart with “I Could Use a Love Song,” Maren Morris is adding another #1 to her growing collection: her pop hit, “The Middle.” Maren’s collaboration with deejay/producer Zedd and electronic duo Grey reigns atop both Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart and its Hot Dance/Electronic …
Mar 02
I’ll Stay Me: Luke Bryan vows to work harder, if the Entertainer nods ever stop coming
ABC/Image Group LA Luke Bryan has quite a collection of Entertainer of the Year trophies, with two from the Country Music Association and two from the Academy of Country Music. On April 15, the American Idol judge will have a chance to pick up another one, when the 53rd ACMs are handed out in Las Vegas. This year, Luke is …
Mar 01
Mike Huckabee resigns from CMA Foundation after a flurry of controversy
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Less than a day after his appointment to the board of the charitable arm of the Country Music Association, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has resigned his position with the CMA Foundation. The move comes after prominent manager Jason Owen called Huckabee’s addition a “grossly offensive decision” in a letter to the …
Mar 01
With two ACM noms, things just keep getting “Better” for LOCASH
Reviver Records“Don’t Get Better Than That” is turning out to be more than LOCASH’s latest hit: It also seems to be the theme song for their career these days. Last fall, Preston Brust and Chris Lucas were nominated for CMA Vocal Duo, and now they’re up for the comparable award at the ACMs — as well as the New Vocal …
Mar 01
Luke Bryan won’t be idle leading up to the “American Idol” premiere
ABC/Eric LiebowitzWe’re a little more than a week away from the premiere of American Idol on ABC, and Luke Bryanis lining up a slew of TV appearances to promote it. On Tuesday, Luke will visit ABC’s Good Morning America, as well as Live! with Kelly & Ryan, and Late Night with Seth Meyers. Next Thursday, he’s set to stop by ABC’s The …
Mar 01
Runaway June walks away with their first ACM nod
BBR Music Group Runaway June’s second single, “Wild West,” is busy making a place for itself in country’s top 40, just as the trio scores their first Academy of Country Music nomination. Naomi Cooke, Hannah Mulholland and Jennifer Wayne are in the running for New Vocal Duo or Group at this year’s 53rd annual awards. Their competition includes High Valley, LANCO, Midland and LoCash. “We …
Mar 01
Kenny Chesney will kick off his Trip Around the Sun in Las Vegas
Allister AnnKenny Chesney won’t start his Trip Around the Sun Tour until April 21 in Tampa, Florida, but the superstar has decided to kick things off a little early in Sin City. He’ll play The Joint at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas on March 16-17. “Some years, we do the Keg in the Closet …
Mar 01
Devin Dawson says his ACM nomination is making his “head explode”
ABC/Image Group LA “As if last night on [The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon] wasn’t enough to make my head explode… I woke up to this too!” newcomer Devin Dawson tweeted, after finding out he’s up for ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year. “Thank you so much to the [ACM Awards] for this honor,” he …
Mar 01
“Hide the Wine”: Carly Pearce is up for an ACM
ABC/Image Group LA Carly Pearce already has a #1 hit to her name — “Every Little Thing” — and now she’s up for an Academy of Country Music award too. “I have dreamt of being nominated for an ACM award my entire life,” the newcomer said in a statement, after finding out she’s up for New …
Mar 01
“All on Me”: How Devin Dawson’s insistence on working weekends is paying off
ABC/Image Group LA Newcomer Devin Dawson has his first top-five hit with “All on Me,” and the Dark Horse music maker says he never had any doubt about what should be his debut single. “I feel like that was the song I knew I wanted to put out first,” he tells ABC Radio. “That’s what I wanted people to …