Steve Nedved
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Feb 26
Reba to reveal ACM nominees live on “CBS This Morning” next week
ABC/Image Group LA Reba McEntire will reveal the nominees for the 53rd ACM Awards Thursday, March 1, live on CBS This Morning. The 14-time ACM winner will unveil this year’s contenders during the show’s 8 a.m. hour, and she’ll go live on Facebook prior to that to announce the ACM Song of the Year nods. Entertainment Tonight’s Nancy O’Dell will finish announcing …
Feb 26
Six years after winning “Idol,” “Five More Minutes” becomes Scotty McCreery’s first #1
Thirty TigersMore than six years after winning the tenth season of American Idol, Scotty McCreery now has his first #1 single on the country chart. The North Carolina native, who was crowned the Idol champ in 2011, wrote “Five More Minutes” in 2015 after the passing of his paternal grandfather. “There was a time I thought this song would never …
Feb 26
“She… will go for the throat”: Could Blake Shelton be intimidated by his friend Kelly Clarkson?
Art Streiber/NBCNever in the history of The Voice has Blake Shelton spoken so kindly about one of his competitors, as he does about new coach Kelly Clarkson. “I’ve known Kelly for about ten years now,” he explains, “and we’ve been great friends. In fact, to the point where she’s such great friends, she ended up marrying my manager.” “It’s just …
Feb 26
Country music, with a side of Environmental Science: “Singles You Up” hitmaker Jordan Davis revisits his previous life
UMG NashvilleNewcomer Jordan Davis can claim a bit of an edge over his brother Jacob, as he enjoys his first top ten hit with “Singles You Up.” Other than that, the Louisiana natives are pretty similar: they both have record deals with Nashville labels, and they even studied the same thing in college. “Me and Jacob both have …
Feb 23
Mitchell Police investigating a woman’s death
On Friday, 02-23-2018, at approx. 10:27 a.m. The Mitchell Department of Public Safety received a report of an unresponsive woman who was outside of a residence located on the 1000 block of N. Langdon St. Responding Officers found a deceased 49-year-old female who was outside, within feet of her residence. There appears to be no …
Feb 23
[He’ll] Leave You with a Smile: George Strait books final two concerts of 2018
Essential Broadcast MediaKing George is adding two more dates to his Las Vegas run in 2018. George Strait will play his final two shows of the year December 7 and 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Fellow Texans Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen will open. Tickets for the new concerts will go on sale Friday, April 6 …
Feb 23
A total eclipse leads to Kacey Musgraves’ “Golden Hour”
MCA NashvilleThe release date for Kacey Musgraves’ fourth album is a little more than a month away, the Texas native revealed Friday on social media. Kacey also unveiled the cover for Golden Hour, which comes out March 30. She shared part of the record’s liner notes as well, which explain its title: “There we were in the middle …
Feb 23
“Break Up” never sounded so sweet: Cole Swindell gets romantic with new single
Warner Music Nashville“It’s here! Hope this song hits y’all like it hit me,” Cole Swindell shared on his socials Friday morning, as he premiered the lead single from his forthcoming third album. “Break Up in the End” is a departure for the Georgia native, because he didn’t write it. So far, Cole’s penned seven number ones for himself, and …
Feb 23
“Hands on You”: Ashley Monroe unveils sexy new song from “Sparrow”
Warner Music NashvilleAshley Monroe will release her fourth album, Sparrow, on April 20 — the sultry first single, “Hands on You,” is available now. Miranda Lambert’s bandmate in Pistol Annies made the record in Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A with producer Dave Cobb, who’s known for his work with Chris Stapleton. “I knew I wanted to work with Dave,” Ashley says. …
Feb 23
Life’s Whatcha Make It: Jake Owen wants to take you out the ballpark in 2018
pfa Entertainment Media & MarketingJake Owen is heading to the ballparks this summer with Chris Janson and Jordan Davis. The “American Country Love Song” hitmaker will kick off the Life’s Whatcha Make It Tour May 18 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with most of the dates taking place in baseball stadiums. Jake says the tour’s name is an extension of his …