Steve Nedved
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Jan 11
Dan + Shay play with fans’ expectations of “Tequila”
ABC/Image Group LADan + Shay’s new single isn’t quite what you’d expect from a song called “Tequila.” Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney admit they couldn’t resist having a little fun with what their fans were anticipating. “They pictured this positive, uptempo, feel-good thing,” Dan explains. “And we teased that first. We teased the agave plant, which our fans …
Jan 11
Miranda and Little Big Town are jumping on the Bandwagon this summer
John Russell/CMAMiranda Lambert and Little Big Town are teaming up for a co-headlining tour this summer. Called The Bandwagon Tour, the trek starts July 12 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and right now, it’s scheduled through August 24, but additional dates will be announced, along with more acts. Tickets for select dates will go on sale …
Jan 11
Dierks Bentley spots a “Midwestern Sunrise,” as he prepares to release “Woman Amen”
ABC/Image Group LA The New Year is bringing plenty of new beginnings for Dierks Bentley. His new single, “Woman Amen,” will be released January 17, he revealed in a live social media chat on Wednesday. Later this year, The Mountain, his album inspired by and recorded in Telluride, Colorado, will follow. Back home in Nashville, Dierks also …
Jan 10
Devin Dawson rides his “Dark Horse” to the “Today” show
ABC/Image Group LA Just as his debut single is on the verge of breaking into the top ten, Devin Dawson has booked his first appearance on NBC’s morning show Today. The California native will perform in both the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. hours of the program on January 24, playing his breakout hit “All on Me,” as …
Jan 10
Back to Us and back to the road: Rascal Flatts head out this summer with Dan + Shay and Carly Pearce
ABC/Image Group LA In 2017, Rascal Flatts didn’t mount a major tour, instead focusing on cities they hadn’t worked in a while along with a brief stint in Las Vegas. That’ll all change in 2018, however, as the trio hits the road this summer on the Back to Us Tour with Dan + Shay and Carly Pearce. “I can’t describe …
Jan 10
Both Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley’s son are ready for the Lady A baby boom to be over
ABC/Image Group LA The countdown is on to the birth of Hillary Scott’s twin girls, which are due in February. The Lady Antebellum hitmaker has been keeping fans updated on her pregnancy via social media. “Well, I’m officially to the ‘Uggs are the only shoes that fit’ and ‘I’m either wearing jeans OR putting on makeup, not both’ …
Jan 10
Dierks Bentley will scale “The Mountain” in 2018
ABC/Image Group LA Dierks Bentley is turning into a Mountain man. You may have noticed that lately, the Arizona’s been growing an impressive beard. It turns out that’s just one of the hints pointing toward Dierks’ new album. Since the beginning of the year, he’s also been sharing ambiguous videos of picturesque western landscapes. Wednesday morning, he revealed it’s all …
Jan 10
Luke Bryan reveals he “jumped right on” the chance to do “American Idol,” and judges “like a fan of music”
ABC/Alfonso BrescianiWhen American Idol returns to TV on March 11, it’ll bring a bona fide country superstar as one of its judges: four-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan. The Georgia native says it was an instant “yes” when he was asked to join Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and host Ryan Seacrest. “The American Idol endeavor, for me, felt like it was gonna be …
Jan 09
LANCO delivers more love with latest single
ABC/Image Group LA There’s more love on the way from LANCO: the newcomers will follow their two-week #1 “Greatest Love Story” with the track “Born To Love You.” “‘Born To Love You’ tells another piece of LANCO’s story… who we all are, the small towns we came from and the search for what the world has …
Jan 09
Willie Nelson is off the road until February, as he recuperates from “a bad cold or the flu”
Sony LegacyWillie Nelson has been forced to cancel his shows for the rest of this week, as he recuperates from “a bad cold or the flu,” his longtime publicist tells The San Diego Union-Tribune. The 84-year-old left the stage halfway through the opening song “Whiskey River” at Harrah’s Resort Southern California on Saturday, according to fans at the …