Steve Nedved
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Oct 03
Big & Rich reveal they were frighteningly close to alleged shooter Stephen Paddock’s perch
ABC NewsThough they didn’t know it at the time, Big & Rich’s room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino was very near the one occupied by alleged shooter Stephen Paddock. “Our rooms were right underneath where his room was,” Big Kenny told Entertainment Tonight. “I was looking down at the festival the whole day. I was watching all the …
Oct 03
Midland enjoys a #1 album served “On the Rocks”
Big MachineNew trio Midland not only has a #1 single, they now have a #1 album to match. The debut record from Mark Wystrach, Cameron Duddy and Jess Carson emerges at the top of Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart this week. The appropriately-titled On the Rocks features the band’s first single, “Drinkin’ Problem,” which claimed the top spot on the singles chart several weeks ago, …
Oct 03
Hunter Hayes heads back to school to revitalize the music program on a Nashville campus
ABC/Image Group LAMulti-instrumentalist Hunter Hayes wants to make sure up-and-coming musicians have all the opportunities he had. Wednesday, the Louisiana native will kick off a month-long effort to revitalize the music program at Nashville School of the Arts, with two performances for students, staff and their families. “I believe every child should have a place in school …
Oct 03
“Dear Hate”: You’ll be able to download Maren Morris’ response to the Las Vegas tragedy on Friday
ABC/Mark LevineAfter Maren Morris’ surprise release of the track “Dear Hate” in response to the mass shooting at a country concert in Las Vegas on Sunday night, the song will be available for download Friday. “Due to overwhelming response,” Maren tweeted, “‘Dear Hate’ will be available on iTunes Friday with proceeds going to the Music City …
Oct 03
Southern Accents: Lady A’s Charles Kelley, Randy Houser and more remember Tom Petty
Scott Legato/Getty ImagesAs the country community continues to reel from the mass shooting in Vegas this weekend, the news came that legendary rocker Tom Petty had passed away. The 66-year-old died Monday night after going into cardiac arrest at his Malibu home the previous evening. He was rushed to UCLA Medical Center but couldn’t be revived. Though …
Oct 03
“There are no words”: Jason Aldean posts new response to Las Vegas massacre
ABC/Randy Holmes Country superstar Jason Aldean posted a more lengthy response following the worst mass shooting in American history, which took place as he was closing out the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night. Aldean was still playing even as automatic gunfire began spraying the crowd, oblivious to the fact that suspected …
Oct 03
Police seeking burglary suspect
On 10-1-17 at between the hours of 3:30 A.M. and 4:00 A.M.., an unknown male forcibly entered two business located in the 800 Block of East Spruce and the 2200 Block of South Mentzer Mitchell SD. During the burglaries, the subject stole a large amount of change. The images above are surveillance video of the …
Oct 02
“They’re like family”: Keith Urban, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss and more show how country’s close connection to the fans links Nashville to Las Vegas
ABC RadioOn a windy, overcast fall evening in Music City, Grammy winners, Country-Music-Hall-of-Famers, actors, singer/songwriters and the mayor gathered in Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater to memorialize nearly 60 innocent people who lost their lives less than 24 hours earlier at a country concert in Las Vegas. “This is the kind of city that will wrap its …
Oct 02
Texas guitarist Caleb Keeter changes his mind on gun control, after experiencing Sunday’s violence in Las Vegas
ABC NewsAfter being in the crowd Sunday night as bullets rained down at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, one country musician is changing his mind about gun control. “I’ve been a proponent of the 2nd amendment my entire life,” Caleb Keeter, guitarist for the Texas-based Josh Abbott Band posted on social media. “Until the events of last night, I …
Oct 02
The Country Music Association organizes a Music City vigil for Las Vegas
ABC NewsThe Country Music Association is hosting a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Las Vegas shooting at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater Monday evening. At least 58 concert-goers were killed and 500 were wounded as a shooter opened fire Sunday night on the crowd at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, just as headliner Jason Aldean was delivering …