Steve Nedved
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May 16
It's Your Call: Cable considers Reba's “Red-Blooded,” after ABC reportedly passes
ABC/Image Group LA It looks like Reba McEntire won’t be returning to ABC in the fall after all. Reba partnered with Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry to develop an hour-long drama titled Red-Blooded. In the show, Reba plays a small-town, Southern sheriff who teams up with a Middle Eastern FBI agent after an unspeakable tragedy befalls her town. Though Reba reported the …
May 16
Loretta Lynn leaves hospital
Stephen J. Cohen/Getty ImagesLoretta Lynn is out of the hospital. According to a post on the 85-year-old country music legend’s website, “Loretta has been moved from hospital facility in to rehabilitation and we’re happy to report she is doing great!” Lynn suffered a stroke on Thursday, May 4 at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. …
May 15
Early graduation on par with student from Parkston
Graduating senior Jordan Bormann, a biology major from Parkston, South Dakota, will miss Commencement on Saturday because she’ll be competing in the NCAA DII National Golf Championship in Findlay, Ohio. So, AU officials and faculty and staff from the biology department organized a mini commencement for her on Monday inside the Froiland Science Complex. President Rob Oliver and Registrar Joni Krueger were on hand …
May 15
Best Week Ever: How Chris Stapleton's “From A Room” beat “Traveller”'s record
Mercury NashvilleThis week, Chris Stapleton’s sophomore album, From A Room: Volume 1, is #1 on both Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart and on its country albums tally. Chris’ album moved 219,000 units, making it the biggest sales week of his career, which is no small feat. Previously, his best week came after the 2015 CMA Awards, when his …
May 15
Kip Moore plans a return trek to the UK with Drake White
MCA NashvilleKip Moore is heading back to the United Kingdom for another series of headlining shows in the fall, and this time, he’ll be taking Drake White along as his opening act. “Our crowds in Australia, all over Europe, and Canada are some of our most passionate,” Kip tells Conde Nast Traveler. “And that is a special thing.” He …
May 15
Newcomer Luke Combs travels to Key West as “Hurricane” storms to #1
River House Artists/Columbia NashvilleNewcomer Luke Combs was performing at BMI’s Key West Songwriters Festival this weekend, when he found out his debut single, “Hurricane,” had hit the top of the charts. “It’s surreal to celebrate my first #1 down here…surrounded by my very own songwriting heroes and friends,” the North Carolina native said. “Much like the stories …
May 15
Dan + Shay's Dan Smyers ties the knot this weekend in Nashville
ABC/Image Group LA Dan + Shay’s Dan Smyers tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Abby Law this weekend in Nashville, according to People. While details are few, we know the Saturday wedding was set to include the avid animal advocates’ three rescue dogs, Chief, Joy, and Ghost, dressed in matching tuxes and a dress. Since Dan and Abby are both non-meat-eaters, there …
May 15
Hold the “Hurricane” parties, Luke Combs is content to just be #1
River House Artists/Columbia NashvilleWhen newcomer Luke Combs first set out on Brantley Gilbert’s The Devil Don’t Sleep Tour earlier this year, his debut single was just beginning to get noticed. Fast forward several months, and “Hurricane” is practically guaranteed a turn at #1. “It has been cool to watch it go up,” Luke reflects. “When we started the …
May 14
Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren welcome a new “Star of the Show,” as Willa Gray Akins arrives
Valory Music CompanyMother’s Day 2017 is certainly one Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren, will never forget. On Thursday, Lauren’s parents brought the 18-month-old the family has nicknamed “Blessing” home to Nashville from Uganda. “Meet Willa Gray Akins!” Thomas Rhett shared on Friday, along with a photo of the new parents with their little one. “I can’t believe our daughter …
May 12
“Blessed”: Martina McBride celebrates 25 years of country music by getting back to work
ABC/Image Group LAMartina McBride is heading back into the studio to work on new music, but today, she’s also celebrating the 25th anniversary of her country music career. The Time Has Come, the debut album by the four-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, was released a quarter-century ago today, on May 12, 1992. “Most artists …