Steve Nedved

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Florida Georgia Line and Sam Hunt represent at Sunday's “Billboard” Music Awards

Courtesy Dick Clark ProductionsIf you’re a Florida Georgia Line fan, you won’t want to miss Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards. In addition to being the most-nominated country act with six nods, Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley are set to perform with John Legend. They’ll do a mash-up of their nominated song “H.O.L.Y.,” along with the Oscar-winning R&B singer/songwriter’s current single “Surefire.”  Even though he’s not …

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Granger Smith reveals how songwriting just “Happens Like That” on the FGL tour

BBR Music GroupGranger Smith’s just-released single, “Happens Like That,” was written while he was on the road with Florida Georgia Line, and FGL’s Tyler Hubbard even has a co-writing credit on the song. When Granger felt sure he’d hit on a good idea, the “Backroad Song” hitmaker reached out to Tyler to collaborate. “I texted him, ‘We’re onto …

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Honey, it's here! Preview the new single from Shania Twain

Brian Bowen Smith/NBCIf you can’t wait until next month to hear Shania Twain’s new single, well, it turns out you don’t have to. “It’s been a longggg 15 years but the day has finally arrived!!” the Canadian superstar posted on her socials. “Incredibly excited to share a preview of my new single, ‘Life’s About to Get Good…’” …

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Clear a spot for Old Dominion in the Video of the Year category: “No Such Thing as a Broken Heart” is here

ABC/Image Group LA Old Dominion’s music video for “No Such Thing as a Broken Heart” just may be the coolest one ever, especially if you’re a child of the eighties or nineties. In the new clip, the five-man band transforms their music video into a video game.   What begins as an ode to 1980s …

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How to be a “Playa Crasher”: Luke Bryan will show you

ABC/Image Group LA If you’ve always wanted to be a “Playa Crasher,” you’ll get another chance to meet your goal in 2018. That’s the nickname for fans who take part in Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa getaway in January, and next year, the party will take over Riviera Maya, Mexico for the fourth time. The all-inclusive …

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Lady A warms up for their world tour on Dancing with the Stars finale

ABC/Image Group LA Next week will be a busy one for Lady Antebellum, but they’ve found time to squeeze in a little dancing — Dancing with the Stars, that is. The trio will perform their top-15 hit, “You Look Good,” Tuesday night as DWTS stars pros Witney Carson, Hayley Erbert, Artem Chigvintsev and Gleb Savchenko strut their stuff. You can catch the season finale Tuesday …

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Check out that last note: Kelly Clarkson sings the anthem for the Nashville Predators

John Russell/NHLI via Getty ImagesThese days, Nashville is more than a little obsessed with its hockey team’s most successful run ever toward the Stanley Cup. But if you’ve been keeping up with the Nashville Predators at all, you know the action on the ice is not the only reason to watch the games. During the …

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Carrie Underwood set for induction into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame

ABC/Image Group LAAdd another notch on Carrie Underwood‘s belt. The Oklahoma Hall of Fame announced on Thursday that the singer will be inducted into the institution at a ceremony in Oklahoma City on November 16. The event will be hosted by past inductees Vince Gill and Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth. “I’ve always been proud to …

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“Back to Us”: How Jay, Joe Don and Gary rediscovered the Rascal Flatts magic

BMLGFor Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox, and Joe Don Rooney, “Back to Us” is more than a song on Rascal Flatts’ tenth studio album. It became the obvious title for the project, after the trio did some serious soul-searching looking for a direction. “We talked about everybody in the world coming in to do our record, and it really pissed …

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Why Josh Turner is “All About You”

MCA NashvilleJosh Turner is following up his #1 hit, “Hometown Girl,” with a road-tested tune titled “All About You.” “From the first time I heard [it], I loved the energy that it had,” the South Carolina native says. “It really had a drive to it and on top of that, it’s got a really simple, yet …

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