Steve Nedved
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Jun 27
Sam Hunt's “Body Like a Back Road” “Walk[s] on By” one chart record; can he “Cruise” past another?
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images via ABCThere’s no stopping Sam Hunt’s hit “Body Like a Back Road.” This week, the tune marks its twentieth week atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart… and that makes history. Sam is now the country solo artist with the longest streak at #1. He was previously tied with Leroy Van Dyke, who spent 19 weeks at …
Jun 27
CMA Fest 2017 is over… ready for next year?
Bob D’Amico/ABCCMA Music Festival 2017 is barely in the rearview mirror, but it’s already time to get ready for CMA Fest 2018. Four-day passes for next year’s nightly concerts at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium officially went on sale to the public Tuesday morning. The 2018 edition of country music’s biggest event will take place June 7-10. …
Jun 27
Florida Georgia Line helps Backstreet Boys score their first #1 on the country chart
BMLGNineties boy band Backstreet Boys top the country chart for the very first time this week, with a little help from Florida Georgia Line. “Finding out that ‘God, Your Mama, and Me’ went #1 is surreal,” FGL’s Tyler Hubbard says. “[It’s] really cool to be a part of Backstreet Boys’ first country #1!” “If you told me growing up that …
Jun 26
Dierks Bentley keeps the “What the Hell” spirit going with his new single
ABC/Todd WawrychukDierks Bentley is bringing a piece of his summer tour to the airwaves, as he releases “What the Hell Did I Say” as the fourth single from his Black album. “We named the tour after this song hoping that it would be a single this summer because it perfectly captures the anything-goes spirit out there this year,” …
Jun 26
Sam Hunt's “Back Roads” are paved with platinum
Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images via ABCSeems Sam Hunt’s “Back Roads” are likely paved with platinum. The Georgia native’s chart-topping single, “Body Like a Back Road,” has just passed the double platinum mark. Released on February 1, the song took only three months to make it to number one, where it spent three weeks. The tune …
Jun 26
The Wedding Singers: Rascal Flatts surprises Wisconsin couple
BMLGRascal Flatts not only played the Country USA festival in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on Saturday, they also did a little moonlighting as wedding singers. Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus surprised one lucky couple this weekend by showing up to sing “Bless the Broken Road” at their wedding at Sugar Island Barn in Watertown, Wisconsin. A family member reached …
Jun 26
Plankinton man accused of rape
Attorney General Marty Jackley announced today that Robert Lincoln Will III, 35, Plankinton, was arrested on one count of rape in the first degree, class C felony, punishable by up to life imprisonment and/or $50,000 fine. Charges stem from an incident that occurred in a Plankinton residence involving a minor child. Will is presumed …
Jun 26
Toby Keith to headline first Nashville show in 13 years
Greg WatermannToby Keith is cranking up his highly successful Interstates & Tailgates tour once again and will visit more than 30 cities over the next few months. Following a thirteen-year absence from any major Nashville concert stage, fans will finally get a chance to see Toby on July 20th when he headlines Music City’s Ascend …
Jun 23
You can Netflix and chill with Brad Paisley and The Hoff on August 15th
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesBrad Paisley will be playing for big laughs on August 15th when Brad Paisley’s Comedy Rodeo debuts on Netflix. The show was filmed earlier this year when Brad hosted two comedy shows at Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville as part of the Wild West Comedy Festival. He’s wrangled a bunch of great talent …
Jun 23
Watch Willie Nelson's smokin' cameo in Toby Keith's new “Wacky Tobaccy” video
Show Dog MusicToby Keith has rolled out a video for his new single “Wacky Tobaccy” and, as promised, there is a brilliant cameo from one of music’s most famous wacky tobaccy aficionados, Willie Nelson. The three-minute video features Toby on the bus with his band jamming to the song, which has plenty of references to …