Steve Nedved
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Jan 02
Luke Bryan’s excited to kick off 2024 with Crash My Playa
ABC As Luke Bryan enters the new year, he’s looking forward to heading to Mexico for his annual Crash My Playa, before hitting the road for an as-yet-unannounced tour. “For 2024, we haven’t announced our tour, but there’ll be a tour and we’ve got Crash My Playa coming up right at the top of the year,” shares Luke. …
Jan 02
Hear a preview of Conner Smith’s “Roulette on the Heart”
Courtesy of The Valory Music Co. With his debut album’s arrival just weeks away, Conner Smith is giving fans a sneak peek at his forthcoming Hailey Whitters-assisted track, “Roulette on the Heart.” Conner shared an Instagram Reel of him performing the unreleased song on his acoustic guitar, next to a fireplace. “Picking you up’s like picking up a gun/ Your kiss is …
Jan 02
George Birge celebrates first career #1 with “Mind on You”
Courtesy of RECORDS Nashville Years after moving to Nashville for country music, Texas native George Birge has finally scored his first career chart-topper with “Mind on You.” “My FIRST NUMBER ONE on the LAST day of the year…. Yall I have dreamed of this day my entire life and there were at least a hundred sleepless nights where I …
Jan 02
Brothers Osborne marvel at how food kickstarts + caps off the year
Disney/Scott Kirkland What do year-end parties and New Year’s resolutions have in common? Food. “I love how everyone starts the year off with diets and then we end the year with excessive amounts of food,” Brothers Osborne‘s TJ Osborne pointed out in jest. “And then you get to the end of the year, you’re like, ‘Oh, I’m going …
Jan 02
Bailey Zimmerman was fairly new to Nashville when he wrote “Where It Ends”
Warner Music Nashville/Elektra Records As “Where It Ends” continues its ascent on the country charts, Bailey Zimmerman shares how the heartbreak tune’s infectious melody came about. “I walked into the [songwriting] room one day and I was fairly new into town and I hadn’t been writing with a lot of people,” Bailey recalls to ABC Audio. Hit songwriters Grant Averill and Joe London were in …
Dec 29
The Year in Music 2023: “Lainey mania” spreads like wildfire, “Wildflowers and Wild Horses”
Perhaps HARDY said it best: “Lainey mania!” Her “wait in the truck” duet partner accidentally coined the phrase, even before Lainey Wilson took home the 2023 Entertainer of the Year trophy at the CMA Awards. For the second year in a row, Lainey was the most-nominated artist going into Country Music’s Biggest Night, even competing against herself with several …
Dec 28
The Year in Music 2023: Luke Combs takes Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” on one of the best rides of the year
When authenticity crosses paths with what fans want, sometimes what you get is a phenomenon like Luke Combs‘ cover of Tracy Chapman‘s “Fast Car.” For his part, the North Carolina native sees his relationship with the 1988 pop hit as purely personal: it’s one of the first tunes he remembers being his favorite as a child, though …
Dec 27
The Year in Music 2023: Country welcomes Jelly Roll, Bailey Zimmerman, Nate Smith as the class of 2023
The superstars are still going strong: the Lukes (both Bryan and Combs), Lainey Wilson, Morgan Wallen, Jason Aldean and many more. But 2023 brought an impressive stream of newcomers, eager to elbow their way into their ranks: – Jelly Roll officially walked away with CMA New Artist of the Year honors this year, on the strength of #1 hits like January’s “Son of a Sinner” and August’s …
Dec 26
Kane Brown + Katelyn expecting third child
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Kane Brown and his wife, Katelyn, are expecting their third child. The couple announced the news on social media on Christmas day alongside a heartwarming family photo. “Last Christmas of 4,” Kane and Katelyn captioned their joint post on Instagram, along with a Christmas tree and heart emoji. “Merry Christmas everyone!!” The picture featured Kane, Katelyn and their two daughters, 1-year-old Kodi Jane and …
Dec 26
The Year in Music 2023: “One’s on the Way”
There’s no denying country stars are a prolific bunch, and the family grew by leaps and bounds in 2023: – Dan + Shay‘s Shay Mooney welcomed his third son, Abram Shay, on January 17. – On February 18, Jon Pardi officially became a girl dad with the arrival of Presley Fawn. – On March 21, Brothers Osborne made way for the twins Osborne, …