Steve Nedved
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Mar 02
Chris Stapleton, Eric Church and many more pay tribute to “Outlaw” Waylon Jennings on CMT
CMTCMT will pay tribute to Waylon Jennings in a two-hour prime time concert special, set to air next month. Outlaw: Celebrating the Music of Waylon Jennings was taped in Austin, Texas and will also be released as a CD/DVD package. Chris Stapleton will cover “I Ain’t Living Long Like This,” while Eric Church takes on “Lonesome, On’ry and Mean.” Willie Nelson and Toby Keith team up …
Mar 02
Gift of gab, ready to go: Kelsea Ballerini scores a co-hosting gig next week
ABC/Image Group LA If you watched her on ABC’s Greatest Hits last summer with Arsenio Hall, you already know that Kelsea Ballerini has the gift of gab. The “Yeah Boy” hitmaker will have another chance to show off her hosting skills later this month, when she stops by to sit in with the women of The Talk. Next Monday, Kelsea will …
Mar 02
Thomas Rhett promises huge collaborations on a new album that's mostly done
Courtesy Valory Music CompanyWith Thomas Rhett fresh off his latest #1, “Star of the Show,” fans are waiting and watching for new music. Never fear, the ACM Male Vocalist of the Year nominee is on top of it — but he’s doing things a little differently in 2017. “This is the first year that we tried to …
Mar 01
The “Lipstick” sisterhood of Carrie Underwood and Runaway June: New trio sets a record
BBR Music Group/ Wheelhouse Records Last week, Carrie Underwood tweeted her support for Runaway June, and this week, the all-girl trio is setting a record. It turns out the reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year is a big fan of the newcomers’ breakthrough hit, “Lipstick.” “If you’re gonna love somebody… yeah, you better love …
Mar 01
This ain't your daddy's “Barstool”: Jason Aldean offers a twist in new video
ABC/Paula Lobo Shot at the Nashville watering hole Tin Dog Tavern, Jason Aldean’s new video for “Any Ol’ Barstool” includes a lot of what you’d expect — plus a bar fight, a bar-jumping bartender and a little mystery at the end. “This is one of those classic country heartache songs where the guy is trying …
Mar 01
The trials of a hockey wife: Birthday parties and bruises with Carrie Underwood
ABC/Image Group LA It’s gotta be hard to be a hockey wife. At the Grammys, Carrie Underwood gave warning that after a mega-hit tour and blockbuster album, she was planning to take a break and play with her son Isaiah and go to some hockey games to support her man, Nashville Predators captain Mike Fisher. This week in Music City, …
Mar 01
Miranda Lambert and boyfriend Anderson East adopt three little ones
ABC/Image Group LAMiranda Lambert is the new mommy to three little ones… a kitten and two cats, that is. While the avid pet-lover picked out the three felines from the Nashville-area Maury County Animal Shelter, she put her boyfriend, roots musician Anderson East, in charge of the naming duties. “The cat’s outta the bag…” Miranda …
Mar 01
Mitchell woman charged with two felonies
A Mitchell woman is charged with two felonies. According to court documents, Police arrested 21 year old Alura Richey Monday for possession of a firearm by a convicted drug felon and possession of stolen property. Police learned through a separate investigation that Richey had a revolver and three long-guns in her apartment. Richey told Police …
Mar 01
You're the Inspiration: The role Shay Mooney's baby played in Dan + Shay's new single from “The Shack”
ABC/Fred LeeLast night in New York City, Dan + Shay attended the premiere of the new movie, The Shack. Tim McGraw stars in the film based on the best-selling novel about a father who questions his faith after the loss of his young daughter. Tim, Faith Hill, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Brett Eldredge and Dan + Shay are all on the soundtrack. The opportunity to …
Feb 28
Why Michael's Ray's second #1 may be sweeter than the first
ABC/Image Group LANow that “Think a Little Less” has made it to the top-three, Michael Ray seems poised to have the second #1 of his career. But the Eustis, Florida native believes he may be in a position to enjoy his success a little more this time. “I had a lot going on [when] ‘Kiss You in …