Steve Nedved

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Little Big Town and Darius Rucker ready for a total eclipse of the Opry

Courtesy Grand Ole OpryMark your calendars, because there’s a historic solar eclipse happening on August 21, and the Grand Ole Opry wants to help you celebrate. Little Big Town, Darius Rucker and Wynonna are just three of the stars who’ll help the country institution put on a “Total Eclipse Opry” the evening before, staging a rare Sunday night performance …

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Is Old Dominion in the artist protection program?

ABC/Image Group LA It would appear that Old Dominion may have an aversion to appearing on their own album covers. On Thursday, the band shared the artwork for their second record, Happy Endings, which will be out August 25. The cover features a needlework sampler of OD-related icons, but no photos of the group’s five members. Included in the …

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Miranda Lambert opens up about her love life in “Cosmopolitan”'s country issue

Photo Credit: Ben WattsMiranda Lambert opens up to Cosmopolitan about her love life, in the magazine’s first-ever country issue. In the “Cosmo Quiz,” Miranda reveals boyfriend Anderson East is the first person she calls when she’s on the verge of a meltdown. As for the one thing she knows about love, she goes on to say “It’s big and it’s …

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Randy Houser makes his first pilgrimage to the UK for CMA Songwriter Series

ABC/Fred LeeRandy Houser is packing his bags for his first trip to the United Kingdom. “Been looking forward to his for a long time…excited to finally get to the U.K.,” the Mississippi native shared on social media, along with a list of his October dates in England and Scotland. The “We Went” hitmaker will be playing the …

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Thomas Rhett's wife Lauren may be the “Star of the Show,” but daughter Willa is the “life of the party”

Valory Music Co. If you keep up with Thomas Rhett’s socials, you know that he and his wife Lauren are having the time of their lives adjusting to new parenthood. Almost two months ago, the couple adopted nearly-two-year-old Willa Gray Akins from a Ugandan orphanage. TR admits he was concerned about Willa adjusting to her new life in the U.S. …

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Chris Stapleton lands the first gold country album of 2017

ABC/Image Group LAChris Stapleton officially has bragging rights for the first gold country album of 2017. From A Room:  Volume 1 accomplished the feat in record time, since it’s only been out since May 5. Look for a second volume of songs recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A later this year. The news comes just as …

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Shania Twain reveals the 16 songs on her new album “NOW”

Mercury Nashville“Feels so great to share with you the full track listing for my new album…” Shania Twain tweeted on Wednesday, unveiling the sixteen songs that will make up her fifth release, NOW. The Canadian superstar wrote all of the songs herself, including the project’s lead single, “Life’s About to Get Good.” Shania’s most recent record was 2002’s Up!. Here’s …

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Frankie Ballard steps front and center Friday on AUDIENCE Network

ABC/Mark LevineFrankie Ballard gets his own special on AUDIENCE Network this Friday night. “Whenever I needed a little boost of energy or confidence or I wasn’t feeling great, I would always turn to music for my medicine,” the “Young & Crazy” hitmaker says in the promo for the show. The Michigan native performs his latest single, a cover …

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Brad Paisley and Lady Antebellum perform on 'Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular'

Lady Antebellum; Hodges Usry/NBC Brad Paisley and Lady Antebellum lit up Tuesday night’s Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, broadcast on NBC. Brad, in the midst of his Weekend Warrior World Tour, performed a couple of songs off his Love and War album, live from Mountain View, California’s Shoreline Amphitheatre. First up was “Today,” which …

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Luke Bryan reveals he's “halfway through” the album that will “outdo” “Kill the Lights”

ABC/Image Group LA It’s been three months since Luke Bryan hit the top of the charts with his most recent #1, “Fast.” Now, we’re waiting for new music from the four-time Entertainer of the Year, and it will likely come from his new album. “Certainly, I’m in the studio,” Luke reveals. “[I’ve] recorded some stuff, [and am] …

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