Steve Nedved
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Apr 27
Keith Urban returns to #1 with Ripcord, just as his album goes Platinum
Capitol NashvilleNearly a year after its release, Keith Urban’s Ripcord is still going strong. For the past two weeks, it’s been #1 on the Billboard country albums chart, and now it’s also been certified Platinum by the RIAA. That makes Keith one of only two country artists to sell more than a million copies of an album released in 2016. Garth Brooks is …
Apr 27
Batter up! Reba, Lauren Alaina and more sign up for this year's City of Hope Celebrity Softball Game
ABC/Image Group LA Reba McEntire is set to sing the national anthem to kick off this year’s 27th annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Game in Nashville. The 2017 edition of the CMA Music Festival tradition will take place Saturday, June 10 at First Tennessee Park, the home of the Nashville Sounds. Lauren Alaina, Kellie Pickler, and Kaitlyn …
Apr 27
Florida Georgia Line delivers an encore surprise with The Chainsmokers
ABC/Image Group LAPop duo The Chainsmokers teased they had a big surprise for fans on social media ahead of their Wednesday night show in Cincinnati, Ohio — and boy, did they deliver. For the encore, the duo brought out Florida Georgia Line to perform their collaboration, “Last Day Alive.” The song’s the closing track on The Chainsmokers’ chart-topping album, Memories… Do Not …
Apr 27
Jason Aldean plans a tour high point with “They Don't Know”
ABC/Image Group LA Tonight in Toledo, Ohio, two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean kicks off his They Don’t Know Tour at Huntington Center. While he’s been rehearsing, Jason’s been vocal about how excited he is to perform the tour’s namesake tune, promising the song that also happens to be his new single definitely will be …
Apr 26
“In Case You Didn't Know,” Brett Young's the only country artist with a gold single in 2017
BMLGBrett Young may be a relative newcomer on the country scene, but he’s making some impressive strides. The California native is the first country artist to have a single go Gold in 2017. The song that did it for Brett is “In Case You Didn’t Know,” which is currently at #7 on the chart. That puts …
Apr 26
Chris Young teases his video vision for Jason Aldean's They Don't Know Tour
ABC/Image Group LAThursday night, Chris Young kicks off his summer-long trek with ACM Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean, as the They Don’t Know Tour makes its first stop at Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio. As you might expect, in the days leading up to the kick-off, the guys have been rehearsing. Chris even gave his fans a …
Apr 26
Too many awards, too little time: Carrie Underwood catches up with BMI in Sin City
ABC/Image Group LA Carrie Underwood stopped by this week’s National Association of Broadcasters gathering in Las Vegas to pick up the BMI Board of Directors Award. The performing rights organization also played catch-up with the reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, giving Carrie her three latest BMI songwriting awards. The Oklahoma native would’ve typically picked …
Apr 26
Tyler Perry keeps Tim McGraw and Faith Hill laughing
ABC/Image Group LA The mutual admiration society between Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and entertainment mogul Tyler Perry just keeps on going. It all started last weekend when the writer, director, producer and actor checked out the Soul2Soul tour stop in his hometown of Atlanta. The man who created the Madea blockbusters followed up with a tweet saying how much he loved the …
Apr 26
Brad Paisley dropping visual album to accompany “Love and War”
Arista NashvilleBrad Paisley has revealed that he’ll be releasing a “visual album” style video companion to his new album, Love and War, with concept videos for all of the album’s 16 songs coming initially as an Apple Music exclusive on Friday, April 28. Brad tells Variety he didn’t come up with the idea to do …
Apr 25
Darius Rucker goes undercover for a new spin on a reality hit
ABC/Image Group LACBS is putting a celebrity spin on its reality hit Undercover Boss, and Darius Rucker will be the first star to try out the new take on the show. Using state-of-the-art prosthetic makeup, the series will disguise the Hootie & the Blowfish front man as he heads to Austin, Texas to look for …