Steve Nedved
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Jan 03
Thomas Rhett Tugs at the Heartstrings with “American Spirit”
ABC/Lou RoccoAs his latest hit, “Star of the Show,” continues its climb in country’s top ten, Thomas Rhett is releasing a video for another song. “American Spirit” is one of the new tracks on the deluxe edition of his Tangled Up album. “‘American Spirit’ is one of my favorite songs to sit down and play on an acoustic guitar,” …
Jan 03
Maren Morris Loves Running the Ship on Her Headlining Hero Tour
ABC/Image Group LAMaren Morris heads into 2017 as the most-nominated country artist at this year’s Grammys, including a nod in the esteemed Best New Artist category. On top of all that, she’s also looking forward to hitting the road on her very first headlining tour. “You know we’re putting all the pieces together. I’m so …
Jan 03
Florida Georgia Line Continues Digging Their Roots with the Backstreet Boys
ABC/Image Group LAFlorida Georgia Line is following up their recent number-one with Tim McGraw, “May We All,” with another collaboration. This time, Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard team up with one of their major influences from the nineties on the tune “God, Your Mama, and Me.” “Backstreet Boys was [Brian]’s very first concert,” Tyler tells …
Jan 02
The Newly-Engaged Sam Hunt Unveils His First Post-“Montevallo” Music, the New Song “Drinkin' Too Much”
ABC/Mark LevineIf you’ve been waiting to hear new music from Sam Hunt, it’s finally here. Over the weekend, the former college football quarterback released his first new music since the final single from his breakthrough album Montevallo, “Make You Miss Me,” went to number-one at the end of August. That’s not the only major news for Sam, …
Jan 02
William Michael Morgan Proposes to Runaway June's Jennifer Wayne
ABC/Image Group LA It looks like there’s a new country “power couple” in the works. Over the holiday weekend, Runaway June’s Jennifer Wayne confirmed she’s engaged to William Michael Morgan, tweeting “It’s you and me… Forever 🙂 @WMMorgan,” along with a photo of the pair’s hands that shows off her engagement ring. Back in October, William Michael scored his first number …
Jan 02
Nicole Kidman Joins Keith Urban Onstage in Nashville for a Tribute to the Musical Greats We Lost in 2016
ABC/Randy HolmesBefore he ushered in 2017 Saturday night in Nashville, Keith Urban spent the final moments of 2016 remembering the musical greats we lost last year. Accompanied predominantly by only his acoustic guitar, Keith kicked off an impressive medley with George Michael’s “Careless Whisper,” less than a week after the death of the former Wham! front man. He segued into …
Dec 30
Elvis and Johnny Cash Come to CMT as “Sun Records” Premieres in February
CMTYou can check out the first taste of the new CMT series Sun Records in a new teaser that’s now posted on YouTube. The show is based on the Tony-winning musical Million Dollar Quartet, which chronicles the night Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins met in a Memphis studio. One Tree Hill’s Chad Michael Murray stars as Sun Records founder Sam Phillips. Set to follow …
Dec 30
The Year in Country 2016 — We Mourned the Loss of Merle Haggard, Poet of the Common Man
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesIn the year that the CMA celebrated the 50th anniversary of its signature awards show, country music also lost one of its greatest icons, Merle Haggard. In fact, the Country Music Association had envisioned Hag in a pivotal role in its “Forever Country” mashup of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Willie Nelson’s “On …
Dec 30
Encouraging bid numbers for Mitchell Indoor Aquatic canter
Bid numbers for Mitchell’s Indoor Aquatic Center look promising. City Administrator Stephanie Ellwein says the city had four competitive bidders on the eight-million dollar project and the top two were close. “After first review of the bids, that we will certainly recommend a project to the council, that will be within that established bid limit …
Dec 30
Country Star Triviau
Comstock/Thinkstock Though Tammy Wynette was born Virginia Wynette Pugh, legendary producer Billy Sherrill gave the First Lady of Country Music her new moniker because she reminded him of the protagonist in the Tammy series of movies — which starred this late Hollywood legend. Can you name her? ANSWER: Debbie Reynolds. Copyright © 2016, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.