Steve Nedved
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Apr 14
I'm No Angel: Chris Stapleton unleashes “Broken Halos” as first track from second album
ABC/Image Group LAChris Stapleton first premiered his new song, “Broken Halos,” last December on Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountains Rise telethon to help victims of the East Tennessee wildfires. Now, it’s also the first studio track you can hear from the Kentucky native’s forthcoming sophomore album. You can check out an audio-only version of the opening …
Apr 14
Why Thomas Rhett Owes His Love for the Bee Gees to His Grandma
Monty Brinton/CBS Sunday night, some of the biggest names in country music pay tribute to the brothers Gibb, as Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town and Keith Urban perform on the CBS special, Stayin’ Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees. “I’m going to be doing ‘To Love Somebody,’” Keith …
Apr 14
Two Trishas, No Garth: Madame Tussauds Nashville opens for business
ABC RadioThursday evening in Music City, Trisha Yearwood became the final celebrity to come face-to-face with her double, before the opening of Madame Tussauds Nashville. Dressed almost identically to her wax likeness, the two-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year inspected her carefully crafted facsimile before wielding a pair of giant scissors to open Nashville’s …
Apr 13
Shania Twain to serve as “key adviser” on “The Voice”
Brian Bowen Smith/NBCNow that the battle rounds of The Voice — which feature each coach receiving help from a mentor — are over, get ready for the “super mentor.” For the last few seasons, The Voice has brought in a superstar to work with the Top 12 as a “key adviser,” and this year, it’s …
Apr 13
Shania Twain to serve as “key adviser” on “The Voice”
Brian Bowen Smith/NBCNow that the battle rounds of The Voice — which feature each coach receiving help from a mentor — are over, get ready for the “super mentor.” For the last few seasons, The Voice has brought in a superstar to work with the Top 12 as a “key adviser,” and this year, it’s …
Apr 13
You're the Inspiration: Dylan Scott's wife is the woman behind his first big hit
Curb RecordsNewcomer Dylan Scott is enjoying the biggest hit of his career so far right now as “My Girl” breaks into the top-20 this week. The track from the Louisiana native’s self-titled debut album owes its inspiration to his wife Blair, and dates back to the moment the two started dating nearly a decade ago …
Apr 13
RaeLynn's ready to share her “Love Triangle” with Seth Meyers
ABC/Image Group LAWe first met RaeLynn as a member of Blake Shelton’s team during the second season of The Voice, so it’s only appropriate that she’d make her late-night-TV debut on NBC, the reality competition show’s network. RaeLynn will perform her top-30 hit, “Love Triangle,” Thursday, April 27 on Late Night with Seth Meyers. You …
Apr 13
One's on the Way: Loretta Lynn celebrates 85th birthday with new album due in August
Sony LegacyLoretta Lynn celebrates her 85th birthday this weekend with two sold-out shows at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. And as further proof she has no plans to slow down, the Country Music Hall of Famer is also readying a brand new album for release this summer. Wouldn’t It Be Great will be the third in …
Apr 13
The path that led to Brad Paisley's “Drive of Shame” with Mick Jagger
Photo by Jeff Fusco/Getty ImagesThe first time lots of folks thought of Brad Paisley and the Rolling Stones in the same breath was when the Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers invited the West Virginia native to open for them two years ago as their Zip Code Tour passed through Nashville. Much to Brad’s surprise, Mick Jagger …
Apr 12
Lee Brice is ready to release “Boy”… just as he's expecting a girl
ABC/Rick RowellIn between excursions on his American Made Tour with Justin Moore, Lee Brice has been in the studio working on his fourth album, and we should get to hear the lead single soon. “It’s just the right time for this song…” the South Carolina native shared on social media Wednesday, along with an extended …