Steve Nedved

Arista NashvilleIt’s been a big week for collaborations for Cam. First, she and girl group Fifth Harmony combined their talents to sing “Mayday” and “Work from Home” on Wednesday’s CMT Music Awards. Then Thursday night on the main stage at CMA Music Festival, she and Lady Antebellum showed up to surprise the sell-out crowd at …

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Capitol NashvilleKeith Urban’s new music and interview special airs Friday night on AUDIENCE Network, but you can check out his intimate performance of “Wasted Time” on YouTube now. The Australian superstar proves how talented he really is — performing his high-energy top-five hit with only an acoustic guitar. You can also expect a handful of …

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Warner Music NashvilleIf you caught Blake Shelton performing “Doing It to Country Songs” with his heroes The Oak Ridge Boys on Wednesday’s CMT Music Awards, you have some idea how much fun the two must’ve had together in the studio. The star of The Voice has accused the Country Music Hall of Famers of being unnecessarily perfectionistic — all in fun, …

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CMTFrom the pink carpet to multiple mashups with artists from pop, rock and rap, the consensus is — the CMT Music Awards are not your mama’s awards show. “This is more laid back, you know. It’s casual. The carpet’s pink, instead of red, so it has sort of a party mentality going into it and …

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Kevin Mazur/WireImageTim McGraw took home the big award of the night at Wednesday’s 2016 CMT Music Awards, broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Tim won Video of the Year honors for “Humble and Kind.” Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett and Little Big Town walked off with belt-buckle trophies for Female, Male and Duo/Group of the Year, respectively. However, …

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Webster Public RelationsWhile we knew Dolly Parton had renewed her vows on her 50th wedding anniversary and she planned to sell the photos for charity — it turns out she has even more up her rhinestone-studded sleeve. Not only will there be official pictures of her famously reclusive husband Carl Dean, Dolly’s also gotten him …

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Capitol NashvilleTuesday was a great night to be at the Grand Ole Opry. Even if you weren’t one of Carrie Underwood’s special guests backstage, you got to see Little Big Town’s special guest on stage. While Carrie was performing on both Opry shows, simultaneously her 10th Annual Fan Club Party was going on backstage. Behind …

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RCA NashvilleCMA Music Festival is officially underway in downtown Nashville, and Chris Young can take credit for getting this year’s party started. He kicked things off around 11:20 CT Wednesday morning, singing his #1 from 2009 “Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song).” The Murfreesboro, Tennessee native was the first country star to perform on …

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ABCNashville may be on the move. Though it was recently cancelled by ABC, Entertainment Weekly reports CMT is close to a deal to pick it up for a fifth season. The magazine adds that there may be a Hulu streaming component involved in the potential agreement. The country music drama ended its ABC run last month. The final …

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CMTHeading into tonight’s CMT Music Awards,the six finalists for Video of the Year, the biggest award of the night, have been revealed. Fan votes have determined that the finalists, for whom you can vote now at CMT.com, are: Blake Shelton – “Sangria”Carrie Underwood –  “Smoke Break”Chris Stapleton –  “Fire Away”Luke Bryan – “Strip It Down”Thomas …

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