Steve Nedved
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Apr 11
Why Darius Rucker and his friends are on the move in 2017
ABC/Image Group LA For its eighth year, Darius Rucker’s annual CMA-Music-Festival-week fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is getting an upgrade. In 2017, the Darius and Friends benefit show will move from its longtime home at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon to the larger Ryman Auditorium just down the street. This year’s concert will be Monday, June …
Apr 11
Together again: Deacon and Rayna's doubles reunite, as CMT promises “Nashville” season 6
CMTFans of the TV show Nashville can rest easy. Not only has CMT announced the drama will return June 1 with the second half of season five, the cable network has also revealed Nashville has been renewed for season six. And even though Connie Britton is now only a memory on Nashville after her character …
Apr 11
Sam Hunt scores the biggest crossover hit of his career with “Body Like a Back Road”
ABC/Mark LevineIt’s not just country fans who are clamoring to hear Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road.” While it’s no surprise Sam’s lead single from his forthcoming sophomore album is currently sitting at #3 on the country chart, this week, the track also becomes the Georgia native’s first top-10 hit on Billboard’s Hot 100, alongside tunes …
Apr 10
“Life made”: Lauren Alaina celebrates her very first #1
ABC/Lou RoccoLauren Alaina celebrates a career milestone this week, as her very first #1 song tops both the Billboard and MediaBase country charts. “I cannot believe I have the number one song in the country,” she says of her current single, “Road Less Traveled.” “I have dreamed of this day my entire life. The five …
Apr 10
“She's with Me”: High Valley's Curtis Rempel welcomes baby girl
ABC/Image Group LAThe population of High Valley just went up by one. This weekend, Curtis Rempel and his wife Myranda welcomed their second little one. Millie June was born on Friday, and joins her big brother, 3-year-old Ben. You can catch a glimpse of the new baby girl with her mom and dad on High …
Apr 10
Florida Georgia Line dominates the country categories at 2017 Billboard Music Awards
Image Courtesy BillboardFlorida Georgia Line is the most-nominated country act at this year’s Billboard Music Awards, picking up a total of six nods for Top Duo/Group, Top Country Artist, Top Country Album and Top Country Collaboration. Tyler Hubbard and Bryan Kelley are nominated twice for Top Country Song, for both “H.O.L.Y.” and “May We All” …
Apr 10
Love & Daisies: Little Big Town's Kimberly Schlapman offers you a piece of her kitchen on HSN
ABC/Image Group LAIf you’ve followed the culinary endeavors of Kimberly Schlapman from Little Big Town, you know she’s already had her own cooking show, a cookbook, and a signature houseware line at Cracker Barrel. Next up, the bubbly soprano takes to the airwaves of HSN to launch a new line of kitchen products, as part …
Apr 07
Thomas Rhett's going into business with his dad… and Jay Z
Valory Music CompanyThomas Rhett is expanding his Home Team empire, opening a new publishing company with his dad, hit songwriter and 90’s hitmaker Rhett Akins. TR’s longtime manager Vanessa Davis will also be a partner in Home Team Publishing, and so will the entertainment company Roc Nation, which was founded by rapper Jay Z. “I was a songwriter before I …
Apr 07
“Happy People”: Little Big Town's antidote for troubled times
ABC/Image Group LA“Happy People” is both the opening track on Little Big Town’s new The Breaker album and the band’s latest single, and the foursome is hoping the happy tune can also help soothe some of the political tension in the U.S. right now. “There’s probably not a house in America that’s not divided right …
Apr 07
The show must go on: Why Trisha Yearwood is leaving the Garth Brooks World Tour for one night
ABC/Image Group LATrisha Yearwood has been a fixture on the Garth Brooks World Tour since it launched more than two years ago. But for at least one night, the two-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year will be sitting it out. The “How Do I Live” hitmaker will miss the April 30 show in Champaign, …