Steve Nedved

BBR Music GroupFour months after Thompson Square welcomed their first little one, the husband-and-wife duo is back with new music. “You Make It Look So Good” also serves as the soundtrack for a new home movie featuring their pride and joy, Rigney Cooper Thompson. Keifer and Shawna admit they weren’t immune to many of the fears most first-time parents experience.  “It was the …

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BBR Music GroupGranger Smith’s brand new baby boy is a week old today. The “Backroad Song” hitmaker announced the new arrival Friday on his Facebook page. “Heart and hands are full,” the post said, accompanied by a photo of his family seated in a porch swing, with Granger holding four-year-old daughter London, and wife Amber balancing both two-year-old Lincoln and the newborn. “We …

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Sweet Talk Publicity/Justin Nolan KeyEven though it appears Dustin Lynch’s love interest in the “Mind Reader” video is telling his future, it turns out Luke Bryan’s current tourmate is a Tarot card virgin. “I told myself before the music video I wanted to make sure I was comfortable doing it, so I wanted to do it for …

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Dick Clark ProductionsSam Hunt is the most-nominated country artist at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards, scoring at least one nod in every country category, and two for song. Though he’s not nominated, Blake Shelton will perform his duet with girlfriend Gwen Stefani, “Go Ahead and Break My Heart,” from his new album If I’m Honest. The 2016 Billboard Music Awards air live from the new …

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ABC/Image Group LA Darius Rucker’s pals are lining up to help him raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. Hunter Hayes, Scotty McCreery, Country Music Hall of Famer Charley Pride, Terri Clark and newcomer Drake White will all take the stage for the annual Darius & Friends fundraiser Monday, June 6 at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon. So far, the “Wagon …

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MCA NashvilleDavid Nail’s fourth studio album, The Fighter, featuring his top-20 hit “Night’s on Fire,” is on its way July 15, but fans don’t have to wait that long for new music. You can download his surprise EP, Uncovered, at the usual outlets now. “I am really blessed to be at this place in life …

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BMLGMartina McBride will headline five shows in five different cities on the upcoming Sarah Cannon Tour with Martina & Friends. Venues and supporting acts will be announced in the coming weeks for the concerts in Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, Texas; Denver, Colorado; and Nashville, Tennessee. Sarah Cannon was the given name of the comedienne better known …

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RCA NashvilleJake Owen’s fifth studio album, American Love, is on the way July 29, featuring his top-20 hit, “American Country Love Song,” plus ten new tracks. For the first time ever, Jake co-produced three of the cuts himself. In many ways, he says the record feels like a new beginning. “Over the past few years I’ve experienced …

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Sony Pictures EntertainmentWhen a jokester like Blake Shelton lands a part in a film like The Angry Birds Movie, he can’t help but take advantage of the opportunity for comedy. “I play a country-music-playing pig, which is not a big stretch for me. I know all the classic pig tunes, ‘Swinestone Cowboy,’ ‘Sty Fall to Pieces,’ ‘Stand by …

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Country Music AssociationEven though seats have been sold out for some time for the nightly CMA Music Festival concerts at Nissan Stadium, there are still plenty of tickets — and plenty of stars — available for Fan Fair X at Nashville’s Music City Center. Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott will kick things off on Thursday, June …

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