Steve Nedved
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Jan 09
Why the “2017 Grammy Nominees” Album Is More Than a Little Bit Country
Atlantic RecordsThe 2017 Grammy Nominees album will be out later this month, and country makes a strong showing this year, with 8 of the project’s 21 tracks coming from the country field. The disc features five country number ones: Kelsea Ballerini’s “Peter Pan,” Carrie Underwood’s “Church Bells,” Thomas Rhett’s “Die a Happy Man,” and Tim McGraw’s “Humble and Kind,” as well …
Jan 09
Kacey Musgraves Serves Up Some “Moonshine” in Ben Affleck's New Movie
ABC/Image Group LAKacey Musgraves has a song featured in the new Ben Affleck movie, Live by Night. In the film, Ben plays a bootlegger who becomes a notorious gangster, so Kacey’s tune is appropriately titled “Moonshine.” “When I first heard [it], I got a really fun, southern vibe from it,” she says of the track, …
Jan 07
City of Mitchell seeks your opinion on recycling
The City of Mitchell wants to know your thoughts regarding the upcoming residential curbside recycling contract. Mayor Jerry Toomey says there appears to be confusion regarding what the current service, Dependable Sanitation of Aberdeen, and Petrik Sanitation of Mitchell, who is bidding on the contract, provide. He says Dependable currently uses 18 gallon open containers, …
Jan 06
Alison Krauss Returns with New Album Cut with Kenny Chesney's Producer
Capitol Records1995 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Alison Krauss returns with her first new album since 2011’s Paper Airplane with Union Station. The new disc, Windy City, is also her Capitol Records debut. After she recorded her part on “Make the World Go Away” for Jamey Johnson’s Living for a Song album in 2012, …
Jan 06
Carrie Underwood Set to Present at Sunday's Golden Globes
ABC/Image Group LACarrie Underwood will be passing out trophies at Sunday night’s Golden Globes in Hollywood. It’s not the “Dirty Laundry” hitmaker’s first time at the show, either. Carrie previously attended the precursor to the Oscars in 2011, when she was nominated for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for “There’s a Place for …
Jan 06
Nicole Kidman Talks Parenting, Allowances and “Kissy-Kissy Time” with Keith Urban
ABC/Image Group LAIt turns out Keith Urban is the real disciplinarian in the Urban/Kidman household. That’s one of the things his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, reveals in her Minute with the Moms segment, which is featured on Denise Albert and Melissa Gerstein’s blog. “Keith’s tougher,” Nicole admits, when asked about her parenting approach. “I’m …
Jan 06
Why Rascal Flatts' New Single Has an “Angel Watching Over It”
ABC/Mark LevineRascal Flatts is starting the new year with a new single. The guys themselves — Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox and Joe Don Rooney — produced “Yours If You Want It,” the lead release from their upcoming tenth studio album. “We all felt like ‘Yours If You Want It’ was the perfect way to …
Jan 06
Mitchell Performing Arts Center grand opening postponed
The Mitchell School District has postponed the grand opening of the new Performing Arts Center. Superintendent Joe Graves says the building safety systems won’t be operational by then. He says without those, the building can’t be used for an event. The district hopes to set a new grand opening date by Monday afternoon. Graves believes …
Jan 05
You're a Good Man, Zac Brown: CRS Picks Its 2017 Humanitarian
ABC/Image Group LAZac Brown will be honored with the 2017 Humanitarian Award at Country Radio Seminar next month in Nashville, and the “Homegrown” hitmaker’s passion project, Camp Southern Ground, is a big reason why. The all-inclusive state-of-the-art facility in Georgia integrates children with neuro-developmental disorders with other camp-goers. Through the years, Zac has also donated …
Jan 05
Could Shania and Jason Aldean Be the Answers to the Hall of Fame's Guessing Game?
ABC/Image Group LA Starting next Monday, we’ll learn the full slate of exhibits planned for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2017. Beginning Sunday night at 10 p.m. ET, the museum will share a blurred image of the focus of each exhibit via social media, with the big reveal coming the next …