Steve Nedved
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Oct 28
Early "Riser": Dierks Bentley Books "GMA" Concert to Celebrate 50th Annual CMAs
ABC/Image Group LAIt’ll be a long day for Dierks Bentley leading up to the 50th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday. The four-time nominee will be up bright and early to kick off the half-century festivities with a live show outside Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena that morning. You can catch his performance on Good Morning America starting at 7 a.m. on …
Oct 28
Hunter Hayes and His Hologram to Debut New Song Post-CMAs
Atlantic/Warner Music NashvilleHunter Hayes will debut his new single, “Yesterday’s Song,” Wednesday night after the 50th Annual CMA Awards on ABC, but he’ll do it with a twist. While the Louisiana native will be playing live at Nashville’s CMA Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame, he’ll be beamed live via hologram all the way …
Oct 28
The Opry Gets a New "Home Away from Home" in the Big Apple
Ryman Hospitality PartnersThe Grand Ole Opry is getting a new “home away from home” in the Big Apple. While the world’s longest-running radio show won’t be moving from it historic base in Nashville, it will be extending its reach, as Ryman Hospitality Properties opens the new Opry City Stage next year. The four-level complex will …
Oct 28
Maddie & Tae Ready Album #2 for 2017
ABC/Image Group LALook for new music on the way next year from CMA Vocal Duo of the Year nominees Maddie & Tae. While the pair has been busy this summer touring with Brad Paisley and launching their own fashion line at Bloomingdale’s, it appears they’ve also been in the studio. In The 50th Annual CMA …
Oct 28
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Spend "Christmas Together" with James Taylor
Pearl Records, Inc.Ever since Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood took “In Another’s Eyes” to the top of the charts back in 1997, fans have been clamoring for the two to make an album together. Nearly 20 years later, it’s finally happened, with Christmas Together set to be released next month. The eleven-song set includes several traditional duets, as well as …
Oct 28
Thomas Rhett Cures His Boredom by Getting "Tangled Up" in a Deluxe Edition
BMLGThomas Rhett breathes new life into his sophomore release Friday, as Tangled Up Deluxe comes out in stores and online. The new edition of his second album adds five new tracks, including a remix of his smash hit, “Die a Happy Man,” that features pop phenomenon Tori Kelly. TR says the expanded version is a great vehicle to …
Oct 27
Kenny Chesney Puts "Cosmic Hallelujah" into the Universe
Blue Chair Bay/Columbia Nashville On Friday, fans will finally get to hear Kenny Chesney’s album that started out as Some Town, Somewhere and morphed into Cosmic Hallelujah. “This record is personal to me. It was an unusual path,” he says of changing the title and delaying its release as he retooled the track listing, “but I think it took …
Oct 27
How to Get Your Hands on a Physical Copy of "Forever Country"
ZinePakSure, you downloaded it, but if you also want a physical copy of “Forever Country,” there’s only one place you can get a CD with 30 of country music’s biggest artists doing the now-legendary mashup of John Denver’s “Country Roads, Take Me Home,” Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again,” and Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.” …
Oct 27
Is Shania Twain Plotting Her Comeback?
Courtesy CMTCould a full-fledged Shania comeback be in the works? After several years of lying low post-divorce from longtime producer Mutt Lange, Shania Twain seems to be spending more time in the spotlight than she has in close to a decade. Last week, the Canadian superstar talked about the progress on her forthcoming album as she walked the …
Oct 26
Luke Bryan and Kenny Chesney Take On Justin Bieber at "Billboard" Touring Awards
ABC/Image Group LACan Luke Bryan or Kenny Chesney take down Justin Bieber? That’s the question at this year’s Billboard Touring Awards, as the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year and the “Setting the World on Fire” chart-topper compete for Top Package honors against the Biebs’ Purpose Tour. Miranda Lambert, Sam Hunt and Old Dominion joined Kenny for the Spread the Love trek, while Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch rounded …