Steve Nedved
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Oct 13
Robin Roberts Goes Honky-Tonkin' for Her 8th Annual CMA Special
ABC/Heidi GutmanRobin Roberts’ pre-awards specials have become a CMA tradition, and this year, for the 50th anniversary of country music’s biggest awards show, the Good Morning America anchor is doing something special. The former Music City resident will tape her eighth annual preview in front of a live audience at one of the world’s most …
Oct 13
Garth Brooks Invites You to "Lay Down and Dance" with New Single
Pearl Records, Inc.Garth Brooks is back with the first single from his forthcoming, 11th studio album. If “Baby, Let’s Lay Down and Dance” sounds like classic Garth, it’s likely because it’s a collaboration between the writers of mega-hits like “The River,” “If Tomorrow Never Comes,” and “Papa Loved Mama.” “[It] was just a fun title …
Oct 12
Carrie Underwood Explains Her Alternate, Offstage Personality
Photo Credit: Jeff LipskyIf you run into Carrie Underwood when she’s out and about living her everyday life, she warns you shouldn’t expect too much. In fact, she believes she’s pretty different than the superstar we’re used to seeing on stage and screen. “I love being on stage, but that’s different. That’s not Carrie,” the CMA Entertainer …
Oct 12
Shania Twain's Entire Catalog Comes to Vinyl This Friday
Mercury NashvilleThis Friday, Shania Twain’s entire collection of recordings will be available on vinyl for the first time ever. Even though she’s only made four albums during her career, she remains the best-selling female country artist in history. The vinyl reissues start with her self-titled debut from 1993, and continue with 1995’s The Woman in Me and 1997’s Come …
Oct 12
Little Bit Country, Little Bit Rock and Roll: Jennifer Nettles and Elle King Team Up on "American Supergroup"
PRNewsFoto/American SupergroupJennifer Nettles and rocker Elle King just may be the two busiest women in country music. The Sugarland frontwoman has both a new single from her Playing with Fire album, titled “Hey Heartbreak,” as well as a new holiday album, To Celebrate Christmas, due October 28. If that weren’t enough, she’ll also reprise her …
Oct 11
Tim McGraw Set to Kick Off This Year's ACC/SEC Match-Up
BMLGTim McGraw hits the road next year on his Soul II Soul World Tour with wife Faith Hill, but you still have a handful of chances to see the superstar in 2016. One of those comes this December, when he’ll headline the Belk Bowl Fanfest at BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte, North Carolina. The “How I’ll …
Oct 11
Greenway voted America's Pig Farmer of the Year
The National Pork Board announced today that Brad Greenway, a pig farmer from Mitchell, South Dakota, is the recipient of its 2016 America’s Pig Farmer of the YearSM Award by achieving the highest score from a third-party judging panel and online voting. The award recognizes a pig farmer who excels at raising pigs using the …
Oct 11
Animal Instincts: Carrie Underwood's Artsy New Video for "Dirty Laundry" to Debut on "ET"
Arista NashvilleYou can get your first look at Carrie Underwood’s new black-and-white video for “Dirty Laundry” Wednesday on Entertainment Tonight. “It’s all about emotion and that moment when a woman has finally reached that point, after the heartache, of being done with a relationship,” the CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee says. “[Director] Shane [C. …
Oct 11
Blake Shelton Says Thank You for AMA Nod
Warner Music NashvilleBlake Shelton may be on his fourth nomination for Favorite Country Male at the American Music Awards, but the star of The Voice isn’t taking it for granted. “It’s always exciting to get a nomination, especially one that’s voted on by the fans, who support us every day by coming out to our shows and listening …
Oct 11
Cole Swindell Claims the "Biggest Honor" of His Career
Warner Music NashvilleWith eight number-ones under his belt, including five he recorded himself, Cole Swindell picks up the mantle of NSAI Songwriter/Artist of the Year. The Georgia native accepted the award from the Nashville Songwriters Association International via video this weekend, while he was on the West Coast leg of Florida Georgia Line’s Dig Your Roots Tour. “It’s …