Steve Nedved
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Sep 09
"The Greatest Thing I've Ever Done Musically": Dolly Parton's Unreleased Recordings with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt
RhinoIt’s been almost twenty years since we’ve heard new music from the three legends who initially wanted to call themselves the Queenston Trio. Today, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt release The Complete Trio Collection, which includes both 1987’s Trio and 1999’s Trio II, as well as twenty unreleased and alternate recordings from those sessions. Dolly says the three knew, from the very …
Sep 09
A Refresher Course at the Ryman: Why Garth Brooks Is in the Running for Entertainer of the Year
Mark TuckerIf you weren’t lucky enough to be part of the invitation-only crowd for Garth Brook’s first-ever concert at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, there’s still hope you’ll be able to experience the historic night for yourself. Before the current Entertainer of the Year nominee ever took the stage Thursday night, camera crews were in place to …
Sep 09
Why Kelsea Ballerini Was "Freaking Out" Before the ACM Honors
Timothy Kuratek/CBS ©2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc.Kelsea Ballerini may be on the verge of having her third number one in a row with “Peter Pan,” but the emerging superstar still maintains her ability to be starstruck. “It’s freaking me out that she even knows who I am!” she said of Crystal Gayle, as she prepared to pay tribute …
Sep 09
Renee Zellweger Opens Up About Rumors Surrounding Kenny Chesney Divorce
ABC/Image Group LARenée Zellweger is being candid about the breakup of her short-lived marriage in 2005 to country superstar Kenny Chesney. The Oscar winner spoke to The Advocate and admitted she forgot about the gay rumors that swirled after the two divorced — centering over her citing “fraud” in court papers. She was quick to say how unfair that …
Sep 09
"Light Years Ahead of His Time": Keith Urban Bows at the Altar of Glen Campbell
Timothy Kuratek/CBS ©2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc.For the first time ever, the ACM Honors airs tonight as a two-hour special on CBS. Taped last week at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, one of the centerpieces of the night is a special tribute to Glen Campbell. “I think that Glen is just one of those icons that has fully …
Sep 09
The Band Perry Visits the Cryptic "MacArthur Park"
Timothy Kuratek/CBS ©2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc.In all of music, there’s perhaps no more cryptic song than the 1968 pop hit “MacArthur Park.” With its tales of parks “melting in the dark,” “sweet green icing flowing down” and cakes “left out in the rain,” it’s been recorded by everyone from actor and singer Richard Harris to Donna Summer to Waylon Jennings. …
Sep 08
Why "A Very Kacey Christmas" Will Be "Willie Nice"
Mercury Nashville“Part Western Swing sprinkled with bits of classic pop, hazy Hawaiian moments and child-like fun, all coming to a nostalgic and melancholy end” — that’s how Kacey Musgraves describes her new holiday album, A Very Kacey Christmas, that’s set to come out right before Halloween. For her first yuletide set, the Grammy winner wrote four originals: “Christmas …
Sep 08
Dig Your Roots, Dude!: "The Chew"'s Carla Hall Schools Florida Georgia Line on Nashville Hot Chicken
ABC/Paula LoboDuring their recent trip to New York City to promote their new album, Dig Your Roots, Florida Georgia Line stopped by ABC’s The Chew to tape an episode that airs on Friday. Ironically, it was host and Nashville native Carla Hall who ended up showing Brian Kelley a thing or two about the heritage of his adopted hometown, teaching him how to make …
Sep 08
A Night on the Town with Reba and a "Fancy" Makeover
Photo Credit: Justin McIntoshHow’d you like to spend a night on the town with Reba? For $10 and just a little luck, that could very well happen. The Country Music Hall of Famer is pitching in to help raise money for Musicians on Call, the nonprofit that works to bring music to the bedsides of patients …
Sep 07
Lauren Alaina Goes Down the "Road Less Traveled" with Pop Star Meghan Trainor
Mercury NashvilleLauren Alaina performs her latest top-40 country hit, “Road Less Traveled,” for the first time on TV Thursday morning on the Today show, which starts at 7 a.m. on NBC. Best New Artist Grammy winner Meghan Trainor is one of Lauren’s co-writers on the tune. The “All About That Bass” hitmaker is developing quite …