Steve Nedved
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Jun 26
Kenny Chesney Dedicates Performance To Injured Police Officer
Sony Music NashvilleDuring a concert in Philadelphia June 26, Kenny Chesney paid tribute to a local police officer who had been shot seven times in the line of duty the previous day. Officer Christopher Dorman, a part-time officer in the borough of Folcroft, had expected to attend Chesney’s concert at Lincoln Financial Field, but the …
Jun 25
Davison County fatal crash
One person was killed and four others injured in a one-vehicle crash that occurred early Saturday morning south of Mitchell The names of those involved are not being released pending notification of family members. A 2011 GMC Sierra was eastbound when the driver failed to negotiate a curve east of the intersection of 258th Street …
Jun 25
The Mavericks Part Ways With Record Label To Launch Their Own
Photo: Jeff Vespa/WireImageGenre-bending band The Mavericks has amicably parted ways with Nashville’s Big Machine Label Group, ABC News has confirmed. The group recorded two critically-acclaimed albums for the label group, 2013’s In Time and 2015’s Mono, and reportedly had just a two-album deal there. The band has now partnered with Nashville-based marketing and distribution company Thirty Tigers, according to MusicRow.com, and …
Jun 24
Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley Wears Diaper On New Album Cover
Big Machine Label GroupFlorida Georgia Line just shared the cover artwork for their new album Dig Your Roots, and it’s adorable. In keeping with the title, the cover depicts the duo’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley as children, Kelley clad in a cowboy hat, boots and diaper, and Hubbard smiling astride a toy scooter. They also announced that the new set, their …
Jun 24
Country, Bluegrass Stars Mourn Legend Ralph Stanley
Credit: Karl Walter/Getty Images for StagecoachStars from the worlds of country and bluegrass music — and even Hollywood — are reacting to the sad news that music legend Ralph Stanley died June 23 following a battle with skin cancer. Country star Dierks Bentley tweeted that the news was “like a punch to the heart. Thank you God for Ralph Stanley.” Steve Wariner tweeted, …
Jun 24
Garth Brooks On Orlando Attack: Don’t Let It Win
Garth Brooks (John Russell/CMA)Like so many others, Garth Brooks was devastated by the recent mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that left 49 people dead and dozens more injured. And while he calls the comparison “stupid,” the incident actually made the country superstar think about a scene in Star Wars where the Obi-Wan Kenobi character says, “I …
Jun 24
Garth Brooks 0n Orlando Attack: Don’t Let It Win
Garth Brooks (John Russell/CMA)Like so many others, Garth Brooks was devastated by the recent mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that left 49 people dead and dozens more injured. And while he calls the comparison “stupid,” the incident actually made the country superstar think about a scene in Star Wars where the Obi-Wan Kenobi character says, “I …
Jun 24
Country Star Trivia for 6/24/2016
ComStock/ThinkStockIn what year did Elvis Presley appear on NBC’s The Steve Allen Show clad in a tuxedo and crooning “Hound Dog” to a basset hound? ANSWER: 1956 Copyright © 2016, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.
Jun 24
Nashville Notes for 6/24/2016
Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkStockDustin Lynch will debut his new single, “Seein’ Red,” on TBS’ Conan July 6. It is the first single from his upcoming third album. Lynch says of the song, “It’s fun, sexy, energetic, and makes me want to dance all over somebody.” Darius Rucker has changed managers. In joining the roster of Maverick Management’s Nashville office, he now …
Jun 24
Miranda Lambert Doubles Down on Texas Pink Pistol Boutique
Sony Music NashvilleFollowing her divorce from Blake Shelton last year, Miranda Lambert has closed the Pink Pistol boutique she had opened in the small town where they shared a home, Tishomingo, Oklahoma. But now she’s expanding the site of a second Pink Pistol that her mother currently operates in her hometown of Lindale, Texas, moving it to a much …