Steve Nedved
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Mar 31
Nashville notes: Vince Gill’s extra night + Ashley Monroe’s ‘Blade’ performance
Luke Combs is set to play the Newport Folk Festival on Saturday, July 26. Ashley Monroe will mark the 10th anniversary of her Grammy-nominated album, The Blade, with a special show July 25 at The Basement East in Nashville. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 4. Vince Gill has added a fifth night to his …
Mar 31
More ‘Good’ from ‘This Town’: Dylan Scott grabs #1
Curb Dylan Scott is all gratitude as he claims the sixth #1 of his career with “This Town’s Been Too Good to Us.” “This No. 1 is special to me!” the Bastrop, Louisiana, native says. “A song about where I grew up and the people I grew up with. To be able to have two …
Mar 31
Fore! Peyton Manning + Jim Nance skewer Jordan Davis’ golf game in tour video
Disney/Scott Kirkland How dismal is Jordan Davis‘ golf game? Well, just listen to what Peyton Manning says in a video announcing Jordan’s new tour: “He’s not just playing bad golf, he’s reinventing the concept of failure.” You can check out the comedic clip that also stars sportscasting legend Jim Nantz and Jordan’s tour mates Mitchell …
Mar 31
How Nate Smith can set your ‘World on Fire’ for free
Disney/Randy Holmes Nate Smith‘s gearing up to do two free shows sponsored by Busch. The private gigs are set to take place in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 22 and Omaha, Nebraska, on Sept. 17. You can register online to win two tickets to the Cleveland show through May 4, with the Omaha window opening July …
Mar 31
Riley Green’s got hits & the plaques to prove it
Disney/Randy Holmes Riley Green‘s probably needing some wall space in the “Worst Way,” after picking up his latest Gold and Platinum certifications. His current top-20 hit, “Worst Way,” recently hit the Platinum milestone. The title track of his latest album, “Don’t Mind If I Do” (featuring Ella Langley), went Gold. Riley wrote both tunes by …
Mar 31
No ‘Problem’ here? Morgan Wallen’s ‘SNL’ exit inspires talk
NBCUniversal Morgan Wallen returned to Saturday Night Live March 29, though his performances may not have generated quite as much buzz as his exit. The CMA entertainer of the year did two songs from his upcoming album — first the title track, “I’m the Problem,” and then the new single “Just in Case.” He then returned …
Mar 31
You can blame his mama for the ‘Springsteen-ness’ of Jackson Dean
Big Machine If Jackson Dean‘s sound seems a little bit different than your typical country artist, he says there’s a reason for that. “My family has a big musical palate, so we can go from, like, Aretha Franklin to Xavier Rudd and John Butler Trio and all that,” he explains. “Of course, classic country, David Allan …
Mar 28
Nashville notes: Alabama’s Live in ’25 + Tucker Wetmore’s ‘Casino’
Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry will kick off Alabama‘s Live in Concert 25 tour April 17, with artists like Lorrie Morgan, Pat Green and Eddie Montgomery joining them as openers on more than a dozen dates. Tucker Wetmore‘s final preview of his debut, What Not To, is the new track “Casino.” The full album from the …
Mar 28
Maren Morris gives fans a taste of ‘DREAMSICLE’
Columbia Maren Morris has released new music. On Thursday, the Grammy Award-winning singer unveiled her newest song, “carry me through,” which is from her upcoming album, DREAMSICLE. The song, a stripped-back ballad, “reflects on navigating a dark place and finding the strength to pull herself out,” according to a press release. A music video for …
Mar 28
‘Bar None’: Jordan Davis keeps score with new single
Disney/Larry McCormack While we don’t know many details about Jordan Davis‘ next album — other than it’s supposed to arrive later this year — we do know what his new single is: “Bar None.” “Gonna need three or four more/ Baby if moving on had a scoreboard/ It’d say you and your memory, one/ Me …