Steve Nedved
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Aug 09
Tim McGraw recorded “Hey Whiskey” when his voice was “shredded”
ABC Tim McGraw recently released his “very honest” song, “Hey Whiskey.” Although Tim didn’t write the song, he delivered it vulnerably because of his personal relatability to the topic, as well as the strained voice he had during the recording session. “The vocal that we kept on that song, that was the very first run-through at about 10 o’clock at night, when …
Aug 09
Priscilla Block on her first #1: “Dreams really do come true”
Catherine Powell/Getty Images Priscilla Block recently notched her first #1 single on country radio with her Justin Moore-assisted duet, “You, Me, And Whiskey.” “It’s taken me a couple days to process this… but I’m starting to realize that dreams really do come true,” Priscilla writes on Instagram. “I have my first number one at country radio.” “@justincolemoore thank you for …
Aug 09
Scotty McCreery teases rootsy new song
Danielle Del Valle/Getty Images Get ready Scotty McCreery fans, new music’s coming soon. On Wednesday, August 9, Scotty shared a clip of an unreleased track on Instagram with a truck, man frowning and wine emojis as the caption. The snippet boasts a neo traditional country sound with prominent steel guitar lines. The preview clip follows Scotty’s cryptic post earlier this week, in which he captioned, …
Aug 09
Surprise: Luke Bryan has a new song coming Friday
ABC/Connie Chornuk Luke Bryan has surprise announced that he’s releasing a new song on Friday, August 11. “SURPRISE! I’m releasing a brand new song called ‘Southern and Slow’ this Friday,” Luke shares on X, formerly known as Twitter, alongside a snippet of the midtempo track. A longer preview clip is also available on YouTube. “Southern and Slow” will follow …
Aug 09
Jason Aldean’s son, Memphis, will start school soon: “I think he’s going to do great”
ABC/Connie Chornuk Jason Aldean may be one of country music’s biggest stars today. But like some of us, he wasn’t a fan of the academic grind in school. “I hated school, I’ll be honest with you,” Jason tells ABC Audio. “I played baseball. I actually loved going to school [with] all my friends and stuff. I …
Aug 08
Nashville notes: Faith Hill’s Christmas vinyl + Josh Turner’s signed ‘Greatest Hits’
Faith Hill‘s Joy to the World! will be released on vinyl for the first time on September 1. It’ll be available in two colors: holiday-pink and snow-white colors, with the latter only available on Amazon. Preorder your copy now. Josh Turner has signed a limited number of copies of his Greatest Hits vinyl. Grab yours now at shop.joshturner.com. Old Dominion has dropped a new No …
Aug 08
Don’t miss the “boat” on Jake Owen’s summertime video
Michael Reaves/Getty Images Jake Owen has dropped the music video for his latest single, “On The Boat Again.” The summery visualizer features Jake performing the track on the bay and boat with his friends while having a good time together. “On the boat again/ I just can’t wait to get on the boat again/ The life I love …
Aug 08
Fatherhood brings Brett Young + Sam Hunt closer together on tour
David A. Smith/Getty Images Brett Young and Sam Hunt have one more thing in common to bond over on tour: being girl dads. “Yeah. It’s funny, we’ve talked about it a little bit,” Brett tells Entertainment Tonight Canada in a recent interview. “And also our wives have seen each other on tour.” “I mean, I think it really softens you …
Aug 08
Meet Gildan’s latest model: Riley Green
Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Country singer Riley Green has been tapped by Gildan as their newest brand ambassador. As part of the partnership, Riley will model and wear Gildan T-shirts, underwear and socks while onstage, working out, relaxing backstage and at home with family through various videos and social media content. “Whether it is a packed show, a challenging workout or a busy day …
Aug 08
Hear a snippet of Luke Combs’ upcoming collab
ABC/Connie Chornuk In case you haven’t heard the exciting news: Luke Combs will join Charlie Worsham on a duet rendition of Charlie’s song “How I Learned To Pray.” The track first arrived in 2013 on Charlie’s debut album, Rubberband. While the collab won’t be released until August 18, fans can now hear a preview of the song on Instagram. “Have you ever looked up at the …