Steve Nedved
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Nov 08
Ashley McBryde hopes to evoke nostalgia with her CMA Awards performance
ABC As Ashley McBryde readies to deliver her “Light On in the Kitchen” performance on the CMA Awards, she spoke with ABC Audio about the autobiographical song and what she hopes to evoke in the audience. “I was just looking on my phone during glam this morning, and right now my mom is taking care of her sister who had …
Nov 08
Morgan Wallen is HARDY’s pick for CMA Entertainer of the Year
ABC HARDY knows who his pick for 2023 CMA Entertainer of the Year is, and it’s none other than his Big Loud Records labelmate and buddy Morgan Wallen. “Morgan should win. Nobody in the format has entertained more people than Morgan Wallen this year. Morgan Wallen should win,” HARDY tells ABC Audio. “He’s played multiple nights at …
Nov 08
Carly Pearce talks CMA wins + teases performance with Chris Stapleton
ABC Carly Pearce is ready to add to her collection of trophies if she notches more wins at the 2023 CMA Awards. “I have like a wall, a shelf. It has the five records that my grandmother always played for me. It has now my Grammy on it. It has my CMAs, my ACMs,” Carly tells …
Nov 08
HARDY + Lainey notch early 2023 CMA Awards wins for Music Video, Musical Event of the Year
ABC HARDY and Lainey Wilson have snagged early wins ahead of the official 2023 CMA Awards broadcast. Their hit duet, “Wait in the Truck,” has been named CMA Musical Event of the Year and Music Video of the Year. The announcement was shared on ABC’s Good Morning America by the show’s Lara Spencer live from Nashville. “Wait in the Truck” is also up for Song of the Year …
Nov 08
Luke Combs on taking country music global on his 2023 World Tour
ABC Luke Combs is up for four awards at the 2023 CMA Awards, including one in the coveted Entertainer of the Year category. The nod arrives after Luke spent the bulk of 2023 taking the world by storm on his World Tour. The global trek included stateside stops as well as shows in countries like Australia, Germany, Scotland, France, …
Nov 07
Maddie & Tae are ready to party like “hot moms” at the CMA Awards
ABC Now that both Maddie & Tae‘s Maddie Font and Taylor Kerr are moms, they’re embracing their new look as MILFs and are ready to rock out in style at the upcoming CMA Awards. “We’re going for MILF vibes, OK? Total MILF. That’s what we’re going for,” Maddie tells ABC Audio. “If you don’t know what a MILF means, just look it …
Nov 07
Luke Combs credits the success of his CMA Song of the Year-nominated “Fast Car” to Tracy Chapman
ABC Luke Combs‘s cover of Tracy Chapman‘s “Fast Car” has become one of country music’s biggest hits of the year. The song is vying for Song of the Year and Single of the Year at the upcoming CMA Awards. While the two artists haven’t crossed paths or spoken to each other, Luke hopes it happens one day. “You know, she’s such an …
Nov 07
Luke Bryan talks CMA Awards hosting duties, wardrobe changes + performance surprise
Disney/Art Streiber With the 2023 CMA Awards fast approaching, Luke Bryan‘s giving ABC Audio a behind-the-scenes look at how he and Peyton Manning are preparing to host Country Music’s Biggest Night. “We do a lot of Zoom calls reading the script with all the executives and people at the CMA. So they’re on the calls and we start reading them …
Nov 07
Kenny Chesney announces Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour
Johnny Vy/CBS Kenny Chesney has announced his Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour. Named after his 2004 hit with Uncle Kracker, “When the Sun Goes Down,” the trek kicks off April 20 in Tampa, Florida, and will wrap in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on August 23. Joining Kenny on tour are Zac Brown Band, Megan Moroney and Uncle Kracker. “I wanted a name that suggested …
Nov 07
Kelsea Ballerini on her life-changing CMA Album of the Year-nominated ‘Rolling Up The Welcome Mat’
Courtesy of Black River Entertainment When Kelsea Ballerini surprise-released Rolling Up The Welcome Mat, she certainly didn’t expect the project to take on the life that it has and earn her her first CMA Album of the Year nod. “This whole album [has] honestly just changed the way that I will make music forever. It’s so unexpected what’s happened …