Steve Nedved
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Apr 14
Chief Cares is building a ‘haven’ for victims of Hurricane Helene
©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. Eric Church has broken ground on one of the big ways he aims to help those devastated by Hurricane Helene in September 2024: new housing. The Blue Haven housing development is located in Avery County, North Carolina, and is funded by Chief Cares, the nonprofit Eric and his wife, Katherine Church, founded …
Apr 14
Tucker Wetmore reveals what makes up ‘What Not To’
EMI Records Nashville The track list is out for Tucker Wetmore‘s full-length debut, What Not To, which drops April 25. The 19-song record includes “Wind Up Missin’ You,” which hit the top of the charts earlier this year, as well as his current single, “3,2,1.” The new album comes out the same day the ACM …
Apr 14
Dollywood’s Flower & Food Festival is ready to bloom
Dollywood Dolly Parton‘s counting down to the kickoff of this year’s Flower & Food Festival at Dollywood on Friday, April 18. “If there’s one thing I know about the Smokies, it’s that God does some of his best handiwork this time of year,” she observes. “It’s like the mountains come back to life in the …
Apr 14
Carrie Underwood reflects on setting a Vegas record
Jeff Johnson Carrie Underwood now holds the record for the “longest-running Las Vegas residency of any solo female country artist” after wrapping her show Saturday night. The American Idol star had both the first and the longest-running residency at Resorts World, clocking 72 shows for more than 300,000 fans since its beginning in December 2021. “REFLECTION …
Apr 14
Post Malone has ‘probably 35 songs’ for his next album
Disney/Larry McCormack Post Malone‘s 2024 album, F-1 Trillion, was a huge hit and he’s already working on another. Speaking to Billboard, Posty says he’s “made probably 35 songs” for the project, adding, “It’s just a matter of which one’s rock, and which one’s sock.” Like F-1 Trillion, it will be a country album. Explaining why his first …
Apr 14
Jordan Davis couldn’t get enough of ‘Bar None’
Disney/Larry McCormack Jordan Davis was just named artist-writer of the year by the Association for Independent Music Publishers, so it’s a bit ironic that he didn’t happen to write his new single. Instead, it came to him the old-fashioned way: a songwriter sent him a demo of it. “‘Bar None’ is a song that was …
Apr 11
‘Imagine That’: Patsy Cline’s Lost Recordings include Christmas songs + more
Elemental Music/Deep Digs More than 60 years after her death in a plane crash, 48 unissued recordings by Patsy Cline are finally making their debut on Record Store Day 2025. Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954-1963) is a double-disc vinyl set made up of four dozen recordings from radio broadcasts, TV shows and demos that …
Apr 11
Kenny Chesney shares details about visuals for Sphere Las Vegas shows
NBCUniversal What will it look like when Kenny Chesney takes the stage at Sphere in Las Vegas in May? We now have a bit of a clue, as the superstar revealed the Sphere creative team was “embedded” during some of last year’s Sun Goes Down shows and spent time with him “shooting footage that reflects [his] …
Apr 11
Hit songwriter Jacob Hackworth steps out as an artist on Tucker Wetmore’s tour
T Vill Records/Goat Island Sound As singer/songwriter Jacob Hackworth sets out on the Waves on a Sunset Tour with his buddy Tucker Wetmore, he’s also launching his first track as an artist. Previously, Jacob wrote Tucker’s “Wine into Whiskey,” Bailey Zimmerman‘s six-week #1 “Rock and a Hard Place” and Corey Kent‘s current hit, “This Heart,” as well …
Apr 11
ERNEST is ‘Gettin’ Gone’ with Snoop Dogg
Big Loud Move over, Morgan Wallen. ERNEST is replacing you with Snoop Dogg. Of course, Morgan helped ERNEST grab his first #1 as an artist with “Cowgirls.” Now, the singer/songwriter’s teaming up with the veteran rapper for “Gettin’ Gone.” The collaboration came together after ERNEST shared the song “informally” with Snoop, “who immediately asked to …