Steve Nedved
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May 06
‘I’m the Problem,’ UK Edition: Morgan Wallen’s heading to London
Big Loud / Mercury Records Morgan Wallen‘s British fans are in for a treat: Billboard reports that he’s scheduled a one-night-only show in London. The May 28 concert at London’s Roundhouse marks Morgan’s only show outside of North America this year — at least, so far. Last year, he headlined the BST Hyde Park Summer …
May 06
Nashville Notes: Luke Combs’ festival date, Brad’s guitar and more
Luke Combs is the sole country headliner for this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival, which runs over two weekends: Oct. 3-5 and Oct. 10-13. Three-day tickets for both weekends will go on sale Tuesday at 12 p.m. CT at aclfestival.com. One-day tickets will be available at a later date; payment plans are available. Brad Paisley is …
May 06
Riley Green’s mom can handle it when his female fans behave in the ‘Worst Way’
Disney/Randy Holmes Sure, it’d be great if your son was a chart-topping, award-winning country star. But there is a downside, which Riley Green‘s mother has had to come to grips with: all the female fans who are interested in him romantically. “My mom has an Instagram, unfortunately, so she sees things that are mentioned. I …
May 06
Josh Ross collaborating with 2000s pop hitmaker Akon on remake of 2008 single
Disney/Scott Kirkland In the early 2000s, singer/songwriter/producer Akon was all over the pop charts, either with his own songs or with tracks he produced for other artists. In April, Akon told TMZ that he was “redoing my whole catalog in country,” adding that his hits were being rerecorded by country artists and that he’d be a …
May 06
‘Superman’: Morgan Wallen’s releasing song for his son on Friday
Spidey Smith Morgan Wallen‘s new album, I’m The Problem, is dropping May 16, and he’ll be releasing one more song from it before the whole project arrives. Morgan posted a video on his Instagram Story in which he announced the song will be out on Friday, May 9. “It’s a song I wrote for my son. It’s …
May 06
Tattoos you: Brantley Gilbert extends tour
John Medina/Getty Images Brantley Gilbert is going to cover more of the U.S. in Tattoos. He’s extending his Tattoos tour into the summer, with dates scheduled through Sept. 11, including several festivals. Brantley wrote on Instagram, “The Tattoos Tour ain’t over! We’re coming to a town near you this summer… Presales begin today, 5/6 at …
May 06
Kelsea Ballerini doesn’t ‘want to be a poster child for divorce’ anymore
Adrienne Raquel for ELLE Kelsea Ballerini is up for two ACMs this Thursday, including Female Vocalist of the Year, but she’s also gracing the digital cover of ELLE’s May 2025 Women in Music issue. In her cover story, Kelsea says that her split from Morgan Evans is so far in the past that she doesn’t even …
May 06
‘Twang’ and Alabama roots cement the bond between Riley Green + Ella Langley
Disney/Frank Micelotta Back in November, Ella Langley and Riley Green won musical event of the year at the CMA Awards for “you look like you love me” — but that was only the beginning. In recent days, they’ve picked up the ACM trophy for visual media of the year for their chart-topping duet, and Ella’s been …
May 05
Nashville notes: Blake Shelton will ‘Stay Country’ + Jordan Davis’ NYC ‘Bar’ stop
Blake Shelton‘s follow-up to his 30th #1, “Texas,” is “Stay Country or Die Tryin’” from his For Recreational Use Only album, which drops Friday, May 9. If you missed Jordan Davis performing his new single, “Bar None,” on Live with Kelly and Mark, you can check it out online. Ingrid Andress, Runaway June, Maggie Rose and …
May 05
Dolly Parton extends her musical’s Nashville run as she reveals the 3 actresses who’ll play her
Courtesy of Dolly Parton + DKC/O&M Co. Even before it starts previews, Dolly Parton‘s musical is already extending its Nashville run as it gets ready to head to Broadway. Due to demand, Dolly: An Original Musical is adding two more weeks of shows at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Belmont …