Steve Nedved
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Apr 23
Check out Luke Combs’ ‘Side of the Mountain’ with Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show’s ‘Union Made’ (Hartland Records via Firebird Music) Luke Combs leans into his roots in a new song he co-wrote for Old Crow Medicine Show, the band who gave us “Wagon Wheel.” “Molly Tuttle and I got together with Luke Combs to write this song,” bandleader Ketch Secor says. “Both Luke and …
Apr 23
Carly Pearce says ‘You Can Have Him,’ just in time for her birthday
Carly Pearce (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for ABA) Carly Pearce is celebrating her 36th birthday on Friday by giving her fans a present. “surprise… for my birthday this year, I wanted to give y’all a little something early,” she wrote on Instagram Thursday. “‘You Can Have Him’ song and music video out at 11pm ct!” “If …
Apr 23
Thomas Rhett’s expecting to see all his cousins — and Niall Horan — at Nashville’s Geodis Park
Thomas Rhett & Niall Horan perform on stage on day one of the C2C Country To Country 2023 Festival at The O2 Arena on March 10, 2023 in London. (Joseph Okpako/WireImage) Thomas Rhett kicked off his 2026 concerts supporting Morgan Wallen on his Still the Problem Tour April 10 in Minneapolis. TR has a couple more …
Apr 22
Nashville notes: Ashley McBryde’s ‘Tonight’ plans + ERNEST’s ‘Thief’
Ashley McBryde’s set to play her latest hit, “What If We Don’t,” Wednesday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. You can tune in to watch at 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC. ERNEST’s new track, “Time Is a Thief,” features Lukas Nelson. It’s from the singer/songwriter’s third studio album, Deep Blue, which arrives May 1. …
Apr 22
‘Be Her’ and ‘Choosin’ Texas’ are tag teaming the charts for Ella Langley
Ella Langley’s “Be Her” (SAWGOD/Columbia Records) Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is proving to have incredible staying power, hanging on atop the Billboard Hot 100 for its seventh week. At the same time, her follow-up radio single, “Be Her,” is coming on strong, checking in at #4 on the all-genre tally, making the Alabama native the …
Apr 22
CMA Fest’s Nissan Stadium concerts will start with a throwback to the ’90s
CMA Fest (Country Music Association) CMA Fest will take a trip back to the ’90s, as Clay Walker, Jo Dee Messina, Rhett Akins and Sara Evans open the nightly concerts June 4-7 at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. Rising stars Vincent Mason, Zach John King, Emily Ann Roberts, The Jack Wharff Band, Kaitlin Butts, Kat Luna, Laci Kaye Booth, …
Apr 22
Kenny Chesney is ready to ‘Carry On’ with new single and album
Kenny Chesney’s “Carry On” (HEY NOW Records) Kenny Chesney is about to “Carry On” with his first new music in more than two years, as his new track arrives May 8. “It felt great in the studio,” he says of the song he co-produced with longtime collaborator Buddy Cannon. “Sometimes when you’re running down a song, …
Apr 22
Lee Brice becomes an ‘All Nighter’ as he works to finish ‘Sunriser’
Lee Brice’s ‘Sunriser’ (Curb Records) Lee Brice’s new album, Sunriser, won’t come out June 5 as planned, he explains in a statement. “Y’all, I’ve got some good news and some bad news,” he says. “The good news is, even after finishing Sunriser, I just kept writing and now I’ve got a whole lot more songs …
Apr 22
Shania Twain to host the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards
Shania Twain (Academy of Country Music) Shania Twain will host the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards, as the show returns to MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17. “I’m thrilled to be hosting the 61st ACM Awards in Las Vegas, a place that feels like home,” Shania says. “It’s such …
Apr 22
The ‘big,’ ‘insane’ crowd during George Birge’s surprise Stagecoach debut
George Birge (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach) As country fans count down to the kickoff of Stagecoach Friday in Indio, California, George Birge can’t help but remember his surprise main stage debut during the 2025 festival. “One of the crazier things that I’ve ever gotten to do was playing ‘Cowboy Songs’ with Lana Del Rey …