Steve Nedved

L-R: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Babyface, Chris Stapleton; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic On a typical Super Bowl Sunday, Chris Stapleton would be “sitting at home with the kids on the couch,” having snacks and watching the game. Of course this year, he won’t be doing that: he’ll be at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, performing the national anthem before …

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The album that landed Travis Tritt his record deal will be available to stream for the very first time starting April 28. Proud of the Country was recorded in 1987, and only 1,000 copies of the project were ever made. Joe Nichols, Clint Black, Tracy Lawrence, Linda Davis and Billy Dean are just some of the artists set to play the 10th anniversary of the Country …

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ABC Luke Bryan‘s having a little CMA Awards reunion in Sin City.  “You never know who’s gonna be in Vegas. Thanks for coming out fellas,” he posted on Thursday, along with a photo of his CMA co-host Peyton Manning, Peyton’s brother Eli and Kirk Herbstreit.  The “Country On” hitmaker isn’t just in Vegas hanging out with his famous footballer friends. He …

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ABC/Connie Chornuk Darius Rucker scored a Diamond-certified hit with his 2013 cover of Old Crow Medicine Show‘s “Wagon Wheel.” Could he now do the same with a Rihanna song?  “Lift me up/ Hold me down/ Keep me close/ Safe and sound,” he sings in a TikTok clip of her song from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. “I love this movie. I love this …

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Todd Owyoung/NBC Sam Hunt‘s serving up another slice of rural heartbreak with his new track, which arrives Thursday night.  “I saw your mama at Walmart with your little girl,” he sings in a social snippet of the song named after the discount mecca.  “She had your eyes and your smile/ She had your nose and …

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Katherine Bomboy/NBC REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin is one of the rockers set to appear on Dolly Parton’s upcoming rock album, Rock Star, and he’s spilled the tea on the track they’ve recorded together. While chatting with the Totally 80s podcast, Cronin revealed he and Dolly recorded a cover of the band’s classic “Keep On Loving You,” although he notes their version is …

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ABC Old friends Brian Kelley and Chase Rice are getting together to throw a Super Bowl party like no other. The co-writers of Florida Georgia Line‘s smash “Cruise” will play a Saturday show on the Sky Line Rooftop of Hotel Valley Ho, overlooking Camelback Mountain in downtown Scottsdale, Arizona.  Look for special guests to join them, including former Miss Texas and …

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ABC/Robby Klein Scotty McCreery may have put out an album named Same Truck, referencing the vehicle he won on American Idol. And Dylan Scott may have hit #1 with his song “New Truck.” But it looks like Dierks Bentley may have ’em beat in the wheels department. You see, he’s still regularly driving the truck he used to move to Nashville from …

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Luke Bryan resumes his Vegas residency at Resorts World Wednesday night, with more shows coming Friday and Saturday. If you can’t make it this time, never fear: he’s back March 22.  The Academy of Country Music is reporting the passing of songwriter Pat Bunch, who was nominated for Single of the Year in 1987 for the Restless Heart hit “I’ll Still Be Loving …

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Door Knocker Media Lainey Wilson, HARDY, Tanya Tucker, ERNEST and Charlie Worsham are included in the latest round of artists added to the tribute to actor/comedian Leslie Jordan later this month at the Opry House. They join an already-stellar list of the Tennessee native’s friends: Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne, Ashley McBryde, Jelly Roll and rocker Eddie Vedder, as well as his Hollywood pals Jim Parsons, Mayim Bialik, Cheyenne Jackson, Max Greenfield and Margaret Cho. You can …

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