Steve Nedved
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Aug 10
Miranda Lambert puts ‘Crisco’ on the dance floor at Billy Bob’s
Miranda Lambert’s ‘Crisco’ Release Show (Courtesy Billy Bob’s Texas/Miranda Lambert) Miranda Lambert’s taking her country disco album to the dance floor of the world’s largest honky-tonk. “When I was in the studio recording Crisco, I kept picturing the rhinestone saddle at Billy Bob’s,” Miranda says. “It’s the perfect visual for a country disco album: honky tonk …
Aug 10
Morgan Wallen sets another record at #1, but he ‘Had Some Help’
Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen’s “I Can’t Love You Anymore” (SAWGOD/Columbia Records) Country powerhouses Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen top the country chart once again, as “I Can’t Love You Anymore” rises to #1 on Billboard Country Airplay in only its 15th week. This is Ella’s fifth #1 and Morgan’s 22nd, following “Don’t We,” which is …
Aug 07
Gavin Adcock’s showcasing the ‘Workin’ Man’ at the end of the week
Gavin Adcock’s ‘The Day I Hang It Up’ (Warner Records Nashville) Gavin Adcock’s got a song for the “Workin’ Man” — and a video, too. It’s something the “Wannabe” hitmaker knows well, since he was raised on a cattle farm in Watkinsville, Georgia. “This song is for working people. The kind of people who put in …
Aug 07
Catch me ‘OUTSIDE’: Parker McCollum’s ‘Live from the Hill Country’
Parker McCollum’s ‘Live from the Hill Country’ (MCA) Parker McCollum is Live from the Hill Country with three new versions of tracks from his self-titled ACM album of the year. Previously exclusive to Spotify and known as LIVE OUTSIDE, the songs were recorded in late spring of 2025 at H-5 Ranch in the Texas Hill Country …
Aug 07
Brett Young goes back to the beginning to revisit his breakthrough
‘Brett Young (Platinum Edition)’ (Blue Highway Records) More than 10 years after the April 2016 release of his breakthrough hit, “Sleep Without You,” Brett Young’s back with the Platinum Edition of his self-titled debut album. Released in February 2017, the original 12-track record also features his hits “In Case You Didn’t Know,” “Like I Loved …
Aug 07
Check into the ‘Sunset Marquis’ with Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert’s ‘Crisco’ (MCA) Miranda Lambert’s checking into the “Sunset Marquis” for the latest preview of her Crisco album, which arrives Oct. 2. It’s inspired by the West Hollywood hotel known as a haven for musicians, actors and other artists. “I’ve been staying at the Sunset Marquis for close to 20 years,” Miranda says. “Every time …
Aug 06
Brooks & Dunn set Opry return to serve Platinum-plus hits
Brooks & Dunn’s Neon Moon Tour (Live Nation) Thirty-five years after they first topped the chart with their debut single, “Brand New Man,” Brooks & Dunn are still going strong, getting ready to make a rare Grand Ole Opry appearance and relaunch their extended Neon Moon Tour. Now simultaneously members of the Country Music Hall of …
Aug 06
XXX’s and OOO’s: Megan Moroney’s an American Girl, y’all
Megan Moroney’s American Girl doll (Mattel) Just in time for Christmas 2026, Megan Moroney will be immortalized as her own American Girl doll. Clothes and accessories that are part of the American Girl x Megan Moroney collection are available online and in stores now, with the 18-inch doll debuting exclusively at Target later this year — …
Aug 06
Ashley Cooke to visit the cities that made me as she releases album #2
Ashley Cooke’s the cities that made me tour (Courtesy Ashley Cooke/Sweet Talk Publicity) Ashley Cooke will revisit pivotal places in her life as she kicks off the cities that made me tour Aug. 14 in Nashville, the same day her self-titled sophomore record arrives. “this album was built on the memories and moments that shaped …
Aug 06
St. Jude honor will ‘Happen to’ Russell Dickerson in October
Russell Dickerson (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital) Russell Dickerson will be honored with the 2026 Angels Among Us Award during the 36th Country Cares Seminar this fall. Given to artists who’ve worked to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the award takes its name from the 1993 song by Alabama and pays tribute to …