Steve Nedved
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Oct 20
Reba McEntire’s ‘Revived Remixed Revisited’ box set breaks onto multiple Billboard charts
UMG Nashville Reba McEntire is making her way up multiple Billboard charts this week, including her first-ever foray into the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart, thanks to her new triple disc, Revived Remixed Revisited. The project also lands her in the number-eight spot on Billboard’s all-genre Top Album Sales, and at number 12 on Top …
Oct 20
Nashville notes
Blake Shelton’s If I’m Honest album has achieved RIAA Platinum certification as of last month. The project came out in 2016; it features the hit single “A Guy With a Girl” as well as a duet with Gwen Stefani, “Go Ahead and Break My Heart.” Dustin Lynch has been announced as the third and final …
Oct 20
Scotty McCreery brings his newest single, “Damn Strait,” to the Kelly Clarkson Show stage
Jeff Ray Scotty McCreery reconnected with a fellow American Idol alum — Kelly Clarkson — this week, stopping by the stage of her talk show to perform his latest single, “Damn Strait.” Coming off his new Same Truck album, “Damn Strait” is a heartbroken ballad paying tribute to the King of Country, told from the …
Oct 20
Luke Bryan’s wife Caroline once slept on a makeshift bed of suitcases on his tour bus
ABC/Image Group LA Luke Bryan may be a massively successful country star these days, but early on in his career, both he and his wife Caroline made plenty of sacrifices so that he could chase his dream. Specifically, Caroline says in a new appearance on the Uncut with Jay Cutler podcast, she gave up the …
Oct 20
Carrie Underwood reveals what she wouldn’t put up with from her husband, “If I Didn’t Love You”
Connie Chronuk/ABC Carrie Underwood is exposing her husband’s bad habits in a hilarious new TikTok video centered around her latest single, a duet with Jason Aldean called “If I Didn’t Love You.” As the song plays in the background, Carrie pans the camera to piles of laundry on the floor, taxidermied animals hanging on the …
Oct 20
Eric Church’s “Heart on Fire” video tips its hat to his past hits
Joe Pugliese Eric Church adds another layer of nostalgia to his hard-rocking anthem, “Heart on Fire,” with a music video that looks back at the history of the singer’s career. Only true fans of the Chief will catch all the subtle references that the clip includes to past hit songs and videos. That emphasis on …
Oct 20
Elvie Shane secures his first #1 with “a God song,” the emotional “My Boy”
BBR Music Group This week, newcomer Elvie Shane reaches the pinnacle of the country chart with his debut single, “My Boy.” While the moving take on step-fatherhood is several years old, Elvie and his co-writers knew from the very beginning it was special. “From the day we wrote that song, we’ve called it a God song, and …
Oct 19
Nashville notes
Eric Church is releasing the video today for his latest single, “Heart on Fire.” He’s already released a teaser. Charley Pride will be posthumously honored with the RIAA Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville. Garth Brooks will present the award to Charley’s son, Dion, at the ceremony on October 25. Riley Green‘s debut #1 single, …
Oct 19
Lady A teases collaboration with Darius Rucker, Thomas Rhett and Carly Pearce
BMLG Records Ahead of the release of their album, What a Song Can Do, Lady A has dropped a preview of their all-star collaboration with Thomas Rhett, Carly Pearce and Darius Rucker, “Friends Don’t Let Friends.” “You know friends don’t let friends drink alone/Gotta have a little help to get that memory gone/If you’re gonna make a bad decision/You shouldn’t make it …
Oct 19
“Things are looking UP”: Luke Bryan commemorates ‘American Idol’s upcoming 20th season
ABC/Eric McCandless Luke Bryan is ready for the new season of American Idol. On Tuesday, the country superstar shared a selfie of him and fellow judges Lionel Richie and Katy Perry and host Ryan Seacrest on the set as they film auditions for the show’s upcoming 20th season. “Things are looking UP for our 20th year of @americanidol. Who’s ready?” Luke writes alongside the photo, …
