Steve Nedved
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Oct 06
CMA Awards announces a date for 2021 show, but Reba McEntire won’t return as host
Mickey Bernal/FilmMagic When the 2021 CMA Awards show returns this November, someone new will be taking over hosting duties. Reba McEntire, who helmed last year’s ceremony along with Darius Rucker, will not return, according to a report from Billboard. The Country Music Association confirmed that Reba will be sitting out the hosting gig this year, …
Oct 06
Country star trivia
On this day in 1990, this two-time Grammy winner joined the Grand Ole Opry and performed three songs — one from his second studio album and the others from his eponymous debut album that came out the year prior. Who is it? ANSWER: Garth Brooks. He performed “Friends In Low Places,” “If Tomorrow Never Comes” and “This …
Oct 06
Take a trip back in time, as Michael Ray serves up “Whiskey and Rain”
Anna Clary If Michael Ray‘s latest hit takes you back to an earlier era in country music, well, the Florida native’s just fine with that. “‘Whiskey and Rain‘ has that Gary Allan feel I grew up on,” Michael explains. “It has that, you know, Ronnie Milsap feel of the ’80s. It has that Bakersfield sound that I grew up on, …
Oct 06
Nashville notes
Jameson Rodgers and Luke Combs are number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, thanks to their collaborative single “Cold Beer Calling My Name,” which they released on December 7, 2020. Chris Stapleton joined Jimmy Fallon on his late night talk show on Tuesday, where the two jammed out to his 2020 hit “You Should Probably Leave.” Stapleton’s guitarist couldn’t make it to the …
Oct 05
“You are my rock”: Gabby Barrett and Cade Foehner celebrate wedding anniversary
Connie Chronuk/ABC It’s all in the family for Gabby Barrett as she and husband Cade Foehner celebrate their second wedding anniversary. To honor the special occasion, Gabby shared a photo on Instagram of her and Cade posing in front of a sunset photo background, with Cade cradling their 10-month-old daughter, Baylah May, in his arms. “Happy 2nd Anniversary my love. You are my …
Oct 05
Zac Brown Band to resume The Comeback Tour
ABC Zac Brown Band will resume touring this week. Last week, the band announced that they were hitting pause on The Comeback Tour, as frontman Zac Brown had tested positive for COVID-19 and would adhere to the CDC guidelines for quarantining until he was cleared. ZBB shared on Instagram on Tuesday that the tour will “continue as planned” this weekend, …
Oct 05
Luke Bryan is looking “Up” in his new single
Connie Chronuk/ABC Luke Bryan speaks to the heartland of America with his new single, “Up.” With lyrics crafted around the word “up,” the song opens with Luke singing about rural farmers waking up at sunrise to tend to the land, followed by a verse about a young man riding around a small town in a hand-me-down truck and another …
Oct 05
Old Dominion knew “something great would happen” when making ‘Time, Tequila & Therapy’
Sony Music Nashville As Old Dominion prepares to release their new album, Time, Tequila & Therapy, they’re reflecting on the creative process that went into it. In a video filmed at the studio, lead singer Matthew Ramsey touches on how, by removing outside forces and collectively focusing on the artistic vision, he knew it would lead them to the project they were meant to make. …
Oct 05
Country star trivia
Twenty years ago today, the TV series named after and starring this “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” singer premiered on The WB. It ran for six seasons and earned the entertainer and actress a Golden Globe nomination. Can you guess who it is? ANSWER: Reba McEntire. Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
Oct 05
Jimmie Allen is “Outrageous” with Britney Spears tribute on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
ABC/Christopher Willard Jimmie Allen was a bit “Outrageous” Monday night with his Dancing with the Stars performance. It was “Britney Night” on DWTS, so in paying tribute to the legendary Britney Spears, Jimmie and his partner Emma Slater delivered a salsa routine to her 2004 bop, “Outrageous.” Dressed head to toe in neon pink outfits, the “Best Shot” singer brought the heat with a high-energy …
