Steve Nedved
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Feb 28
Kane Brown tops charts with “One Mississippi”
ABC Kane Brown has returned to the top of the country music charts with “One Mississippi.” This week, the superstar reached the summit on country radio with his new #1 hit, and Kane took to his Instagram Stories on Sunday to share a simple, but sweet message in reaction to the news. “Thank you country radio,” …
Feb 28
“Wise beyond his years”: Carrie Underwood celebrates son Isaiah’s 7th birthday
ABC It’s lucky number seven for Carrie Underwood‘s oldest son! On Sunday, Carrie and her husband, Mike Fisher, celebrated the seventh birthday of their son Isaiah. The superstar singer commemorated the occasion with a celebratory post on Instagram showing that Isaiah had a Star Wars-themed birthday party at a skating rink, complete with a disco ball, a Darth Vader cake with …
Feb 28
“Down Home”: Jimmie Allen’s next single will honor his late father, James
BBR Music Group Jimmie Allen is leaning into sentimentality on “Down Home,” the lead single off his forthcoming third studio album. Jimmie shared a preview of the track in December 2020, which serves as a letter to his late father, James, who passed away at the age of 65 in 2019. “Down Home’s” lyrics reference the many ways Jimmie’s …
Feb 28
Jordan Davis, Gabby Barrett & more to join Brooks & Dunn’s Reboot Tour
Image Group LA/ABC via Getty Images Brooks & Dunn are set to embark on an arena tour this year — and they’re bringing a slew of modern superstars with them. Joining the legendary duo of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn when they setg off on the Reboot Tour are opening acts Jordan Davis, Jon Pardi, Walker Hayes, Gabby Barrett and Riley Green, along withTenille Townes, Morgan Wade, Dillon …
Feb 28
Dierks Bentley on the “crazy” experience of seeing Breland write lyrics: “Like watching a mad scientist”
ABC Dierks Bentley’s latest single, “Beers on Me,” gets an assist from two of country music’s brightest up-and-comers, Hardy and Breland, each of whom had a hand in writing the song. While Hardy lent his pen to “Beers on Me” in the kind of writing session that’s pretty standard for Dierks and his collaborators, Breland’s …
Feb 25
Nashville notes
This week, Russell Dickerson dropped a performance video for his new single, “She Likes It.” The video features Jake Scott, who also lends his voice to the track. Some of fan-favorite The Voice contestants from Team Blake will convene at Blake Shelton’s Ole Red Nashville location on March 14 as part of the venue’s month-long …
Feb 25
Brad Paisley’s intimate Las Vegas acoustic shows are “something that you can’t see otherwise”
Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Brad Paisley returns to Wynn Las Vegas’ Encore Theater next month for a pair of acoustic shows, a continuation of the Acoustic Storyteller concert series that he debuted in 2021. The engagement is more of a mini-residency, Brad explains to People, noting that he might get tired out by the end of …
Feb 25
Breland explains how he responds to trolls who don’t think he’s country enough
ABC As one of country music’s fastest-rising newcomers, Breland has gotten his fair share of attention from listeners on the Internet — including some negative comments. “There are people on the Internet who like to troll and I definitely have gotten some pretty hateful messages from people that don’t feel like my brand in country …
Feb 25
“Never Say Never”: Lainey Wilson “immediately knew” her Cole Swindell duet was special
ABC Lainey Wilson knows that “Never Say Never” — her new duet with Cole Swindell — couldn’t be more different than her debut release to country radio, the chart-topping ballad “Things a Man Oughta Know.” But when she first heard it, after Cole texted it to her while she was “drinking a piña colada on …
Feb 25
Jon Pardi is riding out for his summer 2022 Ain’t Always the Cowboy Tour
Rick Diamond/Getty Images Just days after dropping his new single, “Last Night Lonely,” Jon Pardi has announced a summer tour. Jon’s Ain’t Always the Cowboy Tour begins in July, he revealed via American Songwriter this week. The string of dates both opens and closes with a hometown connection. Jon’s first stop, in late July, is in …