Steve Nedved
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May 02
How choirs + Stagecoach inspired Eric Church to create ‘Evangeline vs. The Machine’
©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. For Eric Church, choir is more than just the name he’s long had for his most devoted fans. In many ways, it’s actually the inspiration for his new album. “I had done some residency shows. And I had started working with the choir and had a cool moment in that show, …
May 01
Nashville notes: Kacey Musgraves’ Hank Williams cover + Castellows’ ‘Homecoming’
Kacey Musgraves has recorded her cover of the Hank Williams‘ classic “Lost Highway” to mark her return to Lost Highway Records as part of the reorganization of UMG Nashville. She was originally signed to Lost Highway in 2011. Sister-trio The Castellows will release their seven-track Homecoming EP on May 30, ahead of their headlining tour of …
May 01
Carrie Underwood, Scotty McCreery and more to celebrate CMA Fest at the Opry
Jason Kempin/Getty Images As the Grand Ole Opry continues marking its 100th birthday this year, it’s also taking some time to celebrate CMA Fest. The festivities kick off June 3 with two special shows starring Carrie Underwood, Bill Anderson and more. The star power only grows on June 4, with Scotty McCreery, Justin Moore, Mitchell …
May 01
Jelly Roll reveals who’ll join him at Billy Bob’s Texas
Academy of Country Music We now know who some of Jelly Roll‘s friends are. Lainey Wilson, Riley Green, ERNEST, Russell Dickerson, Dasha and Ashley Cooke are definitely on board to join him for his Tuesday, May 6, show at Billy Bob’s Texas at the Fort Worth Stockyards. The Jelly Roll & Friends show is one …
May 01
Post Malone’s Big A** Stadium Tour gets bigger with new LA date
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation With only one show already under its belt, Post Malone‘s Big A** Stadium Tour is already expanding. Posty’s adding a Thursday, June 19, date at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, with tickets going on sale Friday. The trek kicked off Tuesday with a sold-out show in Salt Lake City …
May 01
The 60th ACMs promise 12 minutes of music to start + superstar collabs
Academy of Country Music The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards will start with 12 nonstop minutes of music, as the show pays tribute to six decades of ACM songs of the year. Clint Black, Dan + Shay, Wynonna Judd, host Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes and Sugarland are all set to take part in the …
May 01
Trisha Yearwood looks in ‘The Mirror’ for first new album in six years
Gwendolyn Records/Virgin Music Group Trisha Yearwood‘s first new album in six years, The Mirror, will arrive July 18. In more than three decades of making music, it’s the first one she’s co-produced and had a hand in writing every song. “Creating this music has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life,” she …
May 01
‘Same Moon’ bridges the distance for Mitchell Tenpenny + Meghan Patrick
Sony Music Nashville For Mitchell Tenpenny, “Same Moon” is more than just his new single. It’s an autobiographical reflection on how he and his wife, Canadian country star Meghan Patrick, often feel. “I had that title I wrote down because I was, like, out somewhere (on the) West Coast, and she was somewhere else,” he …
Apr 30
Nashville notes: Red Clays Strays win ACM + Kelsea Ballerini’s live ‘Baggage’
Miranda Lambert phoned The Red Clays Strays Monday afternoon to let them know they’d just won this year’s ACM for new duo or group of the year. They were in Savannah, Georgia, recording with Dave Cobb at the time. “Worth the Trouble,” the new song from Chandler Walters, is out now. You can find it …
Apr 30
Lainey Wilson books her first big screen role in Colleen Hoover movie
Disney/Tanner Yeager Lainey Wilson will make her feature film debut in the adaptation of Colleen Hoover‘s 2022 bestseller, Reminders of Him, according to Variety. Of course, Hoover also wrote It Ends with Us, which inspired the Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni hit. Gilmore Girls‘ Lauren Graham and The West Wing‘s Bradley Whitford are also attached to the …