Steve Nedved
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Nov 12
Gabby Barrett + Carly Pearce to deliver festive holiday fun as co-hosts of ABC’s CMA Country Christmas
ABC Newly crowned CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Carly Pearce will join forces with country superstar Gabby Barrett this holiday season: The pair are co-hosting the 2021 edition of the annual CMA Country Christmas TV special. Carly shared the news on her Instagram, along with a photo of the two women seated together in …
Nov 12
Maren Morris feels propelled by the success of “The Bones” as she readies her “left turn,” “rootsy” next record
ABC Think Maren Morris’ next studio project will follow in the same pop-leaning direction as her massive cross-genre hit “The Bones”? Think again, the singer says. “This album is quite a left turn for me,” she explains. “And it’s very country, organic. Not a lot of production going on tracks. It’s not overly polished. It’s …
Nov 11
Nashville notes
In honor of Veteran’s Day, Miranda Lambert’s Muttnation Foundation is offering support to military service dogs and the US War Dogs Association with a $20,000 donation. The organization supports retired military service dogs across the country with a variety of programs, including a free prescription medication program for the dogs. Following his performance at the …
Nov 11
What’s it like to sing with Adele *and* Taylor Swift? Chris Stapleton’s not talking
Jason Kempin/Getty Images If you got the chance to sing with the two biggest female stars in pop music, you’d want to tell everyone about the experience, right? Not if you’re country superstar Chris Stapleton. Chris is the duet partner of choice for Taylor Swift and Adele: He sings with Taylor on “I Bet You …
Nov 11
Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean + Kane Brown join the AMAs performance lineup
ABC Three of country music’s biggest names are among the performers at the 2021 American Music Awards. Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean are slated to perform their duet, “If I Didn’t Love You,” which recently went number one at country radio. Meanwhile, Kane Brown will take the stage for a rendition of “One Mississippi,” which …
Nov 11
TJ Osborne was a little nervous to bring his boyfriend to the CMAs, but says “I want to be open in every way”
ABC Brothers Osborne’s Vocal Duo of the Year win at Wednesday night’s CMA Awards was extra sweet for band mate TJ Osborne in one big way. The singer, who came out as gay early in 2021, got to bring his boyfriend, Abi Ventura, to the show. The couple even shared a celebratory kiss before TJ …
Nov 11
Janet Hubert brought to tears by standing ovation at Will Smith book tour event in New York City
Will Smith and Janet Hubert from season 1 of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”; Chris Cuffaio/NBCU Photo Bank The emotional highlight of Will Smith‘s appearance Tuesday night in New York City to promote his self-titled memoir was the thunderous ovation received by one of the original stars of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Janet Hubert. The actress left the …
Nov 11
“Doin’ This”: Luke Combs unleashes his new song + music video after debuting it at the CMAs
ABC Newly minted CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs shared a new song from the stage of the 2021 CMA Awards last night, and fans didn’t have to wait to hear the studio version, either. Directly after his performance, Luke dropped both the official track and music video for “Doin’ This.” “Someone asked me …
Nov 11
Blake Shelton sets his sights on Las Vegas for the next Ole Red location
ABC Blake Shelton is headed to Vegas to open the location of Ole Red. According to Billboard, the singer’s bar and entertainment venue will open in 2023 at the corner of the Las Vegas Strip and Flamingo Road, sitting right across the street from the Bellagio fountains. An estimated 100,000 people pass by each day, …
Nov 11
Short, sweet, and stunned: Backstage at the 55th CMA Awards
ABC In a night full of upsets and surprises, the virtual press room backstage at the 55th CMA Awards Wednesday night in Nashville was surprisingly quiet — perhaps because the majority of the winners were absolutely stunned. Luke Combs walked back, just moments after picking up his first — and perhaps already overdue — trophy for …