Steve Nedved
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Mar 10
‘Palomino’: Miranda Lambert charts a sprawling new journey with her next album
Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville Miranda Lambert’s next solo chapter is on its way. The singer announced a 15-song new album, called Palomino, on Thursday morning. Some of the songs on the track list are familiar. It includes full-band versions of “Geraldene,” “In His Arms” and “Waxahachie,” all songs that appeared in stripped-down acoustic form on …
Mar 10
Kelsea Ballerini co-hosting the CMT Music Awards with actor Anthony Mackie
ABC Kelsea Ballerini is returning to her co-hosting gig at the CMT Music Awards for 2022. Billboard reports that she’s sharing the stage this year with actor Anthony Mackie. Last year, Kelsea co-hosted the CMT Awards with Kane Brown, in what was her first time as a host on the show. Kane’s not returning this …
Mar 10
Does HARDY know something we don’t about Florida Georgia Line’s hiatus?
ABC HARDY accepted his Songwriter of the Year trophy at the ACM Awards on Monday night, and he made sure to thank all the artists who’ve helped him get to where he is today: Dierks Bentley, Morgan Wallen and Thomas Rhett, to name a few. “There have been so many,” HARDY emphasized. But the very …
Mar 09
Nashville notes
Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation continues to support shelter pets across the country: The organization recently donated $250,000 in total, with a $5,000 donation to a shelter in each state, and Washington D.C., plus one “Wildcard” donation. Parmalee, Blanco Brown and Brooke Eden released a studio version of their “Just the Way,” which they debuted on …
Mar 09
Carly Pearce is looking ahead to her next record: “I’ve started to write new songs”
ABC No album in Carly Pearce’s career has brought her quite as many accolades as her 2021 release 29: Written in Stone, an intimate, revealing journey that sees her coming into her own as a country traditionalist and opening up about a difficult couple of years in her personal life. Fans were drawn to Carly’s …
Mar 09
“A little less pregnant this time,” Maren Morris returns to RodeoHouston
ABC Maren Morris returned to the Houston Livestock & Rodeo Show on Tuesday night, playing a set that featured new songs off her upcoming Humble Quest album, such as “Circles Around This Town.” She took the stage in a bedazzled black bustier and fringed jacket — and that fringe, it turns out, is one of …
Mar 09
Kelsea Ballerini shares the Dolly-ism that has stayed with her since her first conversation with Dolly Parton
ABC Kelsea Ballerini duetted with living legend and fellow East Tennessee native Dolly Parton on the stage of this week’s ACM Awards, and the younger star shared her excitement over the duet with a series of photos and video clips that she could only describe as “The Dolly Dump.” In one of those videos, Kelsea …
Mar 09
Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson + more join the Grand Ole Opry’s upcoming Merle Haggard tribute
ABC The Hag himself is the subject of a new tribute show taking place at the Grand Ole Opry. The Opry Salutes Merle Haggard event is scheduled to take place April 6, which is both Haggard’s birthday and the sixth anniversary of his death at age 79. Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Joe Nichols are …
Mar 09
Self-described “emotional dude” Jimmie Allen has been trying for years to write about his dad
ABC Jimmie Allen’s got a trick for when he feels himself getting emotional onstage: He tags in his guitar player for an extended solo so he has time to compose himself. There might be more guitar solos on Jimmie’s near future. He just released “Down Home,” a song inspired by his dad, who died in …
Mar 09
Carrie Underwood on what’s next: “I’m always working on something”
ABC Carrie Underwood has something up her sleeve, but she’s playing coy regarding what it is. “I’m always I’m always working on something. Obviously, we can’t spill too many beans right now, but my fans know what I mean when I say ‘soon,’” she says with a laugh. “They actually hate it when I use that …