Steve Nedved

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Eric Church, George Strait and more join Willie Nelson for epic, full-length concert film

Courtesy of Blackbird PresentsWillie Nelson is at the center of a just-announced new concert film and music release called Willie Nelson American Outlaw. The event was taped at a massive tribute concert to Willie’s legacy and career, which took place in January of 2019 in Nashville. Eric Church, George Strait, Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow and …

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Brett Eldredge, Meghan Trainer revisit a duet on ‘The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration’

Disney/Steven DiazAn upcoming fifth anniversary event of The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration will revisit some of the annual highlights of Christmases past at Disney Parks. In one of those, the country king of Christmas himself, Brett Eldredge, teams up with pop star Meghan Trainor for a rendition of the classic festive duet, …

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Garth Brooks is bringing the ‘FUN’ to Amazon Music with his album release livestream event

Courtesy of Amazon MusicFriday marks the long-awaited release of Garth Brooks’ new album, FUN, and the singer’s celebrating release day with a stripped-down set of songs to be livestreamed on Amazon Music. He’ll also take some questions live from fans as he celebrates the release of his 14-track new collection, which includes previously-released favorites such …

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Dan + Shay, Dolly Parton and more are spending ‘Christmas in Rockefeller Center’ this year

ABC/Image Group LADan + Shay, Dolly Parton and Brett Eldredge are bringing the country holiday cheer to the all-genre, all-star lineup of this year’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center special. Each year, the event features festive performances to kick off the holiday season, along with the annual, iconic tree-lighting ceremony in New York City’s Rockefeller Center. …

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Miranda Lambert is a road-tested “Champion” in her new song, from the ‘Make It Up as We Go’ season finale

Audio Up MediaThe season finale of scripted musical podcast Make It Up as We Go premiered this week, and with it came a powerful new song from series executive producer Miranda Lambert. Miranda rounds out the podcast soundtrack with her reflective “Champion,” a song about how life’s setbacks and closed doors amount to nothing more …

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“Wine, Beer, Whiskey”: How “cruise director” Phillip Sweet fueled Little Big Town’s latest hit

ABC“Wine, Beer, Whiskey,” the latest hit from Little Big Town, continues a tradition the band started with smashes like “Pontoon” and “Day Drinking.”  “We’re a country band and we’ve done pretty well writing drinking songs,” Kimberly Schlapman says, “so we thought, ‘Let’s just do that again.’” “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” came together on the road, as Kimberly, Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, and Phillip …

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Luke Combs passes Garth Brooks’ record on ‘Billboard’ Top Country Albums chart

ABCLuke Combs continues his winning streak atop the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.  This week, the singer spends his 34th week at number one with his sophomore album, What You See Is What You Get, making him the first artist since the chart debuted in 1964 to have two albums sit in the top spot for at least 34 weeks.  The “Beer …

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Brett Eldredge will “Carol for a Cause” in benefit of Feeding America

Greg NoireBrett Eldredge is raising his voice to support a noble cause this holiday season.  The country singer is taking part in T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods’ holiday campaign, Carol for a Cause, to “help rediscover the joy of the season with song,” as T.J. Maxx describes.  Now through December 27, artists from across many genres will post a video of …

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Carrie Underwood teases magical “Hallelujah” video with John Legend

ABCCarrie Underwood is unveiling the video for her and John Legend‘s duet “Hallelujah,” due out tomorrow. Carrie shared a teaser of the video on Instagram today that shows the two powerhouse singers caught in a gorgeous winter scene of glistening snow-covered trees amid a peaceful snowfall. Amidst the wintry forest, John stumbles upon a beautiful abandoned room where he lights a …

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Chris Stapleton to perform during NASCAR Awards tonight

ABCChris Stapleton will perform at the 2020 NASCAR Awards today, which honors the champions in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series: Chase Elliott, Austin Cindric and Sheldon Creed.  Chris will open the show with a debut performance of his song “Arkansas,” featured on his new album, Starting Over. The song is a natural fit for the event, with its reference to a Porsche …

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