Steve Nedved
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Oct 01
Josh Turner’s Iowa concert is thought to be the first socially-distanced, pandemic-era US arena show
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesLast month, Josh Turner played what is believed to be the first paid U.S. arena show since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic at The U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. According to Pollstar, the September 18 show scaled its end stage concert capacity down from 7,2000 to 1,000, providing socially-distanced grouped …
Oct 01
It’s ‘Pardi Time’: Jon Pardi announces digital variety series ahead of deluxe ‘Heartache Medication’ release
ABC/Image Group LAJon Pardi announced his new, eight-episode digital variety show, Pardi Time, this week. The series will air on CMT beginning next Thursday, October 6. A combination of music, day-to-day life and his signature, goofball brand of humor, Pardi Time will join Jon, his fiancée, Summer and their pals in quarantine for a lighthearted …
Oct 01
Lindsay Ell shares optimistic “Workin’ Out,” from the Make It Up As We Go podcast
Sony Music Nashville/Audio Up MediaLindsay Ell shared her sunny new “Workin’ Out” this week, a banjo-laced, encouraging anthem that advises us to roll with life’s ups and downs. The new tune comes off of the soundtrack for Make it Up As We Go, a new scripted musical podcast that tells the story of a young …
Oct 01
“Classic”: Cam dials up the glam vibes in her vintage-inspired new music video
Triple TigersCam takes her cues from the glamorous days of 1950s-era Hollywood in the music video for “Classic,” her latest single, which is a rose-tinted look back at bygone days. The colorful new video was filmed at Nashville’s White Limozeen, a Dolly Parton-themed rooftop bar. The singer says that while her new song may be …
Oct 01
Jason Aldean’s wife remembers Route 91 Harvest Festival on the 3rd anniversary of the mass shooting
ABC/Image Group LAOctober 1 marks a somber anniversary for the country community. On this date in 2017, a mass shooting took place at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, killing 60 people and injuring over 800 more. The massacre began when 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd, which was gathered on …
Oct 01
Kane Brown hints at some “surprises” planned for his upcoming Ryman livestream show
ABC/Image Group LAKane Brown will take the stage of Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium this month for a livestream concert, in a sponsored show that’s part of his brand partnership with Dr. Pepper & Cream Soda. Even though fans won’t get to see Kane up close and in person, the singer’s finding fun ways to make his …
Oct 01
Dan + Shay, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton score all-genre category nods at the 2020 E! People’s Choice Awards
ABC/Image Group LADan + Shay and Thomas Rhett are among the entertainers nominated at this year’s E! People’s Choice Awards, where each act also scored a mention in a category not specific to country artists. Thomas is nominated in the Soundtrack Song of 2020 category with “On Me,” his duet with Ava Max, which is …
Oct 01
Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn scrap their December 2020 Las Vegas residency dates
ABC/Image Group LAReba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn won’t be headed to Sin City this December after all. The two superstar acts announced this week that they’re cancelling the final dates of their 2020 Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together in Vegas residency, due to continued concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Those who purchased tickets for …
Oct 01
“I Melt”: Why Jay DeMarcus almost left Rascal Flatts over Joe Don Rooney’s nude scene
ABC/Mark LevineTwenty Years of Rascal Flatts: The Greatest Hits comes out Friday, ahead of the trio’s Farewell Tour, which they plan to reschedule post-COVID-19. Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox, and Joe Don Rooney agree two songs helped put them on the map: “Life Is a Highway” from the Disney movie Cars; and “I Melt,” which sparked a groundbreaking video with an infamous shot of Joe Don’s backside. …
Sep 30
Dolly Parton dropped a huge Easter egg about her Christmas album months ago, and no one noticed
ABC/Image Group LAAs usual, Dolly Parton outsmarted just about everybody: In early 2020, she hid a clue about her then-unannounced Christmas album, A Holly Dolly Christmas, in plain sight on her Instagram feed. Way back in January, months before she let fans in on her plans to drop a Christmas record, Dolly got the ball …
