Steve Nedved

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Zac Brown Band to Pay It Forward to local businesses

ABC/Randy HolmesZac Brown Band is stepping up to support small businesses.  The country band is performing as part of Verizon’s weekly series, Pay It Forward Live, on May 7 to support small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. ZBB will treat viewers to performances of their beloved hits, with the musicians encouraging fans to support their …

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‘Girls Like Me’: Martina McBride releases new song

ABC/Image Group LAMartina McBride was the latest artist to appear on Songland, and she walked away with a new song: “Girls Like Me.” Aspiring songwriter Hailie co-wrote the original version of the song with her brother Michael Tyler, as well as Dan Swank and Lexi Lauren. Hailie was paired with Ester Dean, one of the judges on Songland, to craft the song to match the singer’s style.  Martina herself …

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Scotty McCreery performing on St. Jude’s Giving Tuesday livestream

ABC/Image Group LAScotty McCreery is partnering with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for Giving Tuesday.   Scotty is performing in St. Jude’s livestream event Take Five Together for #StJude today, as a way to bring joy during these trying times while also raising money for the hospital that works to find a cure for childhood cancer. The children and …

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Ryan Hurd on singing with wife Maren Morris: ‘It’s really fun’

ABC/Image Group LARyan Hurd says wife Maren Morris has an “open invitation” to sing with him — one she happily accepted on his new song, “Every Other Memory.”  In an interview with People, Ryan reveals that he wrote “Every Other Memory” in March 2019 and instantly knew the nostalgia-filled tuned was special.   It seems as though Maren felt the same way, …

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‘Famous Friends’: Kane Brown offers a listen to Chris Young collaboration

ABC/Image Group LAKane Brown has offered fans a sneak peek at his new song with Chris Young.  Kane dropped a snippet of a track called “Famous Friends” on social media Sunday night, tagging Chris in the post. The song features a warm, inviting melody of energetic guitars and drums while the lyrics cite close friends in a small town …

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Luke Combs performs biggest hits during livestream to aid out-of-work bartenders

ABC/Image Group LALuke Combs teamed with Miller Lite over the weekend for a livestream event benefiting bartenders who’ve been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Hunkered down in his barn, Luke treated fans to a virtual concert, performing a handful of his biggest hits, including one he’s said is a favorite to perform live: “When it Rains it Pours.”  …

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Hot Country Knights ‘Pick Her Up’ with Travis Tritt on ‘Good Morning America’

Capitol NashvilleDierks Bentley‘s alter ego, Doug Douglason, led his band of Hot Country Knights to Good Morning America today with Travis Tritt for a performance of their collaboration, “Pick Her Up.”  The 90s country parody band, featuring Dierks and his road band dressed in eccentric outfits and mullet wigs, brought of dose of country music and humor to GMA.  Adhering to social distancing guidelines, …

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Kenny Chesney calls on songwriters to help celebrate ‘Here and Now’

Warner Music Nashville Following the Friday release of his new album, Here and Now, Kenny Chesney celebrated with a livestream concert featuring several of its songwriters.  Sitting down for an intimate songwriters session on Facebook Live with the those who contributed to the project — such as David Lee Murphy, Brett James and Kat Higgins — Kenny acoustically performed several songs off the new album, including “Knowing …

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‘Heartbeat Higher’: Eric Paslay releasing new song

Rachel DeebEric Paslay is gearing up new music.  The hit songwriter is set to drop a new song later this week, “Heartbeat Higher.” Co-written by Eric, Zach Crowell and guest vocalist Sarah Buxton, the song is the first taste of new material that Eric is set to unveil this summer.  Eric has incorporated “Heartbeat Higher” into his live shows …

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Dierks Bentley/Doug Douglason and Travis Tritt will join forces for Good Morning America performance

UMG Nashville Dierks Bentley and Travis Tritt have big plans to perform together on Good Morning America on Monday.  While Dierks hasn’t collaborated with Travis under his own name, it’s a different story for the “Burning Man” singer’s ‘90s alter ego, Doug Douglason, whose spoof band Hot Country Knights dropped their debut album this week.  The first single off that project is “Pick …

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