Steve Nedved
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Jun 01
Ashley McBryde proclaims “Hang in There” with ‘Good Morning America’ performance
ABC/Image Group LAAshley McBryde finds new meaning in her song, “Hang in There Girl” during a virtual performance on Good Morning America. The 2019 CMA New Artist of the Year joined GMA via video conference to deliver an enduring acoustic performance of the meaningful track. Poised on a leather couch with her guitar, Ashley lives and breathes the lyrics …
Jun 01
Jimmie Allen, Maren Morris & more speak out on death of George Floyd
ABC/Image Group LASeveral country stars are speaking out in the wake of the death of George Floyd. Protests and riots broke out across the country this weekend after a video surfaced last week showing white Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on the neck of 46-year-old Floyd, who’s black, for over eight minutes, during which time Floyd became unresponsive. …
Jun 01
Tanya Tucker opening 2020 Concert for Love and Acceptance
ABC/Image Group LATanya Tucker is lending her support to the LGBTQ community. The “Bring My Flowers Now” singer is set to open the 2020 Concert for Love and Acceptance on June 30. Typically hosted during CMA Fest in downtown Nashville, the annual event will take place online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-founded by …
Jun 01
Thomas Rhett and wife speak out on racial injustice for their black daughter
DisneyThomas Rhett and his wife Lauren Akins each shared moving Instagram posts following the death of George Floyd, the 46-year-old Minneapolis man who died last Monday after a police officer held him down by the neck with his knee for more than seven minutes. Rhett and Akins share four-year-old daughter Willa Gray, whom they adopted from Uganda in 2017. As …
Jun 01
Is Kip Moore opening up about his love life on ‘Wild World?’
MCA NashvilleWould you like to know a little more about Kip Moore‘s love life? If that’s the case, his new record, Wild World, just may contain some of the answers you’re looking for. The Georgia native’s fourth album opens with the track “Janie Blu,” introducing a character that re-occurs in its final track, “Payin’ Hard.” So is Wild World partially Kip’s effort to …
May 31
Speechless” no more: Dan + Shay reemerge to speak out about George Floyd’s death
ABC/Image Group LAJustin Bieber‘s been posting multiple messages denouncing racism since the death of George Floyd, whose death following his arrest by the Minneapolis police has sparked protests worldwide. Now, his “10,000 Hours” duet partners, Dan + Shay, have added their voices to the chorus. In a lengthy Instagram post, the duo explains that they’ve …
May 29
Drive-in movies, cooking & card games: Brothers Osborne share how they’re spending quarantine
ABC/Image Group LA Brothers Osborne take fans behind the scenes of how they’re spending self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic in a new installment of CMT’s On the Road Series — which has been renamed “Off the Road” in light of the quarantine. People premiered the vlog-style clip. Bandmates and brothers TJ and John Osborne have been isolating together in Nashville, along with their mom, …
May 29
“Can’t Stay Here”: Tucker Beathard drops his newest heartache ballad in response to fan demand
Warner Music NashvilleTucker Beathard reflects on the tough decision to end a painful relationship in “Can’t Stay Here,” his new breakup ballad. Written early in 2020, the song was among the first Tucker penned after his younger brother’s untimely death. During that period of grief, the singer admits he wasn’t sure he’d be able to write …
May 29
Zac Brown re-releases solo album ‘The Controversy’, including new remixes and collaborations
Andy Sapp Zac Brown Band frontman Zac Brown re-released his debut solo album, The Controversy, on Friday. The project originally came out as a surprise release last September. The new version of the project boasts two remixes not featured in the first iteration of the project, including a Petey Radio remix of “Someone I Used to Know,” the lead …
May 29
‘Guitars, Couches, ETC., ETC.’: Midland combats the quarantine blues with acoustic EP
Big Machine Records Midland put an acoustic spin on five of their best-loved hits in Guitars, Couches, ETC., ETC., a new EP recorded from quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project’s name is a good-natured tip of the hat to Dwight Yoakam’s 1986 Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc., an album that the trio counts as an important influence on their music. “The …
