Steve Nedved
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Apr 08
Jelly Roll goes across the pond to speak and be honored at Oxford
Disney/Stewart Cook It’s a pretty impressive feat: During his first trip to Oxford, England, Jelly Roll‘s being honored and speaking at Oxford University. On Monday Jelly was given the Global Literacy Award as part of the World Literacy Summit. On Tuesday he was part of the keynote address, and a question and answer session. Though he’s …
Apr 08
Opry 100 Honors pays tribute to Loretta Lynn, June & Johnny Cash + Charlie Daniels
Chris Hollo/Grand Ole Opry The Grand Ole Opry is continuing to celebrate its 100th birthday with another special slate of shows honoring some of country’s best-loved legends. The Opry 100 Honors series will kick of May 13, paying tribute to Loretta Lynn. Carly Pearce, Ashley McBryde and Martina McBride are all set to take part. Loretta’s sister Crystal …
Apr 08
Russell Dickerson’s ready to head back into the ring for more Russellmania
Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images Russell Dickerson‘s stepping out of the ring for a bit, but he’ll be back for round two of his Russellmania tour this summer. “SALT LAKE LITTTTYYY THAT WAS THE BEST NIGHT OF MY LIIIIIFE!!!!” he shared on his socials, along with a video recapping his high-energy Friday night show. The “Yours” hitmaker …
Apr 08
Rascal Flatts reach the end of the road on Life Is a Highway Tour
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Big Machine Label Group Jordan Davis joined Rascal Flatts onstage Friday in Orlando, duetting on “Yours If You Want It” as the trio wrapped their Life Is a Highway Tour. It was Rascal Flatts’ first time on the road since 2019, after the pandemic sidelined a planned 2020 farewell tour. “We’ve been blown …
Apr 08
LOCASH locks in fourth #1 with ‘Hometown Home’
ABC/Paula Lobo LOCASH has just locked in the fourth #1 of their career, as “Hometown Home” lands at the top of the country chart. “Seeing ‘Hometown Home’ sitting at the top of the Billboard chart has been amazing in ways we couldn’t imagine,” the duo tells Billboard. “It’s our first #1 since we went ‘all …
Apr 08
For Blake Shelton, ‘The Road’ won’t likely lead to acting
Jason Kempin/Getty Images For the past few weeks Blake Shelton‘s been busy shooting The Road, the new music competition show he developed with Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan. If that gives you hope Blake could someday land in a Sheridan show like Tim McGraw in 1883 — well, Blake says you should probably hold your horses. “I’ve never …
Apr 07
Nashville notes: Frank Ray finds ‘Miami in Tennessee’ + ERNEST’s new DeVille
The new single from “Country’d Look Good on You” hitmaker Frank Ray is “Miami in Tennessee.” Singer/songwriter ERNEST has just launched DeVille Records, in partnership with Big Loud. Chandler Walters, Rhys Rutherford and Cody Lohden are the first artists signed, with the Cadillac Sessions compilation set to arrive May 9. Newcomer Lauren Watkins has just …
Apr 07
Riley Green, HARDY and more set to play softball for Folds of Honor
Disney/Randy Holmes Riley Green, HARDY, Justin Moore, Tyler Hubbard and comedian John Crist are among the first artists confirmed to play in this year’s Rock ‘N Jock Celebrity Softball Game. The fifth annual benefit will take place Monday, June 2, at First Horizon Park in Nashville, in the days leading up to CMA Fest. Proceeds go …
Apr 07
‘Happy Hour Sad’: Preview the tune that inspired Cole Swindell’s fall tour
ABC Cole Swindell will hit the road on the Happy Hour Sad Tour this fall, on a trek that takes its name from a cut off his new album, Spanish Moss, which drops June 27. “It’s always a new level of excitement to be touring with a new album out so I expect this fall …
Apr 07
Little Big Town heads outdoors for Summer Tour ’25
Disney/Larry McCormack Little Big Town will be “makin’ waves and catchin’ rays, all summer,” according to the new ad for their first full summer headlining tour since 2019. “We’re spending the summer with our friends,” the band shared on their socials, before going on to namecheck the other artists who’ll join them at different times …