Steve Nedved
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Mar 29
Dolly Parton reacts to Beyoncé’s “Jolene” cover on ‘Cowboy Carter’
Getty Images | Blair Caldwell/Parkwood Entertainment Dolly Parton is giving Beyoncé‘s “Jolene” cover her seal of approval. The country music legend took to Instagram on Friday, the day Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album dropped, to weigh in on the singer’s cover of her iconic 1973 song. “Wow, I just heard Jolene,” she shared in a statement. “Beyoncé is giving that girl …
Mar 29
Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde + more tapped for Terri Clark duets album
Mercury Nashville/UMe Some of country music’s biggest stars are joining Terri Clark for her new duets album, Terri Clark: Take Two. Arriving May 31, the eight-track set features reimagined recordings of Terri’s hits, such as “Poor Poor Pitiful Me,” “Better Things to Do” and “Girls Lie Too.” The enlisted artists are Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Lauren Alaina, …
Mar 29
Riley Green previews upcoming EP with “Worst Way”
Courtesy of Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment Riley Green‘s Way Out Here EP doesn’t arrive until April 12, but you won’t have to wait anymore to hear its closing track, “Worst Way.” Out now, the self-penned “Worst Way” is a romantic ode that narrates Riley’s desire to cozy up with his lover. “I want you in the worst way/ My hands …
Mar 29
Dylan Scott drops deluxe ‘Livin’ My Best Life (Still)’
Courtesy of Curb Records Dylan Scott‘s Livin’ My Best Life (Still), the deluxe edition of his latest album, has arrived. The expansive 26-song project includes five unreleased tracks as well as the previously released “This Town’s Been Too Good To Us,” “I’ll Be A Bartender” and “Boys Back Home,” which is Scott and Dylan Marlowe‘s joint single on country …
Mar 29
Scotty McCreery on releasing “Red Letter Blueprint”: “My faith is everything to me”
Jeff Ray/Courtesy of Triple Tigers Scotty McCreery‘s gearing up for Easter Sunday with his new faith-inspired track, “Red Letter Blueprint.” Scotty wrote the song with Derek George, Brent Anderson, Jeremy Bussey and Monty Criswell, and it finds Scotty proudly underscoring one of the most important things to him: his Christian faith. “My faith is everything to me. It’s held me …
Mar 29
Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ has left the stable
Blair Caldwell; Parkwood/Columbia Beyoncé’s eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, is available worldwide now. The superstar already had a smash on her hands with “Texas Hold ‘Em,” which made Beyoncé the first Black female artist to reach #1 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts with a country song. The lead track, released along with “16 Carriages” …
Mar 29
HARDY dug into Joe Diffie’s “old recordings from the ’90s” for ‘HIXTAPE: Vol. 3: DIFFTAPE’
Disney/Frank Micelotta HARDY‘s star-studded Joe Diffie tribute album, HIXTAPE: Vol. 3: DIFFTAPE, has arrived. The 17-track collection comprises duet renditions of some of Joe’s songs and hits, with the help of some of country music’s biggest stars, including Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan and Reba McEntire. Speaking to the press ahead of DIFFTAPE‘s release, HARDY shared about …
Mar 28
Little Big Town + Sugarland to reunite onstage at 2024 CMT Music Awards
Courtesy of CMT Little Big Town and Sugarland will join onstage for a world premiere collaboration at the 2024 CMT Music Awards. Boasting a combined 44 nominations, the country hitmakers last shared the CMT Music Awards stage 15 years ago alongside Jake Owen for a cover of The Dream Academy‘s “Life In A Northern Town.” The collab also appeared …
Mar 28
Nashville notes: Scotty McCreery’s “Red Letter Blueprint” lyrics + Reba McEntire gets a birthday shoutout
Scotty McCreery‘s new song, “Red Letter Blueprint,” drops Friday, but you won’t have to wait to preview its lyrics. Scotty’s shared the full lyrics on X, formerly known as Twitter, ahead of the track’s release. “Red Letter Blueprint” will be the latest preview of Scotty’s upcoming album, Rise & Fall, arriving May 10. Live In The Vineyard Goes …
Mar 28
Tyler Hubbard calls opening for Kane Brown a full-circle moment
ABC Several years ago, then-newcomer Kane Brown landed one of his first opening slots with Florida Georgia Line. Now, the country superstar’s tapped the duo’s Tyler Hubbard to open for him on his In The Air Tour, and Tyler couldn’t be more thrilled. “It was incredible to watch him take on the challenge and grow a …