Bieber PRFans who tuned in to the Tuesday night premiere of Brad Paisley’s new ABC variety show, Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special, were doubtless expecting a generous helping of the singer’s signature humor — and he delivered. However, one of the most memorable moments of the special is a powerful, poignant celebration of life. From the start, …
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Dec 03
“Run, Run Rudolph”: How Chris Janson did some running of his own to be on tonight’s ‘CMA Country Christmas’
ABC/Mark LevineTonight, Chris Janson brings his frenetic energy to ABC’s CMA Country Christmas special, turning in a dynamic performance of the Chuck Berry classic, “Run, Run Rudolph.” “I said, ‘Man, I want to do mine like Chuck would do it,’” he tells ABC Audio. “So it’s gonna be rock-and-roll. Loud raucous guitars, and I’m putting my twist on it by bringing …
Dec 03
‘Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special,’ and his sons Huck and Jasper do, too
ABC/Mark LevineTonight, Brad Paisley‘s one-hour variety outing, Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special, premieres on ABC. And the musician with a gift for comedy’s already managed to tickle the funny bones of two of his biggest fans, his sons Huck and Jasper, who are twelve and ten. “They’ve been around since the inception of this,” Brad tells ABC Audio. “They saw …
Dec 03
It won’t be “This Christmas,” but Brett Young promises a holiday album is coming
ABC/Mark Levine Tonight after you hear Brett Young sing the R&B classic “This Christmas” on ABC’s annual CMA Country Christmas special, it may leave you wondering about an entire album of holiday music from the California-born crooner. Brett says that’s something that’s likely to materialize — someday. “We’ve been talking about that for a couple of years now. And …
Dec 03
‘Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special,’ that Darius Rucker is “two different people,” and that he’s an honorary Jonas Brother
ABC/Mark LevineFor his first prime time variety special, Brad Paisley enlists two big-name acts from the pop world, with whom he goes way back: Darius Rucker and Jonas Brothers. Brad took Darius out on his first major tour once he stepped away from Hootie & the Blowfish to pursue his country career. “Darius is two different people. It’s very strange,” Brad jokes. “He’s …
Dec 03
‘It Must Be…’ ‘CMA Country Christmas’: Chris Young’s “really proud” to dust off his “evergreen” offerings
ABC/Mark Levine Tonight’s annual CMA Country Christmas special on ABC not only serves as country music’s yuletide greeting to the world, it’s also a chance for some of the genre’s biggest stars to dust off their holiday material. That’s the case with Chris Young, who released his collection, It Must Be Christmas, in 2016. “Christmas albums are one of …
Dec 03
‘Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special’ — and that Peyton Manning is, too
ABC/Mark LevineBrad Paisley gets a little coy when asked about the clever title of his ABC variety outing, Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special, which premieres tonight. “That’s a good question,” he tells ABC Audio. “I really fully expected this to be The Brad Paisley Special, and I have no idea where ‘thinks he’s’ got added to that sentence. …
Dec 03
Six down, one to go: Weather postpones Garth’s final Dive Bar show
Copyright 8TEN, Inc.Even though the weather foiled Garth Brooks’ plan to play two Dive Bar concerts in one night on Monday, he still managed to rock the house at Prospector’s in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. The seven-time CMA Entertainer of the Year played for a capacity crowd of five hundred, all of whom won their tickets …
Dec 03
Trisha Yearwood is queen of the quick-change, hosting tonight’s ‘CMA Country Christmas’ on ABC
ABC/Mark Levine Backstage before shooting CMA Country Christmas in September, Trisha Yearwood was feeling confident about singing and hosting, but she was a little worried about her wardrobe. “I have never had a quick-change room in my life,” she admitted, “and I have one tonight! And I’ve never done this before, and that’s the thing I’m most nervous about.” …
Dec 03
Prepare to see the “hillbilly side” of Carrie Underwood on ABC’s ‘Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special’
ABC/Mark LevineIf you missed seeing Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood together hosting this year’s CMA Awards, you’ll be glad to know that tonight, the dynamic duo reunites on ABC’s Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special. But Brad warns you should be prepared to see a very different side of the “Drinking Alone” hitmaker. “Of all the people that are really surprising …