ABC/Image Group LA Just days ago, Reba McEntire let ABC Radio in on the process that will hopefully bring her new hour-long drama to TV, and Tuesday, we learned it’s cleared the first hurdle. ABC has now officially ordered the pilot for the as-yet-untitled show, which will be executive produced by both Reba and Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry. “I …
Jan 10
Tim McGraw Moonlights on “Blue Collar Millionaires”
ABC/Image Group LA If you can’t get enough Tim McGraw on the radio, there’s one more place you can hear him. The “How I’ll Always Be” hitmaker has picked up another gig, narrating the second season of Blue Collar Millionaires on CNBC. Billed as the show that highlights “ordinary people living the American dream, turning their dirty jobs into …
Jan 10
After Singing the National Anthem, Little Big Town Gets Back to Taming the Beast Known as “The Breaker”
ABC/Image Group LAAfter their performance of the national anthem at Monday night’s College Football Playoff National Championship, the members of Little Big Town now turn their full attention toward their new album, which is on the way next month. Karen Fairchild says there’s no doubt the project has to be “spot on,” because it’s the center of everything …
Jan 09
And the Mystery Man Is… Jason Aldean
ABC/Paula LoboIt turns out Jason Aldean is the subject of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s first big reveal of 2017. An exhibit featuring the ACM Entertainer of the Year will open May 26 and run through November 5, 2017. All this week, the Hall is revealing its major projects of 2017 on social media. …
Jan 09
Miranda Lambert Ready to Rehearse Highway Vagabond for Her Scholarship
ABC/Image Group LAMiranda Lambert doesn’t officially hit the road on the Highway Vagabond Tour until January 26, but if you happen to be in the Windy City a couple days earlier, you can check out her rehearsal. The “We Should Be Friends” singer will do a special show January 24 at Joe’s Bar in Chicago to …
Jan 09
Why the “2017 Grammy Nominees” Album Is More Than a Little Bit Country
Atlantic RecordsThe 2017 Grammy Nominees album will be out later this month, and country makes a strong showing this year, with 8 of the project’s 21 tracks coming from the country field. The disc features five country number ones: Kelsea Ballerini’s “Peter Pan,” Carrie Underwood’s “Church Bells,” Thomas Rhett’s “Die a Happy Man,” and Tim McGraw’s “Humble and Kind,” as well …
Jan 09
Kacey Musgraves Serves Up Some “Moonshine” in Ben Affleck's New Movie
ABC/Image Group LAKacey Musgraves has a song featured in the new Ben Affleck movie, Live by Night. In the film, Ben plays a bootlegger who becomes a notorious gangster, so Kacey’s tune is appropriately titled “Moonshine.” “When I first heard [it], I got a really fun, southern vibe from it,” she says of the track, …
Jan 07
City of Mitchell seeks your opinion on recycling
The City of Mitchell wants to know your thoughts regarding the upcoming residential curbside recycling contract. Mayor Jerry Toomey says there appears to be confusion regarding what the current service, Dependable Sanitation of Aberdeen, and Petrik Sanitation of Mitchell, who is bidding on the contract, provide. He says Dependable currently uses 18 gallon open containers, …
Jan 06
Alison Krauss Returns with New Album Cut with Kenny Chesney's Producer
Capitol Records1995 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Alison Krauss returns with her first new album since 2011’s Paper Airplane with Union Station. The new disc, Windy City, is also her Capitol Records debut. After she recorded her part on “Make the World Go Away” for Jamey Johnson’s Living for a Song album in 2012, …
Jan 06
Carrie Underwood Set to Present at Sunday's Golden Globes
ABC/Image Group LACarrie Underwood will be passing out trophies at Sunday night’s Golden Globes in Hollywood. It’s not the “Dirty Laundry” hitmaker’s first time at the show, either. Carrie previously attended the precursor to the Oscars in 2011, when she was nominated for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for “There’s a Place for …