NBC is developing a new drama inspired by Blake Shelton’s award-winning single, “God’s Country,” according to Deadline. Blake will serve as one of the executive producers of God’s Country, along with writer Gary Scott Thompson, Narvel Blackstock and Laurie Pozmantier. The new drama, which is backed by Universal Television, features the logline: “When the patriarch…… MORE
Reba McEntire will re-launch her Reba Live concert special on YouTube on July 17. Filmed in 1994 at the Omaha Civic Center, the special initially aired on NBC in November 1994. The hour-long special features Reba performing 12 songs, including “They Asked About You,” “Is There Life Out There,” “Walk On,” “Fancy” and more, as…… MORE
Songland returned to NBC for Season 2 on April 13 with songwriting mentors Shane McAnally, Ester Dean and Ryan Tedder, as well as guest artists Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum. The songwriting competition gives four songwriters the chance to have one of their original tunes produced by a mentor and…… MORE
If you weren’t able to attend Dolly Parton’s 50th anniversary show at the Grand Ole Opry on Oct. 12, NBC has you covered. A two-hour TV special, Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Grand Ole Opry, will debut on NBC on Nov. 26 at 9 p.m. ET. The show will feature Opry performances from Dolly,…… MORE
If you don’t have tickets to Dolly Parton’s 50th anniversary show at the Grand Ole Opry on Oct. 12, you can still catch all of the action on TV—albeit six weeks later. The two-hour TV special, Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Grand Ole Opry, will debut on NBC on Nov. 26 at 9 p.m.…… MORE
Singer/songwriter Heidi Merrill filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Carrie Underwood, NBC and the NFL over “Game On,” the 2018 theme song to Sunday Night Football. According to the lawsuit, Heidi claims that her song, “Game On,” which she penned with three others in 2016, recorded and posted to YouTube in 2017, is “substantially—even strikingly—similar,…… MORE
NBC will celebrate Independence Day with a bang during its annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular as Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson and Ricky Martin take the stage to perform in New York City. The West Point Band (76 musicians) and Glee Club (70 singers) will also perform a number of patriotic tunes…… MORE
Aug. 27 UPDATE: Watch the teaser for the 2017 Sunday Night Football opener. Carrie Underwood will return for a fifth season of Sunday Night Football, performing her personalized theme song, “Oh, Sunday Night,” before the start of each Sunday night game on NBC. This year, 10 NFL players participated in the opening video with Carrie,…… MORE
Celebrities with a lot of kids include Nick Cannon with 12, Elon Musk with 13, Eddie Murphy with 10, and Alec Baldwin and Mick Jagger with 8. Zendaya will voice Shrek’s daughter Felicia in “Shrek 5”. Morgan Wallen just passed Garth Brooks for the most weeks with a #1 album on the Billboard Top Country…
Legendary actor Gene Hackman has died. He was 95. Police confirmed late last night that they found the bodies of Gene, his wife Betsy, and their dog in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home yesterday. No foul play is suspected and no cause of death has been announced. Gene Hackman has died. He was 95.…