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Todd O’Neill Talks Winning the 2016 Nash Next Challenge, Working with Jay DeMarcus, His Debut Single, “Love Again” and More

Todd O’Neill Talks Winning the 2016 Nash Next Challenge, Working with Jay DeMarcus, His Debut Single, “Love Again” and More

Lisa talks with 2016 Nash Next Challenge winner Todd O’Neill about his experience competing in and being named the winner of Nash Next 2016, working with Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts, the song-selecting process, his debut single, “Love Again,” and more. Show Participants Todd O’Neill Lisa Konicki, NCD editor in chief Show Links & Notes Todd O’Neill’s…MORE

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Alexis Gomez

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Alexis Gomez

The Nash Next Challenge is down to its 10 finalists, and in the lead-up to the announcement of the champion on Oct. 25, NCD will be profiling each of the 10 finalists. Today, we are getting to know finalist Alexis Gomez. In July, Cumulus Media and Big Machine Label Group invited aspiring country artists and…MORE

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist The Young Fables

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist The Young Fables

The Nash Next Challenge is down to its 10 finalists, and in the lead-up to the announcement of the champion on Oct. 25, NCD will be profiling each of the 10 finalists. Today, we are getting to know finalist The Young Fables, which is a duo comprised of Laurel Wright and Wesley Lunsford. In July,…MORE

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Spinn

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Spinn

The Nash Next Challenge is down to its 10 finalists, and in the lead-up to the announcement of the champion on Oct. 25, NCD will be profiling each of the 10 finalists. Today, we are getting to know finalist Spinn, which is a duo comprised of twin sisters Stephanie and Cheryl Lynn Spinner. In July,…MORE

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Trey Teem

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Trey Teem

The Nash Next Challenge is down to its 10 finalists, and in the lead-up to the announcement of the champion on Oct. 25, NCD will be profiling each of the 10 finalists. Today, we are getting to know finalist Trey Teem. In July, Cumulus Media and Big Machine Label Group invited aspiring country artists and…MORE

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Billy Shaw Jr. Band

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Billy Shaw Jr. Band

The Nash Next Challenge is down to its 10 finalists, and in the lead-up to the announcement of the champion on Oct. 25, NCD will be profiling each of the 10 finalists. Today, we are getting to know finalist Billy Shaw Jr. Band In July, Cumulus Media and Big Machine Label Group invited aspiring country…MORE

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Brittany Pfantz

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Brittany Pfantz

The Nash Next Challenge is down to its 10 finalists, and in the lead-up to the announcement of the champion on Oct. 25, NCD will be profiling each of the 10 finalists. Today, we are getting to know finalist Brittany Pfantz. In July, Cumulus Media and Big Machine Label Group invited aspiring country artists and…MORE

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Todd O’Neill

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Todd O’Neill

The Nash Next Challenge is down to its 10 finalists, and in the lead-up to the announcement of the champion on Oct. 25, NCD will be profiling each of the 10 finalists. Today, we are getting to know finalist Todd O’Neill. In July, Cumulus Media and Big Machine Label Group invited aspiring country artists and…MORE

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FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025

Rick Moranis will return to once again play Dark Helmet in “Spaceballs 2”!!!  Bill Pullman will return as the hero Lone Starr, too. And Mel Brooks will be back as Yogurt . . . and, presumably . . . President Skroob.  (He played both characters in the original.) Ted Danson’s wife Mary Steenburgen will play…

THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025

Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson has died.  His family didn’t announce the exact date or cause of death, but he was diagnosed with dementia and placed in a conservatorship last year.  He was 82. Wilson was plagued by drug addiction and mental illness throughout his life.  By 1964 he had stopped touring with the band.…