Category Archives: NCD News

Nominees for the 45th annual American Music Awards were announced on Oct. 12.Keith Urban leads all country artists with three nominations, while Sam Hunt picked up two. Garth Brooks was the only count...

Paraskevidekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th, but we found 13 artists who are laughing in the face of the almost-unpronounceable word by performing today, Friday, Oct. 13.Nashville will be h...

The 2017 Nash Next challenge is down to 10 finalists, and in the lead-up to the announcement of the champion on Nov. 1, NCD will be profiling each of the 10 finalists.Today, we are getting to know fin...

Garth Brooks christened Atlanta’s new Mercedes-Benz Stadium with its first concert on Oct. 12.With a 90-yard stage that spanned the Atlanta Falcon’s field from 5-yard line to 5-yard line, ...

Kane Brown dropped the Deluxe version of his self-titled debut album on Oct. 6. In addition to the 11 songs featured on his self-titled debut, the Deluxe album includes four new tracks: “Heaven,...

Miranda Lambert attended U2’s Joshua Tree Tour in Louisville, Ky., in June and was so moved by the experience that she’s been working a cover of “I Still Haven’t Found What I&#...

Keith Urban and Chris Janson helped celebrate the Grand Ole Opry’s 92nd birthday this month by performing on Oct. 10.Before the show, the country stars got together for a rehearsal on Keith̵...

Jim Casey talks with Russell Dickerson about:the extraordinary streaming success of his single, "Yours"getting serious about songwritingmusical influences growing up in Tennesseetouring with Thomas Rh...

Jessie James Decker and husband Eric Decker are expecting their third child.Jessie made the announcement via Instagram, stating: “Eric and I are so excited to share with y’all that we are ...

Dierks Bentely attended the L.A. premiere of Only the Brave on Oct. 8.The movie is based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters who lost their lives in the t...