Category Archives: NCD News
“Nash Next 2017” Competition to Announce Winner on Nov. 1: Get to Know the 10 Finalists
After more than five months of competition, Nash Next 2017 is down to its 10 finalists.In May, Cumulus Media and Big Machine Label Group invited aspiring country artists and bands to participate in Na...
Oct 31, 2017
Dierks Bentley Helps Design Songwriting Room at Nashville Hotel [Photo Gallery]
Dierks Bentley was one of two artists tapped to help design songwriting rooms at Nashville’s Hutton Hotel.Opening in December, the Writers' Rooms were created by Studio 11 Design firm to serve s...
Oct 31, 2017
Watch Jimmy Fallon Give Blake Shelton a Hard Time on “The Tonight Show” + Performance of “At the House”
Blake Shelton stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Oct. 30 to talk about his upcoming album, Texoma Shore, but the conversation mostly consisted of some good-natured ribbing from Jimmy...
Oct 31, 2017
Chris Young Edges Darius Rucker for No. 1 Spot on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart
Country music heavyweights Chris Young and Darius Rucker went head-to-head with the release of new albums on Nov. 20.Chris dropped his seventh studio album, Losing Sleep, while Darius released his fif...
Oct 31, 2017
Kip Moore Shares Scariest Paranormal Experience of His Life: “My Bed Was Levitating”
Kip Moore stopped by Nash morning show Ty, Kelly & Chuck to talk about his new album, Slowheart, but he also shared a heart-pounding paranormal experience from a few years ago that he says was the...
Oct 31, 2017
Country Music Association Reveals Additional Performers & Collaborations at 51st CMA Awards
The Country Music Association announced addition performers and collaborations for the 51st CMA Awards on Nov. 8.New performers include Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Pink, Keith Urban and an opening coll...
Oct 27, 2017
Miranda Lambert Helps Open Pet Adoption Center in Her Texas Hometown
Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation partnered with Rescue Rebuild-an organization that works to rebuild, repair, and renovate animal shelters-to construct an adoption center in her hometown ...
Oct 27, 2017
Get to Know 2017 Nash Next Finalist Katie Austin
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 Kat...
Oct 26, 2017
Watch Luke Bryan’s New Video for “Light It Up,” Starring NBA Player Jimmy Butler
Luke Bryan premiered the new music video for his single "Light It Up," which is currently No. 9 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart after just nine weeks.The video for "Light It Up," the lead single ...
Oct 26, 2017
Luke Bryan Announces First Leg of 2018 “What Makes You Country Tour”
Luke Bryan announced he will be hitting the road in 2018 with a new What Makes You Country Tour.The first leg of the tour kicks off on Feb. 16 in Springfield, Mo., with six announced dates at this tim...
Oct 26, 2017
