Category Archives: NCD News

After topping the charts with lead single, “Get Along,” from his 17th studio album, Songs for the Saints, Kenny Chesney is ready to ship “Better Boat” to country radio."Of all ...

The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced its class of 2018 on Aug. 7: Ronnie Dunn, K.T. Oslin, Byron Hill, Wayne Kirkpatrick and Joe Melson.The fivesome will be inducted on Oct. 28 at the Musi...

Thomas Rhett and Keith Urban will be coming to a TV screen near you this fall.News came down the pike on Aug. 6 that TR and Keith will serve as advisors on Season 15 of The Voice, which premieres on S...

Brett Young scored the fourth No. 1 single of his career as “Mercy” ascended to the top of both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart. The breakup ballad, which was co-pe...

At a media event on Aug. 3, Dolly Parton revealed plans for a $37-million expansion dubbed Wildwood Grove at her Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.Wildwood Grove, which is slated to open in 2...

Kacey Musgraves, John Prine, Anderson East and more will be featured on the the 44th season of Austin City Limits this fall.The upcoming season of ACL, which is the longest-running music program in te...

Brothers Osborne will hit the road for a string of headlining dates in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. beginning on Aug. 26.The reigning CMA and ACM Vocal Duo of the Year will make more than 25 stops, i...

The Academy of Country Music announced the additions of performer Chris Stapleton and presenters Kip Moore, Ricky Skaggs and Bobby Bones at the 12th annual ACM Honors ceremony, which will take place o...

For the last six months, Garth Brooks and his crew-notably engineer Matt Allen-have been culling songs for a new live album that were recorded during Garth’s three-year World Tour. Keep in mind,...

Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay took over the outdoor stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live in Hollywood on July 31.In addition to performing their recent No. 1 hit, “Tequila,” the duo treat...