Category Archives: NCD News

Kane Brown’s drummer, Kenny Dixon, 27, died from injuries sustained in a car wreck on Oct. 12.The Tennessean confirmed the news, including a statement from Kane’s representatives: "It is w...

The Grand Ole Opry celebrated Dolly Parton's 50th anniversary as an Opry member on Oct. 12 with two sold-out shows honoring the country icon.Special guest performers included Dierks Bentley, Emmylou H...

Born in Kentucky. Raised in Ohio. Perfected in California.That's the ol' Dwight Yoakam adage. It's no secret the Kentucky native gave Nashville a try in 1977 before becoming disinterested with the cit...

Tim McGraw is going on tour . . . a book tour, that is.After collaborating with Jon Meacham to co-pen Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest and the Music That Made a Nation, Tim has authored a new fit...

Sam Hunt dropped his first new single in more than a year with the release of “Kinfolks” on Oct. 10.Penned by Sam with frequent collaborators Zach Crowell, Jerry Flowers and Josh Osborne, ...

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 speci...

CMT announced that its Artists of the Year celebration on Oct. 16 at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center will feature performances by Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Thomas Rhett,...

Nashville's legendary watering hole, Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, celebrated its 59th birthday on Oct. 9 with a free outdoor show that featured performance by Brantley Gilbert, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson...

Jason Aldean dropped a video for new single, “We Back, which is currently No. 23 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart after four weeks.Directed by longtime collaborator Shaun Silva (“Any O...

Matt Stell’s debut single, “Prayed for You,” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart this week.Penned by Matt, Allison Veltz and Ash Bowers, “Prayed for You”...