Category Archives: NCD News

After Little Big Town invited Kelsea Ballerini to join the Grand Ole Opry on March 5, Carrie Underwood inducted the Tennessee native on April 16 in front of a packed Opry House.Carrie presented Kelsea...

Musical collaborators and good friends, Kristian Bush and Rita Wilson will embark on a co-headlining tour this summer.Kicking off on June 5 in Atlanta, the tour will make additional stops in Nashville...

Aaron Watson will hit the road this summer for The Red Bandana Tour, which takes its moniker from the Texan’s upcoming album of the same name (June 21).Kicking off on June 28 in Abilene, Texas, ...

Blake Shelton dropped a fiery video for his new single, “God’s Country,” on April 12.The new tune is the first sample of music from Blake’s upcoming 12th studio album. Penned b...

CMA Fest officially begins on June 6, but the Grand Ole Opry will be getting things kick-started on June 4 with a free afternoon party on the Opry Plaza, followed by two ticketed shows at 7 p.m. and 9...

Earl Thomas Conley passed away at age 77 on April 10.Earl was known for blending different musical styles with deep, intelligent lyrics into what was called "thinking-man's country," often bending the...

Before performing the national anthem at the Nashville Predators playoff game on April 10, Big & Rich got a descriptive introduction.The Preds public address announcer described the duo as “...

After hearing the news that Earl Thomas Conley passed away on April 10, many country stars-including Blake Shelton, Trisha Yearwood, Chris Young, Toby Keith and more-shared their thoughts and remembra...

The guys from Old Dominion-Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi and Whit Sellers-are having a heck of a week, to say the least.Not only did Old Dominion win the ACM Award for Group o...

Earl Thomas Conley has passed away at age 77. The news, which Blake Shelton announced via Twitter, was confirmed by Earl’s brother, Fred Conley, via the Tennessean, who said Earl died at 12:20 a...