Category Archives: NCD News

The Recording Academy announced its list of 25 singles/albums that have been added to the Grammy Hall of Fame.The 2019 inductees include a number of country-centric recordings, including Dolly Parton&...

Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay will try to score the sixth No. 1 single of their career with the release of “All to Myself,” which ships to country radio on Feb. 11.Penned by Dan...

In addition to supporting Blake Shelton’s Friends and Heroes Tour in February and March, Trace Adkins will hit the road for a headlining tour of his own this year.Trace’s 40-date Don’...

The Nashville Songwriters Association International announced that Loretta Lynn will be the recipient of the Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award, which is the organization’s highest ho...

Maxine Brown Russell, one-third of the Country Music Hall of Fame group The Browns, died on Jan. 21 from complications of heart and kidney disease. Maxine was 87 years old.Maxine and brother Jim Ed Br...

Garth Brooks just wants to have fun.On his Inside Studio G series on Facebook Live on Jan. 21, the G-Man revealed his upcoming studio album will be titled Fun."We're just going to call it Fun,” ...

Lauren Alaina and Alex Hopkins have called off their engagement.Lauren and Alex, who got engaged in July 2018, announced they were ending their six-year relationship via a joint statement on Instagram...

Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell dropped a new video for their recent duet, “What Happens in a Small Town.” The lead single from Brantley’s upcoming fifth studio album is currently N...

Tim McGraw opened a new club in Nashville on Jan. 18. Unlike his peers on Lower Broadway, Tim’s club is for pumping iron, not pounding booze.Tim partnered with Snap Fitness to help design and la...

The Country Music Hall of Fame will open its first exhibit of 2019 on March 8 by memorializing the music of 2018.American Currents: The Music of 2018 will examine the previous year in country music, A...