Category Archives: NCD News

Zac Brown Forms New Trio & Releases New Single [Listen]

Zac Brown Forms New Trio & Releases New Single [Listen]

No, Zac Brown Band has not broken up. However, Zac Brown has teamed with songwriter Nico Moon and producer Ben Simonetti to form a new Southern pop trio, Sir Rosevelt, which will drop its self-titled debut album on Dec. 15. The 11-track offering, which seeks to fuse the sounds of pop, dance, acoustic instrumentation and…MORE

Photo Gallery: George Strait, Keith Urban, Reba, Jason Aldean & More Come Together for Country Rising Benefit Concert

Photo Gallery: George Strait, Keith Urban, Reba, Jason Aldean & More Come Together for Country Rising Benefit Concert

Some of country music’s biggest stars—including Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Sam Hunt, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Jon Pardi, Chris Stapleton, George Strait and Keith Urban—took part in a benefit concert last night (Nov. 12) to support those affected by the Las Vegas shooting on Oct. 1 and the recent hurricanes.…MORE

Luke Combs Extends “Don’t Temp Me With a Good Time Tour” Into 2018

Luke Combs Extends “Don’t Temp Me With a Good Time Tour” Into 2018

Luke Combs has extended his current Don’t Temp Me With a Good Time Tour into 2018 with the announcement of more than 20 additional dates. The second leg of the tour, which kicks off on Feb. 1 in Toledo, Ohio, will make stops in Nashville, San Diego, Seattle and more. Ashley McBryde will serve as…MORE

Carly Pearce’s “Every Little Thing” Reaches No. 1 on the Charts

Carly Pearce’s “Every Little Thing” Reaches No. 1 on the Charts

Carly Pearce’s debut single, “Every Little Thing,” has reached No. 1 on both the Mediabase and Billboard Country Airplay charts this week. Following Lauren Alaina’s “Road Less Traveled,” Carly’s breakout hit is only the second No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart by a solo female artist in 2017. “There was a time not long…MORE

Carrie Underwood Breaks Wrist in Fall at Home

Carrie Underwood Breaks Wrist in Fall at Home

The Tennessean reported that Carrie Underwood sustained a broken wrist and abrasions after falling outside of her Nashville home on Friday, Nov. 10. Carrie was treated at an area hospital and released. On Sunday, Nov. 12, Carrie sent a tweet to thank her fans for the well wishes. Thanks so much for all the well…MORE

Cole Swindell Announces New “Down Home Tour” for 2018

Cole Swindell Announces New “Down Home Tour” for 2018

Cole Swindell will kick off his fourth Down Home Tour on January 11 in his home state of Georgia. Cole will visit seven cities along the way—including Savannah, Knoxville and Chicago—with opener Morgan Evans. Tickets go on sale on Nov. 15, with pre-sale beginning on Nov. 14. Cole will release his new EP, Down Home…MORE

Blake Shelton “Freaked Out” the 1st Time He Heard Gwen Stefani Sing “Christmas Eve,” 1 of 2 New Tracks on His Re-Released Holiday Album [Listen]

Blake Shelton “Freaked Out” the 1st Time He Heard Gwen Stefani Sing “Christmas Eve,” 1 of 2 New Tracks on His Re-Released Holiday Album [Listen]

Blake Shelton’s recently re-released holiday album, Cheers, It’s Christmas, features 17 tracks, including two new songs, “Two Step ’Round the Christmas Tree” and “Christmas Eve.” “Christmas Eve” is a song co-penned by Blake’s girlfriend, Gwen Stefani, who included a version of the tune on her 2017 holiday album, You Make It Feel Like Christmas. As…MORE

Lee Brice Talks Spending Time With His 3 Kids, Collaborating With Edwin McCain, Making His New Self-Titled Album & More

Lee Brice Talks Spending Time With His 3 Kids, Collaborating With Edwin McCain, Making His New Self-Titled Album & More

Jim Casey talks with Lee Brice about: early mornings with his three kids, Takoda, Ryker and Trulee his five-month-old daughter, Trulee releasing his self-titled studio album on Nov. 3 why he decided to self-title the album (the Metallica effect) building the album on an organic level via the instrumentation putting every bit of “Lee Brice”…MORE

Alan Jackson Extends “Honky Tonk Highway Tour” Into 2018

Alan Jackson Extends “Honky Tonk Highway Tour” Into 2018

Since dropping his debut studio album in 1990, Alan Jackson has been keeping it country—selling nearly 60 million albums worldwide and ranking as one of the 10 best-selling country artists of all-time. As you probably imagined, Alan will be keeping it country in 2018 during his 28th year in the biz with the extension of…MORE

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