Category Archives: NCD News

Jimmie Allen’s debut single, “Best Shot,” reached No. 1 on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase charts this week.Jimmie joins Darius Rucker as the only African-American c...

Kane Brown joined Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood as the only country artists in 2018 to have an album debut at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart.Kane’s sophomore album, Experiment, r...

If you didn’t make it to Nashville in September for the 17th annual AmericanaFest, you can still catch some of the action thanks to CMT.CMT will air the 2018 AmericanaFest TV special on Dec. 6 a...

Reba McEntire returned for a second year to host the ninth annual CMA Country Christmas, a two-hour music celebration that airs on ABC on Dec. 10.CMA Country Christmas was taped on Sept. 27 at Belmont...

Earlier this week, Chris Young scored the 11th No. 1 single of his career as “Hangin' On” topped the Mediabase chart. The tune is the second single from Chris' 2017 album, Losing Sleep, to...

Carrie Underwood will return to the stage for the 11th consecutive year to co-host the CMA Awards with Brad Paisley on Nov. 14.photo by Jason SimanekAfter a decade together, the Carrie/Brad tandem has...

Broadcast Music Inc. held its 66th annual BMI Country Awards on Nov. 13 at its Nashville office to celebrate the songwriters and publishers of the most-performed country songs of the past year.Award r...

Good Morning America hosts Lara Spencer and Adam Rippon had the honor of announcing the winners in two CMA Awards categories Wednesday (Nov. 14) morning as they broadcast live from Dierks Bentley̵...

CMT revealed its 2019 Next Women of Country class during its sixth annual showcase at Nashville’s City Winery on Nov. 13.Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild introduced the 2019 class, which ...

Walker Hayes will hit the road in 2019 for his headlining Dream On It Tour, which earned its moniker from a fan-driven contest on social media.Kicking off on Jan. 31 in Houston, the 27-date trek will ...