Category Archives: NCD News

[UPDATE] Reba, Kenny Rogers and Alison Krauss Join Dolly Parton for “Smoky Mountains Rise” Telethon To Benefit Victims of East Tennessee Wildfires; More Performers Added
In response to the wildfires that have devastated the East Tennessee Smoky Mountains area, Dolly Parton has created a telethon, Smoky Mountains Rise: A Benefit for the My People Fund to help the victi...
Cumulus Media Dec 08, 2016

Alan Jackson Announces 2017 Honky Tonk Highway Tour
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...
Cumulus Media Dec 07, 2016

Watch Keith Urban’s Hilarious Interaction With a Fan Onstage at His Concert in Adelaide, Australia
Keith Urban has been known to bring fans onstage during his concerts to share the spotlight. He did just that during a stop in Adelaide, Australia, on his Ripcord World Tour with Carrie Underwood.Keit...
Cumulus Media Dec 07, 2016

Exclusive Premiere: Watch Josh Turner Perform “Hometown Girl” on the Grand Ole Opry Stage
In May, traditional-leaning country crooner Josh Turner delighted his fans by releasing “Hometown Girl,” his first single in nearly two years. The new tune, which was penned by Mark Beeson...
Cumulus Media Dec 07, 2016

Naomi Judd Opens Up About Battle With Severe Depression on “Good Morning America”
Naomi Judd, one half of the power duo The Judds, is talking about dealing with a very difficult diagnosis. The country singer stopped by Good Morning America Tuesday morning (Dec. 6) to talk about her...
Cumulus Media Dec 07, 2016

Garth Brooks Accomplishes a Feat of Garth-onian Proportions
For the first time in nearly a quarter-century, a country artist has three of the Top 5 albums on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. His name? Mr. Garth “The Thunder Rolls” Brooks.Accor...
Cumulus Media Dec 07, 2016

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Make Christmas Come Early With Help From Mom
Looks like Christmas has come early for some folks in Macclenny, Fla., thanks to Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. The superstar couple paid off $5,000 worth of layaway items at the local Walmart.According t...
Cumulus Media Dec 07, 2016

Watch Miranda Lambert’s Charming Performance of “We Should Be Friends” From “Late Night With Seth Meyers”
Fresh off of receiving the news of her two Grammy nominations for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for “Vice,” Miranda Lambert stopped by Late Night With Seth Meyers las...
Cumulus Media Dec 07, 2016

Watch Blake Shelton’s Soulful Performance of “A Guy With a Girl” on “The Voice”
Blake Shelton stepped away from his judging duties on The Voice last night (Dec. 6) to perform his current single, “A Guy With a Girl.”The soulful tune, which was written by Ashley Gorley ...
Cumulus Media Dec 07, 2016

Sturgill Simpson Becomes Fourth Country Artist Nominated for All-Genre Grammy Album of the Year and NOT CMA Album of the Year
Since the inception of the CMA Awards in 1967, only three country artists’ albums have been nominated for the all-genre Grammy Award for Album of the Year and NOT been nominated for the CMA Awar...
Cumulus Media Dec 06, 2016