Category Archives: NCD News

Coachella Music & Arts Festival Announces 2019 Lineup, Including Kacey Musgraves

Coachella Music & Arts Festival Announces 2019 Lineup, Including Kacey Musgraves

The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival announced its lineup for 2019. Known for its roster of rock, pop, hip-hop and indie artists, Coachella will get some country flavor in 2019 from Kacey Musgraves, who recently won the CMA Award for Album of the Year and is nominated at the upcoming Grammy Awards for Best…MORE

With Scaled-Back New Tour, Kenny Chesney Is “Fired Up for 2019”

With Scaled-Back New Tour, Kenny Chesney Is “Fired Up for 2019”

After Kenny Chesney’s 2018 Trip Around the Sun Tour hit more than a dozen major stadiums and more than 20 amphitheaters, the Tennessee native is scaling back his 2019 tour, which he has dubbed the Songs for the Saints 2019 Tour. The 19-date tour will make stops at mid-sized venues in cities like Louisville, Washington,…MORE

Listen to Ashley McBryde’s Powerful New Single, “Girl Goin’ Nowhere”

Listen to Ashley McBryde’s Powerful New Single, “Girl Goin’ Nowhere”

Ashley McBryde will look to build on her breakout 2018 with the release of her new single, “Girl Goin’ Nowhere,” which will ship to country radio on Jan. 14. Penned by Ashley and Jeremy Bussey, “Girl Goin’ Nowhere” recounts the story of an algebra teacher Ashley had in high school who told the Arkansas native…MORE

Dolly Parton, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney & More Share Their New Year’s Greetings on Social Media

Dolly Parton, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney & More Share Their New Year’s Greetings on Social Media

Check out the New Year’s greetings that some of your favorite country stars shared on social media, including Kenny Chesney, Florida Georgia Line, Dolly Parton, Carly Pearce, Midland, Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Travis Tritt, Tim McGraw and many more. Thank you all for an unforgettable 2018 🙏We got a lot coming y’all’s way soon!!!…MORE

New Year’s Eve TV Lineups: Ring in 2019 With Blake Shelton, Maren Morris, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini & More

New Year’s Eve TV Lineups: Ring in 2019 With Blake Shelton, Maren Morris, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini & More

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest Channel: ABC Time: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. ET Hosts: Ryan Seacrest (NYC), Jenny McCarthy (NYC), Ciara (Hollywood), Lucy Hale (New Orleans) Performers: Kelsea Ballerini, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Lauren Alaina, Maren Morris, Florida Georgia Line, Bastille, New Kids on the Block, Lucy Hale, Christina…MORE

Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Brett Eldredge & More Share Holiday Greetings on Social Media

Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Brett Eldredge & More Share Holiday Greetings on Social Media

Check out the Christmas greetings that some of your favorite country stars shared on social media, including Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Loretta Lynn, Florida Georgia Line, Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, Kelsea Ballerini, Zac Brown Band, Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell, Scotty McCreery, Darius Rucker, Brett Eldredge, Travis Tritt and many more. Thanks for a wonderful year.…MORE

Grand Ole Opry Announces First New Member of 2019

Grand Ole Opry Announces First New Member of 2019

Longtime fan-favorite Mark Wills will be the newest addition to the Grand Ole Opry. Mark was invited by Vince Gill to join the venerable organization during his performance on Dec. 21. Vince surprised Mark with the invitation, saying, “We at the Opry would like to ask you to become the next member of the Grand…MORE

Michael Ray and Carly Pearce Announce Engagement

Michael Ray and Carly Pearce Announce Engagement

After publicly confirming their romance in July, Michael Ray and Carly Pearce have announced their engagement. Michael got down on one knee and asked Carly to marry him during their vacation in Tulum, Mexico, on Dec. 19. Michael and Carly have both shared messages on social media regarding the happy occasion, which you can read…MORE

Watch Cam “Play It Forward” by Covering Lori McKenna’s “Halfway Home”

Watch Cam “Play It Forward” by Covering Lori McKenna’s “Halfway Home”

Cam stopped by the Nash campus this week to chat with Elaina Smith for the Season 1 finale of the Women Want to Hear Women podcast (you can listen to the entire episode here). One of the podcast’s segments—“Play It Forward”—beckons the featured artist to perform a song from another female’s catalog. For her Play…MORE