Category Archives: NCD News

Amazon Music tracked the top country songs in each state based on share of streams for one month this summer-and there are plenty of interesting takeaways. Some states have a lot of pride in their nat...

Clare Dunn stopped by the Nash campus last week to chat with Elaina Smith for her Women Want to Hear Women podcast (you can listen to the entire episode here).In addition to the podcast, Clare treated...

Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay dropped vocal-only versions of their recent No. 1 single, “Tequila,” and current single, “Speechless.”“Tequila,” which was ...

Maren Morris will help say goodbye to summer and hello to autumn as she hosts Westwood One’s Labor Day special: Workin' Hard Country.During the four-hour radio special, Maren will share some of ...

Wynonna and Naomi Judd celebrated the opening of their new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum on Aug. 8.Opening to the public on Aug. 10 and running through July 14, 2019, The Judd...

The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced its class of 2018 on Aug. 7: Ronnie Dunn, K.T. Oslin, Byron Hill, Wayne Kirkpatrick and Joe Melson.The fivesome will be inducted on Oct. 28 at the Musi...

Thomas Rhett and Keith Urban will be coming to a TV screen near you this fall.News came down the pike on Aug. 6 that TR and Keith will serve as advisors on Season 15 of The Voice, which premieres on S...

Brett Young scored the fourth No. 1 single of his career as “Mercy” ascended to the top of both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart. The breakup ballad, which was co-pe...

At a media event on Aug. 3, Dolly Parton revealed plans for a $37-million expansion dubbed Wildwood Grove at her Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.Wildwood Grove, which is slated to open in 2...

Brothers Osborne will hit the road for a string of headlining dates in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. beginning on Aug. 26.The reigning CMA and ACM Vocal Duo of the Year will make more than 25 stops, i...