Category Archives: NCD News
Van Morrison to Be Honored With Lifetime Achievement for Songwriting at Americana Awards
Van Morrison will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting at the 2017 Americana Honors and Awards on Sept. 13 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Van follows in the esteeme...
May 12, 2017
Zac Brown Gets Back to the “Core of How It All Began” With New Album, “Welcome Home”
Zac Brown Band’s much-anticipated fifth major-label studio album, Welcome Home, drops today (May 12). It’s a project Zac promised would go "straight back to our roots."Zac has kept his wor...
May 12, 2017
ldol Chatter Debunked: Kelly Clarkson Will Join Season 14 of “The Voice” as a Coach
Leave it to Blake Shelton to get to the bottom of things. After rumors began to swirl that ABC was interested in Kelly Clarkson serving as a judge on its upcoming re-boot of American Idol, Blake dropp...
May 11, 2017
Snopes Quashes Ridiculous Claim That Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard Are Getting Married . . . to Each Other
Fact-checking website Snopes.com debunked the absurd claim that Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard were planning to take their bromance to the next level and get married . . ....
May 11, 2017
Dear Banned Missouri Fraternity, Please Don’t Come to Nashville to Fulfill Your “Bet” With Carrie Underwood
As we reported in April, a fraternity that was banned from the University of Missouri as a recognized student organization because of alcohol-and buttocks-violations issued a challenge to Carrie Under...
May 11, 2017
Watch Maren Morris Perform New Single, “I Could Use a Love Song,” on “The Voice”
Last night (May 9), Maren Morris stopped by The Voice to perform her new single, "I Could Use a Love Song.”The new tune, which was co-written by Maren, Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz, is currentl...
May 10, 2017
Brett Eldredge Announces New Self-Titled Album, Shows Off Cover Art & Releases Track Listing
Following the back-to-back successes of previous studio albums Bring You Back (2013) and Illinois (2015), Brett Eldredge announced yesterday (May 9) that his upcoming self-titled album will drop on Au...
May 10, 2017
Today! Carrie Underwood Celebrates 9-Year Anniversary of Becoming a Grand Ole Opry Member
As a child growing up in Oklahoma, Carrie Underwood watched the Grand Ole Opry on television at her grandparents' house. In 2005, Carrie made her Opry debut two weeks after winning American Idol.Just ...
May 10, 2017
2017 Americana Honors & Awards Nominees Include Sturgill Simpson, Margo Price, Jason Isbell, John Prine & More
The nominees for the 2017 Americana Honors & Awards were announced today (May 9), and a familiar name is front and center: Sturgill Simpson.Sturgill, who won Americana Awards in 2014 and 2015, lea...
May 09, 2017
Grand Proposal: Brad Paisley Helps Couple Get Engaged During Grand Ole Opry Performance [Watch]
A Grand Ole Opry member since 2001, you never know what Brad Paisley is going to do when he steps on the hallowed Opry circle. On Saturday, May 6, he helped one couple continue the circle of love.Brad...
May 09, 2017
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