Category Archives: NCD News

The Grand Ole Opry is rolling out a new campaign in 2019: Opry NextStage, which features yearlong collaborations with rising country artists Tegan Marie, Riley Green, Tenille Townes and Travis Denning...

Leah Turner has had such an interesting career since moving from California to Nashville in 2012. She is a true example of how finicky the country music industry can be-but her hard work and talent ha...

Kelsea Ballerini will celebrate 2019 by headlining Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve event on the West Coast with a number of other artists, including The Chainsmokers, Foster the ...

Dan + Shay will headline a Concert for Unity for the Tree of Life Synagogue at Byham Theater in Pittsburgh on Dec. 2.The synagogue was the site of a mass shooting on Oct. 27 that left 11 people dead a...

Jimmie Allen’s debut single, “Best Shot,” is living up to its moniker as it clocks in at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart for the second consecutive w...

The Recording Academy will announce the nominations for the 61st annual Grammy Awards on Dec. 7.The nominations were originally scheduled to be announced on Dec. 5, but the Recording Academy postponed...

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...

Thomas Rhett announced he will heat things up in 2019 with his Very Hot Summer Tour.Kicking off on May 17 in Spokane, Wash., the 39-date tour will make stops in Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Nas...

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 t...