Paraskevidekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th, but we found 13 artists who are laughing in the face of the almost-unpronounceable word by performing today, Friday, Oct. 13. Nashville will be hopping, as usual, with both Chris Stapleton and Jason Isbell headlining at Bridgestone Arena and Ryman Auditorium, respectively. In fact, D. Striker, a…… MORE
The 2017 Nash Next challenge is down to 10 finalists, and in the lead-up to the announcement of the champion on Nov. 1, NCD will be profiling each of the 10 finalists. Today, we are getting to know finalist Gyth Rigdon. In May, Cumulus Media and Big Machine Label Group invited aspiring country artists and…… MORE
Garth Brooks christened Atlanta’s new Mercedes-Benz Stadium with its first concert on Oct. 12. With a 90-yard stage that spanned the Atlanta Falcon’s field from 5-yard line to 5-yard line, Garth started the concert with a fiery rendition of Charlie Daniel’s “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” before treating the 73,000 fans to hit after…… MORE
Kane Brown dropped the Deluxe version of his self-titled debut album on Oct. 6. In addition to the 11 songs featured on his self-titled debut, the Deluxe album includes four new tracks: “Heaven,” “Found You,” “Setting the Night on Fire” and “What’s Mine Is Yours,” which was co-penned by Kane, Sam Ellis and Josh Hoge.…… MORE
Miranda Lambert attended U2’s Joshua Tree Tour in Louisville, Ky., in June and was so moved by the experience that she’s been working a cover of “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” into her recent sets. “The only way to stay inspired and to find how to become a better performer is to…… MORE
Keith Urban and Chris Janson helped celebrate the Grand Ole Opry’s 92nd birthday this month by performing on Oct. 10. Before the show, the country stars got together for a rehearsal on Keith’s tour bus, jamming out to John Michael Montgomery’s 1995 No. 1 hit, “Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident).” Below, check out Keith…… MORE
Jim Casey talks with Russell Dickerson about: the extraordinary streaming success of his single, “Yours” getting serious about songwriting musical influences growing up in Tennessee touring with Thomas Rhett and Billy Currington new album, Yours (available Oct. 13) and more Show Participants Russell Dickerson Jim Casey, NCD director of editorial Show Notes & Links Russell Dickerson’s website https://youtu.be/gFccdvKehQI The Writers Room,…… MORE
The 2017 Nash Next challenge is down to 10 finalists, and in the lead-up to the announcement of the champion on Nov. 1, NCD will be profiling each of the 10 finalists. Today, we are getting to know finalist Alexis Gomez. In May, Cumulus Media and Big Machine Label Group invited aspiring country artists and…… MORE
Lady Antebellum is teaming with National Geographic and Musicians on Call for their new “Army” video—and the trio wants your help, too. Lady A is asking fans to submit photos or clips of their personal heroes to be included in the video. From now until Nov. 7, fans can submit photos or videos via Facebook,…… MORE
Keith Urban will be representing the country music-loving community when he appears on an upcoming CBS television broadcast, Grammy’s Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special. The retrospective will be packed with standout moments from the past 59 years of Grammy history and will feature exclusive interviews and appearances by Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Celine…… MORE
