Category Archives: NCD News

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...

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...

Brett Eldredge stopped by the Today show (May 9) to announced the nominees for the 2017 CMT Music Awards on June 7.Kelsea Ballerini, Thomas Rhett and Keith Urban lead the pack with four nominations ap...

Last night on The Voice (May 8), Blake Shelton took a break from his coaching duties so he could hit the stage to perform his current single, “Every Time I Hear That Song.”The tune, writte...

Chris Stapleton had a busy night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on May 8.In a sketch called “First Drafts of Rock,” Chris teamed with Jimmy and Kevin Bacon (drums) for a remake ...

Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany, have a bun in the oven.The happy couple announced that they are expecting their first child together in a pair of Instagram posts today (May 8). On Jason’s I...

Josh Abbott Band’s Josh Abbott and his girlfriend, Taylor Parnell, welcomed a baby daughter into the world this morning (May 5). Emery Farryn Abbott, who weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz., was born in Aust...

Queen of Country and Doer of Good . . . that’s Dolly Parton in a nutshell.When wildfires devastated Sevier County in East Tennessee in November 2016, Dolly was quick to act. In an effort to rais...

Chris Janson may not drink alcoholic beverages anymore, but that hasn’t stopped country music’s most energetic performer from mixing libation-riddled verses into his songs. Case in point, ...

Circle gets the square. In this case, the Grand Ole Opry’s famed circle.Travel planning and booking site TripAdvisor recently compiled a list of the Top 25 U.S. Attractions for Spring and the th...