Ashley Monroe And Husband John Danks Expecting First Child

Ashley Monroe And Husband John Danks Expecting First Child

Posted on December 25, 2016

Christmas day is as good a time as any to share joyous news with the world and Ashley Monroe did just that when she announced, via her twitter page, that she is pregnant with her first child.

“Best present ever. Merry Christmas everyone.. So many new things coming in 2017!!,” she said along with a photo of the sonogram.

Ashley married Atlanta Braves pitcher John Danks in Oct. 2013 at Blackberry Farm in Tennessee. This past October, the “Weed Instead of Roses” singer celebrated her 3rd wedding anniversary, returning to the location where the couple exchanged their vows and she shared the occasion on Twitter.

“Three years of marriage and we are already lookin’ alike,” she posted. “Back at @blackberryfrm to celebrate.”

Ashley’s critically acclaimed third studio album, The Blade, featuring the single, “On To Something Good” was released in July 2015.

NCD sends it’s congratulations to the happy couple.

Photo by Blu Sanders/Courtesy Regina Stuve PR

Kelsea Ballerini Gets Engaged to Boyfriend Morgan Evans

Kelsea Ballerini Gets Engaged to Boyfriend Morgan Evans

Posted on December 25, 2016

Love must be in the air this Christmas season.

Only hours after Kacey Musgraves announced her engagement to boyfriend Ruston Kelly, Kelsea Ballerini has followed suit with an announcement on Twitter that she is engaged to boyfriend Morgan Evans.

After a nine-month courtship, Kelsea’s Aussie beau, who is a singer/songwriter, got down on one knee this morning (Dec. 25) and presented Kelsea with a cushioned-cut diamond ring with a diamond band while she was cooking pancakes.

Go ahead and insert the obligatory: He called “Dibs.” He’s no “Peter Pan.” He got the “Love Me Like You Mean It” memo.

Morgan posted a tweet as well.

Congrats to the happy couple.

Kacey Musgraves Gets Engaged to Boyfriend Ruston Kelly

Kacey Musgraves Gets Engaged to Boyfriend Ruston Kelly

Posted on December 25, 2016

Kacey Musgraves got more than a hippopotamus for Christmas as boyfriend Ruston Kelly got down on one knee and asked her to be his bride on Christmas Eve.

But Kacey didn’t just say “yes.” According to her Instagram post, she said, “HELL YESSSS!!”

Kacey posted a pic of the traditional round rock with a gold band this morning (Dec. 25) on Instagram with the following message: “I didn’t say yes…I said HELL YESSSS!! Last night the best man I’ve ever met got down on one knee in my little pink childhood home..in the same room I played with my ponies and barbies and asked me the easiest question I’ve ever been asked. ❤ I finally know what everyone means when they say “you just know.'”

Ruston is a Nashvile-based singer/songwriter who has penned songs for Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney, and he has toured with Robert Earl Keen and the Lumineers.

Kacey also included an additional post with details about how the engagement unfolded, as well as a video: “We had just been at my parent’s house randomly having a night of watching bittersweet old home tapes of all these beautiful family memories that were made in this little, old country house I grew up in that I now have. We came back to that house afterwards and he had somehow pulled off having my sister + brother in-law completely decorate my childhood bedroom in the most nostalgic and perfect Christmas decorations. I was bewildered and confused when I saw it all and turned around and the song “Two For The Road” by Henry Mancini was playing (this song is so emotional and sweet..it’s one of my favorites..you have to go listen) and he was on his knee with a baby pink velvet ring box and the sparkliest thing I’ve ever seen! 💖It was so special. Of all the places in the world I’ve gotten to see, nowhere could mean more than this happening in tiny Golden, Texas in the house that completely made me who I am.”

We had just been at my parent's house randomly having a night of watching bittersweet old home tapes of all these beautiful family memories that were made in this little, old country house I grew up in that I now have. We came back to that house afterwards and he had somehow pulled off having my sister + brother in-law completely decorate my childhood bedroom in the most nostalgic and perfect Christmas decorations. I was bewildered and confused when I saw it all and turned around and the song "Two For The Road" by Henry Mancini was playing (this song is so emotional and sweet..it's one of my favorites..you have to go listen) and he was on his knee with a baby pink velvet ring box and the sparkliest thing I've ever seen! 💖It was so special. Of all the places in the world I've gotten to see, nowhere could mean more than this happening in tiny Golden, Texas in the house that completely made me who I am.

A video posted by KACEY MUSGRAVES (@spaceykacey) on

Congrats to the happy couple.

photo via Kacey Musgraves Instagram

Brett Eldredge Shares Christmas Memories and Bakes Cookies With Family

Brett Eldredge Shares Christmas Memories and Bakes Cookies With Family

Posted on December 23, 2016

It’s been a country friendly week on the Today Show. Correspondent Jenna Bush Hager went to Nashville to visit Hillary Scott and the Scott Family as part of Jenna’s Country Christmas on Wednesday (Dec. 21) and this morning (Dec. 23) she moseyed on over to Brett Eldredge’s house to talk about his Christmas album, Glow, Christmas memories and, believe it or not, to bake some cookies.

“Since I was a little kid I loved Christmas music,” Brett says of the holiday season. “I remember I’d get up at 6 a.m. every Christmas and I’d crank it up and make all my family wake up—they’d be so mad at me. I was like ‘I love Christmas so much.’ I wanted everybody to feel in the spirit.”

Brett invited Jenna into his kitchen—along with his mom, dad and brother—to bake some chocolate chip cookies and celebrate his family traditions. The cookies even got Brett’s seal of approval. “Oh, they’re good,” he said after tasting the cookies right from the oven. You can find Brett’s recipe for the cookies on the Today Show website.

“My favorite childhood Christmas memory actually still happens to this day,” adds Brett. “It’s a tradition we’ve kept in my family since my first Christmas and that’s we’d go to the Christmas Eve service at the little church in Paris, Illinois. I love where I come from.”

Watch Brett talking about his Christmas memories and baking cookies on the Today Show right here.

Rascal Flatts Answers 8 Random Questions: The Christmas Version

Rascal Flatts Answers 8 Random Questions: The Christmas Version

Posted on December 23, 2016

It took 16 years for Rascal Flatts—Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney—to release the first Christmas album of their career, The Greatest Gift of All. The guys believed the timing was never right between their touring and new music, until this year.

“It just felt right,” Jay tells Nash Country Daily about the album now. “It felt like it was time and the fans have been asking for it for a long, long time. We gathered up a bunch of songs that have been our favorites over the years and just took our time and really had a ball making it.”

With the Christmas season upon us and all in festive moods, Nash Country Daily sat down with the boys from Rascal Flatts to find out a few of their favorite things around the holidays. Don’t be surprised if you find out something you didn’t know about the guys, like their favorite Christmas movie, what they would want for Christmas this year and which list of Santa’s they would be on.

Favorite reindeer?

Gary: Rudolph.
Jay: Donner.
Joe Don: Blitzen?

Heat Miser or Snow Miser?

Gary: Heat Miser. People said that my hair used to look like the Heat Miser. I’ve had some Heat Miser issues.
Jay: Snow Miser.
Joe Don: Heat Miser.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer or Frosty?

Gary: Rudolph.
Jay: Rudolph.
Joe Don: Frosty, I mean come on.

Favorite Christmas movie?

Gary: Jim Carrey’s The Grinch.
Jay:  Christmas Vacation.
Joe Don: A Christmas Story.

What do you want Santa to bring you this year?

Gary: Health. Keep the ticker ticking.
Jay: I’m content and happy, but if I could wish one thing it would be to spend more time with my family. It was a really busy year and we were gone a lot. As the kids start to get older and they start to realize that we leave a bunch, it starts to take a toll. So I would ask for more time with the people that I love.
Joe Don: Another choice in the election [laughs].

How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa?

Gary: Joe Don just found out. I was probably 10 years old when some idiot ruined it for me.
Jay: 38 [laughs] I was a little older when I stopped believing. I was 12.
Joe Don: WHAT? You don’t believe? It dawns on you but you still go with it. As a teenager I was like ‘Yeah, of course I believe.’ You get gifts.

Eggnog or wassail?

Gary: What? I’m going to have to go with what I know. Eggnog.
Jay: Grey Goose.
Joe Don: What? What’s wassail? Eggnog.

Judging only on this past year only, are you on Santa’s naughty or nice list?

Gary: Nice.
Jay: Naughty.
Joe Don: Nice.

And with that, Merry Christmas!

Photo by ©Curtis Hilbun/AFF-USA.com

Vote Now: Best Single of 2016

Vote Now: Best Single of 2016

Posted on December 23, 2016

From Maren and Miranda to Sturgill and Stapleton—and everyone in between—2016 was a stellar year for country singles.

We managed to narrow our list down to 10 of the best singles, and now it’s up to you to help us decide who has the supreme single of 2016.

Keep in mind, the single had to be released to radio in 2016.

Vote now for your favorite single of 2016. Polls close on Thursday, Dec. 29, at 11:59 p.m. CT.

Look’s like you missed your chance to vote. Read about the results now!

Come back soon to participate in our next poll!

 

 

Artist Single Release Date
Maren Morris “My Church”

Jan. 19

Tim McGraw “Humble and Kind”

Jan. 20

Chris Young feat. Cassadee Pope “Think of You”

Jan. 25

Thomas Rhett “T-Shirt”

Feb. 16

Eric Church “Record Year”

Feb 16.

Sturgill Simpson “Brace for Impact (Live a Little)”

March 10

Chris Stapleton “Parachute”

May 2

Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King “Different for Girls”

June 6

Miranda Lambert “Vice”

July 18

Keith Urban “Blue Ain’t Your Color” Aug. 8
“Nash Country Daily” Readers Vote Blake Shelton’s “If I’m Honest” the Best Country Album of 2016

“Nash Country Daily” Readers Vote Blake Shelton’s “If I’m Honest” the Best Country Album of 2016

Posted on December 23, 2016

It turns out, honesty is the best policy, at least when it comes to the best country album of 2016.

Nash Country Daily nominated 10 albums, and then we asked you—our readers—to vote for the best country album of 2016. And vote you did.

After casting thousands of ballots, one album reigned supreme: Blake Shelton’s If I’m Honest, which garnered 50 percent of the vote.

If I’m Honest, Blake’s 10th studio album, dropped in May and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and No. 3 on the all-genre Billboard 200. The album has also produced three Top 10 singles, including “Came Here to Forget,” which reached No. 1.

Rounding out the Top 5 in our Best Album Vote: Keith Urban’s Ripcord (16%), Miranda Lambert’s The Weight of These Wings (14%), Brandy Clark’s Big Day in a Small Town (7%) and Loretta Lynn’s Full Circle (4%).

Thanks for voting and don’t forget to vote for NCD’s Best Single of 2016 now.

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Check Out How Some of Your Favorite Country Stars Decorated Their Christmas Trees, Including Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Thomas Rhett, Lindsay Ell & More

Check Out How Some of Your Favorite Country Stars Decorated Their Christmas Trees, Including Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Thomas Rhett, Lindsay Ell & More

Posted on December 22, 2016

Christmas is almost here, and it looks like many of our favorite country stars are in a festive mood. Take a gander at how Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett, Brett Eldredge, Lindsay Ell, Charlie Daniels and more decorated their Christmas trees this year.

All images via Twitter

Watch Dustin Lynch Defeat Cassadee Pope in Epic Lip Sync Battle

Watch Dustin Lynch Defeat Cassadee Pope in Epic Lip Sync Battle

Posted on December 22, 2016

Dustin Lynch and Cassadee Pope clashed Wednesday night (Dec.21) when they went head-to-head in an epic lip sync contest on Spike TV’s Lip Sync Battle.

Hosted by LL Cool J and Chrissy Teigen, Lip Sync Battle pits celebrities against each other to see who can deliver the most outrageous and entertaining lip-synched performance.

The recent tourmates were not afraid to go all out with background dancers and stage props. Cassadee’s intense version of Panic! at the Disco’s “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” saw a surprise visit from the band’s lead singer, Brendon Urie, and her cover of Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated” went up against Dustin’s covers of Lou Bega’s “Mambo No. 5″—complete with fake mustache—and Ludacris’ “What’s Your Fantasy.”

Watch the performances of “Mambo No. 5” and “I Write The Sins Not Tragedies.”

After all was said and done, Dustin was declared the winner of Lip Sync Battle and took home a very large belt as the grand prize. “This is all I ever dreamed of in my life,” Dustin said after his win. “I finally feel like somebody. This is the first thing I’ve ever won in my life right here. I got a belt baby.”

Congratulations to Dustin!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MThi00CSoK8

Photo courtesy Lip Sync Battle

Listen To Reba, Kelly Clarkson and Trisha Yearwood Sing “Softly and Tenderly” From Reba’s Upcoming Gospel Album

Listen To Reba, Kelly Clarkson and Trisha Yearwood Sing “Softly and Tenderly” From Reba’s Upcoming Gospel Album

Posted on December 22, 2016

With the announcement of her new gospel album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope, being released on Feb. 3, Reba McEntire is offering up the song, “Softly and Tenderly,” to her fans.

The album, co-produced by Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus and band leader/musical director Doug Sisemore, is a two-disc offering that will contain classic hymns and original songs.

“It’s a double album,” said Reba. “One album has 10 hymns on it, songs that I grew up singing all my life. And the other one are 10 brand-new songs. Music conjures up great memories and goes hand and hand with us McEntires. Mama, Susie and Alice even came into the studio with me to record ‘I’ll Fly Away,’ all of us gathered around an old hymnal straight from the Chockie church.”

Another of the classic hymns found on the album is “Softly and Tenderly,” which Reba recorded with her daughter-in-law Kelly Clarkson and good friend Trisha Yearwood.

“Sing It Now was the perfect title for this album because the message and melody throughout the song connects the dots between the traditional hymns I grew up on and new music that has been uplifting for me in challenging times,” said Reba.

“Softly and Tenderly” can be found on iTunes, available for download now. Listen to Reba, Kelly and Trisha’s heavenly version of “Softly and Tenderly.”

SING IT NOW: SONGS OF FAITH & HOPE TRACK LIST

DISC 1

1. Jesus Loves Me (Written by William Batchelder Bradbury)
Arrangement by Reba McEntire
2. Oh, How I Love Jesus (Written by Frederick Whitfield)
Arrangement by Jay DeMarcus, Tim Akers
3. When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder   (Written by James Milton Black)
Arrangement by Reba McEntire, Catherine Marx, Doug Sisemore
4. Oh Happy Day  (Written by Edward Francis Rimbault)
Arrangement by Jay DeMarcus, Tim Akers
5. Amazing Grace  (Written by John Newton) 
Arrangement by Reba McEntire, Doug Sisemore
6. I’ll Fly Away (Written by Albert E. Brumley)
Arrangement by Reba McEntire, Doug Sisemore
7. In The Garden / Wonderful Peace (Medley) (featuring The Isaacs)
(“In The Garden” written by Austin C. Miles | “Wonderful Peace” written by Warren D. Cornell)
Medley Arrangement by Jay DeMarcus, Tim Akers
8. Swing Low Sweet Chariot / Swing Down Chariot (Medley)
(Written by Wallace Willis)
Arrangement by Reba McEntire, Doug Sisemore
9. How Great Thou Art (Written by Stuart K. Hine)
Arrangement by Doug Sisemore
10. Softly And Tenderly (feat. Kelly Clarkson and Trisha Yearwood)
(Written by Will Lamartine Thompson)
Arrangement by Doug Sisemore 

DISC 2
1. Sing It Now (Written by Michael Farren, Joseph Habedank, Tony Wood)
2. Angels Singin’ (Written by Jessi Alexander, Sarah Buxton, Steve Moakler)
3. God And My Girlfriends (Written by Patricia Conroy, Lisa Hentrich, Marcia Ramirez)
4. Hallelujah, Amen (Written by Dave Barnes, Lucie Silvas, Jeremy Spillman)
5. There Is A God (Written by Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley)
6. I Got The Lord On My Side (Written by Reba McEntire, Jackie McEntire)
7. Back To God (Written by Dallas Davidson, Randy Houser)
8. Angel On My Shoulder (Written by Leigh Reynolds, Amber White, Philip White)
9. From The Inside Out (Written by Amy Fletcher)
10. Say A Prayer (Written by Michael Dulaney, Jason Sellers, Neil Thrasher)
 
11. **HIDDEN TRACK (physical only): Jesus Loves Me (Reprise)
(Written by William Batchelder Bradbury)
Arrangement by Reba McEntire

Photo by Justin Lubin/NBC

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