As Jordan Davis gears up for the March 23 release of his debut album, Home State, the project’s lead single, “Singles You Up,” is now a Top 10 hit on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. Co-penned by Jordan, Justin Ebach and Steven Dale Jones, the clever tune is a “gentlemanly” take on a situation a lot…… MORE
Zac Brown, Niko Moon and Ben Simonetti of Sir Rosevelt stopped by the NCD office to talk about the trio’s new self-titled album, which features 11 dance-worthy songs that fuse elements of pop, dance, EDM, jazz, disco, big band, R&B and country. The album’s new single, “Something ’Bout You,” is impacting country radio now. “‘Something…… MORE
Fun-loving Chris Janson will achieve a lifelong dream when he’s formally inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on March 20 during a showcase that also includes performance by Charlie Daniels Band, Del McCoury Band, Lorrie Morgan, and Carly Pearce. Keith Urban surprised Chris with an invitation to join the Opry during the “Buy Me a…… MORE
Toby Keith will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of his No. 1 song, “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” with a tour of the same name. The tune, which was penned by Toby, hit the top of the Billboard chart for two weeks in June 1993. Toby’s tour will kick off on April 6 in…… MORE
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Following back-to-back-to-back No. 1 singles “Sleep Without You,” “In Case You Didn’t Know” and “Like I Loved You” from his 2017 self-titled debut album, Brett Young will try to make it four in a row by releasing “Mercy” to country radio on Feb. 20. The breakup ballad, which was co-penned by Brett and Sean McConnell,…… MORE
The Academy of Country Music announced its roster of performers for the events surrounding ACM Awards weekend in Las Vegas on April 12–15. More than 40 country artists—including Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini, Kip Moore, Midland, Old Dominion and more—are scheduled to take the stage at various Vegas venues for the 6th annual Party for a…… MORE
Margo Price dropped a new video for “A Little Pain,” a tune from her 2017 album, All American Made. Penned by Margo, “A Little Pain” features orchestration by Lester Snell, who was responsible for the string arrangements in the 2000 movie, Shaft. The new clip, which was directed by Mike Dempsey and Joshua Shoemaker, features…… MORE
Angela (Angie) Gentry, the widow of Montgomery Gentry’s Troy Gentry, has filed a lawsuit against Sikorsky Aircraft Co. and Keystone Helicopter Co., the manufacturers of the helicopter Troy was in when he was killed in a crash on Sept. 8, 2017. The lawsuit claims there were multiple defects in the aircraft, including, “The dangers from…… MORE
Carrie Underwood donated $10,000 to the GoFundMe account of Justin Durrett, an assistant police chief in her hometown of Checotah, Okla., who was injured in an automobile crash on Feb. 11. Carrie donated the money under her married name, Carrie Fisher. Justin’s family members told Oklahoma City affiliate KOCO New 5 that Justin and Carrie…… MORE
Chris Young must be in demand. After initially announcing 18 winter dates for his Losing Sleep 2018 World Tour, Chris extended the tour with 12 more dates in April and May. Now, Chris has added nine new dates in September. New stops include Nashville, Charleston, Philadelphia and more. Kane Brown and Morgan Evans will serve…… MORE
