Category Archives: NCD News

Dierks Bentley is currently heating up Canada on his Burning Man Tour with special guests Jon Pardi, Tenille Townes and the Hot Country Knights. The tour, which opened on Jan. 17 in Hamilton, Ontario,...

Thomas Rhett scored the 12th No. 1 single of his career as “Sixteen” topped both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart this week.The tune is the fifth single from TR̵...

Chris Stapleton will hit the road this summer and fall for his headlining All-American Road Show Tour. Kicking off on July 9 in Allentown, Pa., the tour will make additional stops in Omaha, Toronto, M...

Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay will try to score the sixth No. 1 single of their career with the release of “All to Myself,” which ships to country radio on Feb. 11.Penned by Dan...

In addition to supporting Blake Shelton’s Friends and Heroes Tour in February and March, Trace Adkins will hit the road for a headlining tour of his own this year.Trace’s 40-date Don’...

The Nashville Songwriters Association International announced that Loretta Lynn will be the recipient of the Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award, which is the organization’s highest ho...

Maxine Brown Russell, one-third of the Country Music Hall of Fame group The Browns, died on Jan. 21 from complications of heart and kidney disease. Maxine was 87 years old.Maxine and brother Jim Ed Br...

The Country Music Association announced 10 new recipients of the CMA Triple Play Award, an honor presented to songwriters who pen three No. 1 songs within a 12-month period. This year’s honorees...

The Recording Academy announced its first round of performers for the 61st Grammy Awards on Feb. 10: Kacey Musgraves, Dan + Shay, Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Post Malone, Shawn Mendes and Janelle Mone.Tw...

:Maren Morris announced she will hit the road in March for her headlining Girl The World Tour, which takes its name from Maren’s new single, “Girl.”Kicking off on March 9 in Chicago,...