Category Archives: NCD News

Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde Take Fans Behind the Scenes of Their Hit Song

Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde Take Fans Behind the Scenes of Their Hit Song

Carly Pearce got her Christmas wish granted mid-way through 2021 when she got to write and record with Ashley McBryde. When Carly had the chance to ask Ashley is she wanted to work together, Ashley replied with a big euthanistic “Yes.” The result of the collaboration is “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” – which…

Chris Young is “At The End Of A Bar” Because of a Christmas Gift

Chris Young is “At The End Of A Bar” Because of a Christmas Gift

Chris Young is a huge fan of Christmas – he says it’s his favorite holiday. That might be because of a gift he received during the holiday season when he was younger that changed the course of his life. Chris shares, “I actually got my first guitar as a Christmas gift. That’s one that’s always…

Dustin Lynch & MacKenzie Porter Make it 3-Weeks for “Thinking ‘Bout You”

Dustin Lynch & MacKenzie Porter Make it 3-Weeks for “Thinking ‘Bout You”

Congrats to Dustin Lynch and MacKenzie Porter as they make it 3-weeks at number-one on the Billboard country airplay chart with “Thinking ‘Bout You”! Dustin originally wrote the hit thinking that it would be the perfect collaboration type song he’d wanted to sing on for years. Little did he know that it would become one…

Dolly Parton Sets 3 New Guinness World Records

Dolly Parton Sets 3 New Guinness World Records

As Dolly Parton wraps up her 2021, first she was named one of People Magazine‘s People of The Year. Now people at the Guinness World Records have shared that Dolly set 3 new records in 2021. Dolly set the new mark for the most decades on the US Hot Country Songs chart by a female…

Thomas Rhett With a Song for Parents

Thomas Rhett With a Song for Parents

Thomas Rhett is a music making machine in 2021…and he’s carrying it over to 2022. Earlier this year he released Country Again: Side A, and everyone thought Country Again Side B would be his next project…nope! Thomas recently released his single “Slow Down Summer” and shared that it’s from his next album to come out,…

Lauren Alaina Invited to be Newest Member of the Grand Ole Opry by Trisha Yearwood

Lauren Alaina Invited to be Newest Member of the Grand Ole Opry by Trisha Yearwood

Lauren Alaina made her Grand Ole Opry debut in 2011, shortly after finishing her time on American Idol. Now a decade later, on December 18th 2021, Lauren was invited to be a member of the Opry by one of her musical idols – Trisha Yearwood. When it comes to her relationship with Trisha, Lauren says,…

Carrie Underwood & John Legend Perform “Hallelujah” on NBC’s The Voice

Carrie Underwood & John Legend Perform “Hallelujah” on NBC’s The Voice

Just as her residency in Las Vegas wrapped its first run of shows, Carrie Underwood headed further west to Hollywood to sing on the 2021 Finale of NBC’s The Voice. Carrie showed up to perform “Hallelujah” with John Legend, who traded his spot in the judge’s chair to the piano bench. The song is one…

Scotty McCreery & Nikki DeLoach Spend Five More Minutes With Fans on Thursday (Dec. 16th)

Scotty McCreery & Nikki DeLoach Spend Five More Minutes With Fans on Thursday (Dec. 16th)

Scotty McCreery will be doing Instagram Live with actress Nikki DeLoach today (Thursday, Dec. 16) at 1 PM ET (12 PM CT) to discuss the Five More Minutes movie currently airing on the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Network.   Nikki is the lead actress in the movie, which was inspired by Scotty’s number-one hit song of the same name.  Scotty and…

Tim McGraw Talks About 1883 with the CBS Mornings Crew

Tim McGraw Talks About 1883 with the CBS Mornings Crew

Ahead of the series premiere of 1883 on Paramount+ this Sunday, December 19th, Tim McGraw stopped by CBS Mornings to chat with Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson about the show. Tim also talked about he and wife Faith Hill acted together in their roles of James and Margaret Dutton. Watch the segment here……

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Eric Church Announces 2025 Free The Machine North American Tour

Eric Church Announces 2025 Free The Machine North American Tour

On Wednesday (April 30), Eric Church announced the dates and details of his 2025 Free The Machine Tour of North America. The 22-date arena tour starts in Pittsburgh on September 12 and finishes in Los Angeles on November 15, hitting cities like Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, and Seattle along the way. Church will be joined by…

Jessi Alexander Shares Her Journey From Fledgling Artist To Hit Country Songwriter

Jessi Alexander Shares Her Journey From Fledgling Artist To Hit Country Songwriter

Prior to being honored during Variety’s Power of Women: Nashville event, Jessi Alexander spoke with the publication about her journey from fledgling artist to blockbuster country songwriter. Alexander broke gender stereotypes in the Music Row writers’ rooms by penning chart-topping hits like Lee Brice’s “I Drive Your Truck,” Miranda Lambert’s “Things That Break,” Blake Shelton’s…

Minority Stake In Morgan Wallen’s Catalog Sold By Big Loud For $200 Million

Minority Stake In Morgan Wallen’s Catalog Sold By Big Loud For $200 Million

Nashville-based label Big Loud, home to Morgan Wallen, has reportedly sold a minority stake in the country superstar’s master recordings to Chord Music Partners for over $200 million. The deal is for a minority holding in Wallen’s first three studio albums, which includes his blockbuster 2023 double album, One Thing at a Time. The deal…

Lainey Wilson Set To Make Feature Film Debut In Colleen Hoover’s ‘Reminders Of Him’

Lainey Wilson Set To Make Feature Film Debut In Colleen Hoover’s ‘Reminders Of Him’

Lainey Wilson will make her feature film debut in the Universal adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel, Reminders of Him. The Grammy-winning country superstar will join a star-studded cast that includes Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Rudy Pankow, and Lauren Graham, with the film set to be directed by Vanessa Caswill. This won’t be Wilson’s first…